The Demoniac Possession of Miss Keturah
Miss Keturah confesses to stirring gossip and anger in her town after she provokes neighbors over butter and rehearses their faults. A minister cautions her on the harm done and she dreams of demonic possession before finding remorse and peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Keturah
Blur Aml
Earl Other
Fen
Toriia
Mic
Mied Koturah
Lydia
Miss Gates
Sam
South
Opportunity as Epigram's Moving Statue Lesson
A traveler and a state exchange an epigrammatic dialogue about a vanished ancient statue named Opportunity. Lysippus carves it to show swift passage, perpetual motion, and the fleeting nature of chances. The tale preserves Greek wisdom that warns passers-by to seize fleeting moments before they vanish.
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Lysippus
Chriran Press
Nickel Fare Change Sparks Transit Debate
A scrambled historical note outlines a proposal about nickel level fares and public delivery services. Mentions government officials debating supply and travelers, with references to Washington and unrelated names mixed in the OCR text. The fragment suggests a policy shift affecting fare price and delivery service access.
Unusual Exhibition Note Sparks Transit Farewell Scene
The article describes a peculiar event at a railway station where a man named Nin became the center of attention as a crowd watched his departure. A orderly farewell through the crowd is described, highlighting the emotional moment as he boards the platform and the audience waves goodbye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliy
Switching Days and Fare Evasion Across Cities
The article notes transit tricks like alleys transporting Allenr lines crews and avoiding fare in Washington Denver and Detroit. It mentions a Sham OK in which Polish and American participants joined a observed “switching days” tradition tied to practical and sentimental aims, contrasting dance and family customs with public opinions on kissing and propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allenr
Weir
Washington
Denver
Detroit
Invention of Playing Cards Through Repeated Experiments
The article recounts a tradition that playing cards arose for a fool and notes that they were first made for the amusement of Charles VI of France. It tells of Lieuben, a German lunatic, who vowed to arrange a pack in a specific order and repeated the turning process for twenty years, totaling 4,246,028 trials before success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles VI
France
Lieuben
Irregular numbers and fate in history and royalty
The piece notes belief in ill luck tied to the number 13 citing the Irish Hunt corps mobilized January 13 1900 in Dublin and its South Africa voyage where 13 men died. It contrasts this with Sweden where King Oscar and family lead an accessible domestic life in Stockholm known as the Venice of the North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brrederce
Europe
Venice
Stockholm
Oscar
South Cotton Manufacturing Surges in Early 20th Century
A Charleston meeting of the Manufacturered club highlights rapid southern growth in cotton mills led by South Carolina and North Carolina. Data show increasing mill counts and spindles since 1804, with the center of cotton production shifting toward Columbia and a rising commercial spirit across the region.
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Charlotte
South
Indianapolis Journal
South Carolina
United States
Fall River
Moss
Columbia
North Carolina
Labor Notes Move Toward Broader Union Growth Across Regions
The survey notes low union density in the United States with 10 percent organized and cites sizable non American labor participation in Austria Italy and Finland. It reports rail telegraphers growth several city union boosts in Moscow Winnepeg and Birmingham plans and details wage scales and benefit funds. It highlights Atlanta garment workers new 50 hour week and overtime rules and British Columbia fishermen forming unions with intercultural memberships while limiting Japanese involvement in river labor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Sill
Filand
Moscow
Winnepegee
Journeymen Bakers Union
British Columbia
Glucose makers see British duty as beneficial
Glucose manufacturers in the United States say the new British duty will raise market prices yet confer official standing on glucose. They note U S exports total about 60 000 tons of glucose products and view the duty as ultimately favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Russia's Economic Plight Signals Industrial Shock
The article paints a broad picture of Russia facing severe industrial stagnation despite political unrest. Factories closed or halted, capital yields poor returns, and workers struggle for jobs as shares tumble. The shift from agriculture to manufacturing, aided by government subsidies, created overproduction and hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Bailte
Russia
Kalas
Asia
Europe
Germany
Annual Railway Picnics Face Corporate Officers and Families
A Railway and Engineering Review correspondent argues for annual meetings or picnics where officers and workers and their families gather for a pleasant occasion. The piece warns that overemphasis on money harms national welfare and stresses the need for officials to engage with workers to improve labor relations and productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railway and Engineering Review
Boards of Arbitration
Barbers Strike Sunday Closings Sparking Legal Action
The Barbers’ union in Philadelphia reports 239 arrests for Sunday-closing protests, 220 fined by magistrates with 155 paying, 19 jailed six days, 28 appealing to quarter sessions, and 86 filing writs of certiorari. Legal costs reach $2000 as the Free Labor cause pushes reform. Ohio convict labor inquiry targets southern employments to curb competition against free labor.
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Narbers
Barbers’ Union of
Philadelphia
Court of Quarter Sessions
Common Pleas Court
Ohio Convict Labor Commission
Ohio
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Emilee
Hein
Joel Bally
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Unete Sam Vy
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Ithe
Hee
Tnetine
Avian
Wielvel
Ellins
Washhyton
Theodore J. Shaffer
Amon
Kiver
Reir Infinenes
Shaffer
Tron
Ma Kral Steel Truat
Byars Bileailon
Shamokin
America
Africa
Cear
Rua Hk
Marri
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Cenr
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