Anthracite and Bituminous Coal Production in 1902 Details
Pennsylvania leads U S coal output with about 41 million tons of anthracite and accounts for roughly 40 percent of U S bituminous coal production in 1902. Colorado and New Mexico produced under 95 000 tons of anthracite while Ohio West Virginia and Alabama follow in rank. The text also advertises agricultural seed yields and catalog requests from John A Salzer Seed Co.
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Penseylvania
Colorado
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
United States
Ohio
West Virginia
Alabama
Rome
Ind
Victoria
John A. Salzer
Perfumed Lamps and Rings as Disinfectant Fetish
The article discusses perfumed rings and lamps as novel disinfectant aids in crowded spaces. A ring releases scent on pressure, potentially fragrance or hygiene perks, while a perfume lamp uses a platinum ball to vaporize scented spirit. It also cites a Manchester Guardian note about a North of England magistrate who warns offenders with a sharp reply about increasing sentences.
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Ttia
Manchester Guardian
North of England
Long-Maned Mare Owned by Inglewood Natives
A carriage mare owned by Mr Goores O Zitigitt of Inglewood England has a silvery mane about 18 feet long. The ten year old mare is dam to a colt a few months old with mane and tail nearly touching the ground. The mare’s mane is braided and kept tied in.
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Mr. Goores O. Zitigitt
Inglewood
England
Doctor Dines on Grape Nuts for Health Gains
A physician recalls weighing 119 pounds in January 1809 and gaining 36 pounds after three years of eating Grape Nuts for breakfast. He reports restoring health, aiding patients and friends, and endorses the product as scientifically sound with the Road to Wellville booklet reference.
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Althugh
Anid
Ohio Valley
O. R
Postum’ Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellvilie
THE FIRST CAUSE
A fragmentary devotional passage speaks of faith and perseverance in prayer. It references belief that God’s word endures and that divine timing will reveal answers despite obstacles, promising that hope shall come at length. The text centers on trust, divine power, and eventual fulfillment.
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Anwar
Naif Atrald
We Aren't Happy Any More Yet We Remain Married
A couple quarreling over love and loyalty reveals the crux of their strained marriage. The husband argues his duties and banking and lodge activities justify his time away, while the wife insists their earlier affection has faded. He finally concedes love remains, and the pair reconcile.
The Daily Press as a Giant Reporter and Public Orator
A reflection on the Daily Press like a grand instrument of publicity that both records and shapes public opinion. It asks if newspapers truly instruct and guide or merely present pages from which people form independent judgment, echoing Gladstone’s idea of the press as public opinion forger.
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The
Daily Press
Kather
Aind
Jadment
Gladstone
Rollo Ogden
Freakish Massachusetts Weather Report From Hampton Hill
A freakish cold spell was reported in Hampton Massachusetts. Temperatures on Hampton Hill rose above zero while the valley near Bigelow Pond recorded about ninety below zero.
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Massachusetts
Hampton
Mase
Hampton Hill
Bigelow Pond
Tickle Over All by Byron Williams
A fragmentary newspaper page features a poem or prose piece by Byron Williams titled Tickle Over All. It includes satirical lines about marriage, a caution to bachelors, and quirky anecdotes. A joke about an Englishman and a candle contrasts American speed with British restraint.
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Byron’ Williams
Parlor Organ Mystery and Language Roots Incident
A curious tale recalls a man on a lower floor who added a parlor organ to his home and was joined by a music loving visitor. The instrument’s maker remains unknown as the owner admits no stops were discernible in a week’s time. A second note discusses the origin of “So long,” tracing it to Norwegian “Saa Laenge” and its adoption by Norwegians and Dutch in regions like South Africa.
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Eleventh Street
Bodr
Hin
London Academy
America
South Africa
Dodd's Kidney Pills Best for Growing Girls Says Local Mother
Mrs A L Smith of West Pembroke Maine testifies that after her thirteen year old daughter suffered weekly Crazy Spells with yellowing eyes doctors could not help. One box of Dodd's Kidney Pills stopped the bed spells, she used about a dozen boxes total and still takes them when unwell, urging mothers to follow the advice for a healthy future.
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West Pembroke
A. L. Smith
Dodd
Doll
Mrs. Smith
Oldest tree tale tied to Adnuracapura shrine
Report recounts the world’s oldest tree said to be in Adnuracapura, Ceylon near a Buddhist shrine. Dated to 245 B C it would be about 2148 years old, with legend claiming it sprang from a miraculous forked branch of the sacred tree linked to Gautama Buddha.
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Adnuracapura
Ceylon
Gautama
Buddha
Climate of Western Canada Drawn as Great for Crops
Western Canada offers an excellent climate with 1800 feet elevation and abundant sunshine. The Saskatchewan valley receives about 18 inches of moisture yearly, 75 percent during crop months, aiding rapid crop maturity and bountiful yields. Winters end quickly, sowing occurs in April, and harvest arrives mid August. cyclones and blizzards are rare.
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Saskatchewan
Canada
Minnesota
R F. Stupart
The
Meteorological Service For Canada
Canadian Northwest Territories
Winnipeg
Prince Albert
England
Dowager Empress Gambiea Known for Literacy and Card Games
The dowager empress of China is noted for the rare ability to read and write among Chinese women. Her main pastime is card-playing with court ladies, and wagers of substantial sums are occasionally involved.
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Gambiea
China
Eight Years of Torture Kidney Ailments Told
An eyewitness account from Henry Soule of Pultney Street Hammondport New York praises Doan's Kidney Pills as a lasting cure after eight years of kidney pain gravel excessive secretions and sleepless nights. The ad touts 50 cent boxes from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY and offers a free trial. Soap lather for insomnia and a panoply of cures fill the rest of the page with dubious remedies and scattered claims.
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Henry Soule
Pultney St
Hammondsport
Dean
Boan
Pricey antique pen linked to imperial signing
Historical ad style notes large sums for a pen used by emperors of Proesia Austria and Russia in a holy alliance signing. The page quotes patent medicines and health tonics, with varied claims and tips, plus a brief social morsel on a corset saving a woman from bullets and wages data from German factories.
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Proesia
Austria
Russia
National Irrigation Meeting in Texas This Fall
The Meeting of the National Irrigation Songrens will be held at Aio Paso Texas this fall. Promises to be of great interest to dwellers In Inter Mountain country with addresses by American and forester irrigation authorities. An interesting program including a genuine Mexican bull fight will be given by the citizens. For date, railroad fares and details contact F Warren room No 411 Dooly block Salt Lake City Utah. Aristocratic Car Drives among 6000 street car drivers to Vienna shows 400 knights about fifty barons and four counts in a recent census.
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Aio Paso
Texas
F. Warren
Dooly. Block
Salt Lake City
Utah
Vienna
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Milchy
Orme
Moore
Uncle By
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Wm Dill
Euelaneu
Bert van
Much Wroth
Eminces
Areo
Ongan
Western
New Bay
Allcroft Fed Choney & Cth
Toledo
Obley Wilts
Allen
Allen S. Olms Roy
N.Y
Oregon
Samaty Ovaan Grove
N.J
Korea
London
Extmen
Germany
Putnam
the National Irrigation
Songrens
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