New York World recounts vast city systems and mass transit
The New York World summarizes the capital of the western hemisphere describing the Metropolitan Street Railway network with 940000 daily riders and 75000 waiting at theatres, elevated roads carrying 225 million yearly riders, mail and telegraph volumes, and a Lyons Massachusetts schoolboy’s hominy sentence as a quirky aside.
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New York World
Capitol
Hemisphere
Metropolitan Street Railway
New York
Poscifice
Express
Atlantic
Dodd's Kidney Pills Featured Across Personal Reports
The passage credits J. E. Hanson and others praising Dodd's Kidney Pills as curing or aiding recovery from heart disease dropsy and general malaise. Anecdotal claims include renewed work ability and improved health after taking the remedy, amid scattered references to unrelated items and figures.
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Hansons
Ryley
NLD
J. E. Hanson
Price
Dodd
Mr.n
Nightly Fireflies Sold by Peddlers in Tokyo
Street vendors in Tokyo and other Japanese cities sell fireflies each night for three rin. One arin equals one tenth of a cent, making the price about thirty rin per small batch.
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Tokio
Curious Luxor Cemetery Honors Sacred Cat Musicians
A cemetery in Luxor upper Egypt houses mummified musicians of sacred cats each wearing a copper collar. Their remains lie beside kings and emperors' mausoleums in this unusual burial site.
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Luxor
Upper
Egypt
Harvest service nets fish in St Michael’s Mount church
Fish were contained in a net suspended across the church during Thanksgiving services of the harvest of land and sea at St Michael's Mount church. Wales has nearly doubled its population in sixty years.
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St. Michael’s Mount
Cornwell
Wales
Lobster Toasts baked in scallop shells
A recipe describes mixing six ounces lobster meat with two ounces bread crumbs two chopped hard boiled eggs nutmeg a tablespoon of lemon juice salt and cayenne. The mixture is shaped into a paste filled into scallop shells topped with crumbs and browned in a hot oven.
Convincing Kidney Cure Endorsed by Captain Rigler
Captain Alfred Q. Rigler of Hose Company No. 4 Canton Ohio describes a lifelong kidney ailment worsened by back pain and sleep loss. He reports Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his symptoms after prior doctors failed and endorses the product, noting a free trial and nationwide mail offer from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Alfred Q. Rigler
Hose Company No. 4
Canton
Ohio
Dean
Doan
Rigler
United States
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Rhine Towage Rate Hike By Tugboat Owners
Rhine tugboat owners unite to raise towage charges while noting higher operating costs. Iridium now trades near 780 dollars per pound as a notably expensive industrial metal.
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Rhine
Sultan stops Desdemona smothering in private theater
The Sultan of Turkey, moved by a Greek troupe performing Othello, prevented Desdemona’s smothering. In contrast, South Africa raises nearly all its ostriches in incubators.
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Turkey
Courder
South Africa
Mistress and Maid Advice on Comfort and Respect
A domestic guidance note urges masters to provide a fresh and pretty sleeping room for servants. It warns that respect and consideration are earned by treating workers well and not discarding them in harsh conditions.
Berlin Exhibit at St Louis Expo Valued at 500000
The German exhibit at the St Louis exposition is valued at five hundred thousand dollars including the corkscrew.
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Berlin
A Sister's Vengeance Continues Across Seas and Skirmishes
In a serialized tale, Jack clings to revenge for his brother Abel as crewmen prepare to strike at Commodore Junk. Captain Humphrey Armstrong pursues the buccaneer across the Mexican Gulf, facing ambush, treachery, and a fierce naval duel with Junk’s fast schooner.
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Dinny
Mazzard
Bart
Abel
Jack
Sbart
Black Mazzard
Lad
Bristol
Ising
Junk
Commodore Junk
Mexican Gulf
Thunder Gods
His
Central America
Humphrey Armstrong
St. James’ Square
Lord Loganstone
Jenny Wildersey
Tal
Humphrey
Kingston Harbor
Armstrong
Devon
Jenny
Yank
England
Falmouth
Sunrise Confusion In London Leads To Wry Exchange
A young American woman in London asks a police officer which way is west after seeing sunrise from the street. The officer, uncertain, replies with dignified humor that he cannot say where the sun rises, highlighting a playful misunderstanding of directions.
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London
Wireless Telegraphy Proposed for Army Use on Frontier
Wireless telegraphy is suggested as a substitute for the heliograph to link military posts along the northwest Indian frontier, offering an alternative communication method for field operations.
Mexico Shines With Electric Street Rail Expansion
Mexico City boasts over fifty miles of electric street railroad and is among the best lighted cities worldwide. A salesman’s zeal reflects a larger push toward modernization and progress in urban life.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Patient
Mrs Laura L Bresmar of Crown Point Indiana details near miraculous relief from female organ derangement after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits multiple bottles with renewed vitality and urges others to seek the remedy citing free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia IE. Pinkham
Lydia EK
Pinkham
Indisa
Yoin IE
Laura L. Bresmr
Crown Point
Indiana
Ladies Relief Corps
Venetians See A Horse At Fair Monster Display
The tale recalls Venetians who have never seen horses so a showman brought one to a fair and billed it as a monster. Factory workers paid a quarter to view the marvel.
Woman Invents Widely Used Carpet Tack Puller
A woman invented the tack puller, a large device used nationally to remove carpet tacks holding flooring in place quickly and easily.
Goats Roam Malta Roads for Grazing Amid Scarce Grounds
Goats in Malta wander along roads and hillsides searching for edible scraps as regular grazing areas are scarce. Near settlements the tomato crop often yields large harvests, drawing the animals closer to human habitations.
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Malta
Birth Marriage and Death in One Household at York Springs
A niece wed at eight pm, a grandson was born at ten, and Mr Edward Criswell died around one am at his home in York Springs Pennsylvania. The events occurred within five hours. Oil is used as fuel on steamers between San Francisco and Honolulu.
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Edward Criswell
York Springs
Criswell
San Francisco
Honolulu
Paris druggist jailed for adulterating quinine sulfate
A Paris druggist was sentenced to a years imprisonment for adulterating sulphate of quinine. If he resumes business after his term, he must display in his shop a card describing his crime. The article also notes ancient use of umbrellas and parasols in eastern nations and antique chinaware depicting ladies and mandarins under parasols.
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Paris
Hhis
St Jacobs Oil Praised For Rheumatism Cures And Large Sales
The Rem edy St Jacobs Oil is hailed as a powerful cure for long standing rheumatism with numerous testimonials. Publishers and druggists report high sales while users claim relief and return to normal activity after treatment.
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ELY
ELY Bros
Warren St
N.Y
St. Jacobs Oil
George Scleyer
Chilton
Wis
Volksbote
Fred Eberle
Bellaire
B. Pick
Rochester
N. Y
F. Radder
Cleveland
Ohio
C. L. Brundage
Louis Hinkel
East Poesten
Kill
Herman Rittner
Manchester
N. H
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Yoa
Nebraska
Sheldon, Iowa
Lyons
Mass
Rodney
Henrietta F
Ussian
Ster Sargeant Terry
Anatown
Kilucava
Charles Lamb
eWorld
Addreas Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Saith
Ceorce Manville
Jane
Devonshire
James
Australia
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