America's Great Mineral Wealth Leads in Gold and Silver
The report shows Colorado tops U S gold production at 25 701 000 with California second and Alaska Utah Montana Nevada Arizona Idaho and Oregon following. Silver leaders are Montana Colorado Utah and Idaho, with southern states producing smaller amounts. The mint summary also notes world totals and silver gold ratios and costs under various conditions.
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Columbia
Music Has Power in Healing Art Lecture
A Philadelphia Record note recalls a lecture on The Place of Me in the Healing Art by K G Nor nan Meachen before physicians and musicians. Dr Meachen argues a link between music and medicine citing cases of calming fevers easing convulsions and soothing insanity with musical aid. He cites organ and violin pieces to illustrate his theory and suggests music can aid digestion reduce delirium tremens and gentleness in treatment.
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Philadelphia Record
K. G. Nornan Meachen
Incorporated Guild of
Church Musicians
Mesehen
David
Saul
Dr. Meachen
Churchill Sibley
The Silence Room and Christmas Ponderings
A humorous reflection on Christmas shopping trends from Teddy bears to dolls, the idea of a Silence Room in homes, and family dynamics. The piece jokes about dolls versus bears, the burdens of holiday preparations, and the mischief of Old Billy Bell amid domestic scenes.
Cupid Investigation Society Ends Love Confusion
Captain Heatherington learns his suit to Maggie Henderson may hinge on love not money. Doggie and Henderson confront misgivings as a series of clues and a cheeky investigation unravel a mercenary vibe and reveal true affection.
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Dorgzie
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Hennie
Doggie
Iro
Heatherington
Lionel Jones
Cupid Investigation Society
Little Mendelson
Freelander
Croesus
Frankie
Henderson
Maggie Ste Lereon
Nepr
Comparevill
Ione
Vouassie
Tie
Ageie
Hiennie
Captain Weatherington
Miss Henderson
Strike at Great Melon Rail Road Reveals Board Iron Will
A board meeting of the Great Melon Railroad Company reveals a surplus of 30 million dollars and a firm stance against raising wages. The superintendent reports a spreading strike as engineers toil long hours and ice and meat trusts push up costs. The president hints at delaying any distribution until after the strike ends. Faith is what a woman thinks she believes because she believes it.
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Great Melon Railroad Company
Ice Trust
Cont
Don’t Do It. Instruction on railroad seating
Kate Thorn warns in the New York Weekly against occupying two seats in a crowded railroad car after paying for only one. The piece urges fair behavior and respect for others sharing limited space.
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Kate Thorn
The
New York Weekly
Odd wedding gifts weigh in with bride and groom
A Parisian groom marries a hairdresser's daughter who weighs nearly 14 pounds, receiving her weight in toilet soap, while a West End tobacconist gifts cigars equal to 128 pounds. Other brides weigh themselves in chocolate and silver as curious wedding customs surface.
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M. le Blanc
West End
Mlle
Marie Brie
Marseilles
Peru
Yorkshire
Wallsend
Koniggratz
Batt
Brighton
Perfumes of Queens and Elusive Royal Scents Revealed
The New York Sun reports on royal fragrance habits from Paris to London and Amsterdam. It notes the Czarina’s 60000 franc yearly perfume budget with violet as a favorite and nightly plucking for aromas. Queen Alexandra’s secret royal formula includes musk and lavender. Wilhelmina favors eau de cologne, daily seven minute baths, and elaborate toiletries. Also a NYPD note records forty eight unemployed men arrested daily.
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Czarina
Wilhelmina’s
New York Sun
Paris
Margherita
Italy
Europe
Alexandra
England
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Automobile expenses and maintenance costs for runabout cars
The piece argues that small cars incur high monthly maintenance, not just purchase price. It lists seven months of bills from an owner of a runabout with a single cylinder engine, detailing costs for oil, inner tubes, belts, puncture repairs, jack, adjustments, spark plug, storage, and gasoline totaling $55.88 in April and $67.22 in May, illustrating typical expenses beyond the purchase price.
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Natal Presser Tein
James Bo Aneich
Emperor Nicholas Responds To Siberian Militia Plea
An amused episode recalls Emperor Nicholas I accepting petitions from Siberian militia volunteers who wished to fight and die for the fatherland. He wrote on the margin, I thank you sincerely, and hope your wishes may be fully realized, in his own hand.
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Nicholas
Cure for sore feet and stamp boxes from a newspaper note
An eminent doctor recommends a foot remedy of alum three ounces tashnin one ounce brown vinegar one pint applied as lotion after washing. The piece adds stamp smelling and tasting suggestions with teak wood stamp boxes and a line about choosing the smoother path.
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