Advertising in Morocco and Moorish illiteracy in ads
A Tangier consular report explains that Moors rarely read Arabic and do not respond to pictures. Photographs fail to persuade. demonstrations and samples become the primary means of advertising. Mail order catalogs and artful inscriptions lose effectiveness in reaching potential Moroccan consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangier
Moroccco
Holt
Providence Journal
United States
Morocco
Cape to Cairo railroad nears completion in Africa
News from Africa says the Cape to Cairo line, once an iridescent dream of Cecil Rhodes, is now well advanced. The finished segment exceeds 2,106 miles from Cape Town, with links under construction that could allow Egypt to the far southern coast by rail in two or three years. Meanwhile the three Americas system expands, enabling train passage from North America to far southern stations in coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Cape To Cairo
Cecil Rhodes
Cape Town
Egypt
Americas
North America
Cuba expected to gain wealth from peace and growth
The article argues that with peace Cuba will prosper through expanding railways, opened mines, growing fruit, and strong returns from sugar and tobacco. It notes Cuba's vast natural resources, ongoing commerce during war, and the potential for capital and labor to build lasting wealth surpassing many nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Narrowing Workforce Ranks Sparks Aging and Size Bias Question
The piece notes men under 150 pounds facing discharge from rail workshops while those over 190 pounds are deemed too fat to be streetcar conductors. It adds that men over 40 struggle to find jobs due to age and those under 25 find promotion hard for being young. It asks if future labor will be done only by a narrow band of midheight, medium build workers and what others will do.
Earth to Pass Halley's Tail Next May
The article notes the earth will traverse Halley's comet tail next May. It reassures readers by recalling a prior century case with no harm beyond hazy sky and a couple of meteoric showers during a transit.
Inexhaustible Salt Supply Sparks Fresh Courage
The text claims salt supplies are practically inexhaustible and urges people not to fear shortages. It counters gloom about dwindling world reserves by presenting the outlook as hopeful and reassuring.
Heavy Snow Buries Southern Cities Setting Records
A severe blizzard blanketed St Louis with 14 inches of snow, the heaviest since a prior historic storm. Nashville reported 22.4 inches, Vicksburg 19.4, Chattanooga 15.8, and Louisville 12.2 as Cincinnati, Ohio endures 30 hours of wintery weather with 2 feet in some areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Nashville, Tenn
Vicksburg
Miss
Nashville
Tenn
Chattanooga
Louisville
Cincinnati
Ohio
Kentucky
Ohio Valley
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Woman’s Health
Mrs. Enos Shearer of Centralia Washington credits Doan's Kidney Pills with saving her life after severe kidney disease and loss of a kidney. At 65 she reports being well and active again and invites inquiries from others suffering backache or kidney trouble. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enos Shearer
Yew
Washington Sta
Centralia
Wash
Doan
Teccan't, Pa Etches Tale of Child's Wet Mishap
A brief dialogue scene shows a child pleading with a parent to stop crying out in frustration as the child admits Willie caused the soak. The line captures a rustic family moment of exasperation and resourcefulness.
Roosevelt Out of the Jungle Arrives in Gondokoro Sudan
Col Roosevelt Kermit Roosevelt and Smithsonian African Expedition members reach Gondokoro on the Upper Nile. The party is welcomed with bugle blasts and brass instruments by Chief Keriba and his attendants. The native party met the expedition 16 miles south and gave a ceremonial reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gondokore
Sudan
Upper Nile
Col. Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt
Smithsonian African Scientific Expedition
Gondokoro
Keriba
Polish Marriage Script Delights Justice of the Peace
A Polish couple marry before a justice of the peace who struggles with the long names Zacharewicz Perczynski and Loekowarda Jeulinski. He finally pronounces them husband and wife and jokes about reducing the names to one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Zacharewicz Perczynski
Loekowarda Jeulinski
Zacha
Rock Island corn train to tour Kansas for better crops
The Kansas Agricultural College launches a train campaign aboard the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad from Topeka on March 1 to Belleville that week. Lectures on corn, seed and seed bed will be given by Prof. A. M. Ten Eyck, P. Ee Crabtree and J. J. Miller with a fourth speaker to be named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kansas
Kansas Agricultural College
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
J. J. Miller
Election doctrine echoes from Beecher and a colored divine
The Congregationalist presents two modern statements of election. Beecher proclaims the elect are whosoever will, while the non-elect are whosoever won’t. A colored divine adds a second vivid image, saying the Lord votes for a man, the devil votes against, and the man’s own vote breaks the tie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Calvin
Jonathan Edwards
Henry Ward Beecher
Postum Cited By Bookkeeper In Western City
A Western city chief bookkeeper credits Postum with curing stomach trouble and eliminating coffee and tea. He says neuralgia and stress from long hours eased after two years of using Postum, praising its health benefits and urging others to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Wellville
