Monument Visitors and a Thrifty Clerk Highlight Washington
The report shows that last year nearly the same number of visitors as usual climbed the monument and elevator use dominated top views. Augustus Riley, a 74 year old War Department clerk, describes a frugal life, living on about four dollars a month and eschewing meat, drink, and tobacco to save most of his salary.
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Washington Monument
War Department
Washington
National Capital
Great Monument
Augustus Riley
Mr. Riley
Riley
Rise in Insanity Captured by Census Figures
The census bureau data indicate a rising number of inmates in state and relatives’ care, with hospitals expanding from 162 to 328 and inmates from 74,028 to 150,151 over thirteen years. Population growth to over 80 million frames these changes as potential proof of greater humane care or increased incompetence.
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Census Bureau
Luxury of a Great Battleship for Roosevelt Panama Trip
Naval officers debate which vessel should carry President Roosevelt to Panama in November noting the Connecticut's luxury accommodations. Prominent officers describe your ship as a flagship with admiral quarters and suites rivaling a Manhattan hotel, suggesting it fit the presidential voyage.
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Roosevelt
Panama
Connecticut
Manhattan
Thrifty Italian Emigrants Sent Home Wealth
Official Italian government data show 726 331 emigrants left Italy in the year to April 30 1906 with 16 797 going to the United States an 148 008 rise from the prior year. Italian laborers send home millions through Naples and the U S remitted 4 257 680 last year. The notes also reference schooling and immigration policy debates in Italy.
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United States
Ciale
Pnsa
Fegleed
Europe
South America
Italy
Naples
State Department
United
Good Manners at Table Emphasizes Gentle Living
An article stresses enduring table manners as a civic virtue from childhood. It warns against boorish habits, urges restraint, polite eating, and exemplifying correct behavior to project refined breeding in social settings.
Sir Lauder Brunton on dolls urge for mothers and girls
Sir Lauder Brunton urges at the British Association that every girl should own a doll and be taught to wash, cloth, exercise, and feed it. He argues dolls should be washable, unbreakable, and movable with hair that combs and limbs that do not detach to foster maternal love and child management knowledge.
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Sir Lauder Brunton
British Association
Dolly
Choosing the Ideal Sink Among Porcelain and Alternatives
Harper's Bazaar outlines porcelain sinks with rolled edges and open plumbing as ideal while noting risks of cracking. It compares white enamel, soapstone, slate, and copper-lined sinks for cost and durability, and mentions wooden drain boards, rubber mats, and wire dish drainers to prevent slipping during drainage.
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Harper’s Bazar
Eggs Astoria with Tomatoes
Cook tomatoes in halves dip in butter or oil then bread crumbs and broil. Melt butter add eggs water salt pepper paprika then cheese. Place on buttered toast, cover with egg cheese mix and top with a tomato round, serve hot.
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Harper
The Use of Rouge in Women’s Appearance
The article notes rouge can brighten a face and age a woman less with subtle use. It warns against overdoing makeup and the risk of criticism. It mentions imperceptible Paris rouge sold in Chicago for 26 cents and claims no skin harm.
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Paris
Chicago
Egyptian Coffee Description From Historical Note
The passage describes ancient Egyptian coffee as roasted in a brazier, pounded in a stone bowl while hot, then boiled with water to form a paste. It is served with a rose leaf floating on top, though the beverage is noted as bitter and unpalatable.
Traveling salesman story shows business by pleasing customers
Watkins and his(employee) John C Witherspoon travel through Crete Nebraska and Kansas City sharing how merchants win steady trade by fair dealing. Hoover stresses children customers and two price honesty stories, with customers rewarded by loyalty and money back guarantees while managers note transparent pricing builds trust.
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America
Ilinois
Chicago
State Street
Watkins
Hoover
The Dainty Prairie Dog
A short note on the prairie dog described as dainty and fastidious it refreshes its bedding with fresh straw each night.
Unclear OCR Fragments on Puna Padel Package
Fragmentary text appears to describe a factory or packaging event with garbled phrases about a product named Puna Padel and an unclear getter or seller. No coherent details on people, places, or dates are readable.
Cork Demand for Britain's Bottled Drinks Surges
Thirsty Britain consumes nearly 70,000 tons of cork annually for bottled beer and aerated waters. The figure highlights the growing need for cork supplies to seal beverages across the UK market.
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Britain
Cheap Excursions South From Big Four Route
On the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month the Big Four By will sell excursion tickets to most points in Virginia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia at one fare plus $2.00 with return limit 30 days. Liberal stopover privileges. Write I. P. Spining, General Northern Agent, Big Four Route, 238 Clark St., Chicago, for further information.
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Big*Four
Virginia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
I. P. Spining
General Northern
Big Four
Clark St
Chicago
Police College in St Petersburg and Spider Music Theory
The text describes a policemen's college in St Petersburg combining a museum with training for recruits and detailing duties of dvorniks who monitor residences and tenants. It also reports on a French investigator's view that spiders respond to sounds that resemble buzzing, not music, citing experiments with violin, piano, violoncello, and cornet.
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Policemen’s College
St. Petersburg
Mr. Lecaillou
M. Lecaillou
Arabi Pasha Hidden in Cairo After Exile
The piece profiles Arabi Pasha living in Cairo in his seventies, exiled for life after the Alexandria bombardment, now returning partial public attention. He is described with white hair, tarboosh, and a heavy ebony staff, reflecting a life of power and adversity.
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Egypt
Cairo
Arabi Pasha
Alexandria
Ceylon
Pall Mall
Gazette
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