Yerbe Mate Drink Promoted As Nonalcoholic Stimulant
Washington reports discuss Yerbe Mate, a Paraguayan tea claimed to cheer without intoxication. Chemists in South America advocate it as a safe stimulant, noting its growing availability in U.S. stores and large export volumes last year.
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Washington
New York
Isy
Tdan
South America
John Barleycorm
Euphrates
Americas
Africa
India
America
Noti Ag
A Boomerang and a Forked Blow Incident
A horse refused to enter a barn and Higman struck it with a pitchfork. The fork handle broke, the pronged end flew back and cut him under the right eye and on the nose, leaving his eye badly swollen. The item reflects a comic-meets-trial tone, including a joke exchange about a chauffeur applicant requesting upfront pay.
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Indiana
Higman
Drink hot water each morning for internal cleansing
A fragment advises waking to drink a glass of real hot water to cleanse the stomach, liver, and kidneys. It claims internal washing prevents impurities entering the blood and suggests limestone phosphate as a harmless poison wash. The text advocates a morning health routine before breakfast.
Wall Street Messenger Robbed of 63000 in Hold Up
Milton Strohm a sixteen year old Wall Street broker's messenger was struck in the head and left unconscious during a daring robbery in the Adams Express Building hallway. The bandits escaped with securities, checks and Liberty Bonds after five Brooklyn youths confessed and the valuables were recovered. The boy was photographed at Broad Street Hospital where a fractured skull is feared.
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Wall Street
Milton Strohm
Adams Express
Strohm
Broad Street Hospital
New York City
Brooklyn
Well Street
Foreign trade and the balance of payments in 1919
The article argues that U S exports will exceed imports by four to five billion dollars for the 12 months ending June 30 1919 and that the United States should extend large credits to Europe. It notes Morgan bankers Belgium and Britain and highlights potential American lending to Europe while preserving domestic industry and farming.
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Holland
Wall Street Journal
Department of Commerce
United States
Europe
Mr. Morgan
Great Britain
Belgium
Redfield
Glass
South America
Canada
Progress In Lights From 1815 To 1915
The piece traces lighting history from sperm oil and candles with 25 candle hours per night and $22 yearly cost, through kerosene gains and price shifts, to 1915 where gas and electricity mix yields about 200 000 candlepower hours per year for the average family and total lighting costs drop to around $15. It notes a century of rising efficiency and a peak of 360 candles per household after 1905 to 1915.
Gloom and Gladness in Rochester Post-Express Editorial
A fragmentary opinion piece contrasts pessimistic and optimistic takes on civilization’s recovery from a major blow. The pessimist warns of centuries needed, while the optimist argues resilience will shorten the time. The text is incomplete but conveys debate on reconstruction pace.
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Rochester Post-Express
Rainiest Spots Compared Hawaii and Himalaya Regions
Scientific American recounts Cherra Punji in Assam claiming a 426 inch annual mean rainfall from forty years of data. It notes rival estimates of over 500 inches and references Dr. H Campbell’s 1912 16 Waialeae Hawaii measurement of 518 inches over five years, depicting a perpetually damp, moss draped landscape.
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Hawaiian Islands
Scientific American
Cherra Fpunji
Himalaya
Assam
Lan Guage
Cherra Punji
Branford
H. Campbell
Stanford University
Waialee
Kauai
Hawaii
Wawhiga
Campbell
Walalee
The Safety Car in Electric Railways
The Safety Car aims not to cut staff but to use cars more efficiently. Public demand for urban transport is speed and frequency, and railways must provide many cars and move them as traffic allows. It is unreasonable to insist two men on a car if one is enough, especially if a second car and higher wages are provided for the displaced operator.
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Iowa Agricultural College
Evvard
Electric Railway Journal
Not Your Heart It's Your Kidneys Card Ad
A period ad warns that kidney disease causes fatigue sleeplessness and pain with a claim that kidneys filter toxins. It promotes GOLD MEDAL brand kidney capsules as the remedy promising relief and money back if no help, urging early treatment to avoid further attacks. It stresses kidneys as vital and stresses danger of neglect.
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Nature
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