Apprenticeship Push for Parisian Girls in Kitchens
Parisian female cooks face reduced employments as men take roles in restaurants and hotels. A syndicate of kitchen workers seeks to restore women’s rights in the kitchen and urges Paris hotels to regularly hire apprentice girl cooks to open pathways to positions. Also noted is a South American railway project across the Andes, with a tunnel planned to ease snow and shorten elevations, linking Chile and Argentina.
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Paris
Andes
Chile
Argentine Republic
Aconcagua
Pase
Notre Dame Ad In Historic Offer For Students
An old Notre Dame advertisement invites readers to request a catalog detailing courses, tuition, private rooms, and departments. It touts preparatory work, opportunities for students from all grades, and a strong focus on devotion to study at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
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University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
Edward's Hall
University of Notre
Good Advice to Obtuse Young Men
A humorous Atchison Globe item warns young men about late visits to houses where a girl appears anxious after 10 o clock, noises upstairs cause concern, and mothers urge streetcar curfews at 9 30 in a bid to curb courting visits.
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Atchison Globe
Simple at home cure for cramp in the legs and feet
A remedy using a cord to pull the cramped limb off sharply stops leg or foot spasms instantly and allows sleep without recurrence that night. Also promotes Allen's Foot Ease, a powder sold to relieve swollen sore feet, ingrown nails, and tight shoes. Training for policemen in Petersburg includes drilling, tool familiarity, and passport study while outlining duties.
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Ando
Allen
Allen 5
le Roy
N.Y
England’s metal output shrinks to a single large lead
The report shows the United Kingdom producing little metal with Tron 1a the sole sizable metal. Copper dropped to 637 tons last year while lead reached 84,502 tons. Tin output was 4,013 tons and zinc 1,898 tons, among the few other metals recorded.
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England
United Kingdom
Journey to Taal Volcano and Filipino Life in Luzon
An American traveler recounts trips from Manila to Taal via steam launches and lake travel, detailing villagers fishing methods, a Calamba stay, a perilous native cart ride, and life in Bombon village with a noodle of humor about a Chinese restaurant. The narrative notes soldiers, local housing, and nightly bed practices, then comment briefly on diamonds first used for boring wells in 1862.
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Rizal
Laguna
Luzon
Taal
Manila
Paste
Calamba
Ambalon
Bombon
Tal Lake
Earthquakes Put On Record At Lick Observatory
Lick Observatory scientists secured valuable records from the June 11 quake on Mount Hamilton. The event produced complex earth motion, with east-west components causing notable shocks while north-south clocks remained largely unaffected. The setup relied on smoked-glass seismographs and a brick pier anchored to solid rock for stability.
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Lick Observatory
Mount Hamilton
Ancient Mexican Turkey Jug on display at American Museum
A 1000 year old terra cotta jar shaped as a turkey and gilded with gold leaf is showcased in the Mexican hall of the American Museum of Natural History. Found by Carl Lambolts in Tepic, the jar likely served as a funeral or votive offering from a ancient Mexican culture. Also noted is the reach of Atlantic coral formations along the U S coast with white to brown hues and rare pink varieties.
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Cano
Imnas
American Museum of Natural History
Mexico
Carl Lambolts
Tepic
Atlantic
United States
New York Aquarium
Atlantic Ocean
New York
Romances and a Cross Restored in England History
A long digest from the New York Herald describes in brief the fifteenth century cross at Shillingstone Blandford and its restoration by Mrs. Kyrie Chapman, the resentment of Puritan era communities, and its consecration by the Bishop of Salisbury. Also noted is Chicago's health statistics, Vesuvio's misfortune, a Alabama law question on a revived condemned man, and a small auto with central steering from the Tribune.
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Kyrie Chapman
Shillingstons
Fnally
Salisbury
New York Herald
Alabama
New York
Tribune
Continental Belle Finds Rare 1778 Continental Money Piece
Dover New Hampshire resident J Demeritt recently acquired a rare piece of continental currency valued at two minutes of a dollar dated 1778. The script is on heavy paper and remains well preserved. Also noted are stray lines about factory discipline in New Jersey and workers quitting plans when ordered to stop.
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J. ¥. Demeritt
Dover
N. H
New Jersey
Wedding Procession Secret Behind Organ Revealed
In a country town a wedding procession faced a comic delay as the groom was hidden behind a cabinet organ since there was no vestry room for him to emerge. The bride reached the altar before the clever ruse was uncovered, adding a humorous note to the ceremony.
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Bob
Atchison Ie
St Marys Academy Notre Dame Ad Focuses on Devotion
The advertisement highlights St Marys Academy Notre Dame Ind detailing curriculum scope and equipment in classrooms laboratories and study rooms. It stresses the spirit of devotion of teachers and the aim to develop young women into intelligent virtuous citizens. Wealthy New York churches and notable donations are also touched upon in broader context.
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St Mary's Academy
St. Mary's
St. I
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Notre Dame, Ind
Trinity Church
Scienca
P. J. Chenay Fe C2
Toledo
Ohio
Cheney & CO
Tolada
New York Sun
F. Marion Crawford
Everybody's Magazine
Leo
Crawford
Frank A. Munsey
Munsey
Mr. Munsay
Lhasa
D. Appleton & Co
Frank R. Stockton
Frank Stockton
Stockton
Convent
N. J
Charles Town
W.va
Frank R Stockton
Houghton, Nutflin & Co
Alice Prescott Smith
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