Forty Years Ago Historic Conveniences Echoed Inventions
The Philadelphia Record notes how telephones electric lights and rail travel transformed daily life over the past forty years. It recalls gas illumination underground mines diners trains and shifting currency including revenue stamps and obsolete coinage. Charles King of East Liberty ages 78 recalls tax receipts spanning 41 years and his Republican stake in local growth.
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Philadelphia
Canada
Mexico
Charles King
East Liberty
Pittsburg
Mr. King
Baltimore
John C. Fremont
Theodore Roosevelt
Adelina Patti Fan Carries Royal Autographs
A fan in Adelina Patti's collection bears inscriptions from European royalty. The German emperor praises her voice as calming, Queen Christina notes a Spaniard, Queen Victoria hails her as a precious voice, and a line from King Lear is quoted about a sweet voice being a gift.
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Singer
Adelina Patti
Europe
Queen Christina
Queen Victoria
King Lear
Adelina
Publicity Stunt Promises Name and Address Reward
An eastern publisher runs a personal ad in daily papers claiming a woman with dark hair in a Fourth avenue car yesterday read over a man's shoulder, provoked by his turning a page. The note says she will send name and address and $1.20 to any bookseller to avoid future public rudeness, and mentions the book title to avoid error.
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Fourth Avenue
Bible Inversion Joke At An Old Deacons Meeting
An exchange between an old deacon and Br'er Williams centers on Williams preaching from the Bible, which he admits held upside down. The deacon questions the method while Williams humorously notes the Bible remains the same no matter how viewed.
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Williams
Brother Williams
Industrious French Workmen at Toulon Arsenal
Workers in the Toulon naval arsenal supplement wages through side trades during leisure hours. Many are hotel carpet beaters, distributors, or parcel carriers. Some claim overwork leaves no time for their official trade as masseur. In-yard activity includes shoemakers, watchmakers, and barbers serving fellow workers.
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Toulon
France
American Style Uniforms Weigh on Russian Army
The Russian military authorities study adopting khaki uniforms after a foreign American army representative wore one in St. Petersburg. They also consider American accoutrements such as web cartridge belts and cavalry saddles for potential use.
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St. Petersburg
Postum Cereal contest yields big word prize array
The Postum Cereal Co. held a massive 1906 contest in Battle Creek Michigan offering 31 boxes of gold and 300 dollars to those who formed the most words from Y I O Grape Nuts. L D Reese of Denver won 9941 correct words for 100 gold, while S K Fraser of Lincoln Pa. earned 9921 for 10 gold.
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Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek
Mich
Postum
United States
L. D. Reese
15Th St
Denver
Colo
A Terrible Experience with Kidney Trouble and Doan's Pills
Veteran B Frank Doremus of Indianapolis recalls severe kidney symptoms after 1897. He describes headaches dizziness swelling dropsy and nearly leg amputation before using Doan's Kidney Pills. Swelling eased urine normalized and pains disappeared. he has remained well for nine years. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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B. Frank Doremus
Roosevelt Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Animals Live With Almost No Water
The text notes animals that drink little water. It cites Patagonian llamas, eastern gazelles, several snakes and reptiles, a western American bat, and Lozere cows and goats that rarely drink yet produce milk used for Roquefort cheese.
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Patagonia
Far East
Western America
Lozere
France
Superb Service and Scenic Routes to Canadian Falls and Parks
Advertisement for travel by Grand Trunk Railway System detailing routes to Niagara Falls Muskoka Kawartha Lakes Georgian Bay Temiskaming St Lawrence River Thousand Islands Algonquin White Mountains and Atlantic coast resorts. Notes double track Chicago to Montreal and Niagara Falls New York. For pamphlets contact Geo W Vaux 135 Adams St Chicago.
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Niagara Falls
Muskoka
Kawartha Lakes
Georgian Bay
Temegami
St. Lawrence River
Rapids
Thousand Islands
Algonquin National Park
White Mountains
Atlantic Sea Coast
Grand Trunk Railway System
Chicago
Montreal
N. Y
Geo. W. Vaux, A. G. P
T. A
Adams St
Ameer Plans New Town North of Cabul
The ameer of Afghanistan engages an electrical engineer to install machinery in factories at the new town 30 miles north of Cabul. Arms and ammunition factories are expected to move there and manufacturing industries to begin.
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Afghanistan
Ameer
Cabul
Great Northern offers low colonists tickets to Northwest
Daily until Oct 31 Great Northern Railway sells one way colonists tickets from Chicago to Seattle Portland Western Washington at 33.00 Spokane 30.50 and equally low rates to Montana Idaho Oregon and British Columbia. For details contact MAX BASS 220 So Clark St Chicago IL. ARKANSAS LANDS buy Acre Bonds. Lewis' Single Binder Cigar advertises a rich taste. In times of peace girls prepare their wedding trousseau.
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Northwest
Great Northern Railway
Chicago
Seattle
Portland
Washington
Spokane
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
British Columbia
Max Bass
Clark St
Ill
Putnam Faceless Dyes and Humorous Proverb Ad
A miscellaneous old advertisement blends a satire on dyes that stain hands with social quips about marriage, smoking, and generic parental products. It mentions Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Peoria Illinois and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, plus a humorous note on boys growing up and wanting plain bread.
Japanese Shipping Firm Reports Yearly Financials
Nippon Yusen Kaisha shows depreciation 401500, insurance 169000, repairs 233000 and reserves 56000. Directors and auditors 36000, managing director bonus 30000, employee bonuses 200000. 15 percent dividends total 825000 and retained earnings at year end 492000.
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Japan
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
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Rostum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Arkansas Lands
The
Arkansas Land Development Co
Little Rock
Ark
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Lll
Trousseau
Putnam
ST. Jacobs Oil
Ely
Fly Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Thompson
NAVY
Post Office
Coulsville
California Fig Syrup Co
San Francisco
Cal
Monroe Drug Coc
Unionville
Missouri
the Centaur CO
Pany
Michigan Stove Company
Detroit
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
Ameli
Ladysmith
Wis
Knoblauch
Arborn St
ENTS
Liberal Commission
North Dakota
Cass County
IS Bank
Casselton, N. Dakota
Nutations
Buk
Stap Gillett Light Co
N. Halsted
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