Lumbering in Brazil of Capita Excessive Taxes and Wet Business Methods
The Amazon lumber industry faces capital shortages high money rates and costly export taxes. A Brazilian report notes merchants' profit focus harms growth, urges proper lumber grading lighter export duties and better sanitary conditions. Recommendations include official wood weight standards, consular wood samples and reduced freight costs with new small state customs houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amazon
Department of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce
M. A. Cremer
Cremer
Port Tay
Paras
Colored applicant outlines fitness for Washington butler post
In a Washington suburb, a colored applicant for a family butler position asserts his fitness. He declares he is well educated and has passed a civil service examination, addressing his prospective employer with deference and confidence.
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Wilson
Butler
Washington
Sub
T'an
Civil service test seals engagement in Philadelphia tale
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt describes a job applicant, Job, undergoing an on the spot civil service examination set by his former employer Clark. The exchange highlights how civil service is portrayed as essential and unusual virtue before confirming engagement.
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Mean
Gemmeen
Clark
Garye
Job
Philadelphia Ledger
Seaweed Food Factory Plans Face British Skepticism
England lags behind eastern nations in embracing seaweed as a table delicacy though seven species such as samphire dulse dillisk and carrageen are prized. The Stromness project aims to produce a patent seaweed food but public prejudice and unfamiliarity remain barriers to adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Stromness
London
Tyler's The Jeweler Offers World’s Most Gifted Items
The shop showcases jewels and crafts from around the world including diamonds rubies sapphires emeralds and pearls. Men's gifts feature rings pins cases fobs watches and belts with practical items like shirts hosiery and casual wear also marketed.
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Tyler
Tyler's
North Market Street
Let's Dress Up Dan and Daddy TH Christmas Cheer-Ups
A playful note discusses men’s clothing items named Cheer-Ups and Toll Ups as possible Christmas gifts. The text imagines how men might enjoy such apparel, implying humorous brand relations and festive gift ideas.
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Dan
Daddy
K. Sudden
Toy Land Brish Bros Bazaar Delights Children
Toy Land is a bustling display of miniature playthings from trains and boats to Meccano sets and nurseries. Brish Bros Bazaar at 8 and 10 West Patrick Street Valley China offers dolls, toys, books, games, armies and navies to spark joy in the coming generation.
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Were
Santa Claus
Brish Bros. Bazaar
West Patrick Street
Valley China
Cat Glass
Noveltres
Music With Cheer Up Charm At Christmas
Music brings cheer to the heart and home. Harmony Cheer Up at M. P. Moller Co. offers Edison phonographs, pianos, records and rolls as merry Christmas gifts. A large display features instruments from grand pianos to phonographs at 240 North Market Street.
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M. P. Moller Co
North Market Street
Give The Motor Car A Merry Christmas
Dad would enjoy new automotive fixings for Christmas and Michael's Auto Tire Company offers a wide range. Michelin Tires and Tubes, spark plugs, interior mirror, parking light, wiper, chains, covers, battery, pump, motometer, spotlight, jack, horn, mats and more. Visit 172 West Patrick Street for the finest motor goods.
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Dad
Michael’s
Auto Tire Company
A.C
Spiritdorf Spark
Holly Box
Holly Bos
Michael's Auto Tire Company
West Patrick Street
Colder with the Chalk and Seaweed Demand
The passage notes laver seaweed in high demand but rarely visible on gale exposed shores, except in Wales, reflecting a Manchester Guardian style observation about coastal resources and weather in a period setting.
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Wales
Manchester Guardian
Shakespeare Script Is Old Manuscript Discovery Report
E H Sothern reports to the New York World that a Shakespearean manuscript in his handwriting has been found among old British Museum papers. Ward Maunde Thompson attributes the handwriting to Shakespeare and Sothern with Julia Marlowe found the manuscript in 1921. Photographs were brought to America in August 1921, but the public showed little interest at the time. The 147 line interpolation is from a Mundy play about Sir Thomas More.
