Winning methods of America outpace British coal mining per capita
Analyzing coal output, the Boston Transcript argues the United States leads manufacturing due to fuel supply. It reports US miners produce about 1,000 tons per miner annually versus Britain’s 287 tons per capita, noting steam power and new methods boost productivity. It also notes higher accidents in US mines and suggests blasting after hours to reduce fatalities.
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United States
Boston Transcript
Great Britain
Great -Britain
Great- Britain
Germany
France
Belgium
Minois
Words of Counsel on Summer rescues at bathing resorts
A reflection on romance and social class in sea rescues. The piece jokes about a hero saving a drowning woman and questions whether such acts should become a summer industry free of sentimental consequences, examining bachelor life and finances.
Time Flows On Through Old Village Memories
Maurice Elfer reflects on leaving the noisy city for a rural retreat. He longs to revisit schoolhouse, rivers, lanes, and friendships from youth, noting time’s changes and the pull of familiar scenes amid life’s turmoil. Published in Picayune.
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Maurice Elfer
Picayune
Tips Lead to Bribes at German Coal Dealers Meet
At a Hamburg convention of the Coal Dealers Association of Germany delegates condemned tipping and bribery linked to coal supplies. They urged measures to abolish the practice as stokers and factory workers are pressured for bribe money to secure orders. Americans abroad find tipping abuses annoying and the system fosters corruption in business.
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Hamburg
Germany
Europe
Frogs' Legs on Toast in a Detroit Café
A lighthearted item from the Detroit Free Press notes a humorous scene where a man’s vanity at a cafe led to his downfall, as a playful epitaph on the bill is mentioned and a new suitor reflects on the incident.
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Detroit
Free. Press
Towne Praises Dean's Kidney Pills in Letter
Former Minnesota senator Charles A Towne endorses Dean's Kidney Pills after suffering back pain, fatigue, and neuralgic pains. He credits the remedy with relief and recommends the product sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York at 60 cents per box.
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Dean
Charles A. Towne
U. S
Minnesota
Foster-Milburn ,Co
Buffalo
N. Y
A Geological Find Echoes Across The Ages
In a lively debate four scientists examine a round smooth rock, proposing it formed from streams glacier or even the moon. A farm hand clarifies the rock was once a barrel of cement, contrasting wild theories with a simple origin.
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Earth
Australian Leaf Promises Relief for Women's Ills
Nurse Mother Gray of New York promotes AUSTRALIAN-LEAF as a monthly regulator curing female weaknesses backache kidney and urinary troubles. Sample mailed for 50 cents by The Mother Gray Co LeRoy New York.
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Mother Gray
New York
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy
N. Y
Defiance Starch Boosts Value in 16 Ounce Pack
Defiance Cold Water Starch proclaims no equal in quantity or quality with 16 oz for 10 cents, while rivals offer 12 oz. The ad notes higher value and one-third more starch for the same price from Lewis Factory Peoria Ill, and adds a sly aside on Sundays and cigars.
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Defiance
W.t. Sma
W. L Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W.L. Doulas
L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Defiance Starch Advertises 16 Ounce Packages at 10 Cents
A promotional excerpt extols Defiance Cold Water Starch as a 16 ounce package for 10 cents, claiming it outperforms 12 ounce rivals and does not stick to irons. It touts chemical purity and value, notes a dealer tactic to push smaller packages, and closes with generic social quips and a dated sign-off from Endsley, Indiana.
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Senator Towne
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
Ben Jonson
Rok
Wisom
Endsley
Anburen
Ind
Alabastine. CO
Grand Rapids, Mich
New York City
Defiance Starck
Reedt TN
Rewype
Samuel
Petcher Panphin
Rochelle Salig
Licda
Bears
Gastoria
Takoma Biscuit
Loote
Wiles Cracker and Candy Co
Kaness City
Thompson’s
Putnam
Monkok Deeg GU CO
Union
Snes Au
Wilbert Thompson
Thompson
Mull
W. H. Thompson
Main St
Mal
Iil’s Grape Tonic Co
8Rd Ave
Rock
Ini
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