A Few Contrante and Memorial Voices in Westminster
A New York Press commentary contrasts the bust of Longfellow in Westminster Abbey with author Harriman. It notes Whitman Poe and Emerson shaping European students, cautions against linking industrialists to literary figures, and recalls Jay Cooke’s Civil War financing to compare public notoriety with Harriman’s railroad career.
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Longfellow
Westminster Abbey
Harriman
Europe
Walt Whit- Man
Poe
Emerson
Jay Cooke
Coke
The Modern Girl and the Path to Supremacy
The Modern Girl has chances equal to her brothers to develop mental and physical energy moral strength and individuality. Let her seize them to reach apotheosis as the mother of the superman and remember the steps that led to higher things. Continuous self celebration and battles fought are her trophies The Ladies Field remarks.
Saved a Soldier's Life in Civil War Tale
J A Stone of Kemp Texas preferred death in battle to consumption. He details a stubborn cold that resisted years of remedies and a weight drop to 180 pounds before Dr King’s New Discovery cured him, restoring weight to 178 pounds. The ad touts it for coughs and lung trouble. Guarantied by S H Williams. Also notes fashion shift from the South African war with calabash pipe demand, grown in South Africa and planted in France and Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Stone
Kemp, Tex
S. H. Williams
South Africa
France
Australia
Homemade Dome Displays Paper Shade Craft
A woman shows clever craft by transforming a common Japanese paper shade. She removed the paper, kept the frame, filled the space with heavy white paper, and painted a yellow design with watercolors. The shade is mounted below the chandelier, forming a distinctive lighting feature.
Telegraphic marvel links London to Karachi in minute
Karachi in northwestern India sits within a minute of London by tele graph as the Indo-European Telegraph Company adds relay relays along its line. The relays replace weak signals with strong currents, eliminating operators at many points and speeding message transmission over more than five thousand miles. The Anglo-Indian system is among the oldest established.
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Karachi
India
London
Telegraph
Indo-European Telegraph Company
Land Hunger in Cities and the Back to the Land Drive
The article argues city dwellers face rising costs and uncertain employment, fueling a desire to farm. It notes 1907 panic effects and widespread sensational farming stories as temptations. It warns of misrepresentation and risk, urging study, counsel, and慎慎 investments to avoid losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iden
The Tomato Story From Bermuda Seed to Popular Produce
A historical note recounts how a Bermuda seedling introduced the tomato to Pennsylvania jailers and spectators, evolving from a curious green fruit to a widely used edible. It contrasts the original wonder berry with the tomato, notes flavor shifts, and praises tomatoes as a staple in canning and cuisine.
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Jailbird
Bermuda
Pennsylvania
Wil
United States
Bermuda Islands
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE on kidney trouble symptoms and cures
Symptoms of kidney trouble include cloudy offensive urine, sediment, backache, headaches, and fatigue. Delays risk dropsy, Bright's disease, or diabetes. Dora's Kidney Pills are advertised as the best remedy with Estherville testimony from Mrs G W blank at 1020 Ninth Street. For sale by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, 50 cents. Remember the name Dean's.
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Bright
Dora
Estherville
G. W. Dlank
Ninth Street
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dean's
Arson Seen as Safest Crime in New York City
The record shows arson conviction rates are low with six of every hundred accused found guilty while homicide follows with seven convictions per hundred accusations.
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New York City
Foley kidney remedy and horse tram cars for sale
Foley's Kidney Remedy claims to cure any kidney or bladder trouble not beyond medicine. Jay Johnston & Co. advertises horse cars for bungalows and other uses. London county council offers disused horse tram cars for sale suitable for bungalows garden sheds offices and farm uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Jay Johnston & Co
London County Council
Capt Bogardus Hits Bull's Eye From Lincoln
World famed rifle shot Cap Bogardus, record holder for 100 pigeons in 100 shots, says kidney trouble plagued him until Foley's Kidney Pills gave relief. He reports backache, kidney pains, and cloudy urination resolved after three bottles, and praises the remedy to fellow sufferers. Jay Johnston & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Foley
Moley
Jay Johnston & Co
Trade Decline in 1908 for Japanese Porcelains and Bronzes
In 1908 purchases of Japanese porcelain, lacquers and bronzes by England, France, Germany and the United States fell by 1 million dollars. Exports to China dropped by 12.5 million due to the lower silver value and the Tatsu Maru boycott. All exports declined except mats, floor matting and refined sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Germany
United States
China
Get the Best Out of Life with Dr A W Chase Nerve Pills
An advertiser touts Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills as a cure for weakness fatigue and poor blood health claiming vigor vitality and success. A customer from Wilmerding PA Testimonial praises improved sleep appetite nerve steadiness and energy after use. Pills priced at 50 cents available from A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY with receipt book signature on box.
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Dr.a.w. Chase
George Horking
Westinghouse
Pittsburg
A. W. Chase
Buffalo
N. Y
M. D
H. Williams
China's Great Wall Would Be A Mighty Task Today
London News notes that duplicating the Great Wall of China would strain Europe’s resources and resolve. It cites Dr W. E. Gell on a wall length of 2,255 miles including ramps and fortifications, and describes towers, watchtowers, and the wall’s historic scale and endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Europe
Rome
W. BE. Gell
Tunn
Chin
London News
Giants and Dwarfs in Seventeenth Century Vienna
A fragmentary historical note describes an Austrian court scene in Vienna where giants and dwarfs were housed together. Fear of dwarfs tormenting giants led to guards, while curious linguistic etymologies from Dictionary Lore and Bartlett’s Dictionary of Americanisms are touched on as examples of word origins and usage.
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Vienna
Lowell
Bartlett Fea
Chapumar
Tomer
Logan
Blairgowrie Cyclist Flies Through Car Window in Narrow Lane
A Blairgowrie youth cycling home from the golf course rode from a narrow lane onto the main road at speed and collided with a passing car. He was thrown through the car’s glass screen and landed on the road beyond, escaping with comparatively slight injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairgowrie
Scotland
Strang Test of Loyalty and Beardless Monarch
A historical note describes Philip of Spain as unable to grow a beard. Court gentlemen reportedly sacrificed their fears in loyalty to his beardless manarchy. The passage humorously urges modest self-praise and suggests giving credit to others occasionally.
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Strang
Philip
Spain
Menarch
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