Not What They Seem Pure Food Adulteration Across Nations
A column discusses widespread food adulteration in the United States and Europe. It cites consuls noting counterfeit chocolate, cocoa, coffee, tea, and milk adulteration, with substances like tallow, shell, sawdust, ochres, and soap used to deceive taste and appearance. It also mentions peat fuel as a clean alternative.
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United States
Europe
Cincinnati Times- Star
Metropolitan Street Railway
Toronto
Buffalo Express
Peat in Canada’s Bogs
Best authorities estimate Ontario has about 100000 acres of undeveloped peat bogs mainly in Perth Weland and Essex counties. Perth holds the largest area eight miles north of Stratford on the Grand Trunk Railway. Peat is cut air dried pulverized and pressed into three inch cylinders approaching coal density with 12 percent moisture and a sulfur free composition.
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Ontario
Perth
Weland
Essex
County of
Stratford
Grand Trunk Railway
Water works folly in Port de Paix puzzles locals
The piece notes how Haiti’s Port de Paix built modern water works with hydrants and fountains but the population quickly destroyed the system, rejecting progress and reverting to river water hauled by ox carts.
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Port de Paix
Monkey Imitation Surprises Gibraltar Fort Observers
Dr E Percival Wright notes that at Rock of Gibraltar during Lord Howe s command tame troops of monkeys watched sailors fish. When a boat was pulled ashore by the animals they hauled lines and shifted the boat as soldiers looked on, until an officer explained the scene.
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E. Percival Wright
Dublin University
Lord Howe
Gibralter
Too Thick. A Young Lawyer Overplays Ambition
A fledgling attorney rents a modest office and overstates his early case load to a boy assistant. He asks the boy to adjust a bank draft and claim a large fee, while threatening foreclosure. The prospective client withdraws, and the lawyer muses he oversold the scene.
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James
First National Bank
Automobiles in Germany Stimulate Growth in Berlin
Consul Warner notes Germany’s automotive sector reflects high confidence from conservative financiers. About 1,000 workers in Berlin area last year, with expectations to more than double this year due to heavy capital and energy investments.
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Germany
Berlin
B. H. Warner, Jr
Proportion Debate Echoes in Ice Chest Critique
A brief exchange from the Indianapolis Journal ridicules a small ice chest as a contemptible piece of冰 and mocks the growling wrangle over proportions. The satirical jab highlights civic skepticism toward local displays.
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Indianapolis Journal
Early muffs used by doctors and fashionable ladies
The text notes that muffs were first used by doctors to keep fingers soft and were adopted by ladies around 1550, reflecting a shift from medical to social fashion use.
The Age of Suspicions About a Woman’s Teeth
A witty query on social manners asks at what age a woman may cease disguising the thought that her teeth are unnaturally perfect. The remark reflects era attitudes toward appearance and etiquette, noting how propriety shifts with age.
Divorce Cases Draw Exuberant Spectators at Court
In a bustling court scene on Saturdays the gallery fills with couples and onlookers amid a tide of domestic scandal. Women, largely in the audience or on the stand, study witnesses as four prepare to separate from husbands, while observers comment on evolving laws and social norms.
Divorce courts and the public gaze in Chicago society
An essay on how divorce courts expose private failings and public judgment. It notes that three thousand divorces are granted annually in Chicago with most petitions by women and commonly citing drunkenness, cruelty, or abandonment. It argues the court atmosphere fuels sensationalism and mudslinging as couples part.
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Chicago
Muuch
The Body as Assemblies of Millions of Living Cells
The article explains that the human body is made of about ten million million cells, each a living unit with a distinct function. It compares these cells to pond micro animals, noting they forage for food, are surrounded by envelopes, and perform specific tasks in muscles, lungs, liver, brain, and other organs while fat and bone remain lifeless.
Woman Recites Verses From Hearing Her
A woman receives a complete copy of verses she remembered from hearing them, as noted in Woman's Home Companion.
Umbrella Handle Made From Living Maple Tree
A St Louis guest showed an umbrella handle carved from a living maple branch. The crook is silver maple with three gold rings grown into the wood over four years. The owner spent years selecting a small branch and having it fashioned, claiming it is unique in the world.
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St. Louis
Nature
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Queer Imports From All Over The World In 1899
The article catalogs unusual imports into America in 1899 including coal from New Castle Nova Scotia rags from Antwerp matches from Belgium and more. It lists items from Canada Cairo France Germany Italy Norway Japan and Portugal such as bicycle lamps diamonds steel rails cattle tails theater scenery paper as well as oddities like mis tletoe rat traps and even human skeletons.
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America
New Castle
Antwerp
Belgium
Bombay
Cape Town
Canton
Barranquilla
Colombia
Santa Maria
Canada
Maine
St. John
N. B
Cairo
Angers
France
Grenoble
Dresden
Havre
Lyons
Nantes
St. Etienne
Berlin
Coburg
Konigsburg
Lubeck
Mannheim
Neustadt
Solingen
Gargenti
Italy
Palermo
Japan
Portugal
Stavenger
Norway
Scotland
Dubelin
New York Press
Political Pulse Propels Success for Local Leader
A local political figure rides a wave of public support as campaign momentum builds. The party-backed champion garners endorsements from key groups, signaling growing prospects for upcoming elections.
King Khama and His Bechanas: Teetotal Native Leader
King Khama of the Bamangwato, called Khama by 40,000 subjects known as Bechanas, governs Bechuanaland with strict teetotal rules. He bans all intoxicating liquor and imposes heavy fines for brewing tschu ala or Waafir beer, despite harsh poverty and harsh judgments of fair treatment.
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Khama
Bechuanaland
Bishop Potter Attends First New York Theater Show
Bishop Potter reports his first New York theater experience, saying he had no objection to theatergoing though he had previously abstained for personal reasons. He notes having long kept intimate friendships with various actors.
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Bishop
Bishop Potter
New York
The Real Puzzle of Life.
A brief exchange from the Indianapolis Journal about daily concerns. Fidelia asks about life’s mystery while Flavilla worries more about clothing.
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Fidelia
Flavilla
Indianapolis Journal
Cheese Sandwiches Prompt Optimist Puts Spin On Wait
A witty column from the Indianapolis Press contrasts a pessimist and an optimist over slow service and cheese sandwiches. The piece humorously notes the longer wait might improve the cheese's quality as a comic take on dining delays.
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Indianapolis
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