She Bore Forty Two Children in Sicily History
The item notes Signora Granata of Sicily as claiming a total of forty two children. It cites a marriage at twenty six and a daughter in the first year. Ten months later five boys were born, followed by triplets and octets, with yearly additions to the family and a recent presentation of five more children to the husband.
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Sally Shiver
Georgia
French Automobiles Cut Transit Time in Central Africa
Forty two motor cars were sent to Central Africa to haul goods between Busalaba and Bumaka. The wagons, each about four tons with nine to ten horsepower, shortened the journey from a month to three or four days. The road runs slowly at about fourteen to fifteen kilometres per hour according to a Technik writer.
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II Africa
Central Africa
Busalaba
Bumaka
Technik
The Lesson of Great Disappointments
Fragmentary ad rivulet shows quotes and product pitches. Appears as a collage of quotations and consumer notices featuring Allen's Foot Ease Jell O and Beeman's Pepsin Gum. Local flavor hints at Western farm audience and motivational maxims amid commercial blurbs.
Opinions on Bad Roads and How to Make Good Roads
A compilation from the Farmers Institute reports on road improvements. Prominent US voices discuss drainage, tax funding, road labor, and practical ideas from Illinois and New York experts. Generals Miles and Brewster weigh in on road policy and practical remedies.
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Menie & Enow
J. H. Jones
Marshalltown
Iowa
Farmers’ Institute
America
Henry Wallace
Anly
Illinois
J. M. Brewster
Chicago
William A. Sweet
New York
Europe
Nelson A. Miles
Preachers Assist Town Marshal in Livermore Bout
Two Alameda County clergymen Rev. Carl M. Warner and Rev. Arthur Hicks aided Town Marshal Harvey in arresting a belligerent, liquor- soiled ranch hand on the streets of Livermore. After shedding coats, the ministers joined the fray, subduing the rancher and sending him to jail, while spectators cheered the display of muscular Christianity.
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Alameda County
Livermore
Medilar
Carl M. Warner
Methodist Church
Arthur Hicks
Harvey
Calaboosa
Mr. Warner
San Francisco
Italian gun firm wins patent for Mauser auto rifle
An Italian firm has purchased the patent for a four piece mechanism that converts the Mauser rifle into an automatic firearm. The inventor is Captain Cel, an infantry officer based in Rome. The device uses a gas driven ejector and a lever to feed the new cartridge.
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Cel
Rome
Our Cable Route to Manila Reveals Global Telegraph Maze
Washington relies on a painstaking 14‑step cable-and-land chain to reach Manila, spanning New York, Valentia, Br iton, Havre, Marseilles, Alexandria, Suez, Aden, Bombay, Madras, Singapore, Saigon, Cochin China, Hong Kong and Manila. The system costs about $400,000 annually.
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Washington
Manila
New York
Valentia
Ireland
Brighton
England
Havre
France
Marseilles
Alexandria
Egypt
Suez
Aden
Arabia
Bombay
Indias
Madras
Singapore
Malayan Peninsula
Saigon
Cochin
China
Hongkong
Philippine Islands
North American Review
Lydia Pinkham's Compound Promises Relief for Women
A testimonial note cites fifty thousand women praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for menstrual pain and vitality. It claims her advice and medicine have helped many women stay strong and cure various ailments.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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