Denmark Reaches Near Universal Electric Service
Scientific American notes progress in Denmark as towns above 5,000 inhabitants now have public electric service and only three towns of 5,000 to 3,000 lack mains. Copenhagen hosts the largest plants with 27,000 horsepower total. Most towns rely on local plants, with Skovshoved serving suburban districts and tramways at Hellérup and Klampenburg. Diesel engines power many stations.
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Denmark
Scientific American
Copenhagen
Skovshoved
Hellérup
Klampenburg
West Suffering Exposed in Tuberculosis Relief Plan
The National Association warns physicians in eastern states to stop sending terminal tuberculosis patients with little funds to the western states. It cites 6 million people in the region with TB and estimates at least 10,000 such patients come west each year to die. Many are too poor for basic necessities and face starvation or charity care.
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West
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
United States
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Texas
National Association
Brent Garden village experiment in collective housekeeping
An English paper describes Brent Garden village where dwellings have all amenities except a kitchen. Meals are cooked at a central hall and can be eaten there or sent home. A four course dinner costs 1 shilling 6 pence and central hall seasine is available at about ten cents per hour.
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Brent Garden Village
Norwegian Scientific Expedition Heads to Unknown Asia
A Norwegian expedition will study the natives, flora, and fauna of largely unmapped regions in northern and central Asia. The mission aims to document indigenous peoples, ecosystem diversity, and regional wildlife for scientific advancement.
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Nothern
Central Asia
Renowned Cuticura Remedy Promises Velvet Hands
Red rough hands become soft and white after a single night using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Soak in hot water, dry, apply ointment, and wear loose gloves overnight. Emollients claim to prevent redness and chapping, offering velvety softness by morning. Samples and 32 page Skin Book offered via Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Korean Arable Land and Oxidine Advertisement
The article notes Korea could gain 20 to 30 percent more arable land. It promotes Oxidine as a summer tonic claiming malaria prevention with regular use. A regular or taste less formula is available at druggists. The final line jokes about paying a prima donna's salary in a Judge's Library.
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Korea
Drive Out Malaria with Tasteless Quinine and Iron
An ad touts a tasteless malaria remedy labeled Quinine and Iron in every bottle. It claims suitability for both adults and children and prices the product at 50 cents.
Ice Box Craft Lets Home Kitchens Build Clean Receptacles
Do it yourself guide to building an inexpensive ice box using two tongued and grooved boxes with building paper between them. The inner box fits inside the outer one with a snug gap, held by inch strips and corner reinforcement for a tight, sanitary result.
Homemade Ice Box Construction Aimed at Sanitation
A step by step description explains building a durable ice box with an inch thick wood shell, zinc or galvanized iron lining, and a dead air space. Cleats aid movement, a drainage pipe keeps air from entering, and the design claims greater cleanliness than traditional sawdust packed boxes.
Apple Sage Pudding With Sage Water
The recipe describes soaking sage in warm salted water for one hour and using it to flavor baked apples in a pudding dish. It also outlines a milk and sago custard with eggs, baked just to set, served with a creamy sauce.
Vermont Blueberry Cake Recipe Steps
Cream half a cup of butter and a scant cup of sugar then beat in one egg. Add nutmeg lemon juice and milk. Stir in baking powder and pastry flour to form batter. Fold in blueberries and bake in a shallow pan for 25 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar and serve hot. Cut into squares and spread with butter.
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Vermont
Slitter Tool Lets Eat Corn On The Cob Faster
A nickel slitter cuts five rows of corn hulls at once. It lets the eater remove kernels while keeping hulls on the cob or extract milky grains for cooking. Slitters cost 35 cents each and require individual placement at table.
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The
New York Times
Ripening Tomatoes In Darkness And Plum Salad Tips
A housekeeper notes tomatoes ripen faster in darkness after harvest and that plant fruit can be hung in a dark cellar to ripen. The New Haven Journal Courier recommends a plum salad with chopped nuts in the plum cavities, circled with bananas and whipped egg dressing, and suggests fried chicken or turkey fritters with tartare sauce.
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The
New Haven Journal-Courier
Pineapple Sauce for Fritters and Filling Hint
A recipe note describes turning pineapple syrup into a sauce by boiling with sugar and cornstarch, then tinting with green color and adding lemon juice and Kirsch. It also briefly mentions separate steps for sealing, rolling, peppering, and a 20 minute rest or bake.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Health Restore
Letters from several women praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound tablets for easing menstrual and menopausal symptoms. Testimonials describe stopping hemorrhages, reduced pain, restored health after prolonged illness, and renewed energy following treatment. The notices urge others to try the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Boston
Mass
Fifth Street
South
Ezra Donovax
Main Street
Willimantic, Conn
Brooklyn Man Sues Pasteur Over Pickerel Bite Fear
A Brooklyn man, Fred Henry, sent the head of a pickerel that bit him at Swartswood Lake to the Pasteur Institute in New York to settle whether a fish can have hydrophobia. The tale includes Henry removing his shoes, the leaky boat, and the fish biting his toe before he freed himself.
