Benedicta Maine Utopia: Catholic Colony Free of Debt and Crime
Benedicta in Aroostook County Maine is described as a Catholic utopia with no jail or poorhouse, a debt free treasury, and a surplus. Founded by Fenwick, the 40 mile from towns and 100 miles from rail access community began with 12 000 acres of timber lands and had about 350 residents in 1900. The town charter dates to 1874 and Bangor is the nearest railway hub over 100 miles away.
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Boston
Benedicta
Maine
Moore
Bacon
Fenwick
Aroostook County
Houston
Bangor
Record June brides set Chicago dating record in 1906
Chicago reports 8 300 June brides today equal to about 110 weddings a day. Hymen Cupid Co. notes this as the best month since the firm began. License Clerk Salmonson urged couples to love their husbands, be companions, avoid suspicion, learn tastes, cook breakfast, and make a welcoming home.
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Chicago
Hymen, Cupid & Co
Salmonson
West Lends 10 East Titleholders Fuel Farm Credit
Nebraska farmers, flush with harvest profits and rising machinery sales, are depositing wealth in local banks. They increasingly borrow short term from eastern banks as New York and Boston brokers provide funds for commercial paper. Omaha banks report higher deposits and widespread eastern loan demand, signaling agrarian prosperity and broader credit access.
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Omaha
Neb
Wall Street
Nebraska
New York
West
New ‘York
Boston
52 Gotham Murders In Month New York
The June coroner's report shows 498 deaths with 236 from violence or accident and 262 sudden natural deaths. Homicides total 52 and 29 are personal crisis reports. Forty bodies were found in rivers with 16 killed by carts, 16 by streetcars, and three by automobiles.
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New York
Jacob E. Bausch
Zionist group plans unique New York bank to fund Palestine
A Zionist faction in New York proposes a bank closed on Saturdays with profits aiding Palestine. Led by Nathan Prensky Henry Jackson and B L Gordon the venture has $50 000 subscribed with more to follow and aims to expand to multiple cities with a steamship brokerage to protect East Side Jews from fraud. The effort envisions large profits fueling industrial and agricultural development in Palestine and resettlement of a Jewish peasant population there.
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Tannersville
New York
New York City
Palestine
Nathan Prensky
Brooklyn
Henry Jackson
Pittsburg
B. L. Gordon
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
Cleveland
Chicago
Cincinnati
One's Own Garden: Pleasure and Health in Poetic Plots
Women with leisure turn to gardening as healthy exercise and a mental pastime. The piece notes Shakespeare and other poets inspire themed gardens, from Shakespeare to Tennyson, Wordsworth, or Meredith, linking poetry and botany as a personal, restorative hobby.
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Cornela
Tennyson
Wordsworth
Meredith
Wealth of American farms dwarfs world mining output
An 1905–1906 census-based comparison shows farm values and output in the United States far exceed industrial manufacturing, with farm wealth nearing three times manufacturing value and farming supporting a large share of U.S. wealth, while facing trust-led price pressures and calls for stronger home-based industry.
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United States
United States Census Bureau
America
Great Britain and Ireland
Great Kingdom
Great Britain
Ireland
Italy
Kingdom of
Belgium
Alaska
Philippines
Corn Corp
Union
McKinley
Government to extend coal supply through new mining methods
Washington via the United States geological survey plans long term coal security with improved mining. Edward W. Parker notes past waste from cheap techniques, says current methods cut waste from sixty percent lost to thirty to forty percent and may add years to the available supply.
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Washington
United States Geological Survey
Edward W. Parker
The
Geological Survey
President Roosevelt
Coal Strike Commission
Parker
Location of the soul described as gelatinous mass
Henry Price of Mount Vernon voiced a theory on the soul's passage and photographic reproduction. He argued the soul rests beneath the throat in both sexes and is drawn out by an angel at death, claiming not all men possess souls and merit determines possession.
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New York
Henry Price
Mount Vernon
Turbans Solve Race Problem in Rail Travel Plan
Washington reports Secretary Wilson suggests Hindu students wear turbans and long robes to avoid Jim Crow car segregation while touring cotton fields in the South. The plan promises them better railroad and hotel accommodations, reflecting an approach to ease race tensions by attire.
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Washington
Wilson
Makeover Couch From Old Bed Frame and Carpet
A 36 inch wide bed spring is supported by 12 inch long 2x4 legs from an old bedstead. A mattress fits atop, then a carpet cover stitched to be one and a half carpet widths. Nine carriage knobs secure the back edge, fringe finishes the edges, stair carpet makes the pillows, and cleaning is simple by removing the cover.
Complexion Care Advice Warns Against Oily Treatments
The article advises consulting a specialist for persistent acne and blackheads. It promotes massage, proper applications, and treatments, plus lifestyle tips such as hydrating, daily bathing, and avoiding oily creams. It recommends drying agents like spirits of camphor and cautions against cold cream during outbreaks.
Bungalow Stools Crafted With Braided Cord Backs
Jolly little bungalow stools imitate the old fashioned rush bottom chair with four legs rising above the seat. Instead of rush, strong braided cord forms an interlaced bottom, and stools arrive in all colors with matching cord bottoms to fit any summer home color scheme.
How to Mend Boys Stockings with Crinoline
A quick shoeing guide advises butting a piece of black crinoline behind a torn knee on a boy’s stocking. Sew with black darning cotton across the crinoline to cover the hole neatly, avoiding lengthy darning.
Portuguese Salad Preparation Instructions
Slice two cucumbers, one Spanish onion, two tomatoes, two sweet peppers and two apples with cores removed. Mix in a bowl with four tablespoons of French dressing. Serve plain or on lettuce leaves, ice cold.
Developing the country through town and country ties
The article argues that settlement, town growth, and trade radiate from farmers to towns and cities. It stresses geographic position, transportation, and the mutual dependence of rural districts and urban centers, urging progress and joint protection of shared interests.
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Bac
Columbus
America
Factories bolster town economies through payroll
The piece argues that existing small manufacturing plants benefit a town more than seeking new ones. It notes payroll size drives local buying, with a dozen workers yielding $35 to $40 daily and $15 000 to $20 000 yearly output, while retaining $100 daily in local trade is crucial.
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Navy Department
White House
Farmers. OF Prairies
Gotham
Jews Plon Unique Bank
Rura
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