Lake submarine a naval wonder and its bold specs
Report describes Simon Lake’s 500-ton submarine cruiser for the American Navy, with surface speed near sixteen knots, submerged speed nine and a tenth, 161 feet long, six torpedo tubes, ten torpedoes, and a gasol ine engine. The craft may use wheels underwater, roll along seabed, and rise with an even keel. Commission hoped for May 1910 with a 3000 mile surface radius. Britain and France reportedly building large subs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Lake
United States
Lake
Bath Iron Works
Atlantic
Great Britain
France
How to Walk Upstairs
A physician explains proper stair ascent. The walker should distribute weight evenly, place the foot squarely with heel and toe on each step, and move slowly and deliberately to prevent muscle strain. He warns against bending the body excessively as stairs are climbed.
Vegetable Ivory Plant and Its Ivory Substitute
The plant Phyte lephas macrocarpa, native to Colombia along the Magdalena River, is stemless and palm-like with twelve to twenty long leaves. Its fruit forms a globe containing six or seven sections, each head weighing twenty to twenty-five pounds. Young plants yield a milk-like fluid that hardens into ivory substitute.
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Phytelephas
South America
Magdalena River
Colombia
New York American
Dowries for Titled Foreigners Debate
The Public argues against taxing American dowries to titled foreigners. It contends dowries are not monetary payments and most funds leave the country not as cash but as American farm and workshop goods. It suggests such exchanges aid American business and exports, improving the trade balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Mauretania boilers stretched to 547 feet end to end
The steamer Mauretania’s boilers laid end to end would create a 547 foot chain. This detail highlights the ship’s immense scale and engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauretania
Elizabethan Fashion Shifts From Padding to Slim Silhouettes
The piece traces England’s golden era of dress from Elizabeth I’s reign when opulent padding and starched ruffs defined male and female attire to the early Stuart period’s move toward slim, elegant lines. It notes executives like Raleigh and Drake, lavish court entertainments, and the era’s grand wardrobes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
England
Walter Raleigh
Francis Drake
Britain
Earl of Leicester
James I
St. Nicholas
Luncheons on Wheels Bring Luxuries to Busy Londoners
The Distributing Kitchens Limited offers office and home luncheons served in trays with cutlery and napery included. Orders can be placed for a la carte or table d hote from a vegetarian menu of over 1,000 dishes. A yellow mobile cart delivers and returns, carrying a stove and electro-plated dining ware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Mail
Prospectus
Charing Cross
Westminster
Victoria Street
Moist hands remedy from old washing tips
Advice for damp hands suggests using borax in washing water and boracic acid or borated talcum powder for drying. Wearing old gloves at night is recommended to whiten and soften rough hands, with oatmeal water as an additional bleaching aid.
Date Palm Cultivation Positive for Southwest
Growers in Arizona and northern Mexico show the date palm thrives where other crops fail and could turn date culture into a significant regional industry. The tree’s hardiness suggests profitable prospects for the Southwest.
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Arizona
Mexico
Southwest
Consent letter spurs marriage bid in Wilson County
A youth in Wilson County North Carolina sought permission to wed but was barred due to minor age. He produced a father's letter granting consent stating you may marry this boy to any female regardless of age color or nationality.
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Wilson County
North Carolina
The Devil Attends Church Business Meeting
A sharp proverb notes the devil never misses church business meetings, implying keen presence at church affairs and local governance discussions.
Dream Letters From Missouri to Lehigh Valley Agent
A Missouri letter to Charles S. Lee of the Lehigh Valley Railroad requests the railroad calendar Dreams of Travel and steel plates for monthly pages. The writer, 47, explains poverty and poor health but offers to become an agent if paid well. The plea stresses desire for black and white or natural color pictures and timely delivery before spring.
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Charles 8. Lee
Lehigh Valley Railroad
New York
Missouri
Lehigh
Coloma
Chas, S. Lee
Subjid
Ginral Passinjar Ajint
Lehi Vally
Cortlandt Street
Dere
Sur
Samantha
Saratoga
Hastetter
Minaber Farmares
German idea limits girls view of equality in Germany
The New York Mail and Express reports German schoolchildren answered questions about gender roles. Girls favored traditional duties and marriage, while boys expressed desire for freedom and educational opportunities. School authorities initially objected to asking girls about being anything but their sex.
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Germany
Queen Louise
Bismarck
Nansen
Kaiser
Blucher
Frederick the Great
Luther
New York Mail and Express
Boy Murderer Pomeroy Serves Life in Massachusetts
The New York Weekly reports Jesse H. Pomeroy, convicted of killing a 10 year old girl in 1874 and a boy, is serving life in Charlestown prison. He confessed the 1874 murder at age 14 and the 1875 killing, originally sentenced to hanging but commuted due to youth. He has nine escape attempts and remains under constant surveillance.
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Jesse H. Pomeroy
Massachusetts
Charlestown
Katie Cur- Tan
Boston
Horace H. Millen
Gaston
New York Weekly
Bea Herring in Lake Ontario
Deepening the St. Lawrence canal system has allowed ocean going freighters. Sea herrings have appeared in Lake Ontario and fishermen are eagerly catching them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence Canal
Pecuniary Damages and the Value of Losses in Law
The article analyzes how society shifted from private vengeance to state impose penalties and monetary compensation. It notes wide variations in damages awarded by juries, cites cases in which individuals seek large sums for injuries and losses, and questions how values such as a wife’s affection or a person’s ability to work are measured in money.
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Chicago
New York
Central Railroad
Austria
Cincinnati Enquirer
Scale of Animal Intelligence Rise Beyond Instinct
The text discusses two main observations: conscious intelligence emerges as animals initiate and direct actions with understanding of cause and effect, and zoological kinship does not reliably indicate this ascent. It cites rats and beavers as intelligent yet structurally modest, while horses dogs parrots elephants and monkeys do not align strictly with their lineage.
