The April Century Promises Washington Focus
Charles Moore pens the lead article The Restoration of the White House with illustrations by Guerin Brennan Bacher and Beaux. Francis E Leupp discusses Some More Humors of Congress and W R Merriam writes on The Evolution of American Census-Taking. Lucy Norvell Clark presents Valjean in a tale of Sc Bernard and diplomacy in the capital. Also notes on corkwood and hardwood casks from an Algerian inventor as heat and cold non conductors.
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Washington
Charles Moore
Senate Committee On
District of Columbia
White House
Jules Guerin
Alfred Brennan
Otto H. Bacher
Cecilia Beaux
Francis E. Leupp
Congress
W. R. Merriam
Lucy Norvell Clark
Valjean
Sc. Bernard
Frank J Cheney oath on Hall's Catarrh Cure offer
Frank J Cheney declares as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public A W Gleason attests the oath dated December 6, 1836. The remedy is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Mall's Family Pills advertised as best.
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Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
iSear
A. W. Gleason
C . Notary Public
Hall
Ohio
Mall
German Poets Agree to Set Minimum Poetry Price
Seventy German poets agree not to sell poems for less than 12 cents a line and may adopt a union label. In Saxony 137 831 of 604 600 school children, about 23 percent, work in trade with more than half in textiles.
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Germany
Saxony
Defiance Starch Becomes 16 Oz Choice at Lower Cost
Rome grocers explain they stock other brands in 12 oz packages first. Defiance offers 16 oz for the same price and requires no cooking, making it a more economical option for customers.
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Rome Grocers
Defiance
Educational Works Keep Japanese Publishers Busy Says Paper
The Japanese newspaper argues publishers stay employed largely due to educational works. Also cited is an ad for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children claiming relief from constipation feverishness teething disorders and worms with testimonials and a 25 cent price. It notes Switzerland records twelve percent of deaths from a disease considered prevalent there.
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Mother Gray
New York
Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Switzerland
Bradshaw's R 9999 Promoted For Rheumatism Cures
Advertisement claims Dr Bradshaw's R 9999 cures rheumatism and guarantees results from Bradshaw Med Co Dallas Texas. Parke Godwin noted for eighty seven years of health and vitality during celebrations.
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Dr. Bradshaw
Bradshaw Med.Co
Dallas, Tex
Defiance Starch Ad Claims Best Value for Families
An old advertisement touts Defiance starch as a top choice for households, claiming superior quality and lower price. It contrasts with other brands and markets the product as exceptionally affordable for regular use. Also notes the Persian Nasr-ed-din order of the Sun as the world’s cheapest knighthood, priced just over $100.
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Order of the Sun of
Best Starching Results Touted with Defiance Starch
An advertisement proclaims top starch results come from Defiance Starch and notes an offer of four or more units for extra value. It also cheekily remarks that a man of many parts rarely splits his name.
All Up to Date Housekeepers Endorse Defiance Starch
The notice promotes All Up to Date Housekeepers using Defiance Cold Water Starch claiming better quality and 4 oz more for the same price. It also reports a war claim paid by the United States amounting to 1.4 million dollars and a bonded debt of 1 million dollars.
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Kentucky
United States
France aims at cat tax to protect birds in parks
A satirical note claims a French legislator shifts to tax tomcats to curb their bird-killing. The piece mocks public policy and adds a string of old ads and aphorisms from 1900 to 1901, including patent medicines and detective services.
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France
Hippo Baby Expected at New York City Zoo
Central Park’s hippo story advances as Caliph and Miss Murphy nurture a pink calf in captivity. The zoo’s director notes hippos rarely breed in captivity and outlines the long breeding effort, cost, and care behind the anticipated newborn in the tank-like enclosure.
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New York Press
Smith
Miss Murphy
Caliph-Murphy
Central Park
Caliph
Hagenbeck
Hippo Baby Fatima and Captivity Tales at the Zoo
A captive hippo story traces a teeny pink headed youngster raised in a tank then bottle fed after separation. Fatima the famous hippo arrives, one sibling dies, Lotos grows to two years weighing a ton and learns to beg at the bars while Miss Murphy’s temper flares in the cage.
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Man
Miss Murphy
Billy” Snyder
Museum of Natural History
Fatima
Caliph
Lotos
Poison In Perfumes: Frog Experiments Support Breathless Effects
A German physician reports frog exposure to scented vapors produced effects like chloroform. After brief excitement, frogs showed paralysis, slowed breathing, and eventual cardiac failure. Quick acting agents included aldehyde and nicotine while musk and camphor were slower.
Extinctions Mark Century of Loss Across World Fauna
The text notes multiple species driven to extinction in the 19th century. It cites the great auk vanishing around 1840 to 1844, the quagga by about 1873, the Galapagos tortoise around 1875, and the South Australian black emu earlier, with the great cormorant last seen 1839. It also references widespread declines in other regions such as the Danish West Indies.
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Atlantic
Europe
Galapagos Islands
South Australia
Danish West India Islands
Marriage age peak noted at twenty to twenty five
In a paper read at an insurance meeting in Edinburg Mr M M Lees stated that the maximum rate of marriages among peers was reached between ages twenty and twenty five compared with twenty five to thirty years for the general population.
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Edinburg
M. M. Lees
Convict Dies After Release From Leutscha u Prison Door
Overcome with joy at his unexpected release from prison a convict collapsed and died as he stepped out of the jail door at Leutschau Hungary.
