Nineteen in One Room in London Lodging House
Inspectors probing a child's death uncover a crowded east end room where nine teen Russians slept. Beds nearly touched, a stove in the center, no ventilation, and water streamed down the window panes.
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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1906
Page
7
Inspectors probing a child's death uncover a crowded east end room where nine teen Russians slept. Beds nearly touched, a stove in the center, no ventilation, and water streamed down the window panes.
The railway companies of England and Wales employ 12,000 men. The Scottish and Irish companies employ 40,000. The data outlines regional workforce distribution across the United Kingdom railway sector.
A historic puzzle asks what is best for mankind to do and considers starting the day with Pillsbury Vitow for breakfast. The discussion highlights breakfast choices and their potential impact on human progress.
A Jersey town Sunday school held a Bible memory contest with two prize divisions for different age groups. The first prize went to a 12 year old who memorized 12,246 verses in ninety days, covering the entire New Testament except two genealogies and including portions from Psalms and Genesis. The second prize was won by an eleven year old who learned 716 verses, part of a total around 19,000 verses memorized during the event.
A fragment describes Uganda protectorate forests as the largest in Africa and the site of a major extinct volcano and the continent’s highest mountain, noting vast tussocks and a counterpoint to imperial governance with references to Big Things of Uganda and forested lands.
A mixed telegram of early 20th century events spans crimes, politics, strikes, mine disasters, and battles. Harris in Texas, pope and Italy, Fallieres reelected, a Pleasant View fire tragedy, Geronimo’s eighth marriage, Virginia football ban proposal, Key West cigar strike ends, mine deaths in California, a Polish murder, Paris streetcar crash injuries, San Francisco trial outcomes, and various criminal cases cross the era with regional clashes and accidents.
Nicaraguan plant dubbed the land octopus preys on living objects near Lake Nicara. Naturalist Dunstan observed its black tentaclelike branches and suckers, while the New York Herald notes lightning phenomena arise from atmospheric resistance and gas explosions in electric flashes. England is described as becoming a nation of readers and likely authors in decades ahead.
A testimonial cites rapid improvement from Dr Williams Pink Pills for chronic dyspepsia. A Dayton, Virginia woman recalls years of stomach distress and heart discomfort, noting relief after using the pills. The ad claims wide availability through druggists and the Dr Williams Medicine Co. A separate notice mentions a Westphalian bride whose birth and marriage were announced together.
A biography of Lydia E. Pinkham born 1819 in Lynn Massachusetts. It recounts her Quaker roots, marriage to Isaac Molham, and early work teaching and medical herb study. It details how she and her family developed Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, built a business from kitchen experiments to national fame, and how records of women’s treatments supported their enterprise.
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