Chilean Cruiser Rescues 88 From Lima Wreck
The Chilean tug Pisagua reports the cruiser Ministre Zenteno saved eighty eight people left aboard the wrecked British steamer Lima in the Huamblin Passage Strait of Magellan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quellen
Chile
Pisagua
Ministre Zenteno
Lima
Huamblin Passage
Strait of Magellan
Peary Pole Claim Blocked by Naval Affairs Committee
Washington date The House committee on naval affairs has not decided the official action needed to acknowledge that Commander Peary reached the North Pole. A motion to consider the National Geographic Society report as final was refused during the committee meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, DD
House
Ideanline
Peary
North Pole
Pole
National Geographical Society
Ballinger Withdraws Large Coal Land Reservation
Secretary Ballinger makes an extensive temporary withdrawal of lands from the public domain totaling 2,068,492 acres reserved from coal entry and 1,801,07 acres withdrawn from disposition. The secretary restores to settlement 46,431 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.D
Ballinger
Scientists May Disagree In Swope Case Deposition
In Kansas City Dr Frank Hart testified in the libel suit by Dr B C Hyde against Joan G Paxton over Col Swope death. Other doctors suggested cerebral hemorrhage uraemic poisoning or spinal congestion as possible causes. The deposition foreshadows expert clashes if Hyde stands trial and signals plans for prosecution and defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Swope
Frank Hart
Col. Swope
B.C. Hyde
Joan G. Paxton
Jiall
Lorvig Hekteen
Chicago
Hall
Dr. Hyde
Trail of Death in Harrisburg Capitol Graft Case
John Stott, a chief witness in the capitol graft case, was found dead in his Harrisburg home bathroom. He is the sixth death tied to the case, attributed to heart trouble. Two of the deceased were under two year sentences, one awaited trial, and two were important witnesses. another indicted man was confined in an asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Capitol
John &. Stott
Jie
Chicago Dealers Defend Profits At Mass Meeting
About a hundred manufacturers, jobbers and retailers in Chicago defend themselves from charges of excessive food profits. They blame tariffs, gold production, trusts, unions, and household spending. They vow further meetings to adopt resolutions and propose solutions to the food price issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ilinois
Fatal collision kills eight in Georgia wreck near Macon
In Georgia near Macon eight people are dead and about four are seriously injured with twenty others lightly hurt after a head on crash between a southbound passenger train and a northbound train on the Georgia Southern and Florida line nineteen miles south of Macon. The wreck is blamed on the northbound crew missing orders at Bonaire where the trains were to meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Georgia
Georgia Southern & Florida Railroad
Bonaire
Accident on a Torpedo Boat Hopkins Burns Seven Men
Seven sailors were badly burned, two possibly fatally, when a boiler tube exploded in the forward fire room of the torpedo boat destroyer Hopkins. All injured men are hospital bound in San Diego. Three rescue attempts saved screaming companions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
San Diego
California
Sugar Trust Official Faces Trial Over Underweighing Sugar Imports
New York secretary Charles R. Heike of the American Sugar Refining Company, part of the sugar trust, is to stand trial starting March 1 on indictments accusing him and other government employees of underweighing imports of sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Charles R. Heike
American Sugar Refining Company
The
Sugar Trust
The Wonderful Y M C A World Appeal Flows With Growth
Leslie's Weekly lauds the Y M C A for a decade of rapid fundraising and new buildings across the nation. Its administrative efficiency, broad city and railroad reach, and army navy programs are praised as driving global enthusiasm. Senator Root notes the method of inviting collaboration over command. The organization appeals to all Christians and non Christians, avoiding doctrinal conflict while pursuing good works and youth outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Committee
Root
Leslie
Growth of Tuberculosis Fight Surges Across United States
In 1909 the nation formed 163 new anti tuberculosis associations and opened 133 sanatoria and hospitals while 91 dispensaries began operation. The record marks the strongest progress yet, with 43 more associations and 62 more facilities than the prior year. By January 1, 1910 the U S counted 394 associations, 386 hospitals and sanatoria, and 265 dispensaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Raise Talk Sparks Wife Woes in a Short Sketch
In a brief comic exchange a man confesses to his wife that he asked for a raise. He admits the raise he anticipated and the one granted diverged, prompting a humorous reflection on expectations versus reality. The snippets capture a quick kitchen-table moment of misaligned ambitions and domestic reaction.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Scandia Journal
McTaggart Bros., Publishers
Scandia
Eeeee
DEATH
Washington
Willie
Roosevelt
Nile
Leo
Lippincott’s Magazine
Rock Island
Geographical Society
DR. Hall
Cc. B. Fizer
Mt. Rt. Sterling
Dodds
Carter
Kansas City Directory
Totnics Deere Implements and Velie Vehicles
John Deere Plow CO
Srs. D. Alli
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!