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Fred Henry
Hancock Street
Brooklyn
Pasteur Institute
New York
Swartswood Lake
Newton
N. J
New York Press
Henry
Escaping Maniac Strikes, Then Makes Clean Getaway
A cryptic exchange hints at an escapee who harmed a pursuer with a cake of soap and fled. The dialogue underlines caution and urges vigilance in the pursuit.
Grape-Nuts Promoted as Relief for Indigestion
An article argues that stomach trouble comes from improper food and denounces patent medicines. It promotes Grape-Nuts as easy to digest and nourishing, citing user letters from Maine about relief from nervous dyspepsia and increased energy after weeks of use.
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Maine
Ait En Br Postum Co
Tattle Creek
Wellville
Meaning of "at half mast" and its history
The Toronto Mail and Express explains half mast as a sign of universal respect for a great dead person. It traces the practice from military conquest where the victor’s flag rises above the defeated, to public life where flags lowered to half mast honor notable figures.
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Toronto Mail and Express
Angel of Death
California Woman Snaps Six Feet Bear Near Cohasset
Mrs W H Pillsbury of Chico bagged a large brown bear while walking with her husband from their Cohasset summer home. With a 30 30 carbine she asked where to shoot and hit the bear in the right eye. The hide weighed seventy pounds and the carcass was about 300 pounds.
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California
Cohasset
W. H. Pillsbury
Chico
Mrs. Pillsbury
Pillsbury
Chico Cor
San Francisco Chronicle
Duty as the True Stimulant in George Pren tice’s Reflection
A reflective passage contrasts alcohol with duty as a lasting stimulant. It laments liquor that stirs the senses yet leaves men hollow as dead souls rise from the bubbles. The author asserts duty alone provides true uplift and a hopeful inner sky.
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George D. Prentice
Orphan Wins 100000 Lottery Prize in St Petersburg
An eight year old orphan from the Pskoff orphanage becomes sole possessor of a 100000 ruble prize issued by Nobles Bank. Relatives, previously absent, now seek custody while authorities place the girl under an arch priest’s care, a distant kin. The State Bank in St Petersburg processed payment and verified ownership.
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Nobles Bank
State Bank
St. Petersburg
Pskoff
City Visit Sparks Cousin Comfort And Witty Banter
A speaker vows relief with a rich cousin hosting under her roof. The interlocutor adds a playful confirmation, noting the arrangement will be immediate. The exchange carries a light, intimate tone about sharing shelter.
Protect Against Malaria With Weekly Oxidine Dose
A warning notes in broken lines that a breakwater wall is built as a show and advises in malarial regions to take Oxidine weekly to prevent chills fever and other malaria troubles.
Best Books for Youth and Patent Headache Cure Ad
Eugene Field lists timeless children's reads for youths under sixteen with titles like Pilgrim's Progress Robinson Crusoe and Little Women. An ad promotes Hicks Capucine claiming headache relief with money-back guarantee and notes malaria prevention claims for a drug formula.
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Eugene Field
The Likeness and Charity Bawls Parody Dialogue
The excerpt presents a satirical exchange on social feasts and charity events as parallels to public gatherings. It hints at the performative nature of philanthropy and the mingling of social optics with communal aid.
Capucine touted as best summer headache remedy
Hicks capucine is promoted as the best remedy for summer headaches regardless of cause including heat and drafts. The 19th century cure costs 25 cents per bottle and is sold at medicine stores.
Twelve acres per head on Texas range land
A notice notes it takes twelve acres of grazing land for each cattle head on Texas range. The ad copy markets Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain and wind colic, priced at 25 cents a bottle, concluding with a puff about a clever woman.
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Texas Range
Rousseau Adored and Overshadowed in London Visit
The Paris philosopher Rousseau drew vast crowds in London upon his 1766 visit and bicentenary notes. Lord Charlemont praised the Armenian dress drawing attention as Garrick hosted a supper and performed for him. Mrs Garrick recalled a tense evening as Rousseau clung to the front of the box, risking a fall.
