Women Seek Rights in India A Global Suffrage Awakening
A New York report traces a sweeping push for female suffrage across India, from Lhasa to Ceylon, highlighting centuries of oppression and recent mobilization led by educated women. It notes fierce church opposition, famed events in Benares where hundreds of thousands denounced caste and patriarchy, and ongoing battles against infanticide child marriage and sati amid British rule.
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New York
United States
Europe
England
India
Lhasa
Ceylon
Burmah
Afghanistan
Benares
Indian Peninsula
Russia
Inoculation Against Mumps Moves Forward in Paris
Paris report notes Drs Nicole Conncil and Roux announced successful inoculations against mumps. Experiments on monkeys yielded immunity to future infections, suggesting potential for inoculation in children. Indian 151 Years Old claims by Tulsa resident John Black describe birth 151 years ago in an Indian camp on the plains of Tennessee.
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Paris
Nicole Conncil
Roux
Tulsa
Okla
John Black
Here
Run
Plains
Tenmessee
Murdered by Son and Wife in French Village Suppression
A workman father of five in Villiers Saint Paul near Creil was killed by his wife and eldest son after years of alleged cruelty and heavy drinking. The son fired six times, the mother urged completion, and two more shots finished him in the bedroom. Police were notified, and the mother confessed the plan.
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Paris
Creil
Villiers Saint Paul
Restoring St Bartholemew the Great begins anew in London
Fragment by fragment the ancient restoration of St Bartholemew the Great in Smithfield continues. The church preserves its twelfth century monastic choir while 19th century repairs proceed. A £1500 appeal seeks to clear encroachments and move a boiler within the walls to prevent fire risk. First Woman Jury Tries Case in East St. Louis. Blanche Thomas found guilty of disturbing a neighbor. fined five dollars plus costs.
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London
St. Bartholomew the Great
West
Smithfield
Richard Rich
East St. Louis
Ill
Illinois
Blanche Thomas
Husband Snored Loudly Divorce Suit Filed
Mrs Mae M Corbin sued Harry W Corbin local merchant for divorce claiming his loud snoring made hearing steam pipes impossible. In separate item Paris tax official Reisser won big lottery sums after arriving for a job.
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New York
Mae M. Corbin
Harry W. Corbin
Paris
Reisser
French Guiana
Good Roads Are Probable and Social Value of Highways
The article argues that bad roads cost farmers through higher hauling costs and wasted time while well kept roads boost rural property values and social life. It envisions roads shaping town proximity, community interaction, and future transportation changes, praising smooth hard surfaces as beautiful and inviting.
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Kimball
Meth
Prevent Road Trouble with Careful Drag on Dirt Roads
Careful use of a drag on a dirt road in good condition prevents ruts mud holes and dust and delivers reliable service at low cost. Regular drag passes maintain road quality and reduce future maintenance.
Implesent Demonstrates Road Drag’s Hidden Benefits
A brief note extols the road drag as a simple instrument whose timely use yields remarkable results, surprising those unfamiliar with its effectiveness. It emphasizes practical value over complexity and frames the device as essential when applied correctly.
Material Is Immaterial Impact of Road Drag
A concise reflection states that the road drag’s material is unimportant whether it is a split log a large bridge plank or an old iron rail as any will perform the needed work.
Humane Way to Break Hens of Broodiness Guidance
Breeders should avoid harsh methods and use a humane approach. Place the hen in a slatted coop suspended above the floor, causing a gentle swing to deter nesting. Feed a mash with Epsom salts and provide green food while withholding heat producing feeds like corn for a few days. Break broodiness promptly after a few days of nesting.
One Hot Weather Trouble
Diarrhea is a hot weather problem in poultry of all ages. Charcoal fed freely may check the disorder. Causes include foul drinking water, impure moldy food, overheating, dusty litter, unclean quarters, dampness, overfeeding meat, spoiled meat, poisoned substances, or indigestion. Identify and remove the cause. hot weather drinking from filthy pools or barnyard seepage is a common trigger.
