To Live a Century Happy Jubilant Ward Queen of infirmary
The Croydon infirmary marks Mrs Harriet Belton's hundredth birthday with a ward party. Born 1819 near Brockham she recalls Waterloo and cherishes sunshine, company, and her son. She remains sharp, reads daily, and enjoys rum punch at the celebration. Imports and exports data follow with July figures and year-on-year changes.
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London
Crowdon Infirmary
Harriet Belton
Waterloo
Brockham
Dorking
Croydon
Gain in U S July Trade Figures Rise in Imports and Exports
Washington reports July shows higher values for both imports and exports compared with July last year. Imports valued at $112,458,354, up by $26, and exports also increase, reflecting a strengthening in U S foreign commerce.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
St Bernard Major Promises New England Size Records
Carl A. Jordan’s St Bernard Major weighs 230 pounds at 19 months and is growing. The dog has won blue ribbons and follows a rapid growth curve: 6 weeks 17 pounds, 10 months 174 pounds, 11 months 184, 12 months 198, 16 months 222, 19 months 280. Major is purebred, sire Nero from West Baldwin and dam from Springfield kennels.
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Portland
New England
Carl A. Jordan
Major
Nero
West Baldwin
Springfield
Mass
Farmers on Census Invite Expert Help for 1910 Survey
Washington reports that farmers and experts will assist in planning the thirteenth decennial census of agriculture to be taken April 15 1910. The director invites public comments and will seek advice from university economists and agronomy specialists to shape questions and schedules.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Wimen scarce in Idaho lure for wife by carpenter
Chicago police receive a letter from Mace Idaho seeking a wife for a carpenter husband. The note asks for a widow or older single woman aged 25 to 45 to relocate, citing the scarcity of women in the western state and offering the carpenter’s name and address. Captain Wood reviews the unusual request at the detective bureau.
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Chicago
W. W. Green
Mace
Idaho
Appendicitis Mystery: Patient Shot by Rabbit Dish Ignites Inquiry
In Newark City Hospital surgeons examine Jacob Dessler's removed appendix. They find a slug of shot and conclude his rabbit dish intake, specifically hasenpeffer, may have caused the complication. Doctors warn shot in appendix is a rare but troublesome cause.
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Newark
N. J
City
Jacob Detsler
Dessler
Fricks Wish For Modern Telephone Cost 750
Pittsburg magnate Fleury Clay Frick sought better phone service at Eagle Rock. The Beverly line was extended four miles to Frick's mansion, cost about 750, replacing the crank bell and allowing instant dial tone.
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Pride's Crossing
Mass
Fleury Clay Frick
Pittsburg
Mr. Frick
North Shore
Eagle Rock
New York
Central
Beverly
Frick
Beverly Exchange
Myopia Golf Links
Veteran of Balaklava Witnessed Charge Dies in Train Accident
In Toledo Ohio Joseph Bier 80 a Crimean war veteran who fought at Balaklava and witnessed the Charge of the Light Brigade was killed when struck by a train. For years the elderly man earned a precarious living crafting wooden shoes in the area.
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Balkalava
Toledo
Joseph Bier
Balaklava
Light Brigade
Japan Rice Crop Seen Surpassing Fifty Million Koku
Tokyo reports September 1 marks the end of the early growth stage for rice. Forecast suggests Japan's rice crop this year will exceed 50,000,000 koku nearly 250,000,000 bushels due to favorable conditions.
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Japan
Tokyo
New Strength for Women's Backs and Wellness Tips
Mrs. Mary Hinson of Mt Sterling Kentucky credits Doan's Kidney Pills with dramatic relief from back pain dizziness headaches and fatigue. She recalls poor eyesight nervous tension and weak back before using the remedy and urges others to seek Doan's from local dealers at 50 cents a box.
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Mary Hinson
Strother St
Mt, Sterling
Dean
Mrs. Hinson
Doan
Foster. Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Country trip yields unripe sojourn fruit remark
In a humorous exchange Johnny explains his country visit produced many apples peaches and watermelons but says the sojourn items weren’t ripe yet. Aunt-Well notes the playful tone as she jokes about travel and produce.
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Johnny
Napoleon Blucher window encounter reformulated tale
A humorous anecdote, reported as possibly old, recounts Napoleon and Blucher at Finkenstein during preparations for Danzig. Blucher laughs over a missed chance to change history after a suggestion to throw Napoleon from a window.
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Napoleon
Arthur M. Chuquet
Blucher
Finkenstein
Danzig
New York Evening Post
Overhead Canaries and a Poker Night Tale at a Hungarian Restaurant
A canary hung over a square table in a Hungarian restaurant and frightened diners as the bottom fell out of its cage. A cross eyed man recalls a B and O poker game when luggage and coats dumped into the kitty, scattering money and spoiling the game.
Factory to Produce Uniform Weights and Measures for Empire
The board of agriculture industry and commerce gains leave to establish a factory to manufacture authentic weights and measures for uniform use throughout the empire of China.
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Board of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce
Empire of China
Doctor and wife endorse Grape Nuts for all diets
A nurse praises Grape-Nuts as delicate and versatile for patients and all ages. She recommends soaking, mixing with egg white and fruit juice for nourishment in weak stomachs and notes her husband uses the product for patients.
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Wellville
Hayti the Island of Revolutionary Rulers and Turmoil
A historical survey traces Haiti since 1804, detailing twenty presidents and numerous claimants, all amid violent removals and exile. It notes Dessalines as a central figure, repeated power struggles, and recurring coups shaping the island’s turbulent governance through centuries.
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Hayti
Tousslant L’ouverture
Caribbean
Haiti
France
Toussaint L’ouverture
Dessalines
L'Ouverture
Simon
Thaytt
Alexis
Christophe
Dessanes
Boyer
Gen. Herard
Guerrier
Dessaline
Riche
Gen
Soulouque
Hayt
Gen. Ge
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