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Rousseau
Paris
England
Lord Charlemont
London
Garrick
Florence search for Browning will ends without result
A diligent hunt in Florence for the will of Robert Browning, son of the poet, yields no document. Rumor grows as no will is found, with Browning’s substantial Florence and Asolo estates likely to pass to his wife Miss Coddington of New York, from whom he had lived apart for years. His Casa Guidi in Florence, a childhood link to the family, remains part of the tale.
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Florence
Italy
Robert Browning
Asolo
Miss Coddington
New York
Browning
Casa Guidi
Paxton Toilet Co Sells Paxtine Tablets
Advertises Paxtine tablets as a cheaper alternative to liquid antiseptics for toilet and medicinal uses. Priced at 25 cents a box or available postpaid by writing The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston Mass.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Father’s Gray Hairs Spark Casual Praise in London Opinion
A brief quip features a speaker complimenting his father’s gray hairs and another replying that he gave him those hairs, capturing a light London Opinion tone of witty family banter.
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London
Husband Neglects Dinner for Ball Game Umpire Feud
A wife notes her husband often misses dinner as he concentrates on critiquing the umpire during ball games. The exchange highlights his priority shift from home meals to onfield disputes.
Barber Quip About Razor Hurting Regular Customer
A barber quips about asking a regular if the razor hurts him. The other replies that a forgotten tip could hurt him next time, implying a sharp reminder.
In Gotham Policeman Stashes Weekly Savings Says Source
A Gotham policeman asserts he saves a portion of every week’s earnings, illustrating thrift habits amid city life. The remark highlights personal finance discipline within law enforcement.
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Gotham
Cuba Market for Canada Stone
Cuba imports most of its stone from Canada. A great majority of summer illness is due to malaria in suppressed form. Sickness and headaches are but two symptoms. Oxidine eradicates the malaria germ and tones up the entire system.
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Cuba
Canada
No Kick Coming Portrait Dispute Sparks Comment
A terse exchange over a portrait prompts a reaction about likeness with a sharp retort about kicking. The dialogue highlights tension and misperception in a brief moment.
Motor Cars and Mosquitoes Invasion In Paris
Mosquitoes flies and gnats flood Paris this year as swallows decline and sparrows vanish. The switch to mechanical traction replacing horses drives the change, foretelling the loss of horses and a shift in Parisian staples for the Pierrot who sought grains and barley on the boulevards.
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Paris
Pierrot
Triumph of Machine Building in Paper Making
English engineers build a paper making machine able to produce 650 feet of newspaper at 179 inches width per minute. The ad tone states oxidine clears germs and cures malaria, claiming health benefits alongside industrial achievement.
Electric Fans Rise in India Revolutionizes Home Cooling
In India new to wave fans cost only cents a day and keep air circulating. They are gradually replaced by electric fans as cheaper and more reliable cooling options become common in homes.
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India
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Collective Housekeeping
Chicago Evening Post
Parker
Chamberlayne
Richmond
C.g.chamberlayne
Bla
Grove Avenue
Grernssons
Boz 4
Atlants
Apple Sago
New England
Julia King
Phoenix
R.L Phenix
R.L
Etta Donovan
Mrs. Winfield Dana
Augusta
R.F.D. No. 2
J. A. Thompson
Newport
John Ye Thompson
Newport Center
Grace Dodds
Bethlehem
N.H
Lydia E Pinkham
Gracie B. Copps
Bethlehem, N.H
Hanover
Bright
Jacobs’ Pharmacy
Atlanta, Ga
K.Y
Atlanta
Atlanta Directory
Mali i
Glenn Photo Stock CO
Peachtree
Aise
Dept. K
Austell
L. C. Smith
Edison
Standard Felding Typewriters
H. M. Ashe CO
Jacksonville
Fla
Bladder & Kidney Cure Company
O.K
Shelley Ivey
the College Co-Op
Peachtree St
Reliass Frige
Ianta, Ga
Pompeii
FacSinile Signamare of
Chas. H. Fletcher
J. W. Dinsdale
Chicago
Ill
Alexander E. Mintie
Cleveland
Ohio
Agnes V. Swetland
Omaha
Nebr
J. A McClellan
Buffalo, N. Y
J. W. Allen
St. Louis
C. H. Glidden
St. Paul
Minn
H. D. Benner
Philadelphia
J. A. Boarman
Kansas City
J. J. Mackey
N. Y
Astoria
INE Centaur Company
TT Munaay Strtet
Aes
Dean
West Virginia
Clark
Beasley St. Bluefield
W. Va
Doan
Carter
Carters
Avgicd
Pettiv
Chas
H. Fletcher
Mies Lilly White
Phoebe Primm
Faultless Starch CO
Kansas City, Ma
van Vieot-Mansfield Drug Co
Memphis
Tean
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