Canal schemes loom in imperial and American plans
The article notes Germany’s coastal waterway moves and inland improvements showing effort for peace and commerce alongside defense. It cites English officials debating a Clyde to Forth canal for battleships with a 30 mile feasible route needing dredging. The piece states the United States leads in canal projects aimed at peacetime commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Keil
North Sea
Baltic
England
Clyde
Forth
Troy Times
Suez
United States
Northern Wheat Rancher Drives to Vermilion in Dog Sled
A farmer arrives in Vermilion Saskatchewan by dog sled claiming to run the most northerly wheat-raising ranch in the world. He submits grain specimens to prove the claim, noting 1500 miles north of the border. He urges roads and trails to speed travel, and acknowledges severe winters but great summers for grain. He suggests Canada may welcome a new northwestern boom.
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Vermilion
Saskatchewan
International Boundary Line
Canada
Northwest
Cleveland Seeks End to 19 Miles of Toll Roads
The article notes toll roads fading nationwide as public attitudes shift toward free highways. It highlights Cleveland Ohio seeking abolition of 19 miles of toll routes in Cuyahoga County, illustrating a broader move, while Rensselaer County in New York already opened its tollgates years ago.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Rensselaer County
Empire State
Leather trade grows to 150 million in 1906
Official figures show leather commerce in the United States reached 150 million dollars in 1906, up from 55 million a decade earlier. Imports mainly hides and skins fuel the industry while exports include 9.5 million dollars of boots and shoes and 25 million dollars of sole leather. Goatskins, at 32.5 million, lead imported leather for high class American shoes increasingly popular worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Egyptian land ownership pattern shows many smallholders dominate land
The report notes 5 000 000 acres under cultivation by over 1 000 000 landowners in Egypt. About 940 peasants hold under five acres, while 12 000 men of means own above 50 acres. Europeans number 6 000, averaging just over 100 acres each. Overall, regions between five and twenty acres claim 21 percent of holdings.
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Egypt
Charles Curtis A Noted American Politician From Kansas
Charles Curtis recently elected to the United States Senate from Kansas is described as the most American member of the body. His mother is a full-blooded Kaw Indian and Curtis has served in the House of Representatives for fourteen years.
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Charles Curtis
United States Senate
Kansas
Mr. Curtis
House of Representatives
Baby Born Aboard Train In New York City
A child arrived during a ride on an elevated train in New York, described with light humor about subway timing and storks. The note emphasizes the unusual birth aboard transit and city setting.
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New York
She Has Chosen and a Bold Union Forms
Anita and I marry amid a storm of rumors while I face ruin and a looming reorganization. Joe and the street watch as my coal bets rise or fall, and Ellerslys arrive to confront a storm of fury as I press toward a risky future.
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Blacklock
Blacklock and Company
Joe
National Coal
Monson
Herald
Old Ellersly
Anita
Ares
Sanders
Mrs. Blacklock
Mrs. Ellersly
Goodby
Woman credits kidneys restore after Dean's Pills
Mrs. Remnethe Myers of Ironton Ohio says years of weather exposure left her with weak kidneys and swelling. After using four boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills the pain bloating and weakness vanished and she has been healthy since. For sale by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Public cup hygiene crusade by Dr Dixon sparks caution
Dr Samuel G Dixon Pennsylvania health commissioner denounces use of public drinking cups after citing examples of poor hygiene in crowded venues. He recalls a January Ardmore incident where a boy with whooping cough splashed through slush rather than attend school, underscoring transmission risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny Wise
Pound
Samuel G. Dixon
Pennsylvania
Dixon
Harrisburg
Ardmore
Three Boys Cure Eczema With Cuticura Soap Ointment
Mrs Kate Keim of New York reports three sons suffered eczema for five months with head sores and itchiness. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for a few weeks the sores disappeared and heads healed.
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Kate Keim
West 29Th St
New York
S. Y
Tin Consumption in United States 1906 Totals 42800 Tons
The total tin consumption in the United States for 1906 was 42 800 tons with 2 132 tons in stock at year end. Bolivia shipments rose by 3 000 tons, Cornwall by 700 to 1 000 tons, and Australia by 1 000 tons, lifting European and American supply for the year to about 93 550 tons.
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United States
Bolivia
Cornwall
Australia
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
An advertisement offers a $100 reward for an incurable case of catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure sold by Druggists. It includes testimonials, price 75 cents per bottle, and urges use of Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Wacpina, Kinnan & Marvin
Trall
All Druggtata
The Chief Secret of Comfort Lies in Small Pleasures
A reflective aphorism by M. Gerald on avoiding trifles that vex life and growing an inner field of minor joys as a source of ease and contentment.
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M. Gerald
Engineer Tells How Dr Williams Pink Pills Cured Sciatica
Locomotive engineer Herbert E. Spaulding of Longview Texas recounts a years long battle with sciatica. After knee and spine injury and unsuccessful treatments he credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with his recovery after six boxes. Pills available from druggists or by mail for 50 cents a box, six for $2.50 from Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Herbert E. Spaulding
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway
Longview
Texas
Sciatica
Hot Springs
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Monroe Weekly Times
Emery A. Odell
Graham Phillips
Harlem
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