Japan Negligence Criticized in Fevent Debate
In a Fevent debate Dr. Yamaan of the House of Representatives claimed over 120000 die annually from tuberculosis in Japan and warned of rising cases and leprosy. He attacked officials for permitting leprous beggars in streets and spreading illness. A separate item notes vulgar menu at a dinner in Ab bury Park printed on back of $20 gold certificates.
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Japan
Yamaan
House of Representatives
Agbury Park
Martha’s Vineyard Island Named After Woman, Island History
The Martha’s Vineyard Herald notes a student asks who Martha was and why the island bears her name. The piece hints at local lore around the island’s naming and historic associations with a woman named Martha.
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Martha
Island
Marthas Vineyard
Chance Was For The Worse Mr Herlihy Sees No Improve ment In Photography
Mr Herlihy studies a new photograph in Samay clothes and mutters that improvements in photography may exist only in talk. He recalls a past image with a cabinet card, noting the newer picture shows a weary, anxious look never seen before. He doubts any real progress unless proven by results.
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Mr. Herlihy
Ship Disabled by Swordfish Attack Off Gloucester
The schooner Emily Cooney was rammed by a swordfish while Captain Cooney sailed through the South channel. After spearing one fish, another leaped onto the bowsprit, and the creature’s blade tore through two and a half inch planking, injuring the hull and forcing the vessel to seek repairs in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
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Emily Cooney
Gloucester
Mass
Cooney
Bismarck’s Sleighing Harness Photo Anecdote
A Berlin photographer recalls a seventies episode with Bismarck. The German emperor asked for a lifesize half length portrait. Bismarck, joking, asked to wear his dress uniform. The photographer realized the uniform’s many orders and crosses jingled like sleigh bells, prompting the phrase sleighing harness.
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Berlin
Bismarck
von Moltke
Boy Overcomes Kidney Trouble With Pills
Orbra Young ten, son of Lester Young of Crotdroads Tennessee, cured of a kidney disorder by Dodd's Kidney Pills. The ad claims the remedy gives lasting relief and lets him sleep through the night. It urges parents to treat children's urinary problems promptly with the product.
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Victo
Dodd
Orbra Young
The Duke's Secretary Named For Marlborough’s Office
The Duke of Marlborough has a private secretary appointed to aid as under secretary of state for foreign affairs. The appointee will be capable of handling duties and preventing blunders. his name is not disclosed, likely due to insignificance and limited holdings beyond brains.
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Duke of Marlborough
Big 500 Pound Steel Range Offer Promoted
An aggressive ad promotes a $1.00 big 500 pound steel range claim with a three month trial and mail order incentives. It also touts Siberian Railway dining car ice cream contrasts and mentions a Behring Behring line up to polar points in a patriotic, promotional vein.
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SEAL
Rogiock & Co
Colcago
Siberian
Irkutsk
Jakutak
Siberia
North Pole
Pearysville
Walrua Beach
Nansen's
Ford
Melville Island
Baith
Crooked Lamps Spark Tiny Domestic Revelations
Mrs Judson and her husband Judson debate a minor vice and crooked street lamps in a city. After dinner he notes lamps tilt oddly, claiming nineteen of twenty two are crooked. She doubts him but later retraces his route and confirms his claim, confessing fault and resolving to forgive his obsessions.
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Mary
Judson
Faunt
Mr. Judson
Sumer
Mundy
Milady
Too Much For Tom Reed and the Dingley Tariff Debate
Congressman William E. Lovering recalls a late night House moment when Speaker Reed refused to entertain a resolution that people should be allowed to speak on the tariff unless he had something new to say. Reed’s quip showed his impatience with silencing the House amid the Dingley tariff conference.
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William E. Lovering
Massachusetts
Tom” Head
Afr. Reed
Peope
Potatoes Power Germany Rivaling Other Nations
Germany uses a large potato harvest beyond food, producing starch sugar flour and more. The standout is potato alcohol, touted as a rival to gas and electricity in lighting, heating, and mechanical uses, with claims of ready operation and economic benefits.
