Light and Heat Effects in Tropics and Northern Regions
A clipped excerpt discusses sun exposure and pigment loss, noting actinic rays penetrate skin, affecting white men in tropics. It cites Woodruff on light versus heat, and The Medical Record’s view on Manitoba’s sunny climate and Northwest prospects, framing tropical brightness as a prosperity risk.
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Tropics
Tiis Woodrutt
Mars
Manitoba
Trapics
Tosu
Woodruff
B. C. Heus
Saskatchewan
New York
United States Army
Iberian Peninsula
The Poles Place Supply From Forestry Sheds Facts
The bulletin from the Bureau of the Census and Forest Service notes three and a half million poles are needed annually for telegraph, telephone, electric, and power lines across the United States. Cedar dominates supply, with two thirds of poles sourced from cedar and Lake States, New England, Idaho, and Washington regions.
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Foresta
Bureau of the Census
Forest Service
Teleraph
Tull- 44 States
Creogate
Bureau
Lake States
New England
Idaho
Washington
Avery
Union
United States
Iowa hog palace to house finest breeds at state fair
The Iowa legislature funded a three acre hog pavilion and judging facility at the state fair, promising the largest and most convenient hog housing in the world to showcase all counties. The state fair board reorganizes horse stabling and builds brick horse barns as part of a new permanent era. Education funding and aCoe science hall in Cedar Rapids proceed with large endowments. contractors seek workers with wages around four dollars daily amid high living costs. A failed 20 year electicity franchise for Dubuque prompts a new municipal plant measure likely to pass.
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Iowa
Towa
Clinton
Fort Dodge considers $50000 hospital plan with Sisters of Mercy
Fort Dodge leaders weigh a $50000 hospital project run by Sisters of Mercy of Dubuque. The plan envisions eight acres of land, a fully equipped facility, and eventual ownership by the order. Local businessmen urged support as current facilities are inadequate for the region.
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Commercial Club of
Fort Dodge
Mary Agnes
Order of Sisters of Mercy
Dubuque
Sieters
Order of the Sisters of Mercy
Palmer denies knowledge of yellow journals marriage
Mrs Potter Palmer insists she does not know the man tied to tabloid marriage stories. Secretary Taft plans a three month Canada vacation this summer, while Cortelyou shifts focus to customs reform. Florence Kelley claims 500,000 illiterate children and urges club women to push reform against child labor.
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Taft
Thonth
Canada
Florence Kelley
Russia
Foley's Honey and Tar Promoted for Consumption Cure
Advertisements claim Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds and guards against consumption. Warns against unknown preparations and touts the genuine yellow package. Also markets Foley's Kidney Cure for summer kidney issues linked to drinking or overheating. Wangler Bros and J. K. Joder listed.
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Foley
Wangler Bros
Oder
Wangler Broz
J. K. Joder
July 6 in history repeats across centuries
Entries mark events on July 6 across years including Culpeper as Virginia governor for life in 1675, Charles XII’s Swedish forces defeating Peter the Great’s Russians in 1709, French victory at Ticonderoga, Shelley born in 1792, the Liberty Bell tolling in 1845, and early 19th century Latin American hostilities between Salvador and Guatemala.
Memoir of Joseph Chamberlain on his 71st birthday
The obituary or biographical sketch notes Joseph Chamberlain born July 9 1836 in London. It traces his move to Birmingham at age 20 and early business career then his political rise starting in 1863. It highlights his push for non denominational education reforms, Birmingham school board presidency, mayoral terms, and leadership of the Liberal Unionist faction in Parliament before serving as secretary of state for the colonies from 1895 to 1903. It also mentions his 1888 marriage to the daughter of W C Endicott, former secretary of war.
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Joseph Chamberlain
London
Birmingham
Mr. Chamberlain
Mr. Gladstone
Ireland
Lord Hartington
Cham. Derlain
Liberal Unionist Party
House of Commons
Colonies
W. C. Endicott
Cleveland
B nai Jehudah Temple Work Begins in Kansas City
Construction starts on the new B nai Jehudah temple in Kansas City Missouri with an estimated cost of 126000. Other items note Rev Hera Tinker D D elected president of the Industrial Seminary and Collegiate Institute at Sorley Alabama and various religious and international church trends including U S presence abroad and Chicago presbytery membership growth.
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H. H. Mayer
Kansas City
Hera Tinker
Industrial Seminary and Collegiate Institute
Sorley
Ala
United States
Japan
China
Korea
Philppines
Burma
Siam
India
Tibet
Persia
Turkey
Egypt
Churches of
Chicago
Pigardi
St. Louis
Court Rules on Autopsy, Promissory Note and Railroad Liability
The opinion discusses a denied authorization for nonconsented autopsies under health board rules, upholds a wife's enforcement of a promissory note, and holds a railroad director liable only in personal capacity when a public policy issue arises, as seen in Meyers vs Duddenhauser, Mathewson v Mathewson, and McGuffin v Coyle.
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Board of Health
Meyers
Duddenhauser
Mathewson Yergus Mathewson
Conn
A. Railroad Company
McGuffin
College and School Changes and Health Initiatives in Europe and U.S.
In Breiburg Germany children receive tooth cards with care instructions and free dental service. Johns Booking University will admit women on par with German universities. Hach professor may also admit women at his discretion. H Storer resigns from Bussey Institute to take effect next September after founding agricultural chemistry chair in 1870. Boston plans a fall high school of practical arts to teach girls practical courses for home making.
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Gehoo
Breiburg
Germany
Johns Booking University
Hach
Nay
Japan opens first interurban railway and six Spain lines sought
Japan's first interurban railroad has just opened while a Paris syndicate seeks permission to build six railway lines in Spain. Bavarian authorities propose free coffee on duty for train attendants. Denis F Shaw of Roxbury has patented a balanced locomotive claimed to cut accident risk by over 57 percent. Gloves as protective hand coverings are noted in ancient and biblical references.
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Japan
Paris
Spain
Denry F. Shaw
Roxbury
Mass
Marriage on a Train Elopement Becomes Private Ceremony
On a moving train a private car mix up leads to Meg Dorval and Jimmy Dorval marrying aboard the same train with a Pennsylvania license in hand. Dorval, aided by a friendly brakeman, defies a wary father and detectives, while the Duke’s plan to block the match collapses as Meg declares she will marry Jimmy.
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New York
Margaret
Washington Express
Jimmy
Meg
Maria
Nate
Francia Cadmus
Bia
Ban Tibbettsoni
Aia
Barobet
Wns
Tibbetson
Dorval
Cadmius
Philadephia
Philadelphia
Cadmus
Pennsylvania
Moe
Walt Berg
Perepa
Megs
Dorval's
Sammy
Before: Naval Uniforms Before the Revolutionary War
The Newport Bi ne jacket notes that before the revolution there were no naval uniforms. Officers wore varied clothing from army style to improvised garb. The account describes garments rolled above the knee and occasional hats like stovepipes worn by sailors in early ships.
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Thera
Newport
Siller
Min-O'War
Met
The Twinkling of a Star Explained by Atmosphere
The article notes that star twinkling remains debated but likely results from Earth's atmospheric factors. It contrasts planets and stars, explaining planets show disks to the eye while stars appear as points, so atmospheric particles can momentarily obscure starlight and produce twinkling.
Teste Missionary Inquiry and Cannibal Taste Quote
A fragment quotes a character asking about religion and recounting a missionary visit with a shocking appetite reference. The line implies a dialogue on faith and cultural clash as Kerwin appears in disjointed speech.
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