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H. B. Speck
Poultry Advice For Summer Care And Feed Plans
The note urges poultry keepers to keep houses open day and night, give birds wide range, provide shade and water for chicks, reduce crowding, and consider selling roosters for an alarm clock effect. It recommends hot weather feeds like wheat and oats, warns against lice with light grease, stores clover or alfalfa for winter layers, and suggests shelter for water vessels to avoid heat. It also notes purebred stock costs are accessible, lime on drop boards sparingly, and that warm water is not better in hot weather.
Washington Population Gain and Humorous Bits
The snippet notes Washington's population rose by 361 last year. It then promotes Dr Powers antiseptic healing oil at 26 cents. A quip about self mastery follows plus a Pa explains joke. An Elixir Babek malaria remedy ad claims reliability and price. A classroom joke about a guinea valued at a dollar and a half ends the fragment.
Desperate Remedy Riots Over Park Grass
A stranger atop a building watches a park crowded by a surging crowd around a speaker’s platform. A guide explains the mass meeting is called by a local politician to discuss saving the park grass, seen as a major local concern.
Breaking the Ice at Dinner and Opera
A young man addresses Miss Imogene amid frigid stares and monosyllabic replies at a dinner and opera. He quips that she resembles an iceberg since only one eighth is visible, while noting her gown. The scene reads as a wary social exchange with subtle humor.
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Imogene
Sudge
Old Nurse Persuades Doctor to Drink Postum
An experienced doctor credits an old nurse with guiding him to Postum over tea and coffee. He reports insomnia relief, weight gain, and sustained use after adopting Postum, noting sugar substitutes and near absence of tea or coffee at home. Many patients reportedly follow his lead. The ad promotes Regular and Instant Postum with brewing tips and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Plea for Hygienic Gravy From Fort Leavenworth Inmates
Stray Shots weekly paper sues by Fort Leavenworth inmates offering playful yet pointed guidance to the prison cook. It notes that hot water cannot yield lumpless gravy and warns against using uncooked flour, urging care for the regiment that dines there and a sense of duty.
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Fort Leavenworth
25 Year Eczema Cure Report From Danville Patient
Mr Butler Edgar of Danville Pennsylvania writes about a 25 year battle with eczema. He claims seven 50 cent bottles of Hancock's Sulphur Compound and one jar of Hancock's Sulphur Ointment cured his hands and predicts others can achieve the same with proper use. Hancock's products are sold widely.
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Butler Edgar
Danville
Hancock
Hancock Liquid Sulphur Co
Baltimore
Ady
Notable Tuberculosis Law Advances Across States
Important measures enacted include Colorado's tuberculosis registration law, Minnesota and Wisconsin subsidies for local hospitals, an act to establish county hospitals in Indiana, and the creation of state tuberculosis prevention bureaus in Ohio and California.
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Colorado
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
California
Burns and Scalds First Aid with Hanford's Balsam
For Burns and Scalds apply Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh to relief. Use it to cool the skin and extinguish the heat. Keep a bottle on hand for accidents and immediate care. Ady.
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Hanford
Ady
Strange to Say unique British novel features American girl
A Brit ish author unveils a novel noted for its peculiarity as an American girl enters the tale and speaks fluent English. The dialogue highlights cross cultural language nuance within a period voice.
Six-Sixty-Six Malaria Remedy Ad
Advertising note for a malaria remedy labeled Six-Sixty-Six claims it is prepared for malaria or chills and fever. It asserts five or six doses break any case and used as a tonic prevents fever recurrence. Price listed as 250. Adv.
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J. Middleton
Leczewski & Co
Washington
D. C
He Thinks It Helps Optimist Letter Jokes From Stray Stories
A short quote from Stray Stories contrasts optimism with postage timing. The piece humorously defines an optimist as someone who believes labeling mail with Urgent speeds delivery, presenting a wry take on efficiency and belief.
Summer Headaches Hicks Capucine Best Remedy
Ad claims Capucine helps summer headaches from any cause including heat fever cold or fatigue per bottle at medicine stores. Simple remedy suggests quick relief from common head pains.
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Ady
Practical Virtues and a Ne'er-Do-Well Life
An elderly speaker recalls moral limits of charity and the idea that faith alone sustains a person living on others' generosity. The exchange probes how a troubled man could endure through hope and communal aid, framing virtue against dependency.
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