Alum Baking Powder and a Danish Lifeboat Hero
A historical note cites Dr. Herman Reinbold endorsing alum baking powder as wholesome and safer than cream of tartar varieties, suggesting state repeal of a ban on alum powders. It also mentions Danish lifeboat man Christian Langer, who died at 83 near Harboe, Jutland, after saving over 500 lives across nearly half a century.
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Herman Reinbold
Missouri
Christian Langer
Harboe
Jutland
Homeseekers Excursions by M & St L R R
The Minneapolis and St. Louis Rail Road will sell round trip excursion tickets every Tuesday to Minnesota, Iowa, the Dakotas, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the Canadian Northwest and on the first and third Tuesdays to the South, Southeast, West and Southwest. One fare plus $2.00 and less with liberal limits and stop over privileges. For rates contact Agents or A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minn.
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Minneapolis & St. Louis
R. R
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakotas
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Canadian Northwest
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
Growing native schools spread in Foochow
In Foochow a shift from foreign mission schools to numerous native schools has occurred, with about 80 such schools now operating for roughly 2,000 students in a city of 600,000. Posters advertise openings, and new schools appear weekly across the city.
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China
Foochow
Sparrow Hat Lays Eggs While Man Snoozes on Porch
F L Vandegrift relays a strange true tale from Kinsley about an English sparrow nesting in his hat after he dozed on the porch. While he slept the mother sparrow built a nest and laid a full complement of eggs, starting the hatching process as church bells rang nearby.
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F. L. Vandegrift
Dumont Smiths
Kinsley
Van
Kansas City Journal
Woman Credits Postum Coffee Substitute For Health Improvement
A Michigan couple claims Postum Coffee substitute cured their stomach and heart symptoms linked to ordinary coffee. They say ceasing coffee improved the husband’s heart palpitations and bladder catarrh, and that two weeks without coffee revived the wife’s health. a visitor praised Postum after long boiling for flavor.
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Postum
Postum Co
Mich
Wellville
The White River Country Ideal Land of Quiet Independence
A travel observer extols the Upper White River country from Newport Arkansas to Carthage Missouri as a rare, contented patch of America where small landowners rule their own domain. He warns that railroad development and growing cash values threaten this ideal, foreseeing immigration of practical homeseekers who will unlock forest and mineral wealth while preserving sport and freedom.
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United States
Upper
White River Country
Newport
Ark
Carthage
White River
Giant Radishes Across East China Japan
The piece notes colossal radishes grown in North China and Japan, rivaling bread in importance. Seedstock imported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture from China yields giants eight to ten inches wide in China and up to twenty pounds, with varieties that are white, green outside and wine red inside, and highly delicate in favorable conditions.
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China
Japan
America
United States Department of Agriculture
England Mourns Dairy Butter
The London Times laments the decline of genuine dairy butter in London where four-fifths of residents have never seen it. It notes that so called genuine butter is often blended or reworked and hard to obtain at any price. The piece also reports on India learning from Japan in fisheries with ten percent of its population in that sector versus one percent in India.
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England
The
London Times
London
Times
India
Japan
Errors About the White House Corrected Letter
A reader corrects several White House facts citing first occupancy by John Adams in 1800, construction started 1792, burning in 1814 and rebuilding in 1818. He disputes claims about ready mixed paint and asserts pure white lead and linseed oil were used, urging factual accuracy in historical notes.
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White House
Madison
Adams
How to Put On Gloves From a Historic Guide
A concise instruction describes the proper method to wear gloves. It advises opening the glove, guiding fingers first, avoiding pinching the material, easing the glove over the hand and wrist, and finishing by securing the first button with gentle pressure. It emphasizes careful handling of the kid leather and correct finger placement.
Cuba Seeks Immigrants With Million Dollar Plan
The Cuban congress voted to spend 1 million dollars to attract immigrants from Europe and the Canary Islands. The plan includes paying passage for emigrants from home, with field hands targeted from Sweden Norway Denmark and Italy. The text adds a social aside noting how married women under 40 anticipate possible remarriage if a husband dies.
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Cuba
Europe
Canary Islands
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Italy
Child Healed from Sores by Cuticura Remedies in Conn
A Connecticut mother recalls her year and a half old son suffering severe facial and body sores. After two physicians failed, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, reporting the child improved in about two months and has remained clear. Mrs. Egbert Sheldon, Woodville, Conn., April 22, 1905.
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Egbert Sheldon
Woodville, Conn
Truly a Modern Patriarch James Webb Celebrates 100th Birthday
James Webb of Peters in San Joaquin County California marked his hundredth birthday on July 27. Born in Kentucky he fathered 13 children with seven still living, the eldest at age 80. Webb has 61 grandchildren about 150 great grandchildren and 20 great great grandchildren. About 100 descendants attended.
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James Webb
Peters
San Joaquin County
California
Kentucky
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Reported to Heal Tumor Case
A testimonial case from Bradford, Pa quotes Mrs. Fannie D. Fox crediting Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with resolving a tumor and restoring her health after medical advice for surgery. The letter praises the remedy and urges other women with symptoms to seek Mrs. Pinkham's guidance.
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Lydia BE
Pinkham
Fannie D. Fox
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Ahysician
Chestnut Street
Bradford, Pa
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