Various Industrial Tricks and New Fibers Take Spotlight
The article surveys processes from ivory substitute pigments to fake coffee made from linseed meal, and notes a bleaching method using electricity in Russia. It mentions Paris electrical warning about high tension lines, experiments on tight lacing in monkeys, and steel pipes replacing cast iron for water transport. It highlights a Trinidad fiber plant named madol tine Abutilon periplocifolium with easily detached ribbons reducing need for decortication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Russia
Foison
Paris
Edison
Scientific American
St. Paul Globe
Isle of
Trinidad
Jamie
T. J
J. Hill
Madoltine
Education for Eighteen Year Olds in Modern Liberal Arts
The article argues that modern liberal education moves from rote memorization to engaging, exploratory learning. It urges focusing on meanings, real-world relevance, and enthusiasm in both student and teacher. It emphasizes languages, science, music, math, history, and literature as core, with practical arousal of curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyhoood
Chicago
Inter Ean
Not in Need of It and Patient Tongue Test
Dialogue fragments from Harper's Bazar and Chicago Tribune depict a bank president doubting a young man’s fitness as cashier due to fits of abstraction and a physician debating whether a mild stimulant is appropriate for a patient. The exchanges illustrate satirical views on professional judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Local Recycler Seeks Rag Metal Scrap During Season
Advertises in Johnson's La Rost room for cash for rags free of rubbish papers old rubber shoes and metals offered through the season by H Johnson requesting contact at the listed location.
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Johnson
la Rost
H. Johnson
New ENGLAND UNDERTAKER
An Arizona Kicker reader column dismisses the West as unlikely for big profits in funeral work. The piece mocks high costs, cites cheap services, and notes local skepticism about real estate values and social fit for newcomers. It also answers readers about grizzly bears and exaggerations in newspaper reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona Kicker
New England
Ub Services
The Sense of Smell in Horses and Notable Reactions
A long excerpt discusses the extraordinary sense of smell in horses, noting how nostrils detect food, deter predators, and guide movement. It cites responses to odors such as musty hay, water, and fence scents, then touches on a bronze horse statue and myths, ending with a humorous exchange about sarcasm in housework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple of Olympus
Pliny
Pausanias
Husband asks wife on entertainment outing
A North Side husband asks his wife to join an entertainment. She delays then agrees after mentioning their hired girl Mary as the deciding factor. The tale ends with a casual plug for White Cloud Flour from Goodrich & Fehlman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side
Goodrich & Fehlman’s
Mysterious Feat of Prestidigitation Explained
A reminiscence recalls a 30 year old hand-bill offering a free admission prestidigitation show by Colonel Stodare. A quarrel with an elaborately dressed young woman led to a staged struggle, ending with her escaping and reappearing behind the scenes.
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Colonel Stodare
Stodare
Illusion and deception in a fakir basket act described
An account details a theatrical trick where a man places a woman in a basket, threatens her with a sword, and declares the stunt safe and clever. The audience later learns the supposed blood is mere dye, revealing the method of the East Asian fakirs and the misdirection behind the illusion.
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Far East
India
Republicans Nominate Leads and Platforms Across States
Minnesota Republicans renominate W. B. Merriam for governor with Ives, Bobleter, Brown, McGuire, Clapp, and Holcomb also elected to statewide posts. Nebraskan platform upholds older Republican principles, backs silver, bans monopolies, and supports pure elections with Australian ballot. Wisconsin Prohibitionists nominate Alexander for governor and push national and state prohibition, woman suffrage, and education reforms.
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St. Paul
Minn
W. BR. Merriam
C. 8. Ives
Joseph Bobleter
F. P. Brown
P. J. McGuire
Moses E. Clapp
Supreme Court
C. B. Holcomb
South America
Minnesota
Davis
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Harrison
L. D. Richards
J. C. Allen
Red Willow
Thomas H. Benton
Dodge
J. E. Hill
Gage
H. H. Hastings
Saline
George Humphrey
Custer
A. K. Gawdy
Webster
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Charles Alexander
Eau Claire
W. R. Nethercut
Milwaukee
George McKerrow
Waukesha
Robert Fargo
Lake Mills
B. EK. van Keuren
Oshkosh
Henry Lummis
Outagamie County
J. Q. Black
Richland
Couple in dispute. police refuse to intervene
Johnny Badmatch urges a policeman to separate fighting spouses. The officer explains it is a crime to part a man and wife.
