Edison at Sixty Five A life of invention and toil
The article portrays Thomas Alva Edison at age 65 as a tireless worker who sleeps 4 to 6 hours, values constant effort, and pursues new energies beyond electricity. It recounts his early rail life, rescue of a boy, hearing loss, and relentless labors in orange New Jersey with a focus on his character, beliefs, and family.
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Edison
Wizard of Electricity
Milan
Grand Trunk Railway
Mount Clemens
Jemmy
J.A. Mackenzie
Grand Trunk
Europe
Orange
N. J
Menlo Park
Franklin
Madagascar
Manchu
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promotes Appetite and Strength
A Clear Brain and healthy body are essential for success. Business men, teachers, students, housewives, and other workers say Hood's Sarsaparilla gives them appetite and strength, and makes their work seem easy. It overcomes that tired feeling.
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Hood
You Can Live Contentedly at the Gunter on the European Plan
The Gunter advertises rooms with or without bath on the European plan priced at $1.50 and up. Club breakfast 30 cents and up, lunch 50 cents and up, and the famous Gunter table d hote dinner is $1. The notice emphasizes value and dining options.
Carriage and buggy rubber fired by Staacke Bros
Staacke Bros offers Kelly Springfield rubber for carriages and buggies. A. Colimer Hoth handles orders and Theo Artat's Orchestra is also connected by phone.
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Staacke Bros
Leeds bachelor sets rules for wife hunt social in London
A Leeds bachelor, aged over forty, plans a hotel whist drive and dance in London to meet a wife. He issues strict rules restricting attendees to single women aged 25 to 35 and bachelors 35 to 45, bans widows, and requires full private addresses from applicants.
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London
Leeds
Gunter Sunday Dinner Draws Empty Tables Weekly
The Gunter dining room serves a six to eight thirty dinner for a dollar and reservations fill ahead each week. The venue has become a local mecca for people who know how to live and enjoy refined dining.
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Gunter
Moving Pictures For The London Tubes
A London advertising agent proposes converting tube tunnels into moving picture displays. Trains would pass by screens fixed at intervals, creating the illusion of motion as passengers view a rapid sequence of images while traveling. The scheme aims to let travelers rest their eyes instead of reading.
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London
Bankers Endorse Draughon’s Business College
More bankers endorse Draughon’s than all other business colleges combined. Twenty three years of success. Positions guaranteed in bookkeeping banking shorthand Spanish telegraphy and auxiliary branches. Rates higher than smaller institutions but there’s a reason. Investigate ask for illustrated catalogue address and phones.
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Draughon
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ALAMO
Thomas Edison
Christ
Buddha
Confucius
Mary Stilwell
Thomas Alva
William Leslie
Marion Estelle
Mina Miller
Charles
Madeline
Theodore
DIV Roulers
National Painless Dentists
West Commerce ST
Over 4 Seasons
Hillyer-Deutsch-Jarratt Company
Hillyer - Deutsch - Jarratt Company
Hilly Erdeutschjarratt Company
Sap Depot
A. Colime
Hoth
Theo Artat
Moving Pictures
London Tubes
San Antonio
Charles Rees
W. Commerce ST
Sullivan's Bank
Deanphins
John F. Draughon
Texan
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