Train delay joke and German secret service claim
The reader recalls a New York Press quote about a delayed train between Toronto and Montreal, ending with a cleric’s quip that the Almighty knows nothing of the arrival. The piece also notes that hundreds of women are employed in Germany's secret service.
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Agony
Shannonville
Canada
Toronto
Montreal
New York Press
Viea Secret Service
Germany
England's Old Age Pensions Cost About 35 Million
Guarah reports that England's old age pension program is projected to cost around 35 million dollars. The figure underscores the financial scale of welfare commitments and may influence government budgeting and policy debates.
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England
Cured eczema after twelve years with Cuticura remedies
Charles T. Bauer of Volant Pa suffers eczema on hands feet for twelve years with swelling and peeling. After trying medicines and doctors he used Cuticura Remedies and reported rapid healing. March 11 1908. Potter Drug and Chem Corp sole props Boston. Also a note says 100 acres of land offer sustenance for 200 sheep or 33 horned cattle.
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Charles T. Bauer
Volant
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Better Than Spanking Bed Wetting Treatment
A pamphlet claims a constitutional cause for bed wetting and offers a free home treatment from Mrs. M. Summers of Notre Dame Indiana. The method promises to cure children and adults with urine difficulties and asks readers to write for instructions without sending money.
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M. Summers
Notre Dame
Ind
From the World to the Summer School and Beyond
Quotes from multiple papers discuss national strength from naval power to social uplift. Observers urge bottom up reform with vacation schools and playgrounds, note Cuba’s unsettled path, laud Elihu Root’s reforms, critique Chicago traffic reporting, and recount a foreign theater crowd’s reaction to staged punishment in Shanghai.
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The
Boston Post
Proper milking strainers and cream for better butter
Agricultural guidance warns that dirt carrying bacteria in milk cannot be fully removed by strainers. A metal strainer with a 100 wire per inch screen is favored, and screens should be replaced when damaged. Clean with a stiff brush and use side mounted screens to avoid pressure. Pasteurized sweet cream butter keeps longer and tastes better, signaling a shift toward sweet cream in the future.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Post Toasties Package Toasties Message
A fragment notes Post Toasties cereal branding appears on every package. The line repeats Toasties, emphasizing the product name across packaging.
Curious Stamp Tale Sparks London Globe Report
A Paris contemporary notes a cheerful stamp novelty where the English postage stamps reveal a young woman placing a hat in the king’s profile. The image, seen through a magnifying glass, shows eye as the lady’s head, eyebrow as her hat, and the nose and shading as arms attaching the hat.
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Paris
Alexander
Peter
London Globe
Farm and Home Food Prep Instructions
A note describes wrapping dough in paper and baking in the oven for thirty minutes, then keeping it wrapped until time to use again. The guidance emphasizes maintaining warmth and readiness for later use.
Commercial Egg Farm Prospects in the South
The article argues that egg farming is a safe, low-risk venture with low capital needs and strong profits, urging South to expand egg farms due to cheap land and labor and good railroad links to Eastern markets. It contrasts Northern egg farms and highlights advantages of southern poultry production.
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New England
New York
New Jersey
South
Southland
Milking and farm life contrasted with eastern influence
The article cites John Burroughs on cow milk production and the nervous control of milking. It compares Western and Eastern farming priorities, noting milk and produce near consumption reduce transport needs. It reports Cheyenne River Agency distributing livestock and tools to Indian families with cash assistance to start farming or herd-raising.
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John Burroughs
Mr. Burroughs
Missouri
Cheyenne River
Pierre
St. Paul
A New Nimrod Story on a Train Incident
The teller recounts a humorous misinterpretation of a train accident where a deer on the track is dismissed as a wild chase. The engine leaving the rails and pursuing the woods after the deer becomes the joke’s punchline in this short anecdote.
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New York Times
Feeding Manure to Plants
The piece argues that dairy cows, soil, and cabbage heads are machines and that feeding balanced rations and high grade nitrogenous manure can yield profit. It emphasizes applying plant nutrients to vegetables to turn out dollars from crop production.
Acidity and Butter Flavor
A dairy text discusses how butter quality depends on acidity levels as a key factor in flavor development. It notes that expert writers emphasize the link between lactic acidity and butter taste, likely guiding practical dairy processing decisions.
The Pink of Propriety and a Sharp Rebuff
A dining room scene unfolds as a stringed band plays from a Meyerbeer opera behind a floral screen. The daughter prompts conversation with a polite guest, who coldly replies that he has never drunk lager, shattering the moment.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad
An old advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney irregularities and back pains. A testimonial from Mrs. John B. Whittaker of Madison Indiana praises relief from headaches and weakness, with a note on price and distributor.
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Dean
John B. Whittaker
Jefferson St
Madison
Ind
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
A Curious Kansas Train Wreck Tale and Power
A Kansas City Journal incident recalls a rail wreck where the engine and cars left the track but sleepers were undisturbed. The porter misinterpreted the stop as routine until a passenger cried out, revealing the peril. The piece contrasts imagination with real danger and warns that power can corrupt.
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Kansas City Journal
Kansas
Porter
The New Woman Made Over by Quitting Coffee
A Richmond Virginia woman recounts health improvements after giving up coffee and starting Postum and Grape Nuts. She reports weight gain, restored energy, improved reading memory, and walking longer distances, urging others to consider the change for better wellbeing.
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Richmond
Wellville
Munyons Eminent Doctors Advertisement
An ad offers free medical diagnosis from Munyons Eminent Doctors citing mail-in examination forms. It states readers can mail a request for a medical examination blank, receive a thorough diagnosis at no cost, and face no obligation to follow the advice. The address listed is 53d and Jefferson streets, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Munyon's
53D
Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Trade Declines Amid Cape Colony Confidence Loss
The Cape Colony newspaper proclaims trade is dead and worsening daily. An advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain with gum soothing and colic relief, priced at 25 cents a bottle.
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Cape Colony
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