Remarkable new twenty story V shaped skyscraper rises in Manhattan
Report describes a towering V shaped twenty story building at the Broadway Fifth Avenue Twenty third Street junction in New York City. It notes extreme height and narrow profile drawing crowds, with plans for steel frame construction and innovative elevators. builders cite costs and future tenants and features though many details are uncertain.
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Arould
New York City
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Twentythird Street
New York
Ito
He Childine
Tobias
Tim
Borotn
Cbetioa
Travel in China Shows Primitive Transport Modes
Travelers in China witness a wide range of conveyances from sedan chairs and carts to boats pulled by muscle in canals. Hogged by unscientific design and rough roads, even the imperial state sleigh is drawn by coolies. A notable curiosity remains the single wheeled vehicle attracting visitors.
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Hman
Imperial Gardens
Ecoolies
China
Vintage vehicle eases travel through rough streets
A compact motorized unit described as vintage yet operable by hand steering is noted for its ability to navigate numerous pitch holes in streets and roadways, offering easier mobility for operators amid uneven surfaces.
The Art of Conversation for Girls
A Youth's Companion excerpt urges girls to cultivate clear forcible speech as a universal pleasure and social asset. It compares conversation to other arts and argues early effort yields lasting confidence, listening as essential as speaking for engaging, cheerful dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uae
Lord Acton Known as Europe’s Learned Historian
Lord Acton a Cambridge professor of modern history died recently remembered as Europe’s most learned man. He led Liberal Catholics in England and contributed to Vatican Decrees debates with influential essays. He taught at Cambridge for six years succeeding Sir John Seeley and pursued a universal history project in his later days.
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Lord Acton
Cambridge University
Europe
Tle
Naples
Acton
Bictand
Ee Acton
Vatican
van Wolsey
England
Cambridge
John Seeley
The Kiwi Bird and Its Vanishing World
This article discusses the kiwi as the last remnant of New Zealand's wingless birds. It notes its small size, stout body, and underdeveloped wings, describing its primitive plumage as nature's early effort. It laments the species’ near extermination due to white man encroachment on their habitats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zeaoland
Aormither
Impreunious but Sporty Visit Ends in Exit
An Abra m Gruber aide contends a penniless constituent asked for a dollar. Gruber gave a two dollar bill and told him to buy a ten cent cigar and keep change. The visitor returned with 84 cents and asked if the cigar was for himself or the colonel. Gruber ordered him out.
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Abram Gruber
Colonel Gruber
Mes
Gruber
New York Times
Had Read Worse Things. Stockton Autograph Echo
A Washington Post item recalls Frank R. Stockton then living in West Virginia and a tale of a young woman who meets him and gets a witty verse for autograph. It ends with a pithy remark on experience and modest behavior.
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Frank R. Stockton
Congressman Dayton
West Virginia
Mr. Dayton
Mr. Stockton
Stockton
Washington Post
Chamber of Commerce relief history for Martinique and Paris
The New York Chamber of Commerce has raised substantial funds for charitable relief since its founding in 1768. It notes past actions including $150,000 to Lancashire fire victims and a $150,000 to Paris during Franco Prussian War era distress, reflecting a long tradition of aid beyond commercial interests.
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Chamber of Commerce of
New York
Martinique
St. Vincent
England
Chamber of Commerce
Europe
France
von Moltke
Chicago Fire Era Charity by Chamber of Commerce
The text highlights the Chicago fire disaster as a major calamity, noting the Chamber of Commerce mobilized rapidly to aid victims. It details substantial donations abroad and at home, including famine relief in China and Russia, Armenian oppression, Crete, Cuba, and U.S. disasters like yellow fever, Johnstown, Memphis, and Galveston, totaling about 5.0 million.
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Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
ISIS
China
Russia
Armenia
Crete
Cuba
Southwest
Memphis
Johnstown
Galveston
Brotherhood of Man
Trees Grow on Lofty Tower Over Grensburg Court House
In Grensburg Indiana a 130 foot tower once bore three stately maples whose branches shaded the town. Lightning killed two trees years ago, leaving one seedling surviving atop the lofty perch. It is believed the seeds arrived via birds, and a photograph was taken from an adjacent tower.
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Atio
Grensburg
Ind
Hammer Flung Pin Invention Turns Failure To Fortune
Richard Laverson, once a Pittsburg shop worker, created a machine to weld brooch pins but failed repeatedly. In a rage he hurled a hammer, later found to bend three parts that transformed the device into a successful safety pin maker. Laverson now co-owns a large pin factory producing millions of pins nationwide.
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Richard Laverson
Pittsburg
Laverson
United States
London
Kidney cure claim from St. Aubert resident
Langendoefer of this place suffered a severe case of kidney trouble baffling local doctors. He credits two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills with complete cure and urges others with kidney issues to try the remedy after prior doctors failed.
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St. Aubert, Mo
Rh. Langendoefer
Piace
Dodd
Losing Venture Quote on Experience as a Commodity
A Chicago Post remark quips that experience cannot be sold as a secondhand article. It notes buyers prefer fresh experience and pay full price, leaving seasoned individuals with unused wisdom in surplus.
