Peruna praised by nurses and teachers in midwest ads
Miss Lucy Annie Heiser a Minneapolis trained nurse testifies to Peruna's benefits for inflamed womb and general weakness. Letters from Amanda Shumaker and Mattie B. Curtis praise Peruna for headaches backache kidney and pelvic issues. The ad urges readers to write Dr Hartman for free advice at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus.
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Lucy Annie Heiser
The
Homeopathic Hospital of
Minneapolis, Minn
Albert Lea
Minn
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna
Amanda Shumaker
Public Schools
Columbia City
Wash
Independent Order of Good Templars
Hartman
Mattie B. Curtis
Legion of Loyal Women
Hotel Salem
Boston
Mass
Hartman Sanitarium
Prodigy Griffith the Indiana Lightning Calculator
Arthur Griffith born near Milford Indiana in 1880 becomes famed for mental math feats. He boasted eight addition methods ten division methods sixty four multiplication methods and can raise a 970 or 1000 to the fifth power in thirty nine seconds without tools. He also quickly adds, divides, multiplies and roots and recalls every problem.
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Arthur Griffith
Indiana
Milford
Ind
Griffith
Buxton
Ernest H. Lindley
Indiana University
Lindley
Yale University
New Haven
Conn
Indianapolis News
World’s Babies Picture Graphic Scale of Infant Population
An writer cites a statistician to imagine every baby born in a year lined in cradles or carried in arms past a point. Even at 20 infants per minute, 1,200 per hour would only cover a sixth of annual births, leaving a moving parade of growing children ahead.
Fossil Elephant Remains Unearthed in London Dig
Workers tunneling for the Victoria and Albert Museum foundations in South Kensington unearthed fossil bones. Dr. Woodward of the geological department identified them as ancient primitive elephants, stags, and primeval horses dating from before Britain’s isolation, prior to Dover's strait opening.
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England
Victoria and Albert Museums
South Kensington
Woodward
Geological Department
London
Great Britain
Straits of Dover
Poll tax barriers curb Georgia suffrage in early 1900s
The text notes poll taxes or registration fees in several states including Arkansas Delaware Mississippi Pennsylvania Tennessee and Georgia where Georgia requires payment of all taxes since 1877. It cites Georgia’s 1900 census population of 2,216,000 with an expected one-sixth voter rate about 370,000 but actual turnout last year was only 122,000.
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States
Arkansas
Delaware
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Georgia
Woman seeks right to vote in California case
Mrs. Eilen E. Sargent widow of Senator Aaron A. Sargent sues San Francisco officials to register her to vote. She cites constitutional sections arguing women are part of “the people” and plans to appeal to the California supreme court.
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Eilen E. Sargent
Aaron A. Sargent
California
Superior Court of
San Francisco
Registrar of Voters
Board of Election Commissioners
Sloss
Superior Court
United States
Supreme Court
Chicago Chronicle
Maya Indians in exile at Bacalar
The Mexican government troops under Gen. Vega occupy Bacalar Yucatan, allowing former residents who fled Maya uprisings to reclaim deeds and property. Many Bacalar owners now in British Honduras prepare to restore titles as the town’s fortifications and waterways are revived for renewed navigation.
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Bacalar
Yucatan
Vega
British Honduras
Zecalak Quebreado
Bay of Asuncion
Hondo
Chicago Chronicle
Correcting Stooped Posture in Growing Girls
We advise exercise to strengthen back and shoulder muscles rather than braces. Drills like walking with a plate on the head and hard beds with low pillows help prevent stooping. A flat, firm surface and upright carriage improve appearance and physical health for growing children.
Folly of Exposure to Disease Warns Parents
The highest authority declares that childhood disease inevitability is a dangerous delusion and acute infectious illness is a disaster. Parents should rigorously prevent contact with contagious diseases like measles whooping cough scarlet fever and diphtheria to avoid lasting weaknesses in children.
Explorations Within Antarctic Circle Across Historic Expeditions
In polar history, Palmer Bellinghausen Biscoe Larsen and Gerlaene traced Palmer land and nearby isles within the Antarctic zone. Belleng reported islands south of New Zealand, James C Ross earned Arctic laurels locating Victoria land and the south magnetic pole. Enderby land lies south of Verguelen and a Tasmanian archipelago marks ice bound northern Antarctica. Indianapolis News.
