The Sewage Problem Across Cities and Seas
The Free Press discusses urban sewage pollution and its impact on water supplies. It notes how cities near rivers and coasts discharge waste, the role of sunlight and currents in reducing germs, and argues prevention over purification plus the value of sewage as fertilizer. It cites Paris and Berlin as examples of using waste for farming and health benefits.
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Seaboard
Victor Hone
Bowers
Paris
Streamsavi Lakes
Berlin
Newage
Investment surge in summer amusement parks in the country
The Railway and Engineering Review estimates summer amusement park investments will total about 10,000,000 this year with 2,008 parks nationwide, three-fourths operated by electric railways. The piece notes many small gardens aren’t counted and the figure may reflect advertised resort costs more than actual costs. It also covers Carnegie’s remarks on America as a “great mixer” of philosophies and systems.
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Railway and Engineering Review
Trans
America
Andrew Carnegie
United Engineering
New York
American Republic
Tom Isclesy
Wind and Flood Hit Kansas Rail Lines and Towns
Storms drenched central Kansas causing rivers to rise and bridges wash away. Marion main street water four feet deep at nine this morning. depot area flooded. Florence bridge girders submerged. Neva area long railroad washed out. Flymouth passing track unusable. Covel tornado injures several and destroys the largest store and dwellings. Wichitas area reports heavy rain and numerous buildings damaged eight miles north of Eldorado. Telegraph lines down impede details.
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Topeka
Tkanews
Aivices
Atchison, Topeka« & Sanit
Pe Railway Company
Marion
Cedar Point
Cottonwood
Marion and McPherson
Florence
Neva
Flymouth
Clements
Saffordshille
Et Minor
Hilevere
Kansas
Covel
Cineawel
Lands Open for Crow Agency Settlement in July
Omaha reports no registration plan yet for Crow Agency lands to be drawn July 2 at Billings. Registration runs June 14–28 at Sheridan and Billings. Burlington offers low round trips with $20 cap from major points. tickets sold June 10–26, return by July 10. City officials prepare tents, lodging, and police measures to handle crowds, with Billings hosting up to 10,000. Sheridan pledges full arrangements, cots, bedding tents, and campgrounds. Hotels stock up. efforts to deter crime and ensure safe, orderly registration observed.
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Crow India Agency
Omaha
Neb
Crow Agency
Billings
Sheridan
Bilings
Burlington
Kansas City
Denver
Missouri River
Kanay
Berrington
Boothe
Buriington
Mude
Calumet Baking Powder Dinner Advice For Summer
The text argues lighter meals for warm weather with soups light desserts and meals. It notes a quart of wheat has more nutrients than a bushel of cucumbers and two pounds of potatoes equal nutriment to thirteen pounds of turnips. It recommends beginning dinner with soup to aid digestion and suggests using vegetables and fruits as they naturally mature.
Eczema Sufferer Praises Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. Golding of Ayr Ontario relates a severe case of eczema that covered both legs from knees to ankles. After doctors and other remedies failed, Cuticura provided the most relief and eventual cure, with the patient grateful for the products' soothing effects. Date: June 6, 1905.
Kansas Death Rate Low in 1905 Report
Topeka Kansas the 1905 death rate stood at 7.5 per thousand with 9708 deaths in the year Nearly half the deaths were of those over 60 years old Children show exceptionally low mortality There are two Kansans over 110 and eight over 100 The report notes high deaths between 60 and 70 and discusses sanitation's impact on disease outcomes based on state health data.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dy Crumbine
State Board, of Health
Odd Eating Customs in World Tribes and Regions
The text lists diverse dining practices from Brazilians who avoid eating with drinks to Tartars pushing guests to drink, Maldive islanders avoiding visibility while meals, Africans sharing cups, the Philippines avoiding meals alone, KamCHATKA hosts forcing feasts, Tahitians dining separately, and families eating in silence with individual baskets. These observations summarize cultural norms around meals and social eating.
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Aritra
Loango
Rimeelf
Kamchtnka
Leaving a Card with Puzzling Pie Note
A fragment shows a chat between Hidy and Tauer about movement after illness or injury. The line hints at social exchange and a pie gift two weeks earlier, suggesting a light personal anecdote or item in a newspaper column.