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Germany
Ireland
Berlin
Hour Glasses for Children Clever Time Aid
A clever mother gave hour glasses to her three children. Timers of sixty, thirty, and fifteen minutes spurred the little girl to improve piano practice and kept the boys mindful of time on their evening chores. Caution advised to prevent excessive use and fatigue from time discipline.
Electrifying Sermon Sparks Foreshadowed Unity Talk
A Wheat Street Haptiet church pastor in Atlanta voices a vivid welcome to Booker T. Washington. The crowd reacts with mixed laughter as he imagines angels kneeling to hear Washington speak, while elsewhere in France a commercial electric steel furnace marks a new industrial milestone by Froges Works and partners.
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Wheat Street Haptiet
Avlanta
Hooker T. Washington
Bryant
Booker Washington
Froges Works
Isere
France
Mesure, Descours
Caband & Co
Lyona
Art of Rest May Be Acquired and Used With Benefit
An article promotes rest and well being through Postum as a coffee alternative. It argues stomach health drives nerves and mind, urges quitting coffee, and claims Postum builds nerve cells with pure food elements. A hygienic Indiana sanitarium doctor reportedly recommends the switch for five years of practice results, with the doctor named by Postum Co. contact.
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Indiana
Postum
Postum Co
Mich
Woltville
Brigham Young in Port Byron Saga Revealed
Rochester Post Express recounts Brigham Young and family settling in Port Byron near Bucksville around 1820. He lived with Squire Pine, built a modest home after Erie Canal era, later moved to Utah. A former board bill is repaid when Young became famous.
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Brigham Young
Port Byron
Saga
Rochester Post Express
Bucksville
Young
Squire Pine
Pine
South Streets
James D. Dixon
Newkirk
Brigham, Jr
Salt Lake City
Buckville
Seneca Falls
Utah
Clever Woman Shifts Fibbing Burden To Questioners
A Philadelphia Ledger snippet recalls a witty woman who insists she never lies about her age by shifting the question back to the asker. She claims she can appear younger without fibbing, then lets friends deduce her true age, often shaving years off hers in reply.
Editor Finds Spontaneous Mint Bed in Front Yard
The Mobile Register editor reports discovering a mint bed growing in his front yard and states with certainty he knows how to handle the unexpected herbal patch. The tone conveys confident plans to cultivate or use the mint for practical purposes.
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Mobile Register
Willing to Walt. On a Princeton Occasion Story by Van Dyke
Paul Van Dyke shared a tale at Princeton recounting a quirky moment and its humorous outcome. The anecdote highlighted his wit and the university setting, leaving attendees amused and reflective on the lighter side of campus life.
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Henry
Princeton
Paul van Dyle
Philadelphia Ledger
Walt
Paul van Dyke
Ax A
Buckles for Men's Shoes Fashion a New Fastener in NYC
A fashionable uptown New York dealer showcases the latest trend in men’s footwear. The narrow tan leather strap with a small nickel buckle serves as a new fastener for tan shoes.
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New York
Elephant Revenge in Paris Gallery Tale
A Paris painter planned to sketch an elephant by feeding it apples from a hay laden basket. The elephant pretended to toss them, then after the apples ran out walked to a water tank, lifted water in its trunk, and flooded the painter’s work, clearly enacting calculated revenge while circling the enclosure.
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Paris
Jardin Des Panton
Cheap Passenger fates Vie Santa Fe Route to Several Cities
A garbled column reviews rail service competition to Boston and other cities, notes agent C. F. Warren of the A T and 8 P Ry in Salt Lake City, and references varied topics from milk stone products shown in Hamburg to auto dog costumes and funeral rehearsals. It mentions St John the Divine cathedral project in New York and future completion prospects.
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Boston
Baltimore
Minneapolis
Detroit
C. F. Warren
A. T
8. P. Ry
Dowly Block
Salt Lake City
Utah
New York
St John the Divine
St Peter's
Rome
Traffic In Wild Beasts From Jungle Feeds City Markets
The transport of wild beasts from the jungle is a vast business with demand far exceeding supply. Zoological gardens, eccentric collectors, and millionaires with private parks are key markets, and circuses would buy all jungle beasts arriving in New York.
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New York
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