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Johnny Badmatch
Lawrence American
No Need of That. And this Eastern visitor remark
An Eastern visitor at a Montana school quips about teaching youths to shoot. The teacher retorts that shooting is learned at home and that no gums are allowed in school. The exchange appears in Munsey's Weekly.
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J. B
Boston
Chicago
Peter G
Milwaukee
Peter
Montana
Munsey’s Weekly
Hypnal a new narcotic from chloral and antipyrin
A chemist notes a new narcotic called hypnal formed from chloral and antipyrin. Hypnal yields chloral in the stomach, creating soothing effects with less taste and causticity, and may enhance therapeutic properties by in situ formation.
National Amateur Press Association elects officers
The NAPA elected officers in Indianapolis. President William Dunlop of Milwaukee. vice presidents Frank Schermerhorn of Philadelphia and P A Burke of St Louis. recording secretary O A Muller of Milwaukee. corresponding secretary E J Hardcastle of Wilmington Del. treasurer E J Hardcastle. official editor Harriet C Cox of Abington Mass. Next annual meeting will be in Boston.
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Amateur Press Association
Indianapolis
Ind
National Amateur Press Association
William Dunlop
Milwaukee
Frank Schermerhorn
Philadelphia
P.A. Burke
St. Louis
O.A. Muller
E. J. Hardcastle
Wilmington
Del
Treauster
Harriet C. Cox
Abington
Mass
Boston
French Crops Ruined by Persistent Rains Across France
Official dispatches from the La Plange wheat belt report widespread crop destruction due to continuous rainfall. Losses are pegged at 500000 francs and bread prices rise as the nation endures agricultural damage across most regions except the Rhone east sector.
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Paris
Rhone
la Plange
Crossing Tragedy Kills Curtis Scott and Wounds Son
Clinton Illinois reports Curtis Scott and his son struck by an Illinois Central train while crossing tracks Thursday night. Scott was killed instantly and the boy fatally injured.
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Clinton
Curtis Scott and Son
Illinois Central
Fire wipes Urbana store and halls in Benton County
A blaze in Urbana Benton County Iowa destroyed J Burrel s store and the Masonic and Odd Fellows hall on Thursday. Loss estimated at 100000 with small insurance coverage. Local flames swept through the town damaging multiple structures and disrupting commerce.
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Iowa
Cepar Rapids
Urbana
Benton County
J. Burrel
Masonic and Odd Fellows
Thieves abduct watchman then rob Weerpine bank
In Weerpine Water Nebraska on July 24 thieves seized the town night watchman and tied him to a tree before robbing the Commercial Bank of $1,100. Authorities investigate the daring break-in and seek suspects. Local officials urge calm as residents await updates.
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Weerpine Water
Neb
WarEeEine
W. Va
Mandaville Ault
Belmont County
Lunatic Yago Slays German Poormaster in Wolcottville
In Wolcottville, 10 miles southeast of Lockport, July 2 and 8 a madman named Yago attacked Poormaster Schultz with an axe. Schultz died that evening. Yago, recently released from the asylum, fled into the woods after the assault and remains at large.
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Lockport
N. Y
Wolcottville
Yago
Poormaster
Schultz
Colby Piano Firm Offers Factory Tour To Buyers
W L Daruine offers full buyer refunds and expenses to Erie for piano purchases. He invites interested customers to visit the Colby factory to inspect manufacturing and parts during construction, claiming it will prove quality. He says he is in Warren weekly and will answer letters locally.
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Erie
Iam
Warren
W. L. Daruine
Colby
Paris
Colby Company
Henry, Johnson & Lord, Proprietors
Burlington, Vt
Country towns lack theatres says actress
A city actress notes country towns do not have theatres but offer opera houses music academies and temples of Thespis.
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Thespis
Doctors and druggists play their parts in town life
Quotation highlights mutual dependence between doctors and druggists. Citizens reflect on how medical care hinges on both professions working together, underscoring shared responsibility in community health.
