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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1904
Page
7
The U S supreme court hears testimony on the Louisiana Mississippi boundary focusing on the 1812 coastline and oyster reef ownership valued at 10 000. Fishermen yachtsmen and a New Orleans merchant describe islands appearing and disappearing in one night and maps showing dry land in dispute.
John Snedecor of Bay Shore Long Island discovered a lamp fire after leaving his three children in a dining room. He tossed a paper bag of eggs on the floor to smother flames while shouting for help. The eggs and water in the mixture slowed the fire until a wet blanket and family help arrived to finish dousing the blaze.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland delights in her first automobile journey with the prince consort and M Verney at the wheel. She plans to own a touring car after traveling at speeds up to 40 mph on suitable roads. Also exhumation finds the 11 year old Rev Elijah Mott’s daughter’s body well preserved after five years.
A Springfield woman recounts years of nervousness and heart trouble improving after quitting coffee four years ago. She credits Postum with restoring health and ending distressing spells, noting coffee caused her condition and Postum rebuilt her well being. The ad promotes Postum and the Road to Wellville booklet.
A reader argues that the Philippine Constabulary band demonstrates cultural refinement and loyalty, contrasting it with hostile views toward Filipinos. The piece praises the band leader Lieut. Loving, lauds the bands’ precision and color, and urges Americans to listen to their performances.
The banana once seen as luxury or exotic for natives is now a staple in many nations thanks to drying and processing into flour for bread and into coffee. At the St Louis Exposition banana bread and banana coffee are showcased as examples of new food technology for visitors in the Palace of Agriculture.
The New York section of the Palace of Agriculture displays 350 Irish potato varieties, large and small, grown from cross breeding of standard types.
At the Exposition new beverages draw attention banana coffee and prune coffee. California’s Palace of Agriculture displays prune coffee to teach its value as a pleasant drink while another exhibit showcases banana coffee to illustrate the fruit’s food value.
The St Louis Exposition is praised as an advertising institution and school of instruction for high grade coffees from South and Central America. Brazil and Porto Rico host extensive exhibits at the World’s Fair to promote better Rio and expand trade with their markets.
At the World's Fair the African Pygmies replaced their tent homes with small sapling huts covered in grass and rushes. An architect measured hut size by laying on the ground and extending arms to verify dimensions.
Five daily recitals from the large mechanical organ in the French section of the Palace of Liberal Arts attract crowded audiences. Performances start at 10:30, 11:30, 2:30, 3:30, and five in the evening, featuring well known operatic, classical and popular selections. The organ space is always densely filled and the instrument is noted for its musical perfection and ornate decoration.
Dr. Richard Gottheil recalls a Persian tale in which a visitor urges contentment with abundant grain. The farmer, though grateful for a bumper crop, laments that such a harvest is terribly wearing on the soil.
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