Japan's Navy Progress Across Four Shipyards Spotlighted
London reports detail Japan's naval build up since 1905 at Yokosuka Kure and two smaller yards, with eight armored ships launched, new battle cruisers planned for 1914, and turbine engines boosting power. Merchant shipbuilding also grew, aided by a shipbuilding law from 1897 to 1910, though steel imports remain necessary for some projects.
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London
Russia
Japan
International Congress of Naval Architects
Motaki Kondo
Yokosuka
Kure
Kure Navy Yard
Saseno
Moldzuru
Nagasald
Kobe
Pacific
Mercantile Marine Bureau
Perry
Art Gallery To Teach Boy In Newport Home
Marsden J. Perry of Providence places in his Newport Ocean Drive mansion a premier colonial prints collection to educate his heir Marsden J. Perry Jr. The wall spanning gallery shows scenes like Washington entering New York and Franklin at the Court of France. The mansion awaits the family’s seasonal return as the unique education effort begins.
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Providence
R. L
Marsden J. Perry
Newport
Mareden J. Perry, Jr
America
Marsden
United States
Perry Mansion
Ocean Drive
Washington
New York
Trenton
Martha Washington
Franklin
France
Franklin At the Court of St. James
Perry
Carp flood down Bear river from Mud Lake to Great Salt Lake
Large carp flood type, hundreds of tons, churn through Bear river toward Great Salt Lake. Herbert Hale notes Mud Lake outlet misperceptions and explains Bear river flows via Mud Lake before a short stream to Bear Lake. Telluride Power Co drained Mud Lake to boost power, driving carp into the river and accelerating their downstream migration.
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Bear River
Idaho
Great Salt Lake
Mud Lake
Boise
Herbert Hale
State Land Board
Mudlake
Bear Lake
Mr. Hale
Tellaride Power Company
Imidertook
Water ways and feats noted for rowing and swimming
The piece describes a drained shallow lake to be cultivated or turned to pasture. It highlights Adeline Trapp of Brooklyn who swam 22½ miles from Northeach to Robine Reef in 5 hours 7 minutes, a remarkable feat. It also notes Grand Rapids wardens predicting an abundance of game birds, ducks, partridges, and deer this fall on less travelled roads.
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New Feat
New York
Adeline Trapp
Brooklyn
Yonkers
Forty-third Street
Northeach
Robbine Reef
Livingston
Staten Island
Grand Rapids
Mini
Jesse Harry
Parisian Sage advertised hair tonic claims
Mrs Ella Gilchrist of Bedford Pa endorses Parisian Sage claiming it restored hair after baldness from erysipelas. She states two bottles stopped shedding and promoted new growth, offering money back if not satisfied and highlighting the product as a remarkable rinse.
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Chas. Rhodes
Pakistan
Ella Gilchrist
W. Pitt St. Bedford
Whales Race Off Boston Coast Porto Popcorn
Two 150 foot whales raced seventy five miles along the high seas near Boston for eight hours to thrill 173 passengers aboard the steamer Boston from Nova Scotia. Children tossed popcorn and the whales clung to the vessel, brushing past it as they appeared eager for more.
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Boston
High
Nova Scotia
Fat Men Chase a Pig at New York Outing
A pig race ended abruptly as an alderman and six fat men pursued a two pound pig overboard near East Third Street pier. The chasing committee weighed 1,785 pounds, not counting Alderman Detuzler’s 291 pounds.
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New York
Frank J. Detuzler
Bronchitis Conquered Praise for Hyomei Inhaler
A 70 plus Washington NJ reader recounts a severe la grippe attack leading to bronchitis and deafness, crediting Hyomei with relief and life saved. The ad touts Hyomei complete outfit at 1.00 and refill bottle at 50 cents, guaranteed by Charles Rhodes, for catarrh asthma bronchitis coughs colds and deafness.
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Wm. H.mowder
Washington
N. J
RFD
Charles Rhodes
Fitting Shoes to Blame Warns of Poor Fit
An article notes many broken insteps stem from ill fitting footwear. It explains excess toe space causes heel chafing after wear and urges proper fitting time to ensure the shoe matches the foot, preventing discomfort and waste.
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Timoe
Help for Strikers Promoted by New Life Pills
A sensational old advert claims Dr King s New Life Pills can end worker strikes by gently forcing withdrawal symptoms and restoring health. The copy markets the pills at Rhodes Drug Store and Wheaton & Son with a 5 cent price.
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Sonmletites
Dr. King
Rhodes’ Drug Store
Wheaton & Son
Lead to Fall of Man Theory Emerges in Odd Debate
A curious note from Brooklyn discusses cucumbers as fruit and ties it to a broader theory about human progress. The text claims a planted idea could establish a workable theory if developed, noting it has been attempted several times.
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Brooklyn
Poultry Raltery Promotes Breed Profit and Health
Are cleared every year by the poultry raltery of the United States. A large factor in the production of this hire profit is HARVESI'S CONDITION POWDER. It keeps laying hens in good condition, makes young chicks grow rapidly, wards off disease keeps the comb bright and red. Equally as good for stock. it is the fevarie conditioning powder with breeders of blooded horses. Price % cents per package. Sold by WHEATON &ON. The Pioneer Drug Store. Dog Alpiniet. A bulldog called Robby, belonging to the Marquis de Charette of Paris, is the first dog to gain mountainear ing fame by ascending the summit of the Jungfran. He was accompanied by master and mistren and two guides.-Berne Corréspondence Lom don Daily News.
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United States
Harvesi
Wheaton &On
Pioneer Drug Store
Alpiniet
Robby
Marquis de Charette
Paris
Jungfran
Mistren
Berne
Lomdon Daily News
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John D. Spinney
Pollasky Block
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Alma, Mich
Jas. G. Kress
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Raleigh
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Underwood & Underwood, N
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Tate
Elm Hall
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Shropshire
Ewe Lambs
Deering
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Thos. J. Blair
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Forquer’s Music
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