Ballooning pipette fears a novel sport of the past
In 1859 Washington Star described a projected St Louis to Atlantic balloon voyage titled Atlantic. Key figures included Prof. John Wise aeroexpert C H Gaeger and John La Sventator. Wise argued for a west to east wind current that could enable transatlantic navigation and sought support from Congress and friends, later forming a team to test a balloon boat with air wheels.
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Wise
Washington Star
St.Louis
Atlantic Seaboard
John Wise
C. H. Gaeger
John la Sventator
Atlantic
the Star
America
Europe
Congress
Gaeger
Lamonstain
Brazilian Embroidery Lets Furniture Speak In Linen
A Los Angeles Times writer notes Brazilian girls lavish time on needlework for the household. Monograms and initials form bas relief from a quarter to half an inch high, stitched on sheets towels and pillowcases. The piece shares cautionary anecdotes about night-time pricks and rough initials causing discomfort.
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Cusehold
Los Aneles Times
Delores
Augusta
Maria
Seventeenth Century Styles Revolutionize Evening Dress
Evening gowns adopt full skirts from the waist and pointed bodices with low de collet and tight sleeves. lace flounces finish the look as Paris trends influence fashion. Hair stays simple yet elegant with curls and side ringlets. French coiffure ideas spur cautious experimentation.
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Philadelphia
Louis
Paris
Doctor Advised Operation and Women’s Health Cure
Suffered years of female ills with inflammation and congestion. Doctors said only an operation could help, but Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored health. Mrs Alvena Sperling of Chicago reports recovery after two doctors warned of death without surgery. The remedy claims to cure displacements, fibroid tumors, irregularities, pains, backache, and nervous prostration.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Draper
Chicago
Ill
Alvena Sperling
Langdon St
Vast Varied Odds and Odd Facts From a Distant Era
A mosaic of curiosities and statistics spans topics from Vienna street trolleys and Grasse perfumes to immigration totals since 1820, Siam lore, Grasse's fame, U S petroleum and gas areas, racehorse teeth, Uganda sleeping sickness, pine and cypress tank life, Boston University enrollment, a Thousand Islands pheasant farm, a deaf mute graduate admitted to a state supreme court, and Canada maple sugar output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Kelly
Shaw University of Raleigh
N. C
Supreme Court of
Gentle bowels aided by Cascarets, cheap pocket remedy
Old people should use Cascarets daily for gentle regular bowel help. A ten cent vest pocket box is sold in drug stores with genuine CCC marked tablets.
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CCC
Taft
Lake Champlain
America
England
France
Martels
Suffering Kidney Trouble Healed by Dean’s Pills Ad
Mrs. L. C. Fridley of Delphos Ohio recalls years of kidney trouble ending after using Dean’s Kidney Pills. She credits the medicine with restoring health and urges readers to remember the Dean’s name. The ad notes price 50 cents per box and Milburn Co. Buffalo NY as distributor. Also mentions large annual f ish catches and 1907 opium imports in the United States.
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L. C. Fridley
N. Main St
Delphos
Ohio
Dean
Dean’s
Foster
Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
North Sea
Atlantic
Pure white lead proves painting quality with Dutch Boy mark
National Lead Company offers a tester and painter outfit to verify pure white lead. A Swedish geologist warns that world iron supplies may exhaust in fifty years, noting the US holds only about one tenth of deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lead Company
Trinity Bldg
New York City
United States
No Rest for Dr. Cook as World Letters Pile Up
Dr. Cook faces a flood of correspondence with letters and telegrams streaming in from 211 parts of the world. The piece notes the relentless demand on his time and the broad international attention he receives.
Polar claims and Cook's return to public life
Dr Frederick A Cook focuses on composing his polar records and plans a western states lecture tour after a long day answering letters at the Waldorf Astoria. He receives city honors but remains cautious about publishing proofs and defends his independence from Peary.
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Cook
Bradley
Peary
Dr. Cook
Board of Aldermen
North Pole
Waldorf-Astoria
University of Copenhagen
Denmark
Indictments allege Maybray and 84 associates in postal fraud
A U S district grand jury indicts James C. Maybray and eighty four alleged confederates for conspiring to defraud via illegal use of the mails. Victims span eighteen states plus Alaska and Canada, with several aliases listed. Indictments name operating cities including Council Bluffs Davenport Burlington St Louis Seattle Denver New Orleans and reveal letters tying deals to sums from 1500 to 30000.
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Council Bluffs
James C. Maybray
United States Grand Jury
Iowa
United States
Maybray
Missouri
Territory
Alaska
Dominion of Canada
Maubray
Davenport
Burlington
St. Louis
Little Rock
Seattle
Denver
New Orleans
Nebraska News Briefs Reach Beatrice and Beyond
A garbled Nebraska page notes a Beatrice death of William Bopher's son and interment in Nebraska City. Items mention Union Pacific line trips from Manhattan, Kansas, local theater performances, hog cholera outbreak near Dunbar with inoculations, and town fireproofing efforts. Reports include a golden anniversary in Sargent, police court actions in Kearney, local school improvements, and irrigation discussions for Keith and Line projects.