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Leutschau
Hungary
Novelist Seeks Mount Airy Home of Calverts
Hallie Erminie Rives, the novelist, expresses desire to acquire Mount Airy, the Calvert family historic residence founded in 1660, as her new home.
Sensible Move Keeps Military Horses Tails Long
English military horses will have their tails and manes left long to deter mosquitoes, as a practical measure. The decision aims to reduce insect distraction and improve riding comfort for mounted troops.
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England
Impressions of a Woman on Western Canada Alberta Farm Life
A Calgary letter from Hilldown Alberta dated February 5 1913 describes cattle ranching in harsh winters with 100 to 300 head herds, crop yields, and grass fed cattle. The author praises climate schools churches and cheap coal, predicts a population boom, and prefers 160 acres in Alberta over Michigan farming.
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Western Canada
Canada
OIC
Ottawa
Canor
Crawford
Walnut St
Kansas City
Hilldown
Alberta
Poplar Bluffs
Michigan
John McLachlan
Kaiser’s French Line of Coligny Ties Across Generations
The piece traces the Hohenzollerns’ connect to the French Coligny lineage from Admiral Coligny to Louise Henrietta of Orange Nassau and Frederick William the Great Elector. It notes Chatillon sur Loing as the ancestral seat, its suppression after 1657, and the enduring bond between German emperors and French bloodlines amid the era’s wars.
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de Coligny
France
Hohenzol- Jern
Louise Henrietta
Orange-Nassau
Admiral de Coligny
Frederick William of Brandenburg
Prussia
Hohenzollerns
Prince of Orange
William the Silent
Spain
Netherlands
Louise de Coligny
Chaus
Chatillon
Louise
William of Orange
Balthazar Gerard
William
Frederick Henry
son-sur-Loing
Loing
Loiret
Orleans
Chatillon-sur-Loing
Jean Goujon
Henrietta of
Frederick William
Brandenburg
Poland
Magdeburg
Minden
Pomerania
Gaspard de Coligny
Colignys
Montmorencys
Coligny
Katherine de Saligny
William HW
Doctor says 85 percent of crippled children could work if treated early
A noted physician asserts that timely treatment could enable at least 85 percent of crippled children to become able to work. He urges early medical intervention to improve outcomes for affected youths.
Indian fakirs and the begging lifeblood of 3 million
In India the fakir and the vast class of beggars sustain themselves through a system where three million individuals live by begging. The social fabric keeps this vulnerable group active and dependent on charity.
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India
Spring Paints Advertises Low Prices in Houston
SPRING SPRING SPRING HAS opened so it is time to paint your house. We do that kind of work at lowest prices. Also we deal in Wall Paper Paints and Oils Write for prices W. T. CAMP & SONS 510 Fannin St Houston Texas.
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W. T. Camp & Sons
Fannin St
Houston
Texas
Houston Packing Co Advertises Beef Pork Market
Houston Packing Company of Houston Texas in a 1903 notice invites fat cattle suppliers to sell directly to the packer with quick weigh-in and settlements, no commissions or yardage, and promotes near home marketing advantages. It also touts low cash prices for ham bacon sausage lard and other products and offers fertilizer for growers.
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Houston
Texas
Houston Packing CO
Confederate Veterans Special Route to New Orleans Set
Official route announces a Houston and Texas Central Railroad Confederate Veterans Special train to New Orleans May 18. Round trip fare set at one cent per mile, sales May 17–18, valid to June 15 with extension option. Duty to reach Houston by 30 to board, literature available from railroad officials in Houston.
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J. C. V. Reunion
New Orleans
Houston and
Texas Central R. R
Houston
Sunset
Confederate Veterans
Houson
M. L. Robbins
T. J. Anderson
Texas
Great Author and the Neurotropic Trait Findings
French experts describe the subject as a neurot, noting a wrinkled forehead at age 11, morbid ideas until 35, and later success that did not end fear. They report lack of nervous equilibrium, strong will, poor concentration, uncertain memory, bad sight, and no ear for music, concluding he was a neuropath.
Russia's Great Salt Mines in Khirgiz Steppes
In southern Russia the Hetzk settlement in the Khirgiz steppes yields 24389 tons of salt annually. Borings show salt extends to 630 feet, with miners already down 399 feet in a vast chamber 784 feet long and 175 feet high. Electric light makes the cavern glow with snowy walls and crystals. Salt blasts out like a quarry. metal tools corrode quickly while wood is preserved by the salt.
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Khirgiz Steppes
Khirgiz
Russia
Hetzk
Present Seeming Duel Ends With Tin Spittoon Gift
Congressman Cannon played poker with Adjutant General Corbin at his home. He smoked heavily and frequently cleared ashes by the fireplace. As he departed he promised to return with a small gift a tin spittoon from his winnings.
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Congressman Cannon
Corbin
Cannon
Joe
Congressman
Meteoric gold deposits hinted by dust fall
Scientists note that meteors contain gold and that the vast daily fall of meteoric dust could distribute gold across the earth. The Royal Society of New South Wales has discussed this possibility as a basis for the idea.
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Royal Society of New South Wales
Striking resemblance noted between ruins in Zimbabwe and Cornwall
A striking likeness is observed between ancient ruins at Zimbabwe in Rhode ia and corresponding antiquities in Cornwall. Scholars note similarities in form and technique, suggesting potential historical connections between the two regions.
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Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Cornwall
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