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Antarctic Circle
Patagonia
Palmer Bellinghausen
Biscoe
Larsen and Gerlaene
Palmer Land
New Zealand
Belleng
James C. Ross
Victoria Land
South Magnetic Pole
Verguelen
Enderby Land
Tasmania
Wilkes
D’urville
Indianapolis News
Rediscovering America: Italians Arriving in Large Numbers
Forty thousand Italians are coming to America this year signaling a shift from earlier immigration waves. The Pittsburg Times notes the dramatic change from the era of Christopher Columbus and early explorers.
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America
Columbus
Pittsburg
Philadelphia Bans Short Rentals of Expensive Electric Vehicles
City restrictions limit electric vehicle hires in Philadelphia to minimum one month terms and a minimum payment of 150 dollars. The rule targets high priced cars and sets price and duration thresholds for rentals.
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Philadelphia
Convulsions in Children and Adults Causes and Care
The article explains convulsions arise from unstable nervous systems and various triggers. In children they link to fevers, digestion, ear inflammation, or toxins, while adults see stronger signs. Safe first aid favors a lukewarm bath and seeking a medical cause for prevention.
Arctic balloon progress and new fishing reel design
Captain Bernier expects monthly small balloons carrying expedition progress to drift south to aid Arctic exploration. A new fishing reel shown in the illustration eases winding, avoids side projection, and uses reciprocating motion to drive gears for smoother line lay and integrated rod mounting.
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Bernier
Arctic
Armored motor car for railway protection and dispatch work
An English design describes an armored automobile for wartime railway defense and peacetime pilot duties. It uses a seven horsepower water cooled engine with magneto ignition, runs petrol fuel, carries a Maxim gun, two machine guns, and 40 000 rounds, with 200 mile fuel range, weight about 28 hundredweight, and a top speed of 30 mph. It aims to hold a 500 mile railway line with 25 cars.
New Mountain Sheep Species Named Ovis Fannini
Director Hor naday of the New York Zoological Park recognizes a new mountain sheep species from Dawson City. Named Ovis Fannini in honor of Mr. Fannin, curator of the Provincial Museum of British Columbia. Locally known in the Klondike as saddlebacked or piebald sheep.
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Hornaday
New York Zoological Park
Dawson City
Ovis Fannini
Fannin
British Columbia
Klondike
Kites In Search For Pole Adventure Photographs
Capt. J. C. Bernier of Quebec leads a group planning a renewed attempt on the North Pole. He proposes using kites to lift photographic cameras to inaccessible regions to capture high altitude earth imagery.
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Pole
J. C. Bernier
Quebec
North Pole
The Trumpet of a Moth
A historical note on death's head moth sounds. Professors Moseley and Poulton debated the source of its noise. Poulton's experiments with the proboscis and water immersion supported Moseley's air-blast theory.
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Professor Moseley
Poulton
Moseley
Nickel production in Canada drives global supply
Canada now leads with about 40 percent of world nickel output, centered near Sudbury Ontario. Rich ore runs roughly 3 percent nickel and similar copper with iron and sulphur. While mining occurs to great depth, the ore is processed in the United States. One mine has reached 1,100 feet.
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Canada
Sudbury
Ontario
United States
Bean-induced intoxication noted in southern Italian peasants
Physicians report a curious bean related malady among peasants in southern Italy Sicily and Sardinia. The illness causes a drunken-like intoxication and can be triggered by merely passing a field where bean plants flower, the odor alone provoking symptoms in susceptible individuals.
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Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
We Are Far Ahead in Bridge Design and Production
Scientific Jottings notes Americans lead nations by about twenty years in bridge design and construction. Steel costs dominate half the price, with U S steel production cheaper than elsewhere. Other items cover silk worm responses to colored light and a German peat based coal substitute.
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United States
Largest Gulf by Area Sized Vast Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico covers about 800000 square miles making it the largest gulf. Its area is roughly double that of the Bay of Bengal and about one third the size of the United States.
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Gulf of Mexico
Bay of Bengal
United States
Uncertain Knowledge Triggers Mixed Actions Among Some People
Some individuals admit limited understanding and admit doubt about what they know. The remark suggests a broader pattern of cautious behavior driven by partial information and belief in personal limitations.
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Arbuckle Bros
Nation Dept
New York City
N. Ze
Winchester
Winchester Repeating Arms Co
Acre
Pe Ei
Land of Plenty
Department of Interior
Ottawa
J.S. Crawford
W. 9Th St
Kansas City
E. Barrett
Houston
Tex
N. A. Houston
Booker T. Washington
Nichols Pub. Co
Atlanta, Ga
Hamlin’s
Wizard Oil Co
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Allen S. Olmsted le Roy
N. Y
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