Armaments and secrets in a wary international scene
The article argues that nations fear provoking war yet arm themselves beyond necessity, led by self defense and parallel arms buildup. It notes Britain and Germany increase naval and military power while urging restraint, and compares secret-keeping to a secret’s safety, warning that sharing secrets breaks trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
England
Russian
Germany
America
Wendy
Arma
Evi Con
New York
World fairs drain funds amid disputed costs and uncertain profit
A garbled report discusses World’s Fairs and the high spending on food and displays, noting uncertain profitability. It mentions costs of advertising and logistics and hints that local organizers face financial risk and uneven benefits to cities and supporters.
Art of Keeping a Secret
Fragmentary text discusses secrecy and temptation to reveal facts. References to persons and guardians imply moral stakes and hidden information. The passage hints at control of knowledge and the urge to disclose among multiple actors.
Is Crime Increasing Menace or Perceived Trend
The article discusses the debate over rising crime rates and public fear. It notes lack of reliable statistics, cites Samuel Barrows on data gaps, and suggests reporting intensity may inflate perceptions of crime growth.
Travesties on Religion and Sensational Clergy
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune critique argues against sensational religious tactics. It stresses belief and moral propriety over megaphone sermons and circus like religious displays. The piece warns readers to discern genuine faith from performative preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Commerial Tribune
Vagaries of a Davigdage in a Misspelled Tale
A comic extract from St Nicholas presents a confused spelling piece where a boy named Hitie buer travels by worn path. A battered rider is fed and bandaged at a house, the belle helps, and a healer offers bread meat water and medicine as the man lies weak and warm.
Greeks Increase Fast Population of Greece Rises Rapidly
The article notes Greece’s population growing faster than any other European country and quotes a man calling the situation an outrage while acknowledging other concerns also exist.
Americans Gain Little in Language from the Eastern Isles
A War Department inquiry into words borrowed from the Philippines concludes few terms entered English despite long American presence. Scholars note Tagalog dominates, and other tribal languages remained largely untranslated. General Burt and others describe language diversity across the islands, and letters question whether the Philippines will enrich American speech.
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Isles
Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Philippines
Cujntauin Taylor
United States
Islands
Eeida
New Mexico
Texas
California
North America
Philippine Islands
Andrew Burt
Novel Hoisting Apparatus Aids Large Item Lifts
A Canadian inventor introduces a compact hoisting apparatus for upper-floor transfers through windows. It connects with two or three story levels, reduces space needs, and eases moving pianos and safes without stairs. Lorenzo T. Frazer of Toronto is the patentee.
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Lorenzo TD. Frazer
Toronto
Cain
Japan’s Jezo coal fields fuel imperial ships
The Jezo island mines form a major Japanese coal supply for the mikado’s battleships. The Sarachi and Yubari groups yield thick veins across thousands of acres, producing high grade bituminous coal suitable for steam, gas and coke. U.S. made locomotives, tramways, and equipment power the mines, employing nearly 19,000 workers.
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Otarg
Morroran
Yubari Group
Sarachi Group
Jezo
Hokkaido Tanko Tetsudo Kaisha
Jeza
Mikado
Orient
Sarachi
Purowai
United States
Pittsburg
Seacoast
Garden Ornament Craze Spreads Through English Gardens
The garden craze has grown into a Cult of Garden Ornament with enthusiasts seeking sculpture to harmonize Elizabethan Jacobean or Georgian garden styles. Lead and terra cotta pieces, marble statues, and trick devices like water-drenched seats echo historic whimsy and Puritan depredations.
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Peterhof
St. Petersburg
London Daily Mail
Wealthy Family Trunk Mixup Sparks Laughter at Port
A New York arrival from Europe and the Holy Land entrusts trunks to a Baltimore maid. When the officer misreads the family name as Mrs T, she retorts you are too presumptuous and the trunk is shut as laughter erupts among onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Street
New York
Europe
Holy Land
Baltimore
Mrs. T
Balance Man and His Peril on a Five Ton Beam
A steel worker ascends a beam seven stories above Dearborn and Monroe to balance a massive derrick driven beam. He shifts position while signaling the engineer with a whistle to keep the beam level and prevent catastrophe for street spectators below. The worker risks death to protect lives and the balance relies on his light 180 pound frame. He rides beams to stabilize the structure and avoid a fall that could trigger widespread harm.
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Dearborn
Monroe
Chicago Record-Herald
Dodd's Kidney Pills Credited By Local Couple
Buxton North Dakota September 12 Special Mr B L Skrivseth reports his wife suffered kidney disease for years until Dodd's Kidney Pills were tried. After one box she improved, then eight more completed her cure. He also took three boxes and felt stronger. The ad claims the pills cure kidney disease from rackache to rheumatism diabetes or Bright's disease and endorse the Great American Whitney Cure.
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Dodd
Bright
An Amplified Woman
Miss Myra Skelly describes a bizarre ride where a single man inside an empty car behaved theatrically. He bowed to her and asked for a plush basket, then hung from a strap for twenty blocks while no one else rode.
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Myra Skelly
Tle
Sim
Excursion to Chicago by Nickel Plate Road
Special rain excursion to Chicago via the Nickel Plate Road with trains to No. 5. Tickets on sale with good return by Sept. th. Attractions at parks and beaches advertised. Rate information available from local agents or C A Asterlin P P A Fort Wayne Ind. Questions asked.
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Nickel Plate Road
C. A Asterlin
P.P.A
Fort Wayne
Ind
Death Watch Everyday in Sewer Work
A Chicago lawyer in the Stock Exchange Building questions an underground cable worker who sits roadside. The electrician explains he is the death watch, guarding sewer-gas danger while others work in a manhole. If danger strikes, he would pull a worker to safety and fetch a doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Death Watch
Stock Exchange
Washington and
la Salle
Chiesca Rerord-Heraldk
Postum Linked To Improved Complexion Says Woman
A woman credits Postum with restoring her complexion after years of coffee use and indigestion. She notes her heart palpitations, sinking spells, and muddy yellow skin improved within a week and lasting two years since switching from coffee to Postum. Battle Creek Michigan supplied. The Road to Wellville book included.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Kore
Imperial Palace
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