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Benjamin Kidd
Why Toast Is Popular in Modern Bread Critique
The London Lancet notes toast is rising in popularity as it hints at public dislike for dull modern bread. Roller milling removes the wheat germ, altering flavor, whereas the old loaf's nutty taste may have come from that germ.
Women Among 387 Recorded Quaker Ministers in Britain
A historical note states that of Britain’s 387 recorded ministers of the Society of Friends, 153 are women, highlighting gender representation within the Quaker ministry.
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Society of Friends
Great Britain
Well-Informed Endorses Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Sonna
An ethical remedy praised by physicians and the Well-Informed of the World as a wholesome family laxative. Buy only the genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Sonna, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co., and available through leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Berlin’s Shade Trees Planted Across City
Berlin crews plant 44 000 trees on 300 streets representing about $200 000 in value. About a thousand gardeners and assistants are employed to maintain the urban arborist program. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children advertised as easing symptoms of teething and wind colic at 2 cents a bottle.
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Berlin
Esperanto state proposal urged by Prof Roy
Professor Roy, a French Esperantist, calls for forming an independent Esperanto state in Europe on a neutral strip along the Franco German frontier near Adix la Chapelle, about five miles from that town.
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Prof
Roy
Europe
CIA
Germany
Belgium
Holland
Adix-la- Chapelle
Catarrh Cure Promises Complete Healing and Reward
A Pettit notice explains Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy claimed to cure catarrh in all stages by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces. The ad offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and notes testimonials, with sales through J. Henry & Co. in Toledo and local druggists.
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Hall
Jjall
J. Cnenry & Co
Toledo
Supreme Court Changes Power Beyond the President
The Wall Street Journal notes likely four Supreme Court vacancies in the next presidential term. Nine justices average 64 years old with several over 70, shaping the court’s future political and economic bias under presidential appointments.
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Supreme Court
United States
Supreme Court of the
Moody
Roosevelt
Wall Stree Journal
Frost on the Moon Reveals Frost Melt on Lunar Surface
Researchers including Pickering and Barnard report changes on the moon’s near side especially around crater Linaeus. They conclude the shrinking white patches result from hoar frost melting at sunrise and frost forming and melting in other regions of the moon.
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Linaeus
Pickering
Barnard
Grape Nuts Restores Health in Dyspeptic Wisconsin Woman
A Wisconsin woman shares a twelve year battle with dyspepsia and relief after using Grape Nuts with milk and water. She reports regained strength, speech, and appetite, moving from bedbound to eating a wide range of foods and continuing Grape Nuts for meals. The account credits the product with stabilizing her nerves and overall health.
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Wisconsin
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Readio Weiltilie
Prominent figures listed in early 20th century notices
Representative De Armand proposes Philippines hatchery for dukes. Reginald Walsh named British Consul-General in New York. A memorial service held for Illinois Congressman Smith in Washington. James Roche dies in Berne after long illness. Roosevelt to travel abroad after term. Arthur J. Roberts elected president of Colby College. Dr. Washington Cladden completes 25 years at First Congregational Columbus. Samuel Gompers attacks Supreme Court at Grand Central Palace. Roald Amundsen departs New York for Christiania after three years away. Arthur Hadley abroad studying and presenting books to Roosevelt Library in Berlin. Henry Chadwick, famed as Father of Baseball, dies in Brooklyn.
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de Armand
Philippines
Reginald Walsh
New York City
Smith
Illinois
Washington
D. C
James Jeffrey Roche
Berne
Switzerland
Roosevelt
Arthur J. Roberts
Colby College
Waterville
Portland
Washington Cladden
First Congregational Church
Columbus
Ohio
Samuel Gompers
United States Supreme Court
Grand Central Palace
Roald Amundsen
New York
Christiana
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale
Berlin
Hadley
Roosevelt Library
Berlin University
Henry Chadwick
Ocean
Brooklyn
Various 1920s Norristown News Bits on Prohibition and City Plans
Prohibition momentum reaches Newport. Oklahoma Outfit sails to New York to promote Tulsa. Turkey yielded to Italy. Richmond plans playgrounds for white and colored children. Bryan recounts trusts tempting him with 25 thousand dollars. Met Life adds four floors in New York City. city buys eighty one automobiles for officials. NY judge rules Christian Science healers cannot refuse testimony. Olga Nethersole company receives antitoxin in Syracuse as lead actor fights diphtheria.
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Rochester
Utica
New York
H. Y W. MacCracken
New York University
Copenhagen
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Richmond
William J. Bryan
New York City
Trusts
Metropolitan Life Building
Madison Square
Justice Mills
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Olga Nethersole
Supho”’ Company
Syracuse
Hartford meat market owner orders two cents cat meat
A Hartford meat market proprietor placed a small order for cat meat, two cents in value, which was later countermanded by telephone after the cat reportedly caught a bird. The vendor sees this as a sign of hard times.
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Hartford
Boston Transcript
The Day of Haphazard Farming Is Past
The American Cultivator notes farmers who lack planning are leaving the field as progressive growers, using brains and brawn, gain advantage through smarter methods.
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Scale of Animal Intelligence
Center Square
New Oxford, Pa
Charley Heearst, Prory RisRtor
Oxford
Pitt St
W. M. Depot
New Oxford
I. L. Fleshman
WM. McSherry, JR
Gettysburg
Adams County
Court House
Joan B.mcphernson
Donanp
P. McPuts
McPherson & McPherson
Attorneys
At-Law
Star and Sontin
Turkey
Italy
Newport
R. I
Red
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