State Board Reports Food Prices and Diet Plans
The Kansas state board of health reports on living costs in Kansas showing beef and butter prices rose while salt pork and eggs fell. A chart will compare nutritive value and price for ten cent diets, and a planned interurban line study between Manhattan and Junction City is noted. Topeka prepares for a 10,000 delegate Christian church convention October 11–18.
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Topeka
Kansas State Board of Health
Kansas
State Board of Health
Manhattan City & Interurban Railway Company
Manhattan
Junction City
Fort Riley
West
War Department
International Convention of the Christian Church
United States
Highways Plan via Convict Labor Drawn by Senator Milto n
Kansas bill outlines a state highway system connecting all institutions with routes and materials supplied by the state and to be built by convict labor. The report notes Topeka records the year’s first infantile paralysis case, a two year old boy, son of H E Meyer of 1133 Morris avenue, with slim chances of recovery.
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Topeka
State Board of Health
H. E. Meyer
Morris Avenue
Bitter labor fight ends with Buck Stove union shop
At a Cincinnati conference representatives of several unions and Buck Stove and Range Company of St. Louis settled disputes and entered written agreements making the Buck company a union shop. President Samuel Gompers presided and said his personal court case would continue. The clash began in August 1906 over whether metal polishers should work nine or ten hours.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Cincinnati
Buck Stove and Range Company
Buck Company
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Monorail Car Wrecks on City Island Route
The first scheduled trip of the new monorail between Bartow on the Sound and City Island ended in disaster when the top and bottom track superstructure failed on a sharp curve near Glover's Rock. Twenty or more were seriously injured. The article notes 5 859 deaths and 10 309 injuries due to trespassing theft or crossing accidents, and one death per 3 523 608 carried.
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New York
N. Y
Bartow-on-the-Sound
City Island
Glover's Rock
Bartow
Men Stenographers Sought as Government Roster Grows
Washington civil service officials announce an examination aimed at recruiting only men stenographers and typists. Officials say the demand for male stenographers exceeds supply while women applicants seeking information are discouraged.
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Washington, D. C
Civil Service Commission
A RailRoad President Shot In Winnetka Home
Ira G. Rawn president of the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville Railway known as the Monon Route was shot through the heart and killed in his Winnetka summer home by a burglar who entered the basement and fired after being confronted by Rawn. The incident occurred at 1 30 in the morning as the burglar prowled the first floor while family members heard him inquire what he wanted.
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Chicago
Illinois
Ira G. Rawn
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway
Winnetka
Rawn
Wage dispute settled on Pennsylvania rails near Pittsburgh
Philadelphia reports both sides claimed victory as the conductors and train men strike threat east of Pittsburgh ended. The carrier’s general committee met with General Manager Meyers and reached an agreement on wages and working conditions.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fittsburg
Meyers
Tornado Deaths Reported in Italy Texas Area
Two persons, A. J. Poéarch and his son, died when their home was wrecked by a tornado that struck Italy Texas, about 50 miles from Fort Worth, destroying at least 100 houses and causing widespread fire damage.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Italy
A. J. Poéarch
Atlanta Nurse Receives $50 000 Gift from Doctor
Mrs 8 J Hollins of Atlanta received fifty thousand dollars from Dr Herbert H Wyming of Los Angeles in gratitude for nursing care during a dangerous illness in Savannah Georgia two years ago.
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Atlanta
Georgia
8. J. Hollins
Herbert H. Wyming
Los Angeles
Cal
Savannah
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Hand Treatment Ad
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for preserving hands and preventing redness roughness and chapping. It prescribes a nightly regimen using hot creamy lather bath dry ointment and old linen padding, plus gloves or bandage to protect clothing. Sold worldwide by Potter Drug and Chem Corp Boston Mass.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
Birthday Wish For Expensive Gift Sparks Debate
A wife asks for a proper present on her birthday and fears a 98 cent gift. Her husband vows to buy something worth at least a dollar when he goes downtown, highlighting concerns over spending.
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John
Routt County land boom predicted at Wantland Colorado
Keen observers forecast a major land boom in Wantland in the center of the Little Snake River Valley Routt County. A large irrigation system will irrigate 60000 acres of land. state sale price is 50 cents per acre under the Carey Act with water rights at 35 dollars per acre in ten yearly payments. Possible industries include sugar factories flour mills and canneries. Full information from Routt County Colonization Company 1734 Welton St Denver Colorado.
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Wandtland
Colorado
Snake River
Routt County
Wantland
Poutt County Colonization Company
Welton St
Denver
Colo
How She Conciliated Them
Five angry men at the nickelodeon cooled by sheltering under the woman’s hat after a rainstorm. Screeners recall the moment when discomfort gave way to friendliness as they shared cover.
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Filmer
Nickelodeon
Red Cross Ball Blue ad and assorted notes
An assorted clip notes advertising a large 2 oz Red Cross Ball Blue package for whitening clothes at 5 cents. The excerpt includes stray lines about women’s beauty when angry, a Lewis' Single Binder cigar, an original Tin Foil Smoker Package at 5 cents, and a remark on marriages showing misery loves company.
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Lewis
His Claim to Prominence and the Mudville Miracle
A guest meets Senator Julius C. Burrows of Michigan and notes Burrows is familiar to him. Burrows answers that he is the man who "died at first" just before Casey came to bat in the famous Mudville baseball game. The anecdote references Success Magazine.
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Julius C. Burrows
Michigan
Burrows
Senator Burrows
Casey
Mudville
Success Magazine
Simple guidance and comeback about peas and cues
The Baltimore American humorously notes a manager criticizing a actress for mishandling sweet peas and lines, advising to mind peas and cues. A closing quip about a woman boasting on her husband’s smarts adds irony.
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Sweet Peas
Baltimore American
Quote Exchange Sparks Lighthearted Debate
Puck quips about Brown choosing what to adhere to and what not to. The witty banter contrasts preference and discipline in a playful exchange.
Some Men Carry a Sandbag to Hide Poverty Pride
A brief aphorism notes that individuals bear sandbags to mask pride and reluctance to beg, suggesting dignity or stubbornness shapes hardship response. The line presents a social critique without specific events or cited figures.
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Lindsborg
Fhx
Miss Carlson
Buck Stove and Range Company of
Civil Service Examination
I. G. Rawn
Pierce
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Props
Buffalo
Joo Drors
Siro Mro
Orel
Samuel Putcher
the Centaur Company
W.van Tee Old Pet Lenin
Castor
Bears
Castoria
Centaur
Mpany
New York City
Brown
Puck
Rais
Rio Grande Valley
J. Chapin Townsite Co
Chapin, Tex
Resinol Chemical Company
Baltimore, MD
Cascarets
Parker
Niagara
Cures
Kansas City
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