Beckham Named Kentucky's Youngest Senator-Elect
Kentucky figures acclaim John Cripps Wickliff Beckham age 37 as next senator, claiming he becomes the nation's youngest member upon seating after a record governor’s tenure. His rise defies old guard opposition in a temperance stronghold with bourbon history.
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John Cripps Wickliff Beckham
Kentucky
United States
Bourbon Commonwealth
William Goebel
Beckham
Goebel
Joseph Blackburn
James B. McCreary
Blackburn
Thomas H. Paynter
Senate
Congress
McCreary
United States Senate
Bardstown
Gov
Wickliff
Page
Countess Georgine Wilde Dentice di Frasso Captivates Europe
Countess Georgine Wilde Dentice di Frasso, now 18, daughter of Mrs. Henry Siegel of New York, charms European courts. She is first cousin to the future Austrian emperor and spent time at San Vita in Vienna with Count di Frasso. The Austrian court and German emperor’s party were hosted by Count Wilczeck during a summer visit.
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Carlos Dentice di Frasso
Georgine Wilde
Henry Siegel
New York
Europe
Elisha Dyer, Jr
Count di Frasso
Princess di Frasso
Sophie
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Francis Joseph
Austria
Georgine
San Vita
Frasso
Vienna
Count Wilczeck
Nye predicts congress for brother Bill comes true
Frank M. Nye, a Minneapolis attorney and former congressman-elect, recalls his boyhood in Maine and Wisconsin with his brother the humorist Bill Nye. He notes Bill foretold Frank’s rise in politics and reflects on their shared path and humor.
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Frank M. Nye
Minneapolis
Bill
Nye
Bil
Maine
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Frank
Bodley chosen to design Washington church cathedral
George Frederick Bodley, England’s leading ecclesiastical architect, has been selected to design the new Protestant Episcopal cathedral in Washington. He plans a signature work that he hopes will be his lasting masterpiece, and he will depart for America in a couple of weeks despite being in his eighteenth year.
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George Frederick Bodley
Washington
England
Magdalene College
Oxford
King’s College
Cambridge
Clumber
Dukes of Newcastle
Eccleston
Duke of Westminster
Marlborough
Winchester
Thomas Garner
Tasmania
St. Paul's
America
Of Little Faith Mrs Dorcas What Social Drawing Card Japan
A fragmented social cartoon item notes a Homemakers club organizer Mrs Crabshaw and a divorce suit featuring 18. It comments on social centers as a drawing card or lion in the country and England, and calls Japan the social blue.
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England
Japan
Western Canada farming boom drives migration to prairie
The Canadian West shows unprecedented prosperity as 810,000 residents of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta farm the land. Wheat oats barley and by products yield large returns, prompting movement from eastern cities. J J Hill urges care of country to grow cities later, noting cheaper land and free homesteads attract American farmers, with 43 543 in 1904 5 and 57 796 in 1905 6. Brandreth's Pills promoted for health.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Gairy
J. J. Hill
Western States
Canada
Cincinnati Council Targets Wife Desertion and Mortgage Frauds
The Cincinnati city council considers an ordinance to prevent mortgage loans taken without spousal knowledge as wives report increasing desertions. Officials say mortgage enabled by lenders pressures weak-willed husbands. The proposal aims to require both spouses’ signatures on such loans.
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Cincinnati
Educator on Retired List From Virginia Institute
Dr J McBryde president of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg Va placed on the retired list as a pensioner of the Carnegie foundation. He is the third educator from Virginia to receive this distinction.
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J. McBryde
Virginia Polytechnics Institute _ of
Blacksburg
Carnegie Foundation
Virginia
Autos In German Army Provide 37 Cars for Staff Transport
The German Volunteer Army Corps is issued 37 automobiles with uniformed drivers to carry staff officers. In last month’s maneuvers tacticians praised the speed and convenience of the machines during the mimic campaign developments.
Defiance Starch promises better starching results
Laundry work at home would improve with Defiance Starch which provides greater strength allowing thinner use. The result is preserved fabric beauty and wear, avoiding the paste-like buildup common with other starches.
Origin of the term Grocer and its linguistic shift
Etymology traces grocer from prosser to trader in gross, wholesale. Early English used grossers for fish and wine, while spicer was the term for today’s grocer. The Grocers' Company formed in the 14th century. it specialized in spices, steering the word from spicer to grocer.
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Edward Til
Spicer
Sounded Praises of Soap in Victorian Etiquette Guide
A nineteenth century etiquette guide praises daily soap use and regular baths as sensible, noting that healthy individuals should bath. it contrasts modern routine with a great-grandmother who merely dampened her face with rose water. The piece lampoons bygone ablutions while endorsing hygienic norms.
Postum Cereal Co Growth Told In New Booklet
A charming booklet titled The Door Appolted chronicles the Postum Cereal Co growth from the tiny white barn started Jan 1 1895 to the expansive White City in Battle Creek Michigan. It describes the Shakespearean style Post office, the lavish offices, and the humane work spaces highlighting Mr Post’s belief in attractive healthful rooms for employees. The booklet notes it will be sent to anyone on request.
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Postum Cereal Co
White City
Postumville
Battle Creek
Mich
Postum Cereal ‘Co
Reqimebt
Cuticura Cured Boy's Severe Eczema Says Avard Store Owner
A. C. Barnett of Avard Oklahoma writes that after two bottles of Cuticura Resolvent and Cuticura Soap and Ointment his son recovered from a terrible eczema with hair regrowth. He reports no recurrences and endorses the remedies for all eczema cases.
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A. C. Barnett
Avard
Oklahoma
Cuticura
Education panel backs Irish language classes in four London boroughs
The education committee of the London county council recommends opening Irish language and literature classes in public elementary schools in Finsbury Islington St Pancras and Stepney. The move aims to introduce Irish studies to elementary students across these areas.
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London County Council
Finsbury
Islington
St. Pancras
Stepney
Woman Claims 34 Pound Gain After Pink Pills Cure
Mrs. Nathaniel Field of St. Albans Maine says Dr Williams Pink Pills cured her anemia after long illness. She describes relief from vomiting gas pains backache and neuralgia and notes weight gain from 120 to 154 pounds. Pills sold by druggists or by mail 50 cents per box six for 2.50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
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