Expert sewer sets fast pace at shirt factory in Strausstown
A skilled sewer at a shirt factory in Strausstown Berks county Penn sewed 420 buttons in five and a half hours averaging fourteen buttons per minute or seven buttons per shirt. He later timed himself for 25 seconds and sewed seven buttons. He claims he can fasten 21 buttons in a minute on a wager.
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Thane Oor
Ab Reber
Strausstown
Berks County
Penn
Mr. Reber
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised in 19th century notice
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cures and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by J Cheney & Co Toledo. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and lists testimonials and price. Also mentions Hall's Pills for constipation.
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J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
C. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Hall
Enthusiastic musician quotes prima donna over satin gown
A young musician praises a prima donna after her principal song. The singer calls the satin gown beautiful and questions its cost per yard, describing it as the finest white satin she has seen.
Minard's Liniment Used by Physicians
Egg faces a railway strike as workers demand union recognition and better labor terms.
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Minard
Dr J D Kellogg Dysentery Cordial praised as cure
The advertisement extols Dr J D Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial as the best medicine for dysentery diarrhoea cholera and summer complaints. It claims prompt relief and a positive cure and urges mothers to keep a bottle for teething children.
Wages Rise for Northumberland Coal Miners After Boom
Northumberland coal miners saw a 5 percent wage rise following the coal boom. This marks the sixth quarterly advance since 1900.
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Northumberland
Eng
English Spavin Liniment Claims Remarkable Cure
Advertisement touts ENGLISH SPAVIN LINIMENT as removing hard or soft lumps blemishes from horses and treating various ailments including blood spavin curbs splints ringbone sweeney and coughs with a claimed $50 savings per bottle and warranty of being the most wonderful blemish cure known.
Favorable Weather Ends Widespread France Wheat Worries
The Paris Economist European reports that improved weather has fully dispelled concerns over France's wheat crop. Conditions have returned to normal, easing market anxieties.
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Paris
France
Reconstruction of Austria’s Lower House on Radical Lines
Operation of the universal suffrage law in Austria brings important changes and results in the reconstruction of the lower house of parliament on new radical lines.
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Austria
Zulus Degenerate Lecturing in London Says Baden Powell
General Baden Powell warned in London that the Zulus and other black tribes have degenerated since 1879. He said the Zulus of today are the best fighters among their people but not the same men as in previous years as the increase of gage and other factors erode their martial vigor.
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London
Baden-Powell
Gage
Rheumatism Sufferer Credits Pink Pills for Recovery
Fisherman Clifton L Forbes recounts severe rheumatism off Newfoundland in 1903. After failing hospital and home remedies, he credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with a complete cure and urges others to try them. Pills claim to rebuild blood and ease ailments beyond rheumatism. Sold by dealers or mail from Brockville Ontario.
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Williams
Clifford L. Forbes
Port Maitland
N.S
Forbes
Newfoundland
Grand Banks
Cane Breton
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Young Captain Talks Colored Lights On Liner Cretic
Young Captain Scalby of the White Star liner Cretic discusses the shift from white to colored signal lights. He recalls a Scottish sailor who first saw red and green lights and yelled in fear fearing a collision with a passing steamer.
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Scalby
Cretic
Peebles
Minards and Take No Other Bright Child in Ward
A Boston Post report describes a five year old surgical patient in a city hospital ward who, after awakening from a minor operation, endures pain with remarkable nerve. She resists crying, pleads with a nurse, and insists she cannot help her fits of distress despite her fear of causing trouble.
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Boston Post
Miss Smith
Make the feet flat
A chiropodist argues high and spring heels harm feet and urges soft pliable shoes for toddlers with tiny heels. He says flat or low heels cause arch strain, while adults should wear moderately high Cuban heels and avoid flat or very low heels for health and comfort.
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New York Press
Artistic Pillow Cover With Net and Lace Work
A Philadelphia Press craft note describes making a decorative pillow from heavy fish net sold in upholstery departments. A six inch four leaf clover pattern is traced, two blossoms set diagonally, and grouped flowers are outlined with duchess lace braid. Petals are filled with pink rope silk daubing, with darker pink for the under flower and an irregular darker background across the mesh. The cover, over nile green taffeta, is stylish and machine washable.