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Chicago Post
Hall's Catarrh Cure Constitutional Remedy
Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. The notice promotes its claims of curing catarrh and related ailments.
Millinery Fits and the Bill Comes Home
A humorous exchange in the Chicago Journal about spring hats. A man complains the hat doesn t fit while the milliner jokes that hats fit heads but not husbands, noting tales of bills from wives. The piece captures light social satire on fashion and household spending.
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Chicago Journal
Sunday Excursions to Chicago From Fort Wayne
Every Sunday during the summer starting next Sunday the Nickel Plate Road will sell excursion tickets from Fort Wayne to Chicago and return for 2.00 dollars. Valid on train No. 5 going and train No. 6 returning the same day. See Ticket Agent or C. A. Asterlin T. P. A. Fort Wayne Ind. No. 126.
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Chicago
Nickel Plate Road
Fort Wayne
C. A. Asterlin
Ind
Rector Preaches On Economy Amid Collection
The Philadelphia Press records a rector telling a vestryman to collect funds before the German work begins. The rector confirms plans to preach on Economy.
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Grimes
Philadelphia Press
Russian Kettle Bridges Describe Cossack Bridge Building
The article explores kettle bridges built by Cossack soldiers using lances and cooking kettles. Lances passed under kettle handles form rafts tied with ropes. Multiple rafts, each supporting half a ton, are joined to create a secure bridge in about an hour for army crossings.
Night Habit Governs Sleep Positions In All Humans
The text explains that for most people sleep is guided by an unconscious night habit. It notes how individuals involuntarily adopt consistent limb and trunk arrangements and how attempting new positions triggers resistance from the instinctual pattern.
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Land of Nod
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Relief From Tight Shoes
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Soot-Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy Cures corns bunions swollen hot and sweating feet At all druggists and shoe stores samples sent free Address Allen S Olmsted LeRieur N D
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Allen
Allen S
Olmsted
LeReur
Shorthand that Failed in a Midnight Visit
Abe Gruber recalls a late night doorstep visit from a shorthand reporter seeking confirmation of a speech mentioning Corliss MacGibney. The exchange turns on whether MacGibney entered the ministry or the monastery, with Gruber clarifying his remarks.
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Abe Gruber
Mr. Gruber
Corliss MacGibney
Gnight
Self Inking Dating Stamp Offered for 75 Cents
A notice advertises a self inking dating stamp available for 75 cents. Address for inquiries is Lock Box 219, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Fort Wayne, Indiana
On the Wrong Tracs and a Charming Alias
Brief note quips about Lord Stonebrook Miss Pyle and a playful exchange over a nickname. The dialogue hints at a social curiosity surrounding names and identity in a light humorous tone. The line blends aristocratic title with a sister’s name and a casual request for formality.
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Lord Stonebrook
Miss Pyle
Angelinay
Niagara Falls Excursion Route via Nickel Plate Road
Offers an affordable excursion to Niagara Falls with connections to Toronto Thousand Islands and Montreal. See local agents or write to Fort Wayne Indiana offices for full details. Also includes miscellaneous items and historical figures as listed in the column.
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Niagara Falls
Toronto
Thousand Islands
Montreal
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Hamilton
Grand Lodge Meeting B. P. O. E. Salt Lake City
Grand Lodge meeting of the Benevolent and Propagation Order of Elks in Salt Lake City Utah August 12 to 14 with low rate excursion tickets on Nickel Plate Road sale August 6 and 7. For details contact C. Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana or R. J. Hamilton Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Grand Lodge
Salt Lake City
Utah
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Hamilton
Testimonial to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Mrs Jennie O'Donnell of Chicago credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing eight years of female troubles after reading a book and using a bottle. She endorses the product and notes a forfeit if the testimonial is not genuine. The ad promises cures for sick women and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham.
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Jennie J. O'Donnell
Oakland Woman’s Riding Club
Lydia E. Pinkham
Rubber Stamps for All Needs in Fort Wayne
Rubber stamps made to order includes self inking daters and ink pads. Send for catalogue to Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
Enchanted Distance in Punch Card Humour
A brief Punch caption shows a boy teasing a young lady about leaving as a colonel breathes, saying he has heard him play golf. The exchange highlights a comic clash of class and sport in a clipped dialect.
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Colonel Bunker
Knights of Pythings Biennial Meeting Announces Travel Details
The Knights of Pythings schedule a San Francisco gathering from Aug 1 to 22 with Nickel Plate Road travel deals and return limits. Ticket sales run Aug 1 to 10. contact Fort Wayne agents C A Asterlin or R J Hamilton for full particulars.
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San Francisco
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Hamilton
Mrs Winslow’s Seorarms Syrup for Children Ad
An old advert notes Mrs Winslow’s Seorarms Syrup for children claims to soothe teething pain reduce inflammation and cure wind colic. The bottle is priced at 2 cents.
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QULER
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Dr. Kline
DRE. H. BH. Kline, Ltd
Gl Arch St
Philadelphia
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Ucla
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
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University of Notre Dame
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Hitory
Josication
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Rence Wizard Oil
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Liper
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Dezvous
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