Mahogany Bridge in Mexico’s Palenque Vicinity
An ancient bridge in southwestern Mexico near the Chiapas Coattemper line is built entirely of solid mahogany except for nails. The span exceeds 150 feet, with a width of 12 feet, used by pedestrians and light traffic, and reflects primitive timber construction in a rubber plantation region.
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Department of
Palenque
Chipas
Republic of Mexico
Mexico
Coatennals
Mexian
Low Wages in Russia and North American Mask Use
A garbled prewar article reports dire wages for Russian farm workers with male annual wages under 382 and female under 18, plus yearly subsistence costs. It also notes summer wages and discusses North American tribes using masks to reveal emotions in battle, citing an older writer on facial expressions.
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Tamale
Kornstanow
Growth and origins of Postum Cereal Company
A historical look at the Postum Cereal Company tracing its rise from a small white barn in Battle Creek to a vast city of factories in Pontumville, Michigan. The booklet outlines founder Mr Post’s vision of worker wellbeing and the lavish offices and furnishings that mark the enterprise’s early prosperity.
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Emery
Nelle White
White City
Pontumville
Battle Creek
Mien
Post
Stratford Om Avon
Rome
Restrictions on Italian pork enterance spark removal
A collection of brief, often unrelated historical-clipping style items notes policy shifts, crimes, disasters, and society events. The summary mentions Italy removing pork entrance restrictions, a suicide in Los Angeles, a shooting at a Texas depot, mint coinage totals, a deadly railroad wreck in Vermont, embezzlement charges in Memphis, a burned mining camp in California, and various other 1906 era incidents and figures.
Beggar of Khiva in a Dusty City Square
In a crowded open square a ragged old man under a willow by a dusty ditch beats a wooden bowl drum, his motion clockwork steady as unshod children pass. A narrator drops coins on the tray and walks away unsettled, comparing the scene to Socrates.
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Socrates
College men shape dress trends says Men’s Wear
A college influence on menswear is traced through casual dress shifts. The article notes knee drawers replacing summer pant styles and jerseys as gym wear, explaining trouser turns for comfort and expediency. Harry Lehr’s wit is cited regarding a Newport dinner remark about a young millionaire who now drinks soda water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lehe
Léhric
Newport
Robert Goelet
Mr. Lehr
Question on Plum Juice Stirs Audience at Japan Lecture
An audience member asks what Japanese do to plum juice to make it sell after a lecture on Japan by a traveler. The speaker invites questions about any overlooked peculiarities of the Japanese people.
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Japan
Utah Implement Co. Solvent After Stockholder Charge Dismissal
Utah Implement Co of Salt Lake declares investigation found charges against management groundless and withdrawn. Officers exonerated, case dismissed, company solvent and progressing. President M B Whitney thanks supporters and pledges continued merit.
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Utah Implement Company
Salt Lake
Naual
Deadly Punch Drink Tale From South and North
A southern man quips about a lethal punch as an ambulance escorts a drink, recalling an Atlanta artillery punch that resembled lemonade yet left him unconscious for four days, per New York Press reflection.
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New York
Atlanta
N. Y
Different Kinds of Actors Quote Shakespeare Admiration
Quote from Mr Stormington Barnes contrasts actors who admire Shakespeare with those who perform his plays to seek his approval. The dialogue hints at ego and artistic purpose in acting, reflecting on how actors measure value in theatre.
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Shakespeare
Mr. Stormington Barnes
Reduced rail rates to southern and midwestern points
Advertisement notes reduced round trip fares from Utah and Idaho to Pointe East and return via Santa Fe. Includes Ogden and Salt Lake City to Missouri river points, Chicago, St. Louis, with dates of sale November 20 and December 18, 1906. Return validity up to 60 days. Literature from C. F. Warren, Agent A. T. & S. F. Salt Lake City.
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Utah
Idaho
All Pointe East
Santa Fe
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Missouri River
Chicago
Cc. Ae
St. Louis
C. F. Warren
A. T
Ieee Dooly Bik
The Middle Class Novels And the English Reader
The modern English novel reader does not demand only wealth and power stories. Many successful works center on castern and Scottish ministers journalists typists actresses and novelists. The era of the Disraeli type is fading as fiction increasingly portrays the middle classes of London.
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Castern
Disraeli
London
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Russia
H. J. Groce
Southern Pacific
Ticson
Arizona
United States
Vergennes
J. B. Mittehinson
Delta Cotton Company of
Memphis
H. A. Herbert
San Fernando
Cal
Eugene J. Schmits
San Francisco
Truckeld
Adle Abeba
Abyssinia
Menelik Ie
Cronstadt
Dutch New Guinea
Alfours
Fak Tak
Canal Zone
Iethulan Canal Commission
W. C. Gorgas
Hanyson
Hutchinson
Kanch
Lake Marion
Judan
Walter
Victor
Kobe
London Standard
Akita
Hondo
Jnst
Canton
Lienahow
China
Formate
Cicero
Harvard Athletics
Ubat Department of Sport
Mike Ward
Sarina
Ont
Grand Rapids
Mich
Marty Lewis
Philadelphia
Couneil
Khiva
Francis G. Luke
H. A. Castle
Pocatello
Merchants’ Protective Association
Utah Implement Co
M. B. Whitney
Townsend
Sadler
Hanaver
Main ST
Rowe, Morris, Summerhays Co
Salt Lake City, Utah
Moers
Fairbanks-Morse
Fairbanks, Morse & Company
Salt Latte City, Utah
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