New Uses of Electricity and Theodore Roosevelt’s Example
The article explores The Cosmopolitan Magazine’s notes on electric currents whitening teeth and skin through decolorizers driven into surfaces. It lauds Theodore Roosevelt for closing New York saloons on Sunday, portraying him as a multi faceted leader with wealth, scholarly interests, and public spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Delpear
Cosmopolitan
Dolbear
Theodore Roosevelt
New York City
Roosevelt
Excise Committee
Wing and Spirit Dealers’ Association
A Happy Thought on Entertainers and Public Duty
A Washington club favors professional entertainers for private households to relieve hosts of duties during visitors trips to Mount Vernon and the Smithsonian. The piece jokes about entertainers, city government reform, and a quip on hosting duties. It also notes Japan Russia and the United States potentially aligning, and mentions the American Express with revolvers for messengers. Senator Sherman’s view on a president’s duties is quoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Ehigse
Philadelipa
Common Council
Sherman
United States
Brightening Gold Prospect Across the World
The article surveys rising gold production from Alaska to South Africa, predicting a 75 percent rise over seven years and a near 200 million dollar yearly output. It notes the Rand and West Australian districts as leading yields, with South Africa and Australia dominating global supply. It also includes a sidebar on florists’ stock pricing and a socioeconomic remark from a southern writer about emancipation. Maine plans to tax bicycles in 1989 for road funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Australia
Canada
South Africa
California
Africa
United States
Rana
West Australia
Notable wedding woes and hardy American grit
The London Sketch mocks aristocrats at a famous wedding, contrasting them with American factory workers. It cites Lordly brides and gowns amid brash disdain, then highlights Samuel Appleton of Philadelphia who rebuilt a hosiery business after repeated failures, turning setback into fortune. It also notes optimistic gold extraction via cyanide processing boosting yields and reviving old mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nordan
London
Samuel Appleton
Philadelphia
England
Population shift slows in the northwest region
The northwest shows slower population growth as migration concentrates toward the south and southwest, reducing net gains in earlier years. Strong migratory currents pull people away, reshaping regional demographics and growth patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
For Good Roads and Other Opinions From 19th Century Columns
The item surveys convicts as road labor to fix bad roads, urging legislatures to authorize convict work with no private competition. It notes Rome’s Protestant cemetery interest for American pilgrims, US permissions in Madagascar, Spiritualism gains, and a Nicaragua canal cost estimate of 106 million dollars. It laments shoe shortages, Consuelo Vanderbilt’s plight, and factory workers awaiting wage hikes amid improving times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Rome
Story
Shelley
Gold Mines Rise as Trendy Investment
Investors increasingly favor gold mining stocks as a fashionable and diverse portfolio addition amid market shifts. Industry leaders note steady demand and potential gains, while analysts warn of volatility tied to commodity prices and geopolitical factors.
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Ledger
News Publishing Co
D. D. Reed
Japan
Russia
Republic
John Bull
American Express Company
Maine
Madagascar
France
Waller
National Spiritualist Association
Nicaragua
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Procter & Gamble CO
Hood
Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Tom Pace
Warren
Vicinity
Hatch
C. Suydam
Baldwinsville
N.Y
Morris & Mullen
Rochester
City Crockery Store
N.B
J. K. Weaver & Sons, Propr’s
Water Street
Business Directory
Bairstow & CO
Water St. Warren, PA
Greenlund
Warren, Pa
Yutore
Boeschlin
Savings Bank Bld’g
Chas, W. Arird
Dentist
Liberty and
Third Sts
Postofice
C. McAlpin
R. W. Sruasgt
D. D.S
Third St
W. Freeman
Hazeltine
Liberty St.Warren
W. A. Greaves
Jos
Aeben & Sons
Orren
Allen Block
Second and
Liberty Streets
Ig. Allen
Samuel G. Allen
WM. Harrison Allen
Chas.t. Thurston
Ieat
Humphrey & Nemoyer
Episcopal Church
W. M. Robertson
Main Street
East Warren
Trusler
Adlow
W. Nesmith, Prop
Slater & Co
General Hardware
Goshen
Bissell
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