Egypt and Its Monuments and Other Notable Works
The Telegraph outlines new books and authors with works like Egypt and Its Monuments by Fiichns and Guerin, The Holland House Circle exploring English literary history, The Red City by Dr. Weir Mitchell continuing Hugh Wynne, and Recollections and Reflections by Ellen Terry detailing a life among prominent figures. It notes biographical sketches, historical context, and the authors’ ages and careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Li Hung Chung
America
Robert Fiich Ns
Jules Guerin
Land of the Pharaohs
Egypt
Chateau of
Touraine
M. Guerin
Iehins
Holland House
Kers
England
Scott
Byron
Mme. de Stac
Red City
Dr. Weir Mitchell
Hugh “Wynne
Fess
Hugh Wynne
Washington
Hamilton
Jefferson
Ellen Terry
Norn
Charles Kean
George Frederick Watts
Tennyson
Browning
Gladstone
Disraeli
Charles Reade
Irving
Bernhardt
Duse
Whistler
Sargent
Burne-Jones
Joseph Jefferson
Saint Gaudens
World News Snippets From The Era Of Steam
A collage of global facts notes coal fields in England spanning 13000 square miles and Prussian income tax returns reaching 59.5 million dollars in 1907. It cites a 1774 Plymouth submarine trial, growth in postal business, and British railways totaling 23101 miles in 1907.
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England
Plymouth Warbor
Sea Lions Capture Gulls With Prowess and Surprise
A sea lion displays skill as it dives deep and surfaces to lure gulls. It watches from the surface then, with a rotary motion, snatches a screaming bird from above and devours it in one bound beneath the waves.
Spirited Repartee in Whisky Wagon Collision
A street car rear end struck an express wagon loaded with jugs of whisky, sending most jugs crashing to the pavement. The wagon driver quipped about hell while a bystander minister noted it could be the abode of departed spigots.
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Lippincott’s Magazine
A Bright Bargain For The Pastor Fund
A young church member used his allowance to buy suspenders at the village store. A handwritten card on the package read in a scrawled hand For the support of our pastor. The scene highlights a small but meaningful gesture in a minister’s donation effort.
Temper and storms greet a tempest of tales
A New York Times quote on a cross tempered wife and petty pricks contrasts with a historic note that the first six masted barkentine was built from the German owned ship Columbia, which had been dismasted in a hurricane off Cape Filattery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Columbia
Cape Filattery
Electric organ inventor showcases reedless design
Inventor demonstrates an electric organ using vibrators instead of reeds. The system uses switches and magnets to drive the mechanism. A $5 million project aims to develop water power 165 miles from Butte Montana to supply mines near Butte. Georgetown College in Washington is noted as the oldest Roman Catholic college in the United States. Hasheesh is described as opium-like in effect and is prepared from gum from hemp.
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Butte
Montana
United States
Georgetown
D. C
Cuticura Remedies Touted In Dandruff Testimonial
A widow's wife recounts her husband’s missionary work and how Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured her daughter's dandruff and infant milk crust. She praises the products as a complete success and notes prior use for the baby's scalp. The message cites Mrs J A Darling of Carthage Ohio dated January 20, 1906.
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Misalomary
J. A. Darling
Fifth St
Carthage
Ohio
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Bromoline Laxative Promotes Quick Cleanse Claims
An advertorial notes Bromo Quinine laxative branded as LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE with signature RE. W. GROVE and claims to cure a cold in one day. Mentions 64,000 capacity at St Peters Church Rome and Garfield Tea Co Brooklyn promotes Florch laxative aiding liver and digestion.
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RE. W. Grove
St. Peter’s Church
Rome
Garfield
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
Spider web weather signs and morphine needle banishment decree
Spiders in webs as weather barometers are described, with long extensions signaling fair weather and short webs predicting bad. An imperial decree in China punishes morphine needle manufacture with banishment to a pestilential frontier and fines shops selling morphine without a permit.
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China
Dutch Lutheran women gain vote rights in church affairs
In Holland the Lutheran church grants women voting rights in church matters and forms a men’s league for women’s suffrage. A storm near Washington Pennsylvania causes a lightning strike that sends splinters through a house, injuring the homeowner and his wife. New York City now drinks a half glass more beer per four years ago per person.
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Holland
Lutheran Church
Men's League
Washington
New York City
Maine Central Railroad Tests New Electric Headlights
The Maine Central Railroad will change motive power on its Desert branch from steam to electricity. A small steam turbine driven generator mounts on the locomotive dome supplying current to electric headlights. Mrs. Browning notes potential wing bruising against window panes in the curvature near the headlights.
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Maine Central Railroad
Woman’s backache remedies and other news items
A physician attributes persistent backache to kidney trouble and promotes Dean’s Kidney Pills as a quick relief. The column also notes silk worm feeding in India, silk prices in Japan, eye glasses for horses, baskets made by the blind in Vienna, and details about the Suez Canal’s length and route reductions.
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John H. Wright
East Thirst St
Mitchell
M. D
Dean
Sca Bon Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Pusa
India
Japan
Vienna Blind Institute
Caspian Sea
St. Paul Road
Fergus County
Mont
Yellowstone County
Suez Canal
Europe
Grape-Nuts Aid Woman, Husband Recalls Health Turnaround
A letter from Vaman recounts his wife’s drastic recovery after using Grape Nuts and cream. He notes her prior stomach issues, a milk-water diet, and states she regained strength and looks as rosy as a sixteen year old. The message, labeled genuine, is from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and invites readers to read about wellville.
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Vaman
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Simple Icehouse Builds and Horse Market Outlook
A compact guide explains a one day icehouse construction using simple framing and sawdust insulation, stressing ventilation and drainage. It then surveys U S horse numbers and value, predicting a strong year for breeders and demand for good trotters, followed by notes on barn lighting for disease control and lambing tips for twins and weak newborns.
Cheese press uses rope pulley to maintain constant pressure
A form of cheese press applies constant pressure with a 140 pound weight via a rope wrapped around a pulley and over a beam. The setup keeps the screw pressed for any desired time, yielding a close cheese free from openings.
Dog Power Pump Reveals Water Carrying Wheel Idea
A sketch shows using a dog as tread power for a water pump. The device uses an 8 ft diameter wheel with space for the dog to walk around and drive the pump. Southern California residents build these dog power pumps costing under 15 dollars.
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California
Best Time to Sell Poultry in the Year
The article states the best selling period for poultry is January 1 to November 1. It notes demand drops after October and that November and December see overstocking as many sellers push birds to market.
Winter Poultry Notes For Winter Laying And Care
Winter Poultry Notes advise ben birds need sunlight and clean windows for steady laying. Remove useless cockerels, feed greens, green bone concentrate, and avoid stimulating foods. Dress fowls for top prices. keep water clean and provide warm, quiet rest to prevent harm.
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Mebrasea
British Railways
Brazil
Wiitiam Crookes
National Council of French Women
Little Kingdom
Belgium
Clara M. Toward
Society of American Women
London
Wellesley College
Africa
Oliver Cromwell
Swaziland
Lexington
Alleghenies
Frankfort
Kentucky
Leonie Leveque
Shrine of
Lourdes
Italy
Mlle
Teveque
Leveque
Napoleon
Island of
Elba
Madonna
Hospital
Fic Syrup Co
Switzerland
Pha
Thos
Gillard
Elgin
Mersi
Lee
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Columbia University
Dodds
Roby and
Plump
Eer
Department of Agriculture
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