Carnage of Peace in American Railways
Scientific American argues rail and industrial accidents kill more people yearly than war. It cites Interstate Commerce Commission data showing 474 killed and 4,940 injured on railroads in late 1906, with total casualties across all industries around 83,776 annually. The piece urges mandatory accident reporting and public education to cut deaths by at least half and frames life as sacred.
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United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Josiah Strong
Europe
Scientific American
Duchess of
Polly
Webb
Sally
Letty
America
Jonathan
Prolific families through history and a Kentucky clan
The article surveys extraordinary fertility and large lineages from Antwerps six sons to Mrs. Honeywood’s 3867 descendants. It highlights Lady Temple of Stow with 700 descendants, Ursula Lightfoot’s 163 heirs, and the Webb clan in Kentucky with over 1000 descendants, tracing how emigration amplified family trees.
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Festiniog
Merionethshire
Wales
Slutton Bushel
Scarborough
Ursula Lightfoot
Whs
The Fair Complexion. By Frederick Boyle
The essay argues that conquering and colonizing peoples are predominantly fair skinned, with examples from Europe and Asia. It questions why dark races less often spread through conquest and notes ancient movements that shaped population across North India, Persia, and surrounding regions.
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Costa Rica
Segovia
Europe
Asia
Assyria
India
Persia
Media
Armenia
Pax Romana
Fight Typhoid and Malaria by Controlling Flies and Mosquitoes
Fe Massey argues flies spread typhoid as a filth disease and urges war on flies. He warns against contaminated milk and food, and advocates draining breeding sites and using deep artesian wells to prevent malaria and chills. He cites Maryland’s shore and bayside counties as examples of improved health after targeting mosquitoes and using clean water.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Bayside
Mockery of Matrimony Cited in Witty New York Evening World Quote
A New York Evening World excerpt lampoons marriage and manners. It jokes that postnuptial courtesy hides growing irritation and that modern trends outpace traditional stork business. The piece notes a contrast between pre and post marriage sentiments and mocks enduring disagreeable habits.
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Wall Street
The
New York Evening World
Odd Uses for Fishes Reported in Sunday Magazine
The Sunday Magazine notes odd fish applications from wartime ideas to weather devices. A shark in a torpedo rear tube could be steered by electricity, while the loach’s movement in an aquarium signals weather shifts and a dead Cottus gobio body serves as a weathercock in Russia.
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War Department
Russia
Cottus Gobio
No Beds in Bagdad Report Shows Living on Roofs
About 60 percent of Bagdad’s population lacks beds and sleeps on floor blankets or on roofs in summer. Women prepare evening meals on roofs at sunset, spreading bedding for the night. Dry climate limits exposure concerns, but many roofs lack privacy due to open views.
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Bagdad
Interesting Parrot Killed Near Lytham
A remarkable parrot owned by an Ansdel gentleman, living twelve years, accompanied him on country walks and could fly two miles back to its home for meals. On Saturday it flew into trees at Ballam where a man, misidentifying it as a pigeon, shot it.
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Lytham
Ansdel
Ballam
London News
A Good Dessert for Children from Oatmeal Cups
Use leftover breakfast mush or porridge to form cups then cool until firm. Fill centers with fresh or canned fruit from the cupboard. Serve with cream or maple syrup. custard may replace the cream. Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Winter Plant Care Advice From Home Monthly
The article instructs to scrub houseplants with a brush water soap and tobacco infusion to remove insects. It recommends thorough rinsing with a bathroom spray and frequent watering plus occasional flower food to compensate for reduced outdoor life, promising vigorous growth and bloom in winter.
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Ilome Monthly
Guide to Folding and Ironing Household Linens
The article describes organizing by fabric type, dampening rules for sheets towels and napkins, and methods to prepare starched items. It covers folding hems selvages and corners, rolling starches, stacking in a basket, and timing for sprinkling colored fabrics with hot water and a whisk broom.
Hints for Needleworkers
Practical advice on protecting clothing with deep ruffles on gingham aprons and reworking worn shirt waists by replacing backs or renewing sleeves. Recommendations cover securing fasteners with silk tape, pressing cautions, and belt width guidance for silk belts based on waist size.
Mixed Menu Recipes and Labor News Digest
A collection of kitchen tips includes Tomato and Pineapple Salad and various dessert ideas. Also covered is Labor World news with parades, strikes, unions, eight hour day push, and union reorganizations across New Zealand, Scotland, Buffalo, and Australia.
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New York City
New Orleans
New Zealand
Glasgow
Scotland
Clyde
New York
Dominion
Buffalo
N. Y
Queensland
Australia
Rvice
Feminine News Notes From Tuberculosis to Berlin
A collage of items on women in politics and professions across 1900s era topics. Veil wearing in Turkey declines, North Carolina grants the first women dentist license to Mrs. L. D. McGuire of Asheville. Miss Marie Rancke found drowned near Detroit. foul play suspected. Mrs. Marshall Field Jr. in Chicago hosts London social event. Dr Grace Wilson Cahoon of Burt Montana elected secretary of the Montana State Medical Association. Twenty seven American women registered as medical students to study in Berlin. New York women praised for mercantile philanthropy and accused of mercenary writing. Wives of three New York mail carriers work during husbands' health-related vacations. Two New York women reportedly earn 20000 dollars yearly in dress design. Mrs John R. McLean hosts delegates to the International Congress on Tuberculosis in Washington in September. Germany to send Dr Lydia Ralunowitsch-Kempner among 114 representatives. The Queen of the Sectiones youth is noted for excessive kissing when entertaining guests.
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Turkey
North Carolina
Z. McGuire
Asheville
Marie Rancke
Detroit
Mich
Marshall Field, Jr
Chicago
London
University of Berlin
Germany
New York
Herrick
New York State
John R. McLean
Lydia Ralunowitsch-Kempner
Berlin
Mission of Sperry's Fleet Aims at Courtesy Abroad
The New York World says Admiral Sperry's fleet mission in the Orient is a gesture of friendship to strengthen international good will. It cautions against letting misguided zeal or hidden motives spoil the favorable impression abroad.
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New York World
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Duke of Norfolk
Boyle
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Mary Jonas
Chester
Oulton Guardians
Anthony Clark
Edge
Clerkenwell County Court
Frederick Boyle
Massey
George Harvey
North American Review
Helen Rowland
John N. Cob
LABOR
United Kingdom
New Bedford
Mass
San Francisco
Cal
Lodge 68
International Association of M.chinists
Center Square
New Oxford
Charley Hersh
Oxford
Pitt St
W. M. Depot
F. L. Fleshman
WM. McSherry, JR
Gettysburg
Adams County
Court House
Joan B. MoPaexsox
Doxaup P
MoPaga
Mopherson
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