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State Union Pacific Line
Treen
Manhattan
Kansas
Les
Knights of
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Testimonials Offer
The ad offers a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internally taken remedy. It cites endorsements from Wading Kinnan Marvin and F J Cheney & Co and notes price at 75 cents per bottle. Includes a brief pitch for Hall's Family Pills for constipation and a note about borders and cotton materials.
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Uall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Wading, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
Hall
Spanish cork regions burn bark for lamp gas
Residents of Spain's cork regions heat bark in kettles and ladle it into spouts to release a gas used as illumination. The remaining residue is sold as Spanish black.
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Cork
Spain
Relief for tired feet prompts widespread sales
A testimonial for Allen's Foot-Ease claims strong relief for sore feet and urges readers to buy from druggists at 25c. The note contrasts YMCA presence, membership and property value between Germany and America, noting 1,989 German associations, 446,000 American members, and vastly larger American holdings.
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Allen
Matilda Holtert
Providence
R. I
Germany
America
Piedmont Prosperity: Cheap Labor and Lush Climate Highlight South
An item notes the Piedmont region benefits from cheap labor and a delightful climate. It mentions cotton, grains, fruits, and vegetables thriving and references the New South Trust Company with a date string indicating May 7 or similar.
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Piedmont
New South Trust Co
Carolina
Pencil Vendor Bound Over After Knife Attack on Train
Fremont Neb. Andrew Hulse the pencil vendor who attacked Conductor Gallop with a knife on Northwestern train No. 6 was bound over to district court under bond of 1000 dollars. He is charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm and with assault with intent to kill. Conductor Gallop appeared as prosecuting witness with his face badly mutilated and bandaged.
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Fremont, Neb
Andrew Hulse
Conductor Gallop
Northwestern
Hise
Rhode Island Families Seek Refuge in Duxbury Sect Belief
A Rhode Island group of the Latter Rain Apostolic Church has moved to Duxbury Massachusetts awaiting what they deem a forthcoming upheaval that will strip the earth and leave the faithful in control. The exodus reflects their belief in a divine judgment and imminent apocalypse.
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Providenche
Rhode Island
The
Apostolic “Hurch
Duxbury
Mase
Nisere
Hastings Man Ends Life In Note To Wife
George Bradshaw of Kenesaw left a note to his wife explaining he was a bank and train robber and could not face the crimes or his pursuers. He died after the attempt, remaining unconscious, detailing that he preferred death over capture and unmasking his past.
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Hastings
Neb
George Bradshaw
Kenesaw
Dema
Omaha Strike May Be Settled
A late night conference between a city council committee and street railway officials indicated a possible settlement of the Omaha strike. President Wattles was open to concessions, including wage increases at a future date, better hours, a larger extra list, and several minor points.
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Omaha
Neb
Wattles
Senator Aldrich in Paris Confering with Bank of France Officials
Senator Nelson W Aldrich of Rhode Island and Prof A Andrew members of the United States monetary commission are in Paris meeting M Pallas governor of the Bank of France and other financiers and economists. Aldrich declined to discuss the commission's recommendations or to promise President Taft's signature.
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Aldrich
France
Paris
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Andrew
United States Monetary Commission
M. Palla
Goveror
Bank of France
Taft
French Aviator Latham Completes Trials in Berlin
Hubert Latham, the French aviator, made a ten minute trial flight in Berlin with a party of German officers present. Later he extended the flight to half an hour over Tempelhof parade ground. An immense crowd cheered as he prepared for daily flights over the next five days.
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Berlin
Hubert Latham
Latham
Tempelhof
Peary Nearing Home After Polar Controversy
Commander Robert B. Peary, en route to Wagbel Bay from Sidney, spent travel time reviewing correspondence. He and his family left Sidney early and reached Truro, Nova Scotia, tonight as the Peary party later departed for Portland.
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Peary
Truro
N. S
Robert B. Peary
Wagle Bay
Sidney
Portand
Jury Finds Woman Murdered in Fire Near Savenburg
Iola Kansas coroner's jury concludes Emma Oberg died at unknown hands after her home burned. Robbery believed to prompt crime with two strange men seen near the house the morning of the fire. Some cash found among ashes.
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Iola
Kans
Emma Oberg
Savenburg
Accident Report with Fragments in Draska City
A fragmented account describes a serious street incident in Draska City involving a wagon and a team overturning a wagon in a street. One man is hurt and believed to be in serious condition. A manager from a company and others are mentioned in passing with unclear roles.
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Ecid
Draska City
James
Nett
de Ayragen
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