Items of Interest From A Variety Of Topics Across The Era
Mrs. Frank S. Rogers of South Port Maine keeps a pint jelly glass filled yearly from the same crabapple tree for 49 years. An innovative mix of train motor truck and surface car trailer moves freight and passengers in Amsterdam. Moslems are forbidden shades to the eyes affecting fez and turban style. The Swedish state railway runs 285 miles Lulea to Viksgransen the longest electrified line in Europe. Fifty percent of rural Swedish houses have electric lights and 40 percent of farms use electricity for machinery. Roswell C. Downer the Boston banker was the first commercial telephone user in 1877 linking home and office. A Grand Rapids woman returns to the University of Michigan after 32 years away due to illness. Amphibians were among the highest life forms when most coal formed. France’s exports are luxury goods. it imports raw cotton mineral oils copper wheat sugar hides tobacco machinery from the United States.
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Frank S. Rogers
South Portland
Maine
Europe
Lulea
Viksgransen
Sweden
Roswell C. Downer
Boston
Grand Rapids
University of Michigan
Nuness
English women weigh kilt fashion for skirts on Fifth Avenue
English women consider adopting kilts as a substitute for the short skirt and may influence fashion in America. Pegey Shammon from the chorus wore kilts and walked down Fifth Avenue in a display meant to show how the look would appear.
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America
Pegey Shammon
Fifth Avenue
New York
Eye injuries incur millions in industrial costs across states
Eye accidents impose vast losses in industry says the national committee for the prevention of blindness. Reports estimate about 1,000,000 dollars per state for treatment and compensation in eastern states, with actual economic impact far higher for workers and employers.
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National Committee For the Prevention
Lirize
Actin
Treasure Chest Unearthed at Westminster Abbey
A barge near Westminster Abbey yielded an iron bound chest believed to contain the body of St Edwards and early English jewelry discovered years ago during a related opening.
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Westmnster Abbey
Heing
St. Edward
Remarkable compliment on Jenny Lind singing
Dr. Lyman Abbott praised Jenny Lind saying it was impossible to doubt the Resurrection while she sang I Know That My Redeemer Liveth.
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Lyman Abbott
Jenny Lind
Cunning Described as Worthy of Contempt by Ruskin
Ruskin condemns cunning as overreaching and vulgar, tied to vanity and lack of sympathy. He calls it intense vulgarity and moral hollowness, noting it thrives on superiority and dull conceit.
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Ruskin
Journal Excerpt Cites Love, Wealth, and Heartache
A brief quote contrasts broke status with loving devotion. The line from Johns Hopkins Library item frames wealth as less valuable than love, framed by a dated scholarly voice and cultural mood.
Modern Dairy Barns for High Milk Yields and Efficiency
The article by William A. Radford extols the modern dairy barn design emphasizing weather protection and ventilation to boost milk production. It explains the benefits of continuous fresh air, constant water access, and streamlined feeding and cleaning through a center feed alley and carrier system. The example barn measures 36 by 64 feet, houses 24 cows, and includes silos, a feed room, and overhead tracks to improve labor efficiency and sanitation.
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sSuhumer
Entrance Adds Beauty to the Residence
Proper treatment of the entrance to the home adds greatly to the attractiveness of the exterior. Intelligent handling softens severe houses and makes them homey. Manufacturing designs and the American colonial style show how an entrance can greatly influence overall charm.
Fall and Winter Paint Schedule Urges Proper Prep
An article advises that fall and early winter are ideal for interior and exterior painting. Surfaces must be dry and well prepared, with sun and moisture listed as major paint enemies. Exterior paint endures winter better than summer sun, while moisture from snow and rain can blister surfaces and should be blamed on moisture, not paint.
Painted Wall Colors Spark Practical Color Schemes
Painted walls offer a satisfying sense of sanitation and ease of upkeep. With limitless fresh color choices, decorators and home builders can begin endless color schemes and arrangements.
