The Need of Reform in Spoken English
A scholar argues against adopting foreign speech methods and urges Americans to improve their own English. He notes English intonation used by some women, warns against imitation, and calls for education to curb slang and careless enunciation among youth for broader national speech uniformity.
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England
Women Gave Executive Ability Across Social Roles
A writer claims women lack executive capacity, but the author notes this is a male perspective. The piece argues women show leadership in boarding houses, dressmaking, millinery, secretarial work, education, and especially as mothers raising children with limited means, proving significant executive ability.
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New York City
Great Year Ahead for American Air Travel in 1906
American aviation outlook for 1906 predicts rapid motor development and three machine types, with balloons improving for stability and resistance. Wealthy interest grows for flights next season as government tests and army balloon use expand. A French cup winner sparks a major St Louis race, signaling vast ascents and balloon factories in major cities.
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United States
France
St. Louis
Home Trade Clubs Warn Against Mail Order Menace
A 1906 essay urges readers to support local merchants to protect town prosperity and real estate values. It cites mail order houses draining business, proposes education and publicity, and suggests clubs and posters to promote home shopping while noting editors and teachers should lead the campaign and that consumers gain more from local spending.
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Alfred C. Clark
Trate
Washington
Kansas City
Bland & Co
You Big Strong Man Poem and Verse Excerpt
A compact card features a mix of verse fragments and poems by S E Kiser, Algernon Swinburne, and others. It includes admonitions against cruelty to the weak, reflections on time and memory, Peggy Gets Everything, and a meditation on aging and time by Charlotte Wilson.
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S. E. Kiser
The Real Power In A Worcester Child
A 1% year old boy in Worcester Massachusetts has a lung capacity of 300 cubic inches. The piece suggests when he grows into a congressman the impact comes from the speaker rather than the orator influencing national legislation.
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Worcester
Mass
Congress
Poem Verses on Victory and Loss by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
A reflective verse juxtaposes triumph with unseen sorrow in every triumph. The poem notes that even grand celebrations and weddings leave someone outside in tears, reminding readers that success often carries hidden pain for others.
Isaac the Egg Trader and the Blind Tiger Deal
A railroad conductor recounts Isaac a Jerusalem born eggseller who hustled wealth from countryforays into eggs. He traded six dozen eggs for $1.50 and built a business skimming losses and defrauding a saloon, cleverly trading eggs for drinks in a Kansas City bar.
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New York
Chicago
Jerusalem
Argentine
Kaw
California
Emporia
Isaac
Joe
Lester
Kansas
Ikey
Ignac
Kansas City Star
Why did he name his motor Wil ton
A judge quips that the name Wil ton for a motor vehicle is a joke about it being his carpet, highlighting a humorous courtroom exchange and wordplay.
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Wilton
Regimental Baby at Saint Mihiel Adopted by Sixty Third
Soldiers of the Sixty third Foot regiment at Saint Mihiel France adopted a baby found asleep in a sentry box. The child wore a wooden horse and a note begging for care for little Jacques who the mother could not support. Jacques will stay in barracks wearing a tiny regimentals suit as soldiers take turns caring for him.
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Sixty-third Foot Regiment
Saint Mihiel
France
Jacques
Market report from New York and surrounding cities
The markets show a quiet flour trade in New York with No 2 red wheat at 82 cents, corn at 57 cents, oats 46 to 48 cents, and lambs around 7 dollars. Cleveland lists spring patent flour and mixed grain prices with cattle and sheep values, while Toledo and East Buffalo report cash wheat and corn, cloverseed, and export steer prices and hog rates.
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New York
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Market Quotes From Pittsburg Cattle and Hogs
Pittsburg market reports show cattle at 5.75 to 6.00 for Choice steers, 4.30 to 4.60 for fair. sheep with prime wethers 5.50 to 5.75 and lambs 5.00 to 7.75. hogs Yorkers 7.25 to 7.30.
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East Buffalo
Pittsburg
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