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Marten Mail
Science and Industry
Trushel & Co’s
Arizona
POE Sxe
Estes
Splinters
Apache Avenue
Judge Hampton
Name Avenue
Sage Brush Jones
Judge Wickham
Tuey
M. P
New York
Deen
Noa
Detroit Free Press
Merriam—L. D. Richards
Pitcher
Castoria
Manpison
Benjamin Hanson
Nicholas Moran
H. A. Ancurs
Oxford
Brooklyn
Colle
Tas Cenrava Company
Murray Street
Kopf & Henry
Warren, Pa
Main St
Nelson Greenland
Ayer
Wm. H. DeLancett
Dorset
Ont
RB. C. Grubb
Burwellville
H. S. Sledge
Weimar
Texas
Dr. J. C. Ayer & CO
Lowell
Christian Smith
Warren County
First National Bank
W.H. Pickett & CO
Sherman
Jewett
Gale
Syracy
Pittsburgh
F. O. Pierce
American Express
Carver House
J. B. Cable
Struthers
Lished
Warren, Fa
Struthers, Wells & CO
Javyt Mills
Parshall & Sill
G.W. Sill
E. W. Parshall
General Agents
Jacob Keller
Ww. L. Darling
the Colby Piano CO
CORRY
R. F
Livermore
Mr. O'Donnell
Nypano Railroad
John Collins
Ridgway
Reynoldsville
Ed. Clark
du Bois Bank
G. W. Sykes
Sykes Woolen Mills
Sykesville
J. B. Sykes
Lumber Mills
Spartansburg
Susie Reno
Allegheny Conservatory of Music
H. Briggs
Chas
Clarendon
W.H. Whitling
Minnie Gandy
A. J. Armagast
A. E. Scott
W. L. Scott
Lillian Roth
A.L. Lane
Lake Shore Road
CG. F. Allis
Cashier
2Nd National Park
L. Blass
Brice
B. T. Queens
J. H. Luys
J. G. King
Boots and
Er. P. McKean
Observer Publishing Co
H. C. Mess
Franklin
Merta Smith
Saup
Venango County
Berlin
Eclipse Oil Co
Stratton
Turner
Sandy Lake
Ashtabula
Stebbins
John Belnap
Weisel
W. L. Darling
Scott's
Scott
H.Q. Root
M.C
Puaat St
Children Mtoria
Lawrence
South Lawrence
Cricket Grounds
Emmett Street
Broadway
Parker Street
Springfield Street
Union Square
Shawton
Andover
Thomas Evans
Mr. Evans
Daly
James Lyons
Lyons
W. I. Jones
William F. Cutler
Flossie Cutler
Elks
Orphan Asylum
Nasby
Nathaniel R. Locke
Totepo
D. R. Locke
Petroleum V
Hudson River
Jersey City
Great Central
East River
Mount Grettna
War Proctor
Wanamaker
Miller
Schofield
Washington
White
Anderson, In
Detective Page
Marshal Doherity
George Kirby
Strangeman Stinson
W. H. Richardson
James Cox
Ethan Stanley
Isaac Hoppes
Peter Rector
Joseph Rector
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Asprin
Dr. O
Dr. Pierce
Dr. Sage
Mae
WorLp
Drs. Mep
Morris & Mullen, Warren and
N. C. Allen
Glade
Pennsylvania
R. R
P. & E. Division
Ieave Warren
Sheffield Express
Sheffield
Oil Express
Erie Mail
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Baltimore
Phila
Williamsport
Philaeee
Keane
Kane
Erie Express
Erie Mall
Washington W. M
Phiadelphia
Warren Express
Warren Accommodation
V. M. Chas
EB. Pugh
Gen’l Man’gr
J. RK. Wood
Gen
L Pas
Punkirk
Allegheny Valley
Pitesburg
Stetions
Dunkirka
Fredonia
Cassadaga Inelairvill
Falconer
Cros Frewsbur
Fonteenvilleee
Russell
N. Warren Warren
Jackson
Airvineton
Youngsville
Pittsfield
Garland Torpedo
Grand Vetley arVitusy
Lizzvann
Dana
North No
Lake Shore and
Erie Railways
Dunkirk
Jamestown
Bradford
D. Thayer
C. A. Clute
L. Tf. BisHor
Western
Penna
R.R
Kinzua
Salamanca
Olean
Olean Express
Irvineton
Tidioute
Tionesta
Oil City
Pittsburg
Ssssese
Leffard
R. Bell
J. A. Fellows
Pass
Statuxse Agk
BEC, Peirson & CO
Maple Grove Nurseries
Waterloo
Iladelphia
Nih
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