Woman Room Clerk Handles New Hotel Policy
In New York the Martha Washington Hotel appoints Miss M. E. Baker as the first woman room clerk in a major U S hotel. The post demands tact and diplomacy as the establishment, run entirely for women, expands its staff to include this pioneering role, marking a notable shift in hotel operations.
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New Rule
Martha Washington
Bnet Twenty-ninth Street
New York
Atlantic
United States
Meredith Nicholson
Tip
New York City
Garrick Theatre
Chicago
Modish Stationery Monograms and Color Trends
The article notes thin Ottoman and Japanese papers for writing, long monograms on paper and plain envelopes, and monograms on wedding cake boxes. Gold remains common, with occasional other colors. Tinted options include Eneileh blues and dull champagne, while white stationery denotes good taste.
Doughnuts Without Bee Recipe Notes From Domestic Cook
A historical kitchen note outlines a doughnut recipe using sugar sour milk soda and spices. It describes dipping the dough pieces quickly in boiling water before frying and notes the bath should be kept boiling for best results and longer storage.
Grapefruit Marmalade and Fish Dish From an Old Recipe
A kitchen note describes shredding grapefruit and citrus to make marmalade with three times water, overnight settling, and a brief boil, then a potato and fish dish layered in a kettle with butter pepper and a beaten egg. It ends with frying pan instructions.
No Backache or Kidney Misery sale claim ad
An old testimonial style advertisement touts Pope's Diuretic as a cure for backache kidney and bladder problems. It claims rapid relief after a few doses and urges a 50 cent trial from any druggist. The copy asserts safety and world‑wide availability from Pope Thompson and Pope of Cincinnati.
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Pane
Pope
Elesen
Pape
Thompason
Cincinnati
Papa
Miracle Cure Tells of Dr King’s New Discovery
A Manches ter Ohio resident recounts near death from lung trouble and weight loss. After using Dr King’s New Discovery he recovered to 160 pounds and can work hard, also claiming it cured his four children of croup. The ad touts the remedy as infallible for coughs colds and bronchial issues with a free trial bottle offered.
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Lewin Chamblin
Manchester
Ohio
Tallman & Co
Leaders Resourceful in Finland Revolt Plot Foiled
Copenhagen reports that Russian police and officials fail to spark revolt in Finland as Finnish leaders show good sense. A consignment of arms, sent by an agent provocateur in Hamburg, was seized by gendarmes at an opportune moment. Swedish press says the plot was organized by Russian gendarmes and their agents to obtain incriminating evidence against Finns.
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Copenhagen
Finland
Hamburg
Won't Need a Crotch But Ruckien Arnica Heals Quickly
Editor J P Seeuman of Cornellus NC bruleed his leg badly after a sore began. Many calver and ointments failed. Ruckien's Arnica salve healed it thoroughly, promising prompt relief for wheers, bolla, burna, brulees, corns, sores, pimples, eczema or pilose. Taliman & Co offer it.
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J. P. Seeuman
Cor-nellus
N.C
Milan Keeps Niobe Statue after Rome Beaten
Milan maintains possession of an ancient Niobe statue recovered from excavations in Rome. The mixed dispute saw Rome claim rightful care in the Eternal City, and Milan resist, leading to a Milan court annulment of sequestration and preserving Milan’s hold on the statue.
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Rome
Milan
Alwys
Niobe
Terra
Berlin Adopts Messenger Girls In Lieu Of Boys
In Berlin the male child messengers have been removed by decree, and girls now serve as messenger dispatchers. Referred to as messenger girls, they wear coquettish outfits with a pillbox cap, box-plaited skirt, black wallet, and trim, gaining public popularity as replacements for traditional boy messengers.
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Berlin
Messengore
Written Messages by Phone in London Offices
London will soon see written messages sent by telephone between office exchanges. An exchange will connect all business firms with telewriters, currently usable only within a single building. Once established, long distance written messages will be exchanged, aiding messaging accuracy in figures and instructions to brokers.
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London
Broken lens service offered at Hanscom's Jewelry
Short ad note promises quick lens grinding and replacement services. It mentions LAXATIVE BROMO Qablee tablets and a refund claim, with a signature from B W GROVE. The line hints at a jewelry store offering repairs and asks customers to bring in broken lenses.