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Shakespeare
E. H. Sothern
Sothern
New York
Wtuml
Ig Y . Ward
Cheer-Up Candy Cook at The New York Confectionery
A festive call to buy candy for Christmas from The New York Confectionery at 11 West Patrick Street. Emphasizes gifts for sweethearts, children, and family, promoting bon bons, candy canes, Jollypops, and table favors.
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New York
Granpy
Patrick Street
Say It With Flowers Flora at Groff’s Florist
Flora Cheer-Up is a small feature found only at Groff's Florist. The shop on North Market Street and West South Street highlights holiday blooms including chrysanthemums orchids violets wistaria poinsettia and roses plus holly sprays wreaths and mistletoe. Customers may place holiday delivery orders to ensure timely gifts for loved ones.
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Flora
Groff's
Groff
Florist
North Market Street
West South Street
Shakespeare handwriting note linked to Sir Thomas Moore
In a February 2002 Theater magazine interview Bir Sothern discusses discovering Shakespeare’s handwriting. The article describes three sheets with a card labeled Note of the book of Sir Thomas Moore Supposed Shakespeare's Hand writing. It notes revisions after censor submission and mentions the company Lord Strange's Men active in 1592 with Shakespeare as a writer.
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Thomas Moore
Shakespeare
Lord Strange
Americans Are New People Says Oppenheim
The New Republic essay by James Oppenheim argues Americans differ psychologically from Europeans, noting the distinct US mindset beyond mere better or worse. He cites psychologists to support the claim that Germany and France, Russia and England share Europe yet remain psychologically separate from America.
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Europe
James Oppenheim
New Republic
Germany
France
Russia
England
European minds and American destiny in adolescence
Two European psychologists assess American youth and energy as adolescence. They compare European depth with American expansiveness and note vast potential and risk. One observer finds the era intoxicating like Niagara, the other sees renewal and a wish to relocate.
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Europe
America
Glasses of the Presidents Owned by Dr Stengel
Dr Fred A Stengel of Marion Ohio owns nine presidential eyeglasses as a curio hobby. The oldest pair belonged to Thomas Jefferson in 1801 when he was fifty eight, marking a notable collector's trove of political headwear artifacts.
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United States
Fred A. Stengel
Marion, C
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Historic spectacles from presidents and notable figures
A collation of famous eyewear traces its owners from Monticello near Jefferson to President Harding’s editor days in Marion. The collection features Stengel’s glass frames, Harding’s shell Oxford, and glasses once worn by Roopevalt, with ocular relics linked to Cleveland, McKinley, Garfield, Harrison, Polk, and Hayes.
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Giseestrom Ai Ig Viglen
Monticello
Jefferson
Harding
Stengel Himelf
Marion Star
Theodore Roopevalt
Four Eyes
Stengel
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
James A. Garfield
William H. Harrison
James K. Polk
Rutherford B. Hayes
Columbia ‘Record
Dialogue snippet prompts bank account joke in Melbourne Punch
A fractured dialogue sequence features Pauline urging payment and a cheeky exchange about banking. Coca asks about a field in a minute, Cola questions how to obtain them, suggesting a light humorous pun in a Victorian era newspaper style.
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Coca
Cola
Goody Shop at Hoffman's Grocer Christmas Offerings
The note promotes Hoffman's Grocer at 319 West South Street with a large assortment of Christmas treats. It highlights bread for dressing, plum puddings, nuts, candies, cookies, fruit, and fresh Christmas trees. The writer urges early ordering to avoid rushing last minute.
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Brazil
U. S
Grand-Daddy
George
Joe
Kim
Harry
Toy Land
British Museum
Dartmouth
Paul
Pauline
Melbourne
Nogloom Land
Santa Clauss
the Goody Shop
Hoff
Man
Hoffsman’s
Grocer
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