Costa Rica's Banana Giant Shapes Nation's Trade
A New York Sun correspondent reports Costa Rica sits split between Americanized banana country and European trade areas. The United Fruit Company dominates exports, railways, ships, and public works while controlling over 200,000 acres of banana lands and about 42 percent of bananas produced. Coffee and bananas drive the economy with Costa Rican coffee praised as among the world’s best. The railroad network from Port Limon to San Jose underpins shipments, and government cooperation supports the trust. American firms are urged to better adapt to local markets.
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Costa Rica
United Fruit Company
New York Sun
San Jose
Josta Rica
Fruit
Atlantic Seaboard
Republic
Port Ike Ibalkeen
Costa Northern Railroad
Limon
Port Simon
Port Limon
Fruit Company
England
United States
Caribbean
North Atlantic
Central America
States
Panama Canal
What Use Is Wet We and Our Place on Earth
Fragmentary text reflects meditation on human purpose and endurance with reference to Mark Twain and Emerson. It suggests a belief that everyone has value and a need to persevere though progress feels slow. The passage ends mid thought with unclear phrases.
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Mark Twain
Emerson
Moonrise on the Moor and a Silent Owl
A quiet owl slips to the field below and vanishes into a tree. The speaker notices a large cinnamon colored moon rising above the moor line, creating a surreal, swimming feeling.
What is the Universe a myriad striving to perfect pictures
The speaker reflects on the moonlit night and the wind as a meditation on reality. They ponder whether the universe is a endless series of blending, fading images forming a single masterpiece and whether humans are mere ripples on tides of a birthless, deathless Creative Purpose.
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Atlantic Monthly
Gloucestershire Cloth Makers Earn Noted Billiard Reputation
In Gloucestershire England a long family tradition of cloth weaving supplies billiard cloth used by professional players. The article describes the material as finely textured and even, valued for its quality on important games.
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Gloucestershire
England
Skill of Alaskan Dogs on the Trail
A Detroit News writer notes Alaskan dogs vary as trail followers and leaders. In blizzards they lose and regain tracks. Teams eat once daily, averaging 20 pounds per day for 11 dogs on hard routes. They cook bacon rice with frozen fish, eat hot, and test sea contents with their tongues. Frozen fish remains staple for native dogs.
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Detroit News
As They Spelt It in Seattle
A Seattle orator urged the assembled crowd to unite and boost Seattle, stressing the need for Washingtonians to publicize the city’s virtues and work together to promote it to the world. The speech centered on convivial, booster culture and community pride.
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Seattle
Mystery Gloucestershire Wool Textile Family Dominates Market
A Gloucestershire family maintains a long kept secret in producing a superior wool fabric. Despite high investment in machinery, thousands of dollars, and months of labor, they secure the finest grade of wool and resist competition from buyers vying for ownership of the rare material.
Aunt Ruth Prepares for First Train Ride in Early Railroa
In the early days of the railroad Aunt Ruth boards a train for her first trip. Her maid carries a box and reticule while the engine delays. Aunt Ruth fans her ample skirts and perches her feet on a footstool until the conductor is alerted she is seated and ready to go.
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Ruth
Motor drives tool grinder
An electrical tool grinder shown without belts or gears, directly coupling the emery wheel to the motor. It uses current only while working, can be started or stopped by a switch, reaches full speed in about one second, and accepts any standard grinding wheel.
Electric Mail Box Alarm Signals Mail and Intrusion
A mail box wired to ring a bell when the postman deposits a letter also sounds if someone tries to open and steal mail. Popular Electricity notes the box uses electricity for signaling and is powered by a local battery.
Mall Box Alarm Signals Fire Safety Measures
The text notes that the mall uses a box alarm system with a bell and battery circuit. Opening the box triggers the alert, and the bell must be audible, with the bell and battery circuit wired to ensure operation where needed.
German Electric Torpedo Control Demonstrated at Distance
A German inventor showcased an electric system for steering torpedoes and boats from afar. The craft stayed under operator control and resisted external interference, performing movements, signaling, firing and other actions. The tech is imperfect and slow but marks the start of a potentially important development.
Electric power washes away hills with high jets
The author describes using elevated water pressure to move dirt and gravel by blasting through 4 1/2 inch nozzles. Hills are removed faster and cheaper than carts or trains. A worker was knocked 30 feet from the stream, unconscious with severe internal injuries and broken ribs.
Perfume Diffuser Patent Tied to Theater Fans
A crude perfume wafting by an usher using a large atomizer is described. A new patent by Harry W Forbes and Frederick Linick of Chicago covers an automatic diffuser mounted on a fan. The device stores fluid above a perforated tray with absorbent material and uses a valve stem and wing to release vapor gradually, then seals when the fan stops.
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Harry W. Forbes
Frederick Linick
Chicago
Ill
Eccles
Pocket Telephones for the Police
Berlin police install pocket telephones for all uniformed and secret service members. The system links branch stations and headquarters with portable wall sets placed in parks and buildings, connecting simply by plugging a contact station.
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Police Department of
Berlin
Secret Service
Global Telephones and Innovations Spark Electric Era
In Manchuria thirteen exchanges exist and Uruguay moves to state control of telephony. Paris links directly with Madrid as Havana expands to 7000 subscribers. Peking plans an electric street line, and New York to Los Angeles may connect by next November. An electrically heated steering wheel debuts. Berlin uses battery powered machines to scrub streets. A Nevada inventor unveils a rotary hoof parer. Electric lights expected in lighthouses. An Austrian army wireless unit may power its generator. A wearable illuminated sign aids theater vendors. A French dynamo transformer promises physician oriented power.
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Manchuria
Uruguay
Paris
Madrid
Havana
Peking
New York
Los Angeles
Berlin
Nevada
France
Don’t You Think I Know Anything
The excerpt shows a tense exchange where one character retorts about knowledge and the other insists she does not doubt his awareness. He accuses others of underestimating him while expressing frustration at being doubted.
Moonlit joke reveals wedding mix up at bar
The Bar winks at friends and jokes about marriage on a moonlit night. A laborer admits he has been married once and confesses his spouse was a woman. The barber wittily presses to reveal his sister also married a man.
Stop the Pain Seeks Remedy by J. W. Cole & Co
An item notes a burn or cut relief product offered by J. W. Cole & Co of Black River Falls Wisconsin. The advertisement mentions the price and that druggists offer the remedy free with purchase.
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J. W. Cole &Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Hewitt and Jewett Exchange Sharp Barbs Over Humor
In a terse exchange, Hewitt tells Jewett he would not tolerate laughter in the room, while Jewett retorts by urging restraint, highlighting a clash over humor and propriety.
Daily fly killer promise to kill thousands
A DAILY FLY KILLER will do. Kills thousands. Lasts all season. Pennies each at dealers or six sent for $1.00. H. SOMERS, 150 De Kalb Av., Brooklyn, N.Y.
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H. Somers
de Kalb
Klyn
N.Y
Courtship and alimony tales crop up in a satirical scene
A humorous exchange notes Becker’s divorce and alimony demand. It hints at romantic folly during courtship and contrasts it with post marriage sentiment. The dialogue end quips about cheer and digestion as a stimulant versus praise.
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