Understand and Demand Insulation Now
A historical note urges homeowners to prioritize roof insulation to save fuel. It argues heat loss mainly occurs through roofs, causing rapid snow melt and cold upper floors. By insulating above the attic and between studs on the second floor, at low cost, households can cut energy use by a large margin.
Wallboard Weatherproofs Corrugated Garages
Owners of corrugated sheet metal garages face cold drafts in winter and heat in summer, harming the car. A landlady or handyman can line the structure with wallboard bought in large sheets milled to studs. With quarter-hound molding and a baseboard, cost can stay under 15 dollars.
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Sumer
Popular Science Monthly
The Season for Better Painting in Fall and Winter
The passage argues painters have more time and better conditions in fall and winter compared to spring rush. A painter takes pride in work and avoids sloppy jobs. With owners paying 10 to 20 percent of total cost in winter, this season yields higher quality painting.
Seasonable Repair Schedule For Building Works
Alterations interior painting should run from November to April. Plumbing alterations from December to March. Stauffing conductor and gutter repairs in June July and August. Heating plants overhauled and repaired after spring shutdown. Major repairs and all replacements of parts should start in April.
Didn't Need Watch Smif-What time is it old boy
Dialogue shows Hilfuaz explaining his unique way to tell time by the growth of his beard while Smilft questions the method. The exchange humorously contrasts traditional watch use with a personal habit.
Flea Survives Weeks Without Food Says Young Study
Researchers report a young flea may endure two weeks or more without feeding, challenging assumptions about its metabolic limits. The finding suggests flexibility in survival during sparse host availability and could inform pest control timing.
Safeguard Your Checks Warns Banker Group
The American Bankers Association urges businessmen to protect checks and avoid forgery. About 9 percent of US business involves checks and credit instruments. Don’ts include altering checks, erasing, leaving spaces, blank checks, and cashing without verification.
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American Bainkers’ Association
United States
Green's August Flower Remedy Still Praised Worldwide
An 58 year old digestive aid known as Green's August Flower is advertised as effective for nervous dyspepsia sour stomach constipation indigestion and related symptoms. The text notes decades of use in households worldwide and prices of 30 and 60 cents per bottle.
Radio uptake in Spain licenses exceed hundred thousand
Spain moved late to radio, now over 100000 receiving licenses issued and many amateur stations operate at up to 100 watts. Amateurs cannot use wavelengths below 120 meters and must pay 200 pesetas annual tax to the government.
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Spain
Cole’s Carbolic Salve Advertises Quick Relief
An old style ad proclaims Cole’s Carboli salve relieves burning skin fast and heals leaving no scars. It claims availability at druggists for 80e or 0oe and via J. W. Cole Co. Rockford, Ill.
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Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford, Tl
Freak Lightning Damages Homes In Salem Area
A lightning bolt struck a workman’s raised shovel in Salem Muass and split into three parts, shocking six month old twins in a nearby house. Weather-boarding and plaster were torn from the second house while a newly completed third bungalow suffered light damage. The workers escaped injury.
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Salem
Muass
Paternal Troubles and a Quip About Earth’s Scale
A fragment quotes a humorous exchange about paternal trouble and marriage followed by a whimsical comparison: the Wilhest mountain’s size relative to Earth resembles a sheet of paper on an orange. The text presents a playful, cryptic joke without clear context or named entities.
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Wilhest
New Yorker Cohen Tries Golf Talk in Scotland
Cohen meets MacPherson in Scotland and they debate golf skill with bets of $1 a hole. Cohen boasts of around 1715 or 120. MacPherson counters with under 120 or 125. He returns to Seventh Avenue claiming the Scot played 73 and won $2 from him.
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Cohen
Scotland
Mac.pherson
New Yorker
Ialon
MacPherson
Seventh Avenue
Ite
yIng Scotchman
New York Evening World
Rara Avis Quip Sparks Curious Exchange
A fragment shows a playful dialogue about optimism with a pun filled line on marriage and pessimism alongside a garbled remark hinting at disguise and a goldbrick pendler.
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West Park
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Lakeland
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