Havana tobacco exports and global buyers noted
Data shows Cuba exported 256,738,029 Havana cigars last year with only about 30 percent reaching the United States. American purchases totaled 79,483,125 cigars while England bought 92,459,687. Germany and France also bought tens of millions. Garfield Tea advertised as purifying blood and aiding health. Chilean editor Carlos Silva visiting Washington. Defiance Starch promotion. Moral reflections on wealth and ethics.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
England
Germany
France
Bed Sheets Must Be LonO Nine Foot Standard
Austin Texas officials enact a nine foot bed sheet rule for hotels and sleeping berths effective July 12. Senator George B Griggs defends the measure noting sanitary progress, with accompanying provisions for fumigation of sleeping cars blankets and bedding and regular disinfection of public buildings depots and coaches including cuspidors with disinfectant.
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Austin
Tex
Campbell
George B. Griggs
Houston
State Health Department
Stolen home robs Montana editor on Crow Reservation
E H Becker, former Daily Gazette proprietor in Millings Montana, reported his homestead on Crow Reservation vanished. All buildings including a log cabin, stable and woodshed were removed after he loaded his household goods and provisions for move. He camped in his wagon that night and offered a $25 reward for the thief.
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Whigh
A Billion for Equipment Marks Rail Expansion
Chicago railways plan near a billion dollars this year to secure equipment power and track including new road. If manufacturers meet demand, 340000 to 350000 freight cars, about 5000 passenger cars, and over 6000 locomotives will be added. Steel rails may total 92 million dollars in cost and 3.9 million tons produced. Western railroads expect 1.6 million tons of rails with about 1 million tons from eastern mills.
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Chicago
American Railways
United States
Healer in German town resembles Christ in looks
In Ausmeter Germany a carpenter healer named Ausmeier draws patients including a wealthy American family seeking cures for hereditary ailments. The American's name is not given and Ausmeier declines to discuss him. The healer, who claims words and prayers cure, wears an embroidered robe with cabalistic signs and attracts visitors from far and near.
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Erfoart
Germany
Ausmeter
Ausmeier
Silver Cord Severed and Bell Misread
A Virginia lawyer’s death prompts a tale of misinterpreted signals. During illness the bell was detached from its pull cord, leading a messenger boy to yank the ancient knob until a white-haired man cautioned him that the silver cord had been severed. The boy, surprised, presumed the device was broken.
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Virginia
N. Y
Itching Rash 18 Years Ends With Cuthura Remedies
A Bay City Michigan mother reports her daughter's persistent dermatitis lasting 18 years. After failing with a specialist, she credits Cuthura Remedies with stopping the breakouts. Other items note a bootmaker hand bill, laundry starch claims, a London physician quip, and journalistic censorship in Helerade.
Grocer Attributes Postum to Health Improvement
A Cleveland grocer recalls heavy coffee use two years ago that left him nervous and irritable. After his wife suggested Postum Food Coffee, he switched and reports his nervousness disappeared and appetite returned. He advises others with nerves or stomach issues to quit coffee and try Postum. There’s a Reason, The Road to Wellville, in packages.
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Cleveland
Wellville
Defiance Starch Promises Stiff Yet Light Wash Goods
A set of brief notes on home laundering highlights the value of proper starch to stiffen fabrics without thickening. Defiance Starch is praised for improving appearance, with general advice on achieving quality results in household washing. The passage also weaves in assorted fashion and culture quips.
Obeying His Command in Family Dialogue
A brief scene shows Benham asking about pain during absence. Mrs. Benham responds there was hardly any pain. The exchange then turns to whether his mother visited, with Mrs. Benham confirming a visit but noting she is not allowed to speak to her.
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Bangkok
Windsor Magazine
Benham
Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
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Colorado
Garfield
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Vaeto
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Ill
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Ohio
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Omaha
Neb
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Buffalo, N. Y
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St. Louis
C. H. Glidden
St. Paul
Minn
H. D. Denner
Philadelphia
J. A. Boarman
Kansas City
J. J. Mackey
Government Agricultural Experiment Station of
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Howe
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Mass
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