Christ of the Andes and Transandine Tunnel Milestone
The article recounts the Christ of the Andes statue at Cumbre Pass, its symbolism of peace between Argentina and Chile, and the completion of the Transandine tunnel linking Buenos Aires to Valparaiso. It notes projected opening by May 29, 1910, the vast rail route, and its expected impact on trade and regional unity across South America.
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Argentine Republic
Chile
Cumbre Pass
Argentina
Christ the Redeemer
Lita
Andes
Transandine Railway
United States
South America
Clera
William Wheelwright
Rosario
Villa Mercedes
Los Andes
Valparaiso
Mendoza
Los
Biotea
Buenos Aires
Ocean
Brazil
Pacific
Atlantic Seaboard
Europe
Atlantic
New York
Liverpool
Hamburg
Panama Canal
Mexico
Guatemala
Sunday Piano Sin Sparks Neighbor Conversation
Mrs Wise tells next door neighbor it is a sin to play the piano on Sunday. Mr Wise questions why Sunday is singled out as the issue.
Cuticura Remedies Said to Heal Child's Sores
Mrs Egbert Sheldon of Litchfield Conn recalls a year and a half of severe skin sores in her baby boy. After trying two doctors the child worsened until he could hardly walk. Using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment she reports all sores cleared in two months and no relapses since.
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Egbert Sheldon
Litchfield, Conn
New Work for Women and Home Nuisance Tips
The article notes simple fixes for household noises such as window drafts door rattles creaking drawers and sewing machines suggesting wedges felt pads soap lubrication and oiling. It also highlights Mrs Frederick H Snyder as the sole woman impresario in grand opera shaping St Paul’s scene with a successful early venture.
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Frederick H. Snyder
St. Paul
Crater Lakes of Mexico Offer Silent Beauty Near Valle de Santiago
The Mexican Herald describes Valle de Santiago in Guanajuato hosting four crater lakes within a few miles, including La Alberca and Zintora. Visitors marvel at basalt walls rising above glassy ponds, with Zintora's vast interior echoing voices across the crater and a deep, tranquil calm unmatched by other lakes.
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Mexico
Valle de Santiago
Guanajuato
la Alberca
Zintora
Herld
App & Long
Odd Fellows Paper Name and Wedding Charm
A Yonkers Statesman quip notes Wright plans a paper titled the Sausage Links. Penman rejoins in three sections. The note suggests a superstition where a four leaf clover over the door marks the first single man as the future husband.
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Odd Fellows
Wright
Sausage Links
Penman
Yonkers Statesman
Doctor recounts risk of fraud in accident claims
A physician acting as examiner for an accident insurer described watching claimants to avoid being stung. He recounted a man claiming a streetcar fall who exaggerated arm pain, then raised the arm high when the examiner laughed, exposing the deception and prompting the man to leave.
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Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Helpful for Mrs Sullivan
In Joplin Missouri Mrs Catherine Sullivan describes years of kidney trouble with back pain numbness and cramps. After using Doans Kidney Pills she reports significant relief and improved health. A Buffalo New York firm distributes the 50 cent box.
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Catherine Sullivan
Moffatt St
Joplin
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Serious Dilemma Sparks Office Marriage Debate
A man ponders marriage after overhearing two coworkers. One recently married man calls his wife daily for affection and returns smiling, while another six year married man limits calls, resents expenses and stays distant. The narrator asks whether to wed or stay single.
Importation of Leeches
The bureau of statistics records leeches under animals imported with 1908 value $5,341 and prior years rising from $2,412 in 1902 to $6,922 in 1907. Over the decade ending 1908 leech imports total about $40,000 and are duty free. Snails once appeared in the import list but trade dwindled, with only $24 in 1898 and the bureau discontinued snail data.
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Bureau of Statistics
United States
Bureau
Even Among the Hoboes Harpers Weekly Exchange
Weary Wag gles greets Dusty Rhodes in the street and notes higher living costs. Dusty says meals are scarcer and prices have risen so much that he must ask twice for breakfast along his route, a change from prior habits.
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Dusty
Dusty Rhodes
Harper’s Weekly
Arithmetic. Teacher and Student Debate Apples
A brief exchange recalls a teacher warning about giving one apple to avoid trouble. The quip contrasts a simple arithmetic example with provoking the infamous Edenic myth.
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Ala
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Crater Lakes
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Henry Farnum Stoll
Hartford
Conn
Stoll
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Post
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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