American Eye on New York and Washington From A Month Abroad
Frederick van Eden, a Dutch reformer, describes his month in America contrasting New York unfavorably with Washington and praising New York for vigor while condemning its aesthetic excesses. He also notes environmental neglect around the city versus Guernsey’s orderly upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
Washington
Frederick van Eden
America
Athens
Knickerbocker Trust Company
42D Street
Channel
Guernsey
World Notes and Curiosities Across Nations
A miscellany of facts spans population estimates for Canada and sugar exports from Formosa, plus notes on royal heirs insurance, Cunard liner electricals, Philippine governance, and coal finds. The piece also covers aviation views by Simon Newcomb, cultural anecdotes, and everyday remedies and curiosities from gardens to ants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas
Mauretania
Philippines
Bontoe
Formosa
Widowers Confront Mourning Turn to Business in Missouri
A Kansas widower delays remarriage and mourning period, while a Missouri widower chooses to act decisively, signaling a shift from private grief to business concerns after loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Missouri
Peruna Promoted For Stomach Catarrh Dyspepsia
A Washington letter from U. S. Senator M. C. Butler praises Peruna for curing stomach catarrh and dyspepsia. He reports relief after short use and calls Peruna a wonderful medicine and tonic. The notice invites readers to ask for a free Peruna Almanac for 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Butler
U. S
South Carolina
Washington, D. C
Peruna Medicine Co
Cause and Effect Good Digestion Follows Right Food
A New York woman shares how heavy greasy foods caused indigestion and mind discomfort. She found relief and improved digestion by using Grape-Nuts, noting lasting benefits and renewed appetite. The ad promotes Postum and the slogan There’s a Reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Akead
Wellville
Pligs
Osage Indians in Oklahoma Hold Large Cash Reserves
The Osage Nation in Oklahoma, about 1,500 people, hold 8,600,000 in cash with 1,400,000 in property. The piece notes shifts in gender roles, observing many young women prefer wage earning over homemaking and some use independence to deter suitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
United States
Kidney Pills Restore Strength Says Corydon Man
David Price of Corydon Indiana describes severe kidney illness leaving him weak and nearly skeletal. One week after starting Dean's Kidney Pills he walked without a cane and gradually recovered. seven years later he remains healthy. Sold by all dealers 50c a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Price
Corydon
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Egg White Remedy for Burns Cited in Advice Column
A newspaper item describes using beaten egg white as a burn remedy. It advises beating to a froth and applying evenly to soothe pain and prevent air exposure to promote faster healing.
PILES OINTMENT PROMISES 6 TO 14 DAY CURE GUARANTEE
Pazo ointment claims to cure piles in six to fourteen days with money back if not. A two mile railroad bridge is completed over the Columbia River in Washington. A Belgian roadside fruit tree revenue is cited and Omaha Methodist Hospital collects jars filled with fruit for a charity drive requesting any fruit except gooseberries tomatoes or pie plant.
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Columbia River
State
Washington
Harry E. Elliott
Rehoboth Beach
Del
Belgium
Methodist Hospital of
Omaha
Sam Austine
Lincoln Journal touts telegraph coverage and civic duty
The Lincoln State Journal claims large telegraph space across Nebraska, pledges comprehensive state news including deaths and marriages, and champions direct primary accountability for citizens. It stresses broad coverage of state institutions in Lincoln and promises truth without strings.
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Nebraska
Lincoln State Journal
Lincoln
State University
Agricultural School
Lincoln Journal
Champagne Requires Months of Time and Care in Making
Champagne demands extensive time from start to finish. A bottle undergoes about two and a half years of work and is sometimes kept two to three years longer in vaults to mature.
A Microscope Opens Wonders of Nature for Boys
A simple pocket microscope can spark a boy’s curiosity and sharpen observation. The device reveals an unseen world, from the color-rich interior of a nasturtium to tiny creatures in a stagnant pool, teaching that nature hides more than the eye sees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nasturtium
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Grocer Mr Dash Encounters Golf Club Initiation
The piece recounts Mr Dash a grocer with high social aims joining a local golf club. He is well dressed and hires a experienced caddie but becomes repelled after a rough first shot sends soil and grit into the youth's eyes and mouth. The youth protests that teeing in the caddie is improper.
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Dash
Introspection on a horse trade and conscience
A Washington Star quip recalls a man named Si who jokes his conscience is unusually clear yet worries he may have lost out in a horse trade. The remark contrasts with the notion that the right kind of man should not chase after work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkshire
Sitha
Washington Star
AddSpon
Baby's terrible eczema cured by Cuticura remedies
Mrs. Louis Beck of San Antonio Texas writes in April 1907 that her baby Besema suffered for six months with a severe facial skin infection. After trying two doctors without relief, a course of Cuticura remedies caused sleep to return in a week and the sores vanished within two months.
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Cutleura
Louis Beck
San Antonio
Tex
Discourse on Love, Discouragement and Desire
A speaker notes that men fear rejection in romance while clever women use discouragement to powerful effect. Worthwhile women cannot be won quickly. The speaker reflects that much unhappiness stems from not knowing what we want and pursuing it to excess. The passage ends with a quirky aside about two dollars.
Cure a Cold in One Day Propaganda and Remedies
A dated ad extols laxative bromide quinine tablets with Druggists refund claim and Fr W Grove signature on boxes. Another anecdote recalls Fr W Grove praying on his eighty ninth birthday when cataracts reportedly dissolved restoring sight. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething infants advertised at 25c per bottle.