Prime Minister Seon Eealied Dead in Transit
Constantinople reports the Prime Minister died aboard the steamer Owesiy Grange after a severe gout attack and heart failure in New Zealand. Reports state Premier Seon Eealied and New Zealand leader Richera Jobn Sheciton died, prompting questions over Prince Albert T. Patrick's appeal for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence.
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Seon
Patrick
New York
Moudarim
Albert T. Patrick
Evitenur
Building Food To Bring the Babies Around
A Colorado mother recalls her fifteen month old son recovering from pneumonia and brain fever after feeding him Grape-Nuts. She reports quick strength gain from juice and milk then the cereal itself, and later raises her daughter Joanne on Grape-Nuts with continued health. The poster from Battle Creek, Michigan, claims all children can reach sturdier health with this nourishing food.
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Colorado
Kansas City
Joanne
Poster Co
Battle Creek
Mitch
Arkansas River Underflow Report by USGS Director
An 1890s Kansas item reports that the Arkansas River underflow moves about eight feet daily toward the valley, with water planes tilting east by a mile, and two to three feet per mile toward the river. Groundwater extends miles north. rainfall feeds the system, with negligible north-south movement. Heavy rain adds more water than floods, and only a small portion of ordinary rain reaches the underground plain. The report credits Prof. Charles Sthtter with the study and notes diverse geographic inputs across sand hills and bottom lands.
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Arkansas River
United States Geological Survey
Charles 5. Sthtter
Arkansas
Sanity
Tornado hits Mayetta area with property damage reported
A telegraph message from Mayetta Kansas indicates a tornado damaged several properties as it moved south of Topeka. No injuries were reported and early estimates suggested modest treasure losses with limited disruption to local shipments and river activity nearby.
Kidney Trouble Relieved In Three Months
K B Fizer of Sterling Kentucky reports a ten year kidney and bladder ailment improved after three months of Peruna and remains well. Ontario reader Grant says two bottles of Peruna and one of Manalin cured years of kidney distress and left her feeling like a new person.
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Fizer
Mr Sterling
Aerel H. Simser
Grant
Ontario
Peruna
Manalin
Diamond Dealer's Mistake at the Jewelry Shop
A customer arrives with an unset diamond and asks the jeweler to judge its quality. The jeweler privately critiques the stone as flawed with poor cut and mounting color, suggesting it is not a fine diamond. The man halts the purchase, claiming the stone was lent on approval and requesting his $40 deposit be returned.
Profit Pointers and Franchise of Focused Business
Advice on steady business growth emphasizing calm confidence and attention to detail. Notes that success comes from consistency and finishing tasks well rather than frantic effort. Encourages thoughtful action and reliable execution to build lasting value.
Defiance Starch Promises More Content for Less
When your grocer lacks Defiance Starch you can be sure he fears keeping it in stock. The 12 oz packages are sold at a price around 43 12 and the starch is claimed to be better than cold water starch while containing 16 oz to the package.
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Neosho
Bess
Pratt
Tn Dig
Uvs
Smoky
Solomon
No Trick at All in a Stranger Ledger Claim
Denby Dunn notes the claim of a man engraving the alphabet on a pint’s brad. Y Knott replies skeptically, suggesting the ten commandments could be etched instead. The exchange appears as a playful Chicago Tribune style coupling plot.
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Denby Dunn
Y. Knott
Chicago
The Modern Way Humorous Exchange on Slang
A Baltimore American quip discusses Freddy’s slang use with a playful misstep. The exchange notes a child asking about tomology and entomology, the speaker correcting the terms with light satire.
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Freddy
Baltimore American
Her Favorite Play and Quoted Shakespeare Talk
A girl asks about favorite plays and a youth responds with a playful mix of quotes and misheard phrases. The fragment references Montreal Star and Detroit News quotes touching on society, moral offences, and a call to work for a better tomorrow.
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Jong
Mia
Jeffield
Montreal Star
Detroit News
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