Across Europe a changing fuel and food landscape
Brown coal briquettes mature into cheaper Berlin fuel and peat briquettes may supplant coal. Vienna sees horse and donkey meat fill gaps as beef prices soar. Milan opens a model lodging house for clerks with cheap rents and self-service kitchens. Germany consumes vast cigars while cold vapor engines boost steam efficiency. American corn meal rises in Belgium as a staple for workers.
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Germany
Berlin
Empire
Milan
Italy
Belgium Bread Prices and European Wheat Shortage Crews Strain Markets
Belgium faces bread cost pressures as public bakeries supply nine tenths of loaf production at lower prices while wheat shortages in France push futures higher. An international wheat price committee gains support across Europe to stabilize markets. In tech news, German tests achieve speeds near 90 mph on Berlin to Zossen line with future 180 mph targets. A French motorized boat drive patent enables reverse thrust via a bottom screw shaft, integrating naphtha or gasoline power.
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Belgium
United States
Berlin
Zossen
France
Paris
Denmark
Germany
Spain
Austria
Hungary
Russia
Portugal
Switzerland
Ethics and football and world leaders in brief notes
The piece contrasts Charles F Thwing's view of football as an ethical function with skepticism about cant in language. It then shares rapid notes on Welsh industrial magnate Lord Penrhyn and lists young university presidents including John H McCracken Jerone Hall Raymond Boothe Colwell Davis and Burfis Tankins with ages tied to their appointments.
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Charles F. Thwing
Western Reserve University
Thwing
Lord Penrhyn
United States
Wales
United Kingdom
Penrhyn Castle
John H. Mctracken
Westminster College
Fulton
Jerore Hall Raymond
University of West Virginia
Boothe Colwell Davis
Alfred University
New York
Burfis A. Tankins
University of Indianapolis
The Pumpkin as Thanksgiving Emblem Across Lands
The poem travels from Nineveh to Cuba and New England, celebrating pumpkins and harvest imagery. It contrasts tropical vines with Yankee fields, ending with memories of Thanksgiving days and the beloved pumpkin pie that recalls family and youth.
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Cuba
Thanksgiving Surprise Raises Pastor Salary At Blinville Church
In Blinville, mothers, youths, and church groups secretly raised Pastor Wesley Norwood’s six month pay from 51.75 to 800 dollars a year. A community effort across Young People’s League, Junior League, Ladies’ Aid, and trustees culminated on Thanksgiving with checks presented at the parsonage. The tale ends as Norwood gifts thanks and reads a Bible verse about answered prayer.
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Blinville
Wesley Norwood
Brother Cook
Mr. Barnes
Young People’s League
League
Lottie Newman
Norwoods
Wesley
Mrs. Norwood
Robbie
Norwood
Brother Norwood
Future of England Recalls Imperial Shifts and Royal Succession
Boston Herald notes England faces revolutionary change as Liberal collapse yields Conservative control. Queen Victoria's successor prospects and Duke of York influence are debated while Canada’s A G Jones declines knighthood during the Duke of Cornwall’s visit.
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England
Liberal Party
Thas
Conservative Party
Duke of York
Boston Herald
Rheumatism and the Eyes
Chicago reports fame lawyer Mr. R A Wade credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing his long Rheumatism and Kidney Trouble that left him blind. He claims the treatment restored his sight and health, challenging medical doubt with his proven case.
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Chicago
Ill
R. A. Wade
Dodd
Iim
Divers on bicycles thrill crowds at Tiber embankment
Rival swimmers from the famed Rara Nantes club perform daring midair bicycle plunges into the Tiber from the Porta del Popolo embankment. Spectators watch as divers execute somersaults before entering the river and swimming to shore.
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Tiber
Porta del Popolo
Rara Nantes
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and testimonials
An old advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh cure and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous system remedy. It lists endorsements from West Truax and Whitling Marvin wholesale druggists in Toledo, Ohio, and promotes Hall's Family Pills as complementary.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
FL Z
Cheney
West & Truax
Whitling, Kinnan & Marvin
Ohio
Food luxuries for soldiers across European armies
Describes weekly food extras for soldiers in Europe including sugar in England and France beer in Russia wine in Italy fish in Spain and butter in Belgium with specific quantities cited.
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England
France
Russia
Italy
Spain
Belgium
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised as feet cure
An 1880s style classified ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as the sole remedy for swollen smarting burning and sweating feet coins and bunions. It recommends sprinkling in shoes with a sample offered free for 25 cents at Druggists and Shoe Stores.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Ingenious Italian Newspaper Man in Vatican Gardener Job
Rome journalist Luigi Carreno joined the Vatican as a gardener to gain access for a Pope story. His undercover work aimed to shed light on papal life from inside the Holy See.
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America
Luigi Carreno
Rome
Fife
Vatican
Garfield Tea Heralded as Family Remedy Worldwide
A medical authority praises Garfield Tea as an ointment for stomach liver kidneys and bowels suffering. claims it replaces the family physician in many homes. The herb remedy purportedly makes people well and increases their capacity to enjoy life for young and old.
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Brooklyn
Nova Scotia Governor Declines Knighthood Twice
A. G. Jones the Nova Scotia governor reportedly declined twice the offer of knighthood presented during the Duke of Cornwall and York visit to Canada.
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A. G.,jones
Nova Scotia
Duke of Cornwall
Canada
Mr. Jones
New England
A. G. Jones
York
Putnam Faceless Dyes Advertisement Claim
An old advertisement promotes Putnam Faceless Dyes for even coloring, noting the product does not spot or streak and sells at 10 cents per package through druggists.
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Putnam
Lazarre Described As One Of The Year's Bright Romance
The New York Press lauds Lazarre as a charming romance of the year. The review highlights its engaging storytelling and graceful presentation, noting the novel's appeal to readers seeking a refined literary experience.
Druggist Endorsements and Pithy Quotes in 1900
A collection of dubious claims includes Wizard Oi pain remedy praised by a druggist, notes on Canton druggists and scientists, and a testimonial for Pisox Cure. Also cited is a Minnesota address from 1900 and aphorisms about brides and generosity. The fragmentary text reflects turn–of–the–century promotional chatter and quips including a line about Mia Austin.
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Hanksgiving
Wood
Folsom
California
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Victoria
Aig
Canton
China
J. W. O' Brie
Third Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
Philadelphia Record
Mia
Austin
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