A Lesson in Manual Training in Woodworking
A 1904 article by James Ritchey for Armour Institute of Technology outlines beginner woodworking, stressing tool familiarity, progressive practice, and choice of softer woods like white pine and basswood. It explains wood structure, sapwood vs heartwood, and describes sawing methods including quarter sawing to reveal medullary rays and grain patterns.
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James Ritchey
Armour Institute of Technology
Chicago
Joseph P. Bowles
Quarter-Sawed Wood Grains Describe Uses and Costs
The article explains how Es at per and Pl Be or less lines affect medullary rays and silver glints in boards. It notes quarter-sawed boards yield finer figures for small parts, while first boards suit large surfaces. It compares labor, waste, and cost with common sawing and describes triangular leftovers used for legs and banisters.
Lover in a Dilemma in Chicago Journal style
A young man admits to courtship of the daughter in a stern confrontation as a parent challenges his intentions. The exchange reveals tension between duty and romance in a moral dilemma, reflecting a melodramatic tone typical of the periodical.
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Chicago Journal
Bright remark greets inventor of electric light
Mrs Bacon and Mrs Elizabeth exchange playful lines in Yonkers Statesman about the world brightened by the electric light and the man who created it. The dialogue hints at the era's enthusiasm for electric innovation.
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Bacon
Elizabeth
Yonkers Statesman
Moral Responsibility of the Church in Receiving Gifts
The prudential committee of the American board urges indiscriminate hospitality toward gifts from the rich. Acceptance implies backing the donor’s methods, and condemnation is impossible without losing courtesy. The church must uphold high moral standards amid concerns about capitalism and corruption in America.
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Rockefeller
Prudential Committee
The
American Board
Pres. Tucker
A Short Tariff Lesson On Protective Policy
The piece argues for understanding tariff details beyond campaign rhetoric. It notes free trade arguments and Cobden club influence, urging citizens to study how tariffs affect imports and exports. It highlights rising raw material imports and growing manufactured exports as signs of a protective system working.
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St. Joseph (Mo
Cobden Club
Turning to Protection in Southern Development
A Baltimore printed circular from an Alabama cotton manufacturer advocates protectionist policy for the South. It urges more U.S. factories to process cotton domestically, ship products in American vessels, favorable navigation laws, access to Oriental markets, and protection of all American industry and labor at sea and on land. The piece notes southern interests align with protection as essential to growth and prosperity.
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Alabama
Baltimore
South
Orient
Roosevelt will step out of the presidency in 1909
Col Roosevelt tells a reporter he will not run again for president. He announces he will leave office at noon on March 4, 1909, noting the term will be two full ones. The statement, repeated privately and publicly, alters looming 1908 nominee expectations.
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United States
Col. Roosevelt
Nebraska
Washington
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Col
Roosevelt
New York World
Grant
Strained Harmony in Democratic Ranks Mentioned by Papers
Various papers note tensions and debates within the Democratic Party over deficits tariffs and protection. Reports cite Roosevelt speeches as patriotic displays and critique free trade positions as harmful to U.S. industry while contrasting global trade trends and fiscal policy.
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Mexico
China
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Lincoln
William
Buffalo Express
St. Louis
White House
Chicago Sun
England
Germany
Norwich
Conn
Draper
Congress
Troy Times
Roosevelt
Democratic Iroquois Club
Chicago
United States
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Tariff Shifts and U S Exports in German Duty Reform
The article discusses how American industry must now secure world markets while protecting the home market. It cites N S Stone on tariff changes in Germany and their impact on U S exports including bacon beef lard cotton seed oil lumber sewing machines machinery wheat corn and flour with large percentage duty increases.
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Scranton (Pa.) Tribune
North American Review
N. S. Stone
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Stone
Germany
Roosevelt Renominated Twice in Chicago Dinner Cheers
President Roosevelt spent about 12 hours in Chicago where Democrats renominated him twice. Jacob M Dickenson at the Iroquois club dinner delivered one nomination while Col J Hamilton Lewis offered another. The Iroquois club expressed riotous approval.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
United States
Jacob M. Dickinson
Col
J. Hamilton Lewis
White House
N. Y. World
Waste of Energy in Islands Debate
A Chicago Chronicle editorial argues against scuttling in the Philippines, saying the islands cost more in value than they return yet remain under U S control despite Democratic critics calling the investment a bad one. The piece dismisses talk of withdrawal as vexatious and insincere.
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Philippines
Chicago Chronicle
World's Deadliest Rifle Adopted by U S Army
The ordnance department adopted a new infantry magazine rifle hailed as superior to existing arms. About 100000 units already built in government arsenals, with the entire infantry service soon equipped. The barrel is wood covered, a feature suggested by enlisted men. The rifle is longer, holds five cartridges, weighs about eight pounds, and is praised for balance and accuracy.
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Ordnance Department
United States Army
What Makes the Sky Blue and Other Natural Facts
A compact survey covers the sky blue color explained by atmospheric layers and intermingled density. It notes Tyndall dust theory questioned by Prof Spring and Hagenbach pointing to oxygen-based reflection for illumination. Also follows fungi decaying leaves forming forest mold and soil aided by two species with bacteria support. It ends with measurements showing whales spout 14 to 20 feet high on average.
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Tyndall
Spring
Liege
Belgium
Hagenbach
C. Z. Koning
G. M. Allen
Draper Establishes George Washington Scholarship
Gen. William F. Draper of Massachusetts and former ambassador to Italy has created a George Washington University politics and diplomacy scholarship. It provides an annual $000 stipend to the recipient.
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William F. Draper
Massachusetts
Italy
George Washington University
Department of Politics and Diplomacy
Lawyer Disputes Tailor Over Suit Lengths
In a humorous exchange, a lawyer quarrels with a tailor about a coat waistcoat and suit being too long. The tailor quips that lawyers prefer longer outfits, ending the banter with playful irony.
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Ally Sloper
A Simple Electrophorus Wireless Transmitter Explained
The article describes building a basic wireless transmitter using an electrophorus to generate sparks. It outlines charging a resin disk with rubbing, placing a tin lid to form a charged plate, and using a suspended aerial to emit electric oscillations as sparks pass to the earth plate, enabling short range wireless signals.
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Venice
Scotland Ireland Justice Contrast on Minor Offenses
Official note shows twice as many people in Scotland as in Ireland choose prison for minor offenses rather than pay fines. In Ireland people pay the fine.
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Scotland
Ireland
Rich Girls Run Laundry In Washington City
The Washington report notes the daughters of a prominent U S army officer operate a successful laundry in the city. Some relatives express strong indignation at the venture amid the family matter.
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Washington
United States Army
Rutland Citizen Bradley Pratt Dies at 94
Family obituary notes Rutland Vermont resident Bradley Pratt died in the city at age 94. The report mentions a long-lived father who reached 102 and four surviving siblings with ages listed as part of the family record.
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Bradley Pratt
Rutland, Vt
Bregate
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