Smithsonian's Founder James Smithson to be brought to Washington
James Smithson died in Genoa in 1829 and was buried there. Regents propose removing his remains to the Smithsonian grounds in Washington. Alexander Graham Bell, a Regent, urges overseas transfer and offers to fund the removal costs.
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James Smithson
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Genoa
The
Smithsonian
Hugh Smithson
Duke of Northumberland
United States of America
United States
Congress
Smithson
England
Alexander Graham Bell
Deep Cripple Creek Mines Reach 1500 Feet Depth
Colorado mining notes describe the Cripple Creek district new depths. Shafts on War Eagle Hull City Placer Blue Bird Stratton Independence reach 1200 feet plus. Bluebird at 1350 foot level ships ore valued up to 300 dollars per ton. Management approves costly improvements including a large pump and a 65000 pound boiler to extend operations at Stratton's Independence.
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United States Geological Survey
Cripple Creek
War Eagle
Hull City Placer
Bluebird
Stratton
Independence
Dr Kiine's Great Nerve Restorer Promises Cure
Advertisement claims FITS permanently cured with no nervousness after first day of use. Offers 3 trial bottles and a treatise from Dr. R. H. Evin Ltd at 931 Arch St Philadelphia. Endorsement urges honesty and level living over downhill travel.
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Kiine
R.H. Evin
Arch St
Phila
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement and product claims
An advertorial snippet promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder claiming to rest feet cure corns bunions swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. It notes availability at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents and warns against substitutes with a sample offer and address in LeRoy New York. It also mentions a stove slogan and US furniture exports to Cuba in brief.
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Allen
Sampje
Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Made Sultan His Friend and German Influence in Power
The article argues that Kaiser Wilhelm’s visits to Constantinople and Copenhagen built strong German ties with the Ottoman Empire and Denmark. It claims Berlin’s personal diplomacy yields policy gains, and the emperor believes a Paris state visit to the French president could reconcile Germany and France beyond 33 years of tension since 1870.
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Constantinople
Germany
Turkey
William
Christian
Copenhagen
Denmark
French
Paris
France
Ancient English Veterans and Long-Lived Soldiers Across History
Sir Joseph Fayreer reports a veteran of 1764’s Buxar battle telling his tale. William Gillespie who saved the colors at Prestonpans died at 102 in Dumfries, while Gibraltar’s last survivor lived to 115. Others include Thomas Wimms who fought at Londonderry and Phoebe Hessel who bore a Fontenoy bayonet wound and died at 108.
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Joseph Fayreer
Buxar
William Gillespie
Preston Pans
Chelsea Pensioners
Dumfries
Gibraltar
Thomas Wimms
Tuam
Ireland
Londonderry
Phoebe Hessel
Fontenoy
George IV
Culloden
Edgehill
Waterloo
Mme. Givron
Viesville
Hainault
Napoleon
Beautiful African Turtle Captured and Taken to Europe
A number of unusually beautiful African turtles have been captured and shipped to Europe. Naturalists who studied them in German East Africa believe they will acclimate, though success is not guaranteed. The shells display gold and brown stripes with crimson spots, making the creatures striking.
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Africa
Europe
German East Africa
Iss Rose Peterson
Parkdale Tennis Club
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Forests Cut for Tiles and Ties Demand
The annual railroad tie need equals 400 per mile of track with ties lasting seven years. A forest with 300 trees yields three ties per tree and takes 50 years to grow such trees, implying 25 acres are required per mile of track. Including electric railways, the United States has about 250000 miles of road.
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United States
Advanced Schools of Japan Report Counts by Type
An official report lists post year counts in Japan: 97 agricultural schools, 6 fishery schools, 28 technical schools, 50 commercial schools, 7 mercantile schools and 62 industrial schools.
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Japan
Doan's Kidney Pills Touted In Public Notices
A Louisville reader reports long back and kidney pains relieved after two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills. A Chicago user claims sample treatment cured severe back pain with improved sleep. Both describe brick dust sediment in urine and restored activity after use.
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Lovuisville
Dean
Jounn FE
Knaugh
W. Mate Street
Foremen American , Tobacco Co
Doan
Cucaco
E. T. Gould
Lake Street
Back Pain Relief Story From 65 Street Ad
A reader from 65th Street East reports severe back pain that made walking and sitting difficult. After trying a fifty cent druggist sample, relief came and no other medicine helped.
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Aberdeen
Ava
Lst St
East
Vicksburg Restored as River Port by New Canal
Leslie's Weekly reports that after years of inland status due to a diverted Mississippi, Vicksburg Mississippi regained river traffic when a new canal north to the Yazoo River was completed. Water returned to the old channel and the city celebrated renewed commerce and prospects.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Waters
U. S. Grant
Grant
Mississippi
Congress
Yazoo River
Leslie
Wise Words and Proverbial Thoughts Across Time
A compact collection of maxims and reflections from various sources including Alcott, German and French proverbs, Bancroft, Schlegel, Mill, Success, Landor, and Brooke Herford. The passages celebrate manners, truth, wisdom, influence, cheerfulness, and duty shaping character.
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Brooke Herford
No Hogs Now President Tucker Tells Personal Tale
Dartmouth College President Tucker recounts a Maine summer stay with a farmer who hosts guests to help lift a mortgage. He notes a letter from his former landlady asking for patronage, and the farmer’s cheeky reply about Mary and hogs near the house.
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Tucker
Dartmouth College
Maine
Mary
Free Eye Treatment Mission Aids 504 Persons in Three Months
A Russian charitable association sends traveling ocu lists to aid the poor. In three months at Habarovsk and Vladivostock the group provided free eye care to 504 people and performed 164 eye operations.
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Habarovsk
Vladivostock
French physician uses suction tube to remove foreign bodies
A French doctor employs a soft rubber tube to suction out most foreign objects from the car. This method aims to extract debris efficiently, reducing injury risk and improving patient comfort during extraction procedures.
Ostrich Flock Grows Rapidly in Phoenix
In Phoenix Arizona a flock surpasses 1000 birds as pairs breed yearly for 70 summers. Each pair yields feathers and eggs valued at about 30 dollars annually, suggesting strong profits in ostrich farming.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Longest Strike on Record Stalls in Welsh Slate Quarries
The 2,800 men and boys at Lord Penrhyn's slate quarries in Wales have been on strike for two and a half years. The resolution of the dispute now hinges on British party politics rather than immediate labor demands.
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Lord Penrhyn
Wales
Radium Rays May Aid Germ Disease Control
Danisz of Paris reports radium rays hinder the development of the anthrax bacillus, suggesting potential value in controlling germ diseases.
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Danisz
Paris
Prosperity in Canada Drives Trade Growth Worldwide
Canada shows six year trade growth of 96 percent while the United States rises 48 percent and Britain 25 percent. Foreign trade per capita reaches $77, higher than all but Britain at $102, reflecting strong national industry and global commerce.
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Canadian Dominion
United States
Great Britain
Germany
France
Canada
Quarantine measures keep cities free from cholera and plague
A historical note argues that strict quarantine and diligent hazard analysis have protected major commercial areas from invasions of cholera and plague, making cities exempt from infection. The piece reflects on past views versus modern safeguards.
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Goo
Cuba
Sultan
Advanced Schools of
Foster-Mimcurn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Bux Luan
Foster-Milburn Co
Alcott
Bancroft
J. S. Mill
Landor
Hannah E
Jershon
Collingswood, N. J
Pinkham
Fannie Kumpe
Chester St
Little Rock
Ark
St. Jacobs Oil
Price
Soc
BS. B. G&sen
Box B. Acinats
Thompson
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