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Philadelphia Press
Laundry Lines and Washing Tips from Old Guides
Instructions advise turning stockings and socks wrong side out before washing, avoid ironing knit underwear, and use smooth folds to prevent ironing. A telegraph wire is recommended as a line for drying, silk stockings require no soap, and bran added to water aids rinsing. Remove pins and avoid leaving studs or cuff links in garments to protect laundresses.
Culinary Conceits From a Vintage Kitchen Note
Practical kitchen tips cover preventing apples from browning with lemon juice, trimming kidney fat from rabbit to improve flavor, making green omelets with parsley, filling dates with cream cheese, and adding chopped nuts to cheese. It advises testing fat readiness with a bread crumb, and seasoning mutton broth with onion clove carrot and bay leaf, plus a dash of Barney liquor for soup.
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Barney
What does it take to make a cord of wood
A reader asks how a cord is defined. The agricultural editor responds that traditionally a cord refers to wood, not hemp or jute, and explains the common standard. The exchange humorously contrasts common misbelief with agricultural knowledge.
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Philadelphia Press
Nature's Storehouse Offers Plant Cures in Pills
Medical experiments show ordinary plants contain medicinal virtues with value beyond estimate. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills, distilled from roots and herbs, are claimed to cure digestion disorders and are presented as a sovereign remedy.
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Owever
Parmelee
German colonial office head named secretary of state for colonies
Herr Dernburg, former director of the German colonial office, is appointed secretary of state for the colonies under a new law creating a separate colonial ministry.
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Herr Dernburg
Graves Worm Exterminator Offered as Cure All
An advertisement touts Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a pleasant, sure and effective remedy for feverishness, moaning and restlessness during sleep. It urges asking a druggist to procure if not in stock.
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Mother Graves
Berlin cabinetmakers strike persists amid fading master resolve
The Berlin lockout of cabinetmakers continues with about 5000 workers still idle. Signs indicate weakening cohesion among the masters as the stoppage drags on.
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Berlin
Germany
Winchester Was England’s Capital Before Norman Conquest
Winchester served as the capital of England prior to the Norman conquest, not London, reflecting the political center of the realm in early medieval times.
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Winchester
London
England
Unanimous Opinion on Box Parties At Opera
A man at the opera condemns box parties as chatter while another in flashy clothes jokes about four flashes who claim they want to meet Jeffries. The Philadelphia Press notes the exchange as a humorous social moment.
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Jeffries
Philadelphia Press
Wolford's Sanitary Lotion Claims Quick Cure
An advertisement touts Wolford's Sanitary Lotion as curing mange Prairie Scratchee and all contagious Itch on humans or animals in 30 minutes. The claim targets various conditions with a single application promise.
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Wolford
Copenhagen Shipwrights Go On Strike Over Wages
Danish shipwrights in Copenhagen halt work after employers refuse higher pay. Workers seek better wages and standard of living, impacting local shipyards and shipping schedules.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Holloway’s Corn Cure Promises Quick Relief
Advert reads for Holloway’s Corn Cure claiming to remove corns with fast results. Product promises relief and urges readers to try it to be convinced.
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Holloway
Treadwell Mine Strike Settled on Open Shop Basis
The long running Treadwell mine labor dispute in Alaska ends with a settlement on an open shop basis. No union recognition or compulsory shop rules are required moving forward.
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Alaska
Laborers in Argenta Strike for Fair Wages and Divisions
Agricultural workers in Argenta Ferra province Italy walk out demanding a fairer share of labor and higher wages. The action targets distribution of work and pay among field hands and supervisors.
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Argenta
Ferra
Italy
Doctors Using Patent Medicines Stir Parliaments Debate
The Dominion Parliament considers regulating patent medicines with support from manufacturers and doctors. Psychine is cited by prominent physicians in Canada and the United States as effective for serious lung conditions, with case reports including a patient who recovered after using Psychine alone for over a year.
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Dominion
Canada
United States
Khey
T. A. Slocum
King Street West
Toronto
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