New Era Club Space in Lafayette Square for Suffrage
A ten foot square billboard on Lafayette square in New Orleans is allotted to the New Era Club to aid the suffrage campaign. Each week the movement’s key facts will be posted, highlighting progress in the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. McFadden
Idaho
Ada County
New York Edison Company
Manhattan Island
Bronx
Lafayette Square
New Orleans
New Era Club
Junius Garrick
Cuff Holder Aimed at Saving Laundry Bills for Cuffs
A Michigan inventor fashions a cuff holder that lets cuffs be reversed to extend wear, seals ends with two loops, and reduces finger strain in slipping cuffs on shirts. A hammock support from Tennessee folds for compact storage, adjustable by telescoping bars and A-shaped uprights. A New York lid device prevents dinner pail lids from being lost, and a jeweler’s lever locks the shop to catch thieves.
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Michigan
Tennessee
New York
Jeweler’s Security Alliance
QuEER TURES and World News Snapshots
A mosaic of international notes covers New York City work for a reservoir and aqueduct project using 45000 men, European social reforms, crime debt statistics, and oddities from America and abroad. Reports touch on Illinois aging milestones, Paris traffic, bromine production, and notable personalities including J Pierpont Morgan and Waldorf Astor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New Cats Kills
Austria
Chamber of Deputies
London County Council
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association of Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Paris
Avenue Des Champs Elysees
Place de la Concorde
Illinois
Chicago
J. Pierpont Morgan
Waldorf Astor
Fariscourt
London
Burke
Alfred Austin
Inwardly Pointing Faucet Defies Conventional Spigots
Connecticut inventor proposes a spigot that directs water inward rather than downward. He claims high flow sinks splash less as water deflects off the sink toward the back and bottom, though practicality in all cases remains doubtful.
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Connecticut
Ocean Liners and the Wharf Rush at Night
On the wharf the cargo flood piles up as an ocean liner’s crew rushes to load. From farms and factories the goods arrive while teams, tugs, and bargees hustle under arc lights. The ship must sail on time and people remain part of a world growing in tension.
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America
Acre
Trans
Debtors’ Jails and the Cost of Owing in Early America
The Yale Review cites 1829 estimates of 75 000 Americans jailed for debt annually, with Ohio and Kentucky abolishing the practice. By 1830 Massachusetts 3 000 New York 10 000 Pennsylvania 7 000 Maryland 3 000 totaled 23 000 in four states, with average debts under five dollars. Dedham jail in Norfolk County Massachusetts is noted.
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Hudson
N. Y
Philadelphia
James Bell
New York
State Senate
Humane Society
Bell
Dins Lyman
George Riley
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Wen
United States
Ohio
Kentucky
Yale Review
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Dedham
Norfolk County
Mass
Hats Tossed to Victory in Japanese Wrestling Custom
Spectators in Japan toss their hats to the winner as a sign of admiration for the victor's skill. Hats are collected and returned to owners who redeem them with various gifts, tied to a pledge made in cooler moments after the excitement subsides.
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Japan
Prisoner treadmill practice sparks cross bar punishment
The text notes ongoing treadmill use in English provinces where a pause can cause a cross bar to strike the prisoner's calf. It also mentions marriage announcements in Spain listing ages, a locomotive lasting about twelve years with care, and 13 400 postage stamp varieties worldwide.
Fasting Customs Guide Indian Farming Start to Harvest
The article describes Tamil Nadu farming rites marking the agricultural year from April to early rains. A village galluvan fixes wood for the plow after astrology on Tamil New Year, with offerings of camphor, incense, plaintains, and a coconut. The valluvan selects wood again, and a public plowing ceremony follows with ritual daubing, incense, cocoanut breaking, jaggery water, and distribution of offerings to spectators.
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India
Madras
Aml
Ile
Legal Cases Highlight Equity And Responsibility Across States
A series of court notes cover Colt vs O Conner recognizing damages for bigamy when a secret marriage occurred during a testator’s illness. Maine’s Smart vs Aroostook Lumber protects access to a summer cottage on navigable streams. Bentley vs Fidelity and Deposit rejects recovery without proof of attorney fee contracts. Farrell vs Manhattan Market questions liability for a sold chicken causing ptomaine poisoning. Massachusetts assigns burden of proof to the plaintiff on dealer selection. A landlord’s removal threat to a sick tenant’s family leads to further disputes. Michigan clarifies janitor vs tenant roles and duties.
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Colt
O’conner
New York Supplement
Supreme Court of New York
Testator
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Smart
Aroostook Lumber Company
US Atlantic Reporter
New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals
Bentley Vs
Fidelity and Deposit Company
Atlantic Reporter
Farrell Vs
Manhattan Market Company
Northeastern
Palintif
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Plaintif
Tucker
Bobby Sees Twelve Disciples in Pharisee Riddle
A playful exchange from Youth's Companion has a boy claiming twelve disciples and one fewer Pharisees. He asserts the Pharisees number is seven, misquoting the Bible, while the teacher and others reflect on biblical counts.
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Bobby
Sneaky Magistrate Described by a Witness
A witness characterizes the magistrate as the sort who avoids eye contact until the observer has their back turned, describing his sly behavior in a terse exchange. He portrays the magistrate as untrustworthy and evasive in court.
Wasn't Made Munk Thats s flossy's ult you have
An exchange notes confusion over who created something with the line Nobody says it was already made by Cornell Widow.
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Reacy
Cornell
Umbrella Mischief In Rainy Day Exchange
A playful observational quip notes how in wet weather the other person tends to have your umbrella, highlighting shared mishaps and humorous urban geometry.
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Spain
Isaac L. Rice
Holland Submarine Torpedo Boat Company
Riverside Drive
Hans
Ike Bergman
Andreas Pellisarti
Mulberry Street
Augustus Thomas
Missouri
University of Missouri
Thomas
Mark Twain
University
M. Santos Dumont
Dumont
W. C. Phalen
UN'‘ States Geological Survey
Queer Tures
Mexico
Edna Wallace Hopper
A. O. Brown
William Allen White
Colier’s
Bryan
Lincoln
Kansas
Bill
English Channel
Sidmouth
St. Malo
Howard Gould
California Fig Syrup Co
Ali
Elie of
Senna
California
Californe San
Seokia
Louisville, KY
Ocean Liner’s Cargo
Esulati
Erotta
Bears
PacSine
Castoria
Royal Remedy CO
Ont
Canada
South Australia
Correspondence National Editorial Association
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
W. V. Bennett
New York Life Building
Omaha
Neb
The
Assam
Kaile
Susiuglbageyes
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