Vermont Circuses Then and Now and Odd Bits of Advice
A historical note recalls Vermont restricting circuses until twenty years ago while residents flocked to neighboring states for shows. The piece adds a fact about global rail traffic with two billion passengers and 950 million tons moved yearly. It ends with brief consumer tips about fish storage and feet care products and a cooking reminder to add salt when boiling.
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Vermont
Green Mountains
New York
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Ball Blue ad and idle-work slogan restatement
The note promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry products with a 2 oz package priced at five cents and includes a social maxim asserting that overwork kills fewer men than excessive leisure.
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Red Cross
Tidbits and notices from a dated miscellany
Fragmented items include price notes for tonics, a quip about grudges, an old testimonial for Piso's Cure, a Nova Scotia tide claim, Omaha real estate expense figures, and a note on a Western institution’s equipment plus a catalog invitation from A C Ong with a general life motto.
Wabash Announces Deep Summer Fares and Stopovers
Greatly reduced rates for Buffalo and New York round trips via Wabash with daily ticketing from Chicago. Kansas City St Louis and Chicago routes offered with summer specials and Niagara Falls and Buffalo stopovers. Contact Harry E Moores or C S Crane for details at Omaha and St Louis offices. Also includes a Defiance Starch promotion with 16 oz. package at 10 cents and refund guarantee.
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Buffalo
New York
Wabash
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Niagara Falls
Harry E. Moores
Pass. Dept
Omaha
Defiance
Colorado and Utah Railways Offer Summer Coolness
The piece touts a cool mountain escape from Kansas heat via Missouri Pacific and Denver and Rio Grande routes to Pueblo and the Rockies. It highlights scenic travel through canyons, rapid rail connections, and affordable short tours while urging readers to seek relief from the heat.
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Plains
Kansas
Colorado
Missouri Pacific Railway
Great Southwest
Pueblo
America
Denver and Rio Grande
Great Mountain
Rango
Rockies
Salt Lake
Utah
Necklace of Nuggets Presented to Duchess of Fife
A necklace of virgin gold nuggets was given to the Duchess of Fife during her visit to the Glasgow Exhibition West Australian court. Presented by H W Venn of the royal commission the piece comes in a sandalwood casket with a gold veined crystal pendant and bears a commemorative inscription dated May 3 1901.
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Gow
Duchess of Fife
H. W. Venn
Royal Commission of Western Australia
Glasgow
Princess Louise
Western Australia
Wrest
Unappreciated Flowers From Gov Table
A New York Times tale recalls a distinguished man who returns from a public dinner and wakes his wife shouting about a beautiful bouquet from the governor. She asks him to place them in water and sleep. Morning reveals the bouquet is a big bunch of artificial flowers snatched from someone’s bouquet.
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New York Times
Gov'nor’s
Wedding Garment Hire Emerges In Philadelphia
In Philadelphia three or four shops offer wedding and funeral costumes for hire at reasonable rates. Renting masquerade and men’s evening clothes is a long established business, but renting wedding and funeral attire is described as a new practice.
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Philadelphia
How a Horse Steals His Comrade's Oats in Brooklyn
A postoffice horse at a Ninth Street and Fifth Avenue substation in Brooklyn is described as stealing rivals’ oats during feeding. While standing, horses are fed on the curb. the wily horse backs into the next animal, robs its feed, then returns to his own oats and naps contentedly. The device of the scheme is to maximize his own rations at the expense of others.
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Brooklyn
Ninth Street
Fifth Avenue
Eccentric NC recluse dies at Fayetteville aged 70
L N Calvary, a New York transplanted vintner, dies of heart disease at his Fayetteville home. He lived alone on 100 acres and never shipped produce, letting each year’s harvest rot. Found seated in a chair with $300 on him and fine silverware inside the house.
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The
Atlanta Constitution
L. N. Calvary
Fayetteville
N. C
Calvary
North Carolina
Newburg
N. Y
New York
Hudson River
Laws Protecting Salmon Outpaced Only By Man
A contention notes that more laws have been enacted for salmon protection than for any living creature except humans, reflecting broad concerns about aquatic species and conservation.
Ladder With A Platform For Women Invented
An improved ladder for women features a platform and balustrade that automatic ly unfold when set up, preventing falls. It includes a large table board for kitchen utensils and cleaning supplies, enabling safe window washing or wall cleaning. The ladder remains light and portable for easy use.
Button hooks vanish as button shoes fade from fashion
The Washington Star notes that button hooks were once common on key rings and desks but have disappeared with the decline of button shoes. The piece reflects on changing fashion and utility as a small, fond nostalgia for a bygone accessory.
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Washington Star
Light from Earth Versus Proportions Compared
A fragment notes that earth would give only about one eleventh as much light as a body made from specific proportions. The statement contrasts light output with a referenced standard by proportion.
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Earth
War Vessel to Be Christened in Memory of Commodore Truxton
A torpedo boat destroyer will be christened in memory of Commodore Thomas Truxton, a famed Revolutionary War hero. Truxton, born 1755 on Long Island, earned renown commanding several vessels against British forces and in later U S Navy service. The event honors his enduring legacy in American naval history.
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Truxton
United States Navy
Thomas Truxton
Isabel Truxton
Norfolk
Commodore Truxton
Long Island
Philadelphia
Congress
Independence
Mars
U. S. Navy
West Indies
United States
France
New Jersey
Navy
The Old Lady and Her Frog Tale
A humorous medical anecdote from Notes and Queries tells of an old lady who believes a frog in her stomach. The doctor feigns belief, injects a real frog, and the patient rejoices before the doctor reveals the ruse and calms her fears with a genteel explanation.
New England Women Establish Registry at Pan American Exposition
The national secretary of New England Women has set up registry headquarters at Buffalo Pan-American Exposition. From July first a clerk will arrange housing for women of New England ancestry at special rates, in hotels, boarding houses, or private homes, with rooms with or without board. Further information available from the secretary at the New England state building.
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New England
Buffalo
New England State Building
N. Y
Beaumont oil discoverer Lucas rose from poverty to wealth
Captain A. F. Lucas, credited with discovering oil in Beaumont Texas, reportedly earned about 840 million in a year and now valued at 40 million. Once a railroad conductor and mining engineer, he lost his job two years ago and wandered until he persuaded capitalists to back oil exploration leading to the Lucas gusher.
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A. F. Lucas
Beaumont
Tex
Lucas Gusher
Mexico War Effort Spurs Debate Over Costs
The Mexican army, numbering over 25 000, is funded by just over 1 000 000 Mexican dollars monthly. Congress expenses are pegged at about 21 000 000 per year, provoking scrutiny of military and legislative costs.
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Poblico
Mexico
Mexican Congress
Cross of the Ren 2 Legion of Honor Shares Honor to Thirty Eight Women
The ren 2 Legion of Honor has been bestowed upon thirty eight women in a ceremony marking a significant club and national recognition.Recipients include notable figures across fields and regions, highlighting the group's expanding list of distinguished honorees.
Spaniards Return to Cuba amid Havana Pride
Two Spaniards who had long been absent from Cuba toured Havana's renovated streets. They overheard a traveler note the Stars and Stripes over Morro Castle. The response praised American progress in two years, contrasting with Spanish rule over 400 years. Also mentions 1 cent and dishwashing soap pitches.
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Ariow
Cuba
Havana
Morro Castle
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