Moors Ignore Pictures and Print in Readability Study
A consular report from Taigiéy notes Moors in Morocco cannot read Arabic or recognize photographs. Consul Holt describes how images of themselves and samples fail to convey meaning to the average Moor, undermining modern advertising and mail order sales. The article also reports rapid railroad progress with Cape to Cairo extending across Africa and intercontinental rail links advancing in the Americas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taigiéy
Morocco
Holt
Plebm
Cuba's promise of peace spurs vast growth and wealth
The article lauds Cuba's prospects under peace and order noting expanding railroads reaching all areas mines openings growing fruit industry and rising returns from sugar and tobacco. It highlights Cuba as a resource rich region with potential to surpass many nations as stability attracts capital and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Who Should Do the Work If Not the Widest Range
The passage notes workers under 150 pounds are discharged from railroad workshops while those over 190 pounds are released as street car conductors for being too fat. It claims men over 40 face hiring barriers and those under 25 struggle for promotion, asking whether future work will be done only by men aged 26 to 36 of medium build and what others will do.
Comet Halley Tail Passage Prompts Cautious Tone
The earth is set to pass through Halley's comet tail next May. Nervous readers can recall a prior century case with only hazy skies and a few meteoric showers during a transit.
Salt supply deemed practically inexhaustible
The piece reassures readers that salt reserves are nearly endless and urges optimism against fears of global depletion, arguing the resource remains plentiful for the foreseeable future.
Supreme Court rules dolls more necessaries than toys
Last year over seven and a half million pounds worth of toys were imported. The court deems dolls more essential than toys, arguing the century shows effort to make the little ones happy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Lfe
King Gustaf Dons Stevedore Disguise for Worker Views
The Swedish king Gustaf disguised as a stevedore to hear workers’ views. In the same country the president is flooded with opinions from the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustaf
Sweden
Lincoln Marker Project Spurs White House to Iowa Route
Burlington report details Congressman Frank Lowden funding a project to place permanent stone markers along Abraham Lincoln's Black Hawk war march from Beards Town to Oquawka and the Rock River mouth, with maps kept in public records. nearby notes department on poor relief led by Dr Rosa Liebig in Marshalltown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Burlington
Frank O. Lowden
Ilinois
Illinois
Iowa
Abraham Lincoln
Mississippi River
Flint Hills
Beardstown
Oquawka
Yellow Banks
Rock’ River
Black Hawk
Mississippi
Murder Indictments in Belle Plaine Case Reach Two Arrests
Belle Plaine Minnesota and George Eddy of the city have been arrested on indictments charging the murder of Mrs Guthrie nine years ago. Guthrie allegedly hired Eddy to obtain evidence for a divorce and later had her killed. A witness says he saw the men leaving the home the morning of the death. The governor referred the matter to the county attorney and the grand jury finally brought the indictments amid years of local mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Plaine
Frank E. Guthrie
Minnesota
George’ Eddy
Guthrie
Eddy
Hag
Myers
BE. F. Brown
Seven Years for Fraud In Auto Deal
Clinton Harrison Miller of Oregon Illinois was tried here and convicted of obtaining property under false pretenses. He was sentenced to seven years at Fort Madison after buying a car from a Creston Indiana banker with a worthless check and later selling the car, which has been recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton—Harrison Miller
Oregon
Ill
Fort Madison
Miller
Creston
Triple Wedding Celebration in Dyersville and Luxemburg
John Ries and wife marked their thirtieth anniversary in Dyersville. Their son Michael wed Sophia Conrad the same day. Their daughter Anna married Peter Breitbach in Luxemburg at the same hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyersville
John Ries
Michael
Sophia Conrad
Anna
Luxemburg
Peter Breitbach
Celebrate Golden Wedding in Dubuque
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Lenihan celebrated their golden wedding at home 73 Cardiff Street. They have twelve children born to the couple, nine living, and have resided in Dubuque County for over fifty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
J. M. Lenihan
Cardiff Street
Dubuque County
Nab Train Holdup Suspects
Two men were arrested in St Louis Missouri and one in Hot Spring Arkansas as suspects in the recent Missouri Pacific train robbery near Eureka Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Hot Spring
Ark
Missouri Pacific
Eureka
Oakdale Hospital Funding Sparks State Debate
Fragmentary notes discuss hospital support and educational funding in Oakdale. Paragraphs note possible state appropriations and public interest, with quotes about awakening people to danger and calls for hearty backing from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakdale
Milwaukee Road Tests Coal Substitute In Fuel Experiment
The Milwaukee road reports testing a coal substitute made of coal dust and tar formed into cake like soap. Officials say it turns readily and could help offset coal shortages as they await results, noting it as a promising alternative fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Milwaukee Road
Retiring Iowa farmer sells eighty acre Franklin county home
Western Farmer note says John McCullough of Franklin county northeast of here sold his eighty acre farm for 126 dollars per acre. He and his wife plan retirement from active life after forty one years on the same place. The farm was bought by McCullough when the prairie section was Taw at twenty dollars an acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falls
John Mcficklough
Franklin County
McCullough
Farim
Infant Dies After Long Incubator Care in Johnson County
In Iowa City the baby daughter of Dr. and Mrs. F. O. Burk died after two days in an incubator hoping to save the child. The infant weighed twenty one ounces and was the smallest recorded birth in Johnson county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
F. O. Burk
Johnson County
Prominent Educator Lambert Dies at 80 in Cedar Falls
Lambert, aged 80, father of a large family, was a prominent educator and professional figure in Cedar Falls. He had two sons who were professors at State University and a daughter who taught at Teachers' State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Furniss
Lambert
The
State University
Teachers’ State College
Farmer Swallows Dollar at Party in Low Moor
Peter Christianson, a young farmer, swallowed a silver dollar during a party parlor game in Low Moor and carried the coin in his stomach for six days. Doctors removed the coin safely and he plans to wear it as a watch charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dellar
Low Moor
Peter Christianson
Colin
Fine Residence Burned Near Gowrie
The home of G. W. Hauser, a twelve room modern residence, four and a half miles northwest of Gowrie, was burned to the ground. Loss estimated at $8,000. Cause of the fire is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gowrie
G. W. Hauser
Here
Drug Clerk Mistake Leaves Woman Near Death
Creston reports Miss Nellie Pierce of Cumberland is dying after a drug clerk mistakenly gave her saltpeter instead of saline. The incident centers on an error in dispensing at a local drugstore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Nellie Pierce
Cumberland
Nstead
Old Settler Eliza J. Cox Dies at 93 in Iowa City
Mrs. Eliza J. Cox, among Iowa City's earliest settlers and a centenarian for the era, has died at age 93 after residing in the city for about 70 years. She is survived by a son, W. J. Runyon, of Kewanee, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Eliza J. Cox
W. J. Runyon
Kewanee
Linn County Board Tightens Perquisites Accounting
The Linn County Board of Supervisors will tighten rules on county fees and interest on special funds, instituting stricter accounting and reducing previously enjoyed perquisites as part of the county office reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Aged Iowan Mrs. J. W. Johnston Dies at 93
Mrs. J. W. Johnston aged 93 died after long residence in Iowa. Funeral held in Ames with burial in Keokuk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ames
J. W. Johnston
Keokuk
GUILTY RULING MODIFIES NAVY OFFICER PUNISHMENT
A naval court at Boston found Paymaster George Percival Auld and Assistant Surgeon Ansey H. Robnett guilty of conduct unbecoming officers and gentlemen. The judgment punished a two rank loss for Robnett, five originally, