Little Foreign Notes
Notes from 1900 era Europe and beyond. Wiesbaden uses ozone purification for water while Berlin surpasses 2.55 million people and tram traffic grows after a fare cut. Volga river navigation stretches to the Caspian. France exports horses versus imports, Germany imports more. London walls reveal Christ's Hospital, and Belgian working women show wage gaps. Indian villagers face Queen Victoria’s changing symbols amid new coinage and stamps.
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Wiesbaden
Greater Berlin
Munich
Berlin
Russian
Volga
Rybinsk
Caspian
France
Germany
Lorndon
Christ’s Hospital
Newgate Street
Belgium
India
Queen Victoria
Qaisar-i-Hind
A Hard Struggle for Relief from Kidney Ailments
Veteran Josiah Heller of Urbana declares Doan's Kidney Pills cured his kidney trouble and lame back. He used the remedy after first trying it in Champaign in 1889 and reports repeated, satisfactory results. A free trial offer by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY, with sales at 50 cents a box.
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Josiah Heller
South
Walnut St
Urbana
Dean
Cunningham’s
Champaign
Doan
Mr. Heller
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Fruit Production and Public Works In Iowa Notes
Secretary Wesley Greene reports Iowa has 104 nurseries and 130 stock dealers who handled 6,285 acres of nursery stock in 1900, with revenue $619,902. Apple stock stands at 6,869,588 trees, down from 2.4 million in 1895. Horticultural data cover cherries peaches pears and vineyards. Other items: Des Moines adopts metropolitan police and fire civil service. smallpox cases rise in Iowa City. bank robbers Phillips and Brooks sentenced to hang December 18. and various state health and education notes.
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Des Moines
Wesley Greene
Iowa State Horticultural Society
Iowa
Greene
Saifonte
Stek
Harry Hortman
Cherokee
Anamosa
W. A. Sfunter
Hartman
Gov. Cummins
Florence Porter
Phillips
Brooks
Buena Vista County
Hunter
Metropolitan Police and Fire System
State Board of Health
Towa City
Towa
Smith
Iowa Capitalists Plan World Largest Apple Orchard in Missouri
A group of Iowa capitalists intends to plant 7000 acres of apple trees in Taclede county Missouri. The venture is led by William Bayard Craig of Drake University as president, with M J Wrage of Missouri agriculture serving as horticultural superintendent and Charles A Bishop as a director. The company is capitalized at 1 million dollars.
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Missouri
Iowa
Taclede
William Bayard Craig
Drake University
M. J. Wrage
State Department of Agriculture
State Horticulture
Charles A. Bishop
Question on powers to exclude defective-minded children
Des Moines school managers refer a question to state authorities asking what authority a school board or superintendent has to exclude children with defective minds from public schools. They doubt the power and note no clear law. Managers fear the new compulsory education law may let parents force schools to educate nuisances if they choose.
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Des Moines
Mothers’ Congress Movement
Young Telegraph Operator Gordon Emerson Aged 13
Gordon Emerson of Burchman a small town south of Mason City on the Great Western road is noted as the division’s youngest telegraph operator and one of the most skillful on the line.
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Burchman
Mason City
United States
Gordon Emerson
Modest one story cottage designed for middle income
TE. A. Payne presents a practical one story cottage ideal for a small family with moderate means. The design emphasizes comfort and cost efficiency with well proportioned rooms, a front porch, vestibule, parlor, sitting room, kitchen and two bedrooms. Built on a stone foundation the home would cost from $1000 to $1200 with quality materials throughout.
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TE. A. Payne
Air needs in UK coal mines justify vast ventilation
Cassier's Magazine notes coal mining sustains about 235 million tons yearly in the UK and employs around 750,000 people, with 600,000 underground. It explains ventilation requires roughly 500 to 1,000 cubic feet of air per minute per worker, totaling about 18 billion cubic feet per hour to dilute gases and keep air breathable.
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United Kingdom
Cassier
The Ox Horn Industry in City Business Quarter
A Russian horn peddler features eye catching wares from ox horn. Objects include horn racks chairs picture frames and cribs. The craft began about fifteen years ago by Jewish migrants near a kosher slaughterhouse. Horns were previously sold for glue and buttons.
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N. Y
Danish scientist to lead auroral display expedition
Prof. Birksland, a Danish scientist, will head an Albany Argus expedition to thoroughly explore Nova Zembia. He will be accompanied by six companions to study phenomena connected with auroral displays.
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Noa Zembia
Nova Zembia
Birksland
Albany Argus
Hard to Avoid The Pedagogue and Puck Clash Over Study
A brief exchange pits the Pedagogue chiding a reluctant student against Puck who taunts that trouble awaits him if he avoids his books. The dialogue captures a comic confrontation about diligence and mischief.
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Puck
Solomon’s Temple Shielded by Gold From Lightning
An article in Leslie’s Monthly claims the ancient temple of Solomon in Jerusalem withstood every lightning strike for a thousand years. Its hilltop perch above a city in a stormy region is noted, and the temple’s gold plating is described as providing complete electrical protection unseen before or since.
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Leslie’s Monthly
Solomon
Jerusalem
Grimshaw Refuses Visit as Tap Dad Recalls Boy’s Joke
A humorous exchange from the New York Journal has Tap dad recounting a morning joke told by his little boy. Grimshaw interrupts, saying he is unavailable and invites a return visit when he is in.
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Jove
Grimshaw
Tapdad
Rich get pride and protection from money, says Jerry
A line from the Indianapolis News quotes Waherty asking why wealth makes Jerry proud. Jerry replies that riches bring a sense of protection against poor relations, illustrating a common view of money altering family dynamics.
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Jerry
Waherty
Indianapolis News
Too Mean for Anything in a Genteel Chicago Tale
A brief theater style dialogue exchange between George and Mabel hints at strained romance and parental disapproval in a Chicago setting. The lines suggest satire on social expectations and personal taste within a family context.
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George
Mabel
Chicago
Penny Card Leads to Love and Marriage
A Detroit News Tribune tale tells how a penniless job seeker spent her last cent on a postal card replying to a man’s ad for a bookkeeper. Her effort impressed him, they married, and he recalls that it began with the penny dropped in the street corner slot.
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Detroit News-Tribune
Macoupin County
Statesman
Chicago Tribune
Shoppers Debate Fruit Quality Over 12 Peaches and Melon
A man and his son inspect a picture showing four peaches and a cut melon asking price in dollars. The boy warns of a better option at another shop for 40 dollars reporting more fruit and an uncut melon. The exchange reflects bargain concern.
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Detroit
Fragmented Advertising Snippets From 1900s Papers
A collage of brief ad lines and quips. Items tout cures like Dean's Ointment Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tay and Dr Thomas Electric Oil. Jokes and phrases appear from Chicago Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer Indianapolis News and Chicago Daily News.
Oddities and items in a Victorian era shop and notes
A collection of quirky tobacco jars pipe racks and humorous deco items described with fanciful details. The text notes 1886 Prussia school costs rising from six to twelve dollars per child and a 200,042,875 marie annual educational expenditure. Senator Carter of Montana donates a private collection of congressional records to the University of his state.
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China
Prussia
Marie
Montana
University of
Carter
Dodd's Kidney Pills Said to Cure Chronic Backache
Mrs Lydia Parker of Grand View says years of backache vanished after taking Dodd's Kidney Pills. She reports temporary relief failed until a full course, now claims permanent cure and strong recovery, endorsing the remedy for lame backs.
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Grand View
Town
Lydia Parker
Dodd
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Reputedly Restores Health
Mara G Brucn of Lansing Michigan chronicles road fatigue and ovarian trouble leading to rest and treatment with Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Within a month her health improved and after three months she was cured with no loss of engagements. The ad notes a $5000 forfeit as a non genuine testimonial and offers free counsel from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia KE. Pinkham
Mara
G. Brucn
Lansing
Mich
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NASA
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Heyl
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Lee
Des Molines
Prohibitionnists
Voldeng
Insane Hospital
State Institution
State Board of Control
Martin
Prohibition
Prohibition Party
Gymmnrsianis
H. H. Seerley
State Normal School of
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State Normal School
N. J. Bennett
H. L. Trout
Bennett
State Board
Charles V. Pollock
Pollock
N. S. Gilson
Wisconsin
Charles Aldrich
State Historical Department
John A. Kasson
Aldrich
Saratoga
Kasson
United States Senate
State Hospital
Mount Pleasant
Leon Brown
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Lapdad
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Pike
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Monarch
Thomas
Atany Drug Store
Chicago Daily News
Ram’s Horn
Bruce
Ower
TOWER
A. JU. Tower CO
Boston
California
Atlanta
Wnifornia Promotion Committee
Atata Homovepdthy
Weges Pees
Montgomery “Street
San Francisco
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Talis
Great Wazoo Delta
Ana
At. Francis Valley
Hichost
HM. C. Wehlliamso Land Investment Company
Porter Dulldng
MI Rrs
Tenn
Anakesis
Une
Minneapolis, St. Paul
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St. Lawrence
Lewis
Great Clover Belt
D. W. Casseday
Soo’’ Line
Minneapolis, Minn
Wiexican
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