Free Lunches for Bees and Flower Tricks
A nature piece explains how flowers entice pollinators with nectar and guides called honey guides. It describes violet strategies to attract bees, clover relations with bumble bees, and how flowers ensure pollen transfer while preventing unwanted visitors, with examples from violets to jack in the pulpit.
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Wateur
Maine
California
Julius Caesar
Uun
New Zealand
England
Turning Over A Doctor Leads To A Funeral Price
In a North Dakota town two physicians contrast in age and success. An elder doctor hints at passing work to the younger, recounting an incident where a patient couple refused to switch. When pressed about payment the farmer's reply: paying now would save funeral costs later. The tale, cited by N. D. Mal and Express.
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North Dakota
Mal
Not a Prophet of Love in Stray Stories
Fragmentary note notes misread sentiment with playful quips about love and fault finding. The text references vegetables and canned items as a humorous aside, leaving a whimsical glimpse into a lighthearted column item.
Mrs Smith plans foster home for 100 girls in California
Mrs Smith of Oakland California intends to rear 100 girls as her foster children funded by the borax magnate salary. The 13 acre Arborville property will house ten linked cottages with ten wives each. Girls will attend public schools church and pursue education trades or professions as they choose.
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Oaklamt
Cal
Hecself
Smith
America
I Marca
California
Srv
Arborville
Tiomare
The Hate Mot Weather Hair Care Ritual
The passage describes a routine of washing with soap, sun exposure of the scalp, and alternating sections to sunbathe. It notes that sun treatment is temporary and mentions using a comb to improve hair straightness with a light brisk motion.
Breakfast in Naples A look at daily life in Italian streets
Mary Scotteldn presents a view of Naples at daybreak showing the first coffee-like drink in penny caldrons, street vendors crying hot nuts, and the long morning ritual of milk from cows guarded by calves. The piece notes the city’s hustling pace and the social scenes around work and dawn commutes.
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Mary Scotteldn
Henry Hatt
Naples
Striking Color Pairings in Historical Fashion
A Chicago American excerpt notes daring color combinations in fashion, praising red with pink and the harmony of sky and helio tones with Nile, willow, or lime greens. Pale blue contrasts peach blossoms while multiple gray and brown shades mingle in fabrics rather than trims, with pale blue and vivid scarlet forming a striking melange.
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Chicago
Veil Fashion Fades Under Hygienic Health Advice
Fashion notes mark Velie and other veils out of style, as hygienic experts urge that the soft film over the face can clog pores hinder circulation and dull complexion clarity. The trend shift reflects growing concern for skin health and cleanliness.
West Virginia man ends in poorhouse after seven marriages
George W. Anderson, age 68, is reported to have wed seven times and deserted each spouse. His latest marriage lasted only two days, to a 74 year old, described as a Father giddy maiden, before he ended up in a West Virginia poorhouse.
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George W. Anderson
West Virginia
Labor in the South and Child Labor Practices
Wark Hew writes from Atlanta that outside cities there is little unionization in southern mills led by Gompers era efforts. Many mills employ children, long hours, low wages, and company stores. conditions vary but workers are generally prudent, houses are sanitary, and some mills allow stock ownership while wages are seen as lower than the North.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Atlanta
American Federation
Gompers
Milla
Columbia
Augusta
Charlotte
Childery
South
New England
South Carolina
North Carolina
Accidents at Work Seen Far-From-Complete Count
The article notes limited progress in gathering industrial accident statistics. Railway injuries are best tracked by the Interstate Commerce Commission, yet disabling injuries in construction, iron and steel, and mills receive far less attention. Many states require factory owners to report within 48 hours, but compliance is not widespread.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Inventors Patent Leaderboard of 1872 Beginnings
The list shows thirty eight inventors who have secured at least a hundred patents this year. Edison tops the roll with 142 patents while Elihu Thomson is credited with 444 and Westinghouse and Hiram Maxim also hold high ranks.
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United States
Mr. Edison
Elihu Thomson
Mr. Westinghouse
Hiram
Maxim
International labor bureau urged by National Labor Commissioner
National Labor Commissioner Car roll Wright urged government and state participation in creating an international labor bureau or joining an existing Swiss headed body. The Basle based bureau, led by Dr Stephen Rower, plans a September 27 meeting to publish personnel labor legislation and link U S and European offices on labor questions.
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Carroll D. Wright
National Association of Officials of Bureaus
Laor Statistics
United States
International Labor Bureau
Switzerland
Sex Aviation
Ito
International Project
Am International
Ab Basle
Stephen Rower
Masse
Wright
Vale
Thi
al- Uance
Europe
British workers to tour American mills for lesson
Publisher Cassier plans a July to September visit for 20 English skilled workers. They will study American efficiency versus British methods, report on findings, and expect action by the Federation of Iron Masters and Workmen. Parliament may also address the issue.
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Cassier
Irom
Great Britain
Federation of
Iron Masters and Workingmen
England
Chicago
Labor at Home and Abroad
A study of wages and labor trends reports England's 41 percent rise from 1559 to 1874, with slower growth since 1874. The New York labor bureau notes 1,679 unions in New York state totaling 242,484 members, an increase of 44 unions. Boston’s iron workers win eight hours and three dollars daily. In Barcelona, over 100 soap factories export largely to Cuba. Textile schools grow in Germany, Aberystwyth plans a textile study center. A rotary sheet feeder promises 5,000 nets per hour, automating presses and threatening printroom jobs.
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England
Quarterly Bulletin
New York Bureau of Labor Statistics
Barcelona
Spain
Rocamora Hermanus
Europe
Cuba
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Boston
Germany
Saxony
Great Britain
Aberystwyth College
Wales
Eng
I Press
Lirge
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