Odd Corner Notes on Goffers Buffers and Knives
A long reader features on quirky trades and archaic terms such as goffers for knife blade makers and buffers in metal engraving, with explanations of wrigglers worm-eaters and dolly machines. It also surveys American exports to Europe and Asia, praising American brewing, glass, and wooden goods amid references to Knys and travel tales.
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Reis
New York Press
Philoologist
Ngland
Addie
Mouns Cottage
Rose Cottage
New Road-Making With Sprinkled Mineral Oil In California
A new method for dust control and road hardening uses petroleum sprayed on dusty surfaces. Eastern railways report smoother beds with mineral oil applications, about fifty-six cents per barrel, costing roughly ninety-five dollars per mile for a macadamlike finish.
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Konda
California
Saturday Evening Post
Wagner Bill Regulates Pawnbrokers in New York State
Senator Wagner has introduced a bill regulating loan associations and pawnbrokers. It caps rates at 3 percent for initial months and 2 percent thereafter for up to $200, with fees for examination and filing. The proposal also sets first-month charges and totals that could reach high percentages on small loans. The article also notes Pekin China’s stone junk feature visited by foreign officers and a Pennsylvania monument push.
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John RK
Baltimore Red Cross Society
Music Hall
Baltimore Sun
Atlantic
Rogora
High Seas
England
Australia
Pacific
Paton
Wagner
New York
Pekin Laks
China
Pekin
Married Her Cowboy in South Dakota Rural Wedding
Mise Grace Howard daughter of Joe Manard, New York correspondent, wed Joseph Manore manager of her Grace ranch near Chamberlain. She founded an Indian mission school, later turned it into a government contract school, and used proceeds to buy a cattle ranch on White River, earning the nickname cattle queen of South Dakota. Grace ranch named for owner.
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South Dakota
Mise Grace Howard
Joe Manard
New York
Joseph Manore
Catle Ranch
Mise Howard
Dakota
Tventeen
Chamberlain
Crow Creek
Winnebago
Grace Mission
Grace Howard
White River
Grace
Violin Crafting Pastor W W Rhodes of Center Hall Pa
Rev W W Rhodes pastor of United Evangelical church in Center Hall Pennsylvania is described as a skilled preacher and a talented violin maker. Born 1843 in Unionville Chester County he developed mechanical talent early, built a fiddle at 19 from shingles and wax strings, faced an angry grandmother, served as a Civil War volunteer, studied music and violin making, and learned from a German maestro in Philadelphia while pursuing ministry and craft.
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Center County
W. W. Rhodes
United Evangelical Church
Center Hall
Rhodes
Unionville
Chester County
William
Mineraville
Shamokin
Williamaport
Dickinson Seminary
European inventor melts iron in five seconds at Edison lab
An unnamed European inventor at Thomas A. Edison’s Orange New Jersey lab conducted a dramatic experiment. He combined a chemical with powdered aluminum in a crucible and melted an iron wrench in five seconds. Heat estimated near 8000 degrees Celsius. compound kept secret.
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Thomas A. Edison
Orange
N. J
Casein Baling Substitute Gains Industrial Backing
Inatinet promotes casein from cow milk as a baling substitute for fresh poultry eggs. A company with 6,500,000 dollars capital forms to manufacture the substitute, claiming one pound of casein equals six dozen eggs.
New Minister to Greece Nominee Charles G Francis
Charles G Francis a Troy journalist and son of Troy Times founder John M Francis was nominated by President McKinley as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Greece. He rose from printer to editor and owner of the Troy Times and is a Cornell boating standout.
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Charles G. Francis
Troy
McKinley
Greece
Francis
John M. Francis
The
Troy Times
Grant
Athens
Cornell University
Cornell
Saratoga Lake
Francia
Charles
Troy ‘Times
New York State
Copper Penny Poised to Spread Through Butte Montana
The Anaconda Standard notes the copper cent likely to circulate soon in Butte as merchants adopt 49 cent price terms with postage stamp change envelopes. It traces the coin’s westward spread from Chicago to Omaha and St. Paul, into Western Montana, Billings, Livingston, and even coast towns, predicting inevitable acceptance in Butte.
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Mike
Montana
Butte
Mont
Saya
Neck of Woods
Busineas House
Great West
Chicago
Omaha
St. Paul
Dakotas
Billings
Livingston
Geologist Proposes Philippine Islands as Garden of Eden
Eden Dean Hall of the University of Minnesota notes Dr. D F Becker’s report from the Philippine expedition details the archipelago’s geology, supporting the belief that the islands form the Garden of Eden, the original home of man.
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Eden Dean Hall
University of Minnesota
D. F. Becker
United States
Philippine Islands
Archipelago
Wden
Carnegie donation fuels Tuskegee library project
Andrew Carnegie gave $20,000 for a library building at Tuskegee Institute, the school for colored pupils under Booker T. Washington. The structure, funded by Carnegie, will be erected entirely by student labor and planned to rival the nation’s finest college libraries.
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Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
Booker ‘T. Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Britain sees lower pauper numbers since 1880 report
The British local government board reports a remarkable pauperism improvement since 1880 despite population growth of about six million. By January 1, 1900 the number of paupers was seventy thousand fewer than twenty years earlier. Agricultural counties suffer more than manufacturing ones.
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Fanpertom
England
British
Muddled Proverbs and Obituary Notes in One Page
A jumble of quotes and reflections followed by a brief obituary note. John II Thomas, a Springfield millionaire and Democrat, died at 77. The text mixes mottoes, ads for patent remedies, and a line about the Newjerague Canal, with promotional claims about Stomach Bitters and a Revenue Stamp on a bottle neck.
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John II
Thomas
Springsfield
Niewrague Canal
Mosteller
Rule for fish buyers from a Fulton market man
A Fulton market man provides a compact guide for selecting safe fish. He stresses firmness to finger pressure, bright eyes, firm fins, clear gills, and bright scales with no odor. The rule emphasizes avoiding pale or dark liver tones and concludes that odorless fish may be eaten safely.
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Bayern
New York Times
Career and Character of Abraham Lincoln Address
Joseph Choate, ambassador to Great Britain, assesses Lincoln from youth to presidency. The speech highlights early struggles, development of character, and his administration shaping a place high on the world’s roll of honor. Published by Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. six cents postage to F A Miller.
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Abraham Lincoln
Joseph Choate
Great Britain
Liis
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Raiway
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Withdrawal of US forces in China May Begin Spring
War department officials say navigation opening in spring will prompt near total withdrawal of American forces in China. Also mentions unrelated ads about Alien Foot-Ease and various notices. article notes ongoing discussions with Chinese envoys toward a peaceful settlement.
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War Department
China
S. Olmeted
le Y. N.Y
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Matthew Arnold
Japan
Mr. Allevpy
Hiertonen-Trent
Germany
Miwarkee
Shele
France
Italy
Hamape
Ryen
America
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T. G. Knox
Boston
Boston Daily
Westerawan
Parker House
Bik
Columbus
Lodge of Hike Sake
Euphrata
Tas
Mount Zion Cemetery
Mount Zion
Euphrate
Brandywing
Francis R. Shunk
Jeremiah Moblet
Fennesiveq
Philadelphia
Voght
Ius
London
Sir Inaac Heard
Garter King-at-Arms
John Bellingham
Spencer Perceval
House of Commons
Russia
Marquis of Wellesley
Lord Granville
BL Petersburg
Grove
Ben
Seoul
Korea
Thin
Far East
Toklo
Cirele Alasia
Erreka
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