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Fr. W.grove
N. Y
E. W. Grove
Highest restaurant opens on Jungfrau plateau above Alps
The new restaurant at His meer station on Jungfrau railway rises 10 000 feet above sea level near the summit. It uses electricity from the Lutschine waterfall to cook and heat a rock carved dining hall. The article notes regular oil rubs help prevent stiffness.
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Hismeer
Jungfrau
Switzerland
Famous Last Words From Notable Figures Across History
The excerpt lists dying sayings of figures like Addison, Haller, Petrarch, Metastasio, Alfieri, Napoleon, Mead, Leibniz, and Keats. It recounts their final moments and quips about faith, death, and mortality, illustrating varied attitudes toward death and belief.
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Petrarch
Metastasio
Alfieri
Napoleon
Mead
Leibnitz
Keats
Legal findings on negligence and damages in varied cases
A boy’s use of a dynamite cap with a dry battery does not break the chain of negligence liability. A mother’s mental anguish damages are sustained for failure to deliver a telegram about a child's pesthouse admission. Kansas taxes treat promissory notes held in Missouri as Kansas personal property. A 13-year-old cyclist crossing tracks is negligent and cannot hold the railroad liable for a passed signalless train due to dangerous crossing conditions.
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Kansas
Missouri
Denmark flag oldest in world since 1219
The Danish flag remains the oldest national banner in use with origins dating back to 1219. It has flown as a symbol of Denmark through centuries of history and is a defining emblem of the nation.
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Denmark
Wrecked Steamer Rescued by Pigs Tying Lines
The captain of a coasting steamer wrecked near Sydney N W tied lines to pigs in the cargo. The pigs swam ashore with the lines, enabling the crew to learn of rescue and all on board were saved. A Montreal bank cashier discusses the question of accommodation essence in romance.
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Sydney
Tfe
Montreal
Historic glove styles and bank figures in early notes
The text notes a tan directoire gauntlet glove with a small wrist strap and buckle, eight-button dress gloves or ones closing with a single long-sleeve compatible button, and mentions the Postal Savings Bank of India with 1 120 220 depositors and deposits of 49 223 283 dollars after twenty five years of operation. It adds that silk hats were first worn in Paris in 1797.
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Directoire
The
Postal Savings Bank of India
Huge lobster captured by York County trapper near Biddeford
Harry B. Ayer of York county Maine hauled traps near Biddeford and captured a giant lobster weighing eleven and a half pounds. The crustacean is believed to be forty to fifty years old. Separately Marconi works on a wireless telegraphy system allowing two way messages at once and on a device to determine the message direction.
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Harry B. Ayer
York County
Bidleford
Marconi
Whiskey cures for lame back unsettles medical circle
The article notes whiskey as an almost infallible remedy for lame back rheumatism when combined with Toris Compound and Syrup Sarsaparilla. It advises taking one tablespoonful before each meal and before retiring, with Toris Compound produced by Globe Pharmaceutical Co. Chicago and available from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Pharmaceutical Co
Chicago
Soothing Drink and Skin Care Claims Mixed with Global Data
The text describes a barley water remedy with gum arabic and sweetening for skin issues, plus buttermilk baths to prevent freckles. It reports manganese production in the United States for a recent year and notes Hungarian candle making from Czocerite. It also mentions Mexico planning a large irrigation expenditure.
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United States
Poland
Hungary
Naval ship colors in war and peace across nations
The passage contrasts peacetime and wartime hull colors of navies. It notes the United States used dull gray during the Spanish-American War, while Russia, Japan, Britain, Germany, Italy, and France show varied schemes from green white and soot mixed to light blue and gray. It suggests colors shift with conflict.
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Russia
America
Japan
England
Germany
Italy
France
Europe
A Mandarin Seeks Sleep and Exercise Advice
A Chicago News tale recounts a Chinese mandarin visiting a physician for insomnia appetite loss and low mood while gaining weight. The doctor prescribes vigorous exercise and offers the Mandarin a role polishing floors four mornings a week, joking that his own floors are larger.
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Chicago
Demtor
Flour Troubles Reported By Mrs New To Grocer
A Philadelphia Ledger item notes Mrs. New complained about flour being tough. The grocer asked for details and she explained her husband would not eat biscuits made with the flour.
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Canada
Stockholm
Christiania
Berlin
London
Philippine Archipelago
North Carolina
Kansas-Oklahoma
California
Illinois
Weir Mitchell
Royal Society of England
Alexander Agassiz
George W. Ifill
Simon Newcomb
Wagon Wagga
Australia
Club
Post Office Department
Roosevelt
Landor
Florence
Wright Brothers
Humman
Matamoros
Rio Grande
Peruna
Mavive Oy. Marie
Carters
Dodds
Guarul
Haller
Aera
Fred C. Witten
Kim
Newark
N. J
Faust Tanke Gee
de Geed
Fon
Eaken
Ripe
Remilaia Amico Oo
Sterling Remedy Co
N.Y
Paris
Hall
F. J. Cheney &C
Teledo
F. J. Cheney
Walpine, Kinnan & Marvin
Toledo
O. Hall
Dengeus
York, Neb
York
Keystone
Idaac C. Rhoads
Seibert
Colo
Wheat Land
Western
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
W. V. Bennett
New York Life Building
Neb
Plecas Eas Abare
Palozs
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