Americans Eye Better Roads Through State Action
The Semi-Weekly Tribune notes that U S roads rank poorly among civilized nations and cites Buffalo good roads convention progress. It says state responsibility for main highways may replace town funding, with France, Germany and Switzerland as models and a U S delegation to a Paris convention in October.
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United States
France
Ameriain Automobile Asociation
Buffalo
Germany
Switzerland
Department of Roads
Man with wooden leg captures apple thieves in quick gird
A Connecticut farmer, a Civil War veteran with a wooden leg, tracked and stopped four boys stealing his early apples. After his leg broke, he spliced it with a string and regained pursuit, catching one boy while the others surrendered. Moral: prepare for accidents with a spare tool.
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Connecticut
Antietam
Belgium Moves Congo Region Under National Control
The Congo region is to be governed by Belgium under national control, a shift seen as a response to international outrage over atrocities and exploitation in the valley. The change marks a transition from King Leopold’s personal rule to a state responsibility for African policy and native welfare.
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Africa
Belgium
Congo
Great Britain
Valley of the Congo
Boston Herald
Leopold
Ex Detroit Mayor Reflects on Patriotism of Foreign Born
An ex mayor recalled a visit from Polish delegates just before December 14 1899. They cited the Washington centennial to argue foreign born Americans may be more patriotic. The mayor attended their meeting and heard a reverent address on Washington.
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Detroit
Washington
Water Contamination Warning In Mansa Town
Town residents learn water illness traced to acyanobacteria causing taste and odor issues. State health board labels cause as Aphaninomenon a cyanobacterium and urges residents to remove the source. The guidance aims to prevent further consumption of tainted water.
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Mansa
Husetta
State Board of Health
Soston
Thule Walcott Synopsis Seethes With Mysterious Mission
Dudley travels to San Francisco to aid Jienny Wilton in a secret task as a deadly pursuit unfolds. A brutal Chinatown sequence ends with a rescue at a ruined doorway while deceptive identities and a missing boy drive the plot toward Livermore and a chaotic confrontation.
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Dussay
San Francisco
Jienny Wilton
Dintley
Passeng Gore
Soko
Dudley
Wilton
Henry Witton
Witton
Drudlley
San Rrencias
Lin
Gorrits Imeai
Henry Ito
Jonarna
Knapp
Luella
Bith
Chinatown
Cline Drodiey
Tty
Terrill Lael
Gites
Tim Terrill
Fran Ciblow
Carson
Orlen Dudley
Omega
Rueh Decker
Dudey
Olla Knapp
Barton
Giles Dudley
Pne
Livermore
Davey
Meeker
Teavor
Night Escape From a Burglary Gang Getaway
Dick Fitzhugh and companions flee a stormy pursuit after a staged breakout from a house where Meeker and Terrill were captured. They evade guards, slip a note to a one eyed ally, and rush by rail toward Oakland then Niles, racing through rain and canyon to safety.
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Thatcher
Moses
Fitzhugh
Oakland
Scott
Mushroom mislabeling tale from Washington warned youngsters
A New York Press excerpt recalls the 19th century mix up of edible and poisonous mushroom illustrations by the Washington Department of Agriculture. The tale notes the danger of misidentifying fungi and cites a physician advising to avoid both varieties.
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Department of Agriculture At
Washington
New York Press
Parish Registers Misconception Challenged in England
A writer recalls a claim that parish registers date from William the Conqueror, then explains England had no parish records before the late 15th century. He notes registers’ checkered history over three to four centuries and praises those still surviving from that era.
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William the Conqueror
J. F. Wil- Name
England
Henry VII
Reducing Ocean Record
The first Atlantic crossing by a steamer took twenty four days. Cunard ships from 1840 reached in fourteen days, similar to early clippers. In 1860 the Dreadnought sailed in nine days seven teen hours, a record long held. Since then ships improved by hours, not days.
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Atlantic
Cunard Line
Black Ball
Dreadnought
Putting It Up To Billie
A Great Show on Earth wagons roll at daybreak waking ten year old Billie and his five year old brother Robert as their mother pretends to sleep. The two robed figures slip from the house toward the hall with Robert seeking help from Billie to dress himself.
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Billie
Robert
Mother
Everybody's Magazine
All His Own
A brief dialogue shows a witty exchange about appearance and ownership as one character challenges another about taking something that belongs to them. The tone hints at humor and social banter between two speakers.
Cuthura Soap Restores Daughters Health in Essex
Mrs. T. Y. Hyde of Brentwood Essex recalls severe eczema tormenting her daughter with heat tingling and hair loss. After two doctors offered little relief, Cutiura Soap Ointment and Pills were used and the disease vanished a few weeks later, seemingly by magic. This testimonial is dated March 8 1907.
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T. Y. Hyde
Brentwood
Essex
England
Just Back From Vacation Joke Sticks to Timing
A light humor bit has a speaker returning from vacation and confessing one regret. The punchline hinges on wishing to have waited until next month to take the trip so the timing would align with future opportunities.
Starch to Press Shirts at Home with Defiance
A smooth iron and Defiance Starch claim home laundering matches steam laundry for shirt waists. The starch promises proper stiffness and finish with less wear and tear and a non sticking iron for a pleasing result.
And the Fee in Sight Doctors and Lawyers Trade Patter
A quirky Victorian line notes that doctors and lawyers share habit of delaying advice until asked. It cites Winslow’s Soothing and a quasi medicinal listing for semen teething and windoulis cures as a joke about uncertain remedies. A concluding observation warns that success does not guarantee contentment.
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Winslow
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Wainwright
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Wilson
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Porter
Abrams
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Panin
Seratch
Firzhugh
Broderick
Tom
Doddridge Knapp
Boya
Mother Borton
Parrott
Mother Horton
Niles
San Jose
Heaoon
Firehugh
Vieras California Ris Syrup Co
Cor Secewen
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