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Groves
Hanscom
Opportunity for U S Merchants at Brussels Exposition
Washington officials say the 18910 Universal and International Exposition in Brussels opens April 25 and runs to mid November. Belgium US trade exceeded 81 million dollars, and the exhibition could boost bilateral commerce, but no US appropriation or space has been applied for by the government.
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Washington
Brussels
Belgium
United States
United State
State Department
Prosperity in the South as Key to Race Problem
President Taft, at a southern industrial education conference hosted by Miss Mabel Boardman, links solving the race issue to southern prosperity. He cites two factors: educating African Americans through better-class southern interest and increasing southern wealth to drive development and progress. He adds that cotton prices at 15 cents aid this prosperity by fueling education and opportunity.
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Washington
South
Taft
Mabel Boardman
Lam
Balard’s Snow Liniment Ad Offers Quick Pain Relief
Baby Hanis mischief often ends in a burma cut or scald. Apply Bal ard's Snow Liniment as soon as the accident happens for relief and fast healing. A sure cure for sprains rheumatism and all pains. Price 26c 60c and 1 A C Koeppen & Bros.
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Hanis
Balard
Koeppen & Bros
Russian paper backs Knox plan on Manchuria despite risk
The Novaya Zhizn and Rutsan of Harbin praise Knox's Manchuria proposal as a safeguard for Russia against Pan Mongolian peril and Japanese military expansion. They argue opposing the plan would invite further Japanese aggression and threaten Russia's eastern frontier. The Yomiuri Shimbun criticizes American consuls in Manchuria for biased reporting harming Japan US ties.
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Victoria
B. C
Novaya Zhizn
Rutsan
Harbin
Knox
Manchuria
Russia
Japan
Korea
Yomiuri Shilmbun
Tokyo
America
Ballard’s Horehound Syrup advertised for cough
An old advertisement touts Ballard’s Horehound Syrup as a cure for hacking coughs and lung irritation. It claims to stop the cough and heal the lungs with bottles priced at 26 cents, 60 cents, and one dollar, sold by A. C Koeppen Bros.
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Ballard
A. C Koeppen
Plenty of good clean coal at Bur roughs
Advertisement notes availability of coal at Bur roughs with a contact phone, Main 6.
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Burroughs
Quarries May Open and Roads to Rush Work
State Engineer Henry L. Bowlby reported all state quarries will be ready by May 1 and road improvement work will start promptly afterward. The Felah quarry rock crusher near North Yakima may run by steam if electric terms are unfavorable, while Marshal Junction near Spokane faces power access issues. The Finte engineer attends the county commissioners convention.
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North Yakima
Wash
Henry L. Bowlby
Electric Light Company
Felah
Bowlby
Marshal
Suokane
Finte
Catarrh Cure Adverts Claim 100 Dollar Reward
An advertisement touts Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment. It claims internal use battles the disease by boosting blood and mucous surfaces, offering 100 dollars for any case it cannot cure. The notice urges readers to request testimonials and lists A F Cheney Co of Toledo, Ohio, as the sellers.
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Ball
Hall
Detroit A Taven For The Bold Masiter Detroiter
Justice Jeffries rules that women in Detroit are at risk unless men who annoy uset hands upon them. He urges the council to pass an ordinance covering such cases after Walter Hale pursued a married woman with lewd remarks. Hale was discharged along with other masher arrests.
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Detroit
Mich
Jeffries
Council
Walter Hale
Tealen
Lane and Douglas oppose Nesmith county creation
Citizens of Lane and Douglas counties met in Roseburg and adopted resolutions opposing Nesmith county. They argued the proposed lines cut Lane County thin in the Willamette valley, burden Douglas County residents east of Roseburg, and favored timbered land and road costs, with property division and governance concerns.
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Lane
Douglas
Ciltizens
Roseburg
Nesmith County
New County
Eugene
Lane County
Willamette Valley
Douglas County
Douslis County
Oakland
Lene County
Ladies Soles Seven Seeks Sole Stitching Deal
A. Eklund advertises a new sewing machine service offering to sew on ladies soles for 6bc per pair. He promises better appearance and longer-lasting results.
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A. Eklund
Are You as Good Shot at the Pastime Parlors
Valuable guns and cigars awarded to the best shots at the Pastime Parlors. Inquire Estes, Wanted-Boardera by week, day, or month. Inquire 412 West Bluff street.
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Estes
Boardera
West Bluff Atreet
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