Mexican Women Emerge as Tehuantepec City Governance
A travel sketch by W. A. Du Puy in the Detroit Free Press describes Tehuantepec as a city ruled by women who support their community, contrasting myths of Mexican men with stark poverty and female self-governance. The piece recounts Dias era cruelty, a native governor, and a stark gender imbalance with many girls and few men, highlighting Tehuantepec’s unique social order and cultural heritage.
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Teta Jepee
Sean
Spain
Egypt
Jane Gles
Yucatan
Diaz
Diag
Dias
Tehuantepec
Porfirio
Be Ater
Tehuantepecan
Ding
Mexico
Tropics
Natven
Woman Patents Automatic Stop for Overhead Wires
Mina Ansa Br Tye of St Joseph patents an automatic stop for trok Jaya on overhead wires with a four switch ten move mechanism, illustrating a rare instance of female invention in a field dominated by men.
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Mina Ansa BR. Tye
St Joseph
Trok Jaya
Good Care of Horses in Hot Weather Advice
Many horses suffer in heat with sore shoulders and fatigue. Keep the collar clean and the shoulders washed daily. Bath and treat with warm water salt and soda after work. Use alum and tannic acid from bark for skin toughness. Avoid overworking tired horses and give light work after idle periods. Maintain regular training to keep horses strong and ready.
Origin of several noxious weeds in old garden lore
A curious old survey lists common weeds and their histories. It notes how plants such as the American indiate and European weed varieties traveled with colonists, and describes how species like the goosefoot, nettle, velvet plant, Canadian thistle, and poison ivy spread. It adds practical notes on control and cautions about the dangers of ivy and related vines.
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Shepherd's Purse
England
Raise Orphan Colt On Milk From Cow
An orphan colt can be raised by hand with care using cow milk weakened by one third water and sweetened. Feed after milking, adjust water as weeks pass, avoid overfeeding to prevent scours, and offer warm water and wax as needed for strength and shine.
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W. D. Neale
Home Made Garden Roller Instructions Take 4 round logs
Detailed steps describe shaping hardwood logs into a circular garden roller, inserting iron pins, slipping wagon tire pieces over ends, bending to form a handle, and securing with wooden pegs. The device is meant to roll smoothly to press down soil and flatten a garden bed.
Liquor Exhibit Stirs Debate Over Public View and Reform
The piece recounts temperance protest imagery and a tale of reformer John B. Gough exposing the liquor trade. It argues saloons avoid transparent practices, displaying screening to hide operations while government and voters fail to demand openness.
Temperance Work Wins Papal Approval and Prohibition Pushes
Catholic temperance delegates journeyed to Rome seeking pope Pius X’s blessing. He affirmed approval and urged clerical involvement in education and social preservation. Reports cite dry-town business leaders noting higher deposits and easier bill collection, while German army canteens shift to nonalcoholic drinks. A five mile dry zone around naval bases gains Navy support, and local voices condemn public nuisances and saloon tolerance as economic losses to communities.
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International Cathic Langue Against
Rome
Pope Pius
Cardinal Merry del Val
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Department of Work
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Tilnois
Union Might Be Postponed Over Serelda's Two Good Reasons
The practical maid Serelda, about twenty seven, weighs two options as her mistress plans the future. She contemplates marriage to a man who has called often, but worries about leaving a good job and pay. The exchange reveals hesitation between security and possible new life.
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Mexico
Paul
Nehuaptepic
Tehuantepec
Yucatan
New York
The
Orient
Serelda
Beralda
Sereida
Possible Chance for a College Graduate to Find Work
A recent diploma recipient searched for employment and in a city office asked the manager about openings. While awaiting the manager, he told the office boy he hoped for a break, and was told there might be a spot if the interns fail to raise his salary.
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Boston Evening Transcript
When does the halt post five train leave at Cape Town
A Cape Town stationsman explains the late departure of the five o'clock train. A passenger queries which clock to use as the church clock and others differ. The station master: use any clock, but the train has already gone. Pearson's Weekly notes the humorous exchange.
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Cape
Fivethirty
Pearson
The Difference in Titles Across Nations
A fragment notes how earnings determine social labels. an English man earning 800 dollars yearly is a gen Seman, while in America a similar income would classify him as a pentioman, illustrating cross country naming conventions.
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England
America
Postum Offer Promotes Health Benefits Over Coffee
An advertisement touts Postum as a healthier beverage replacing coffee which allegedly causes headaches insomnia and nervousness. A Philadelphia man cites relief after switching to Postum, claiming weight gain and improved mood and health. It promotes Regular and Instant Postum with packaging details and price.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wallville
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John B. Gough
Mr. Gough
Ottumwa
Germany
Strasburg
von der Imiing
Canmena
Gullance
William J. Bryan
Seo. Zona Co
Wichita
Kansas
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Indiana
Coyne Brothers
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