Carnage of Peace: Railroads and Industrial Death Toll
A Scientific American column cites Interstate Commerce Commission figures showing 474 killed and 4,940 injured in railroad accidents in late 1906, with total casualties exceeding 83,000 yearly. It argues for public awareness, stricter safety ordinances, and mandatory accident reporting to reduce deaths by at least half.
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United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Josiah Strong
Europe
Scientific American
No Beds in Bagdad
About 60 percent of Baghdad's population have no beds. Families sleep on blankets on floors or roofs due to heat, with women preparing the evening meal on the roof at sunset. Privacy is limited by exposed rooftops in many areas.
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Baghdad
The Fair Complexion by Frederick Boyle
The essay argues that many conquering and colonizing peoples were fair skinned, with notable exceptions like the Arab. It reflects on how various races moved and settled across regions, noting a historical pattern of fair peoples expanding more than dark races, especially before Roman Pax Romana.
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Costa Rica
Segovia
Europe
Asia
Assyria
India
Persia
Melia
Armenia
Pax Romana
Mockeries of Matrimony and Fashionable Trade Jokes
An early 20th century riff on marriage gender roles and social trends. It mocks storks, fashion fads like Merry Widow hats, and the contrast between pre and post marriage behavior. The piece plays on marital amiability turning into irritation and social satire about domestic life.
Fight Typhoid and Malaria by Controlling Flies and Mosquitoes
F Massey argues flies spread typhoid and that malaria arises from mosquitoes and contaminated water. He urges draining breeding sites and using deep artesian wells, noting Maryland’s shore improved after addressing malaria and urging banishing flies and malaria mosquitoes to end chills typhoid.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Bayside
Why Women Talk Little. A George Harvey piece.
In a North American Review essay to urge loosening of women’s speech social norms are challenged. The author argues that female voices add vitality and cheer, counteracting male dullness, and advocates freer conversation to aid progress and family harmony.
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George Harvey
North American Review
Odd Fishes Used For War Barometers And Weathercocks
Oddities about fishes include a proposal to use a live shark in a torpedo rear tube controlled by electricity and shocks to steer it toward a target. The loach aquarium fish has been observed to jump with approaching weather changes as a living barometer. In Russia a dead millers thumb fish is hung to show wind direction as a weathercock.
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War Department
Russia
Cottus Gobio
Parrot Killed At Lytham After Flight Into Trees
A remarkable parrot owned by an Ansdel gentleman for twelve years was killed on Saturday at Lytham. The bird, which accompanied the owner on country walks and could fly two miles home for food, was shot by a man who mistook it for a pigeon feeding on peas near Ballam.
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Lytham
Ansdel
Ballam
London News
A GOOD DESSERT FOR CHILDREN
Take leftover oatmeal mush or hominy from breakfast and form cups. Cool and stiffen, scoop centers, fill with fresh or canned fruit, and serve with cream or maple syrup. Custard can substitute for cream. Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Winter plant care tips from American Home Monthly
Do not fear bringing plants indoors. Scrub every leaf and stem with brush water and soap and a tobacco infusion to remove insects. Use the bathroom spray for rinsing and ensure thorough coverage. Regular watering and occasional flower food will compensate for indoor life, yielding vigorous growth and bloom through winter.
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American Home Monthly
Proper Folding and Dampening Guide for Laundry
The guide explains folding neatly and grouping like items to ease ironing. It covers dampening choices for sheets towels napkins and undergarments and advises dampness levels for starched fabrics. It also details rolling starched clothes in a cloth packing in a basket and sprinkling colored clothes with hot water before ironing for best results.
Hints for Needleworkers and Garment Care
Practical sewing tips on protecting aprons with deep ruffles to hide grease, renewing wear on backs of shirt waists and sleeves, attaching fasteners to silk tape, and adjusting silk belts by waist size, seam allowances, and finish widths for different body types.
Decorative Salads and Simple Egg Dishes
A collection of easy kitchen ideas including Tomato and Pineapple Salad with mayonnaise on lettuce, Cracked Eggs boiled with salt, Cherry Tarts with cherry filling, Cherry Brown Betty layered with buttered crumbs, and Colored Salads such as Marguerite salad formed as a daisy with egg whites, yolk crumbs, and vibrant colors.
Labor World and International Labor Movements of 1907
Labor Day parades draw tens of thousands in New York while strikes erupt in New Orleans. Union activity expands in New Zealand and Britain debates eight hour demands. Building trades reorganize in Buffalo and wages rise for Queensland railway workers. Mining disasters raise UK death rates, and unions in New Bedford and San Francisco adopt family rolls and youth education plans.
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New York City
New Orleans
New Zealand
Glasgow
Scotland
Clyde
New York
Dominion
Building Trades
Buffalo
N. Y
Tia
Queensland
Australia
Feminine News Notes Reflect Changes In Dress Roles
Reports from 19th early 20th century noting veils being discarded in Turkey, first licensed woman dentist in North Carolina Mrs J Z McGuire Asheville, and Miss Marie Rancke's near Detroit death under foul play suspicion. Mentions Dr Grace Wilson Cahoon Montana secretary, Berlin medical student surge, and opinion on American women as mercenary. Also notes mail carriers wives in New York, high salaries for two women, dressmakers, reception by Mrs John R McLean for Tuberculosis congress delegates, and German Dr Lydia Ranewitsch Kempner among representatives. Queen of the Hellene kissing customs described at social events.
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Turkey
North Carolina
J. Z. McGuire
Asheville
Marie Rancke
Detroit
Mich
Marshall Field, Jr
Chicago
London
University of Berlin
Germany
New York
Herrick
Wreman
New York State
Womn
Reilly
John R. MclLean
Washinson
Lydia Ralenowitsch-Kempner
Berlin
Earth
Sailors of Sperry Fleet Visit Aims for Peace Ties
The New York World notes Admiral Sperry's fleet mission in the Orient is a courtesy and friendship mission. It aims to strengthen international goodwill and avoid any impression of hidden motives behind the peace voyage.
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New York World
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Festiniog
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Wales
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Scarborough
Ursula Lightfoot
Whs
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Polly
Webb
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Letty
America
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Bagdad
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Helen Rowland
Wall Street
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New York Evening World
F. Massey
John N. Cole
Jepigulee
Tyu
Labor World
United Kingdom
New Bedford
Mass
Wear
Union
San Francisco
Cal
International Association Ofchinists
Center Square
New Oxford
Charley Heersi
Oxford
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W. M. Depot
F. L. Fleshman
WM. McSherry, JR
Gettysburg
Adams County
Court House
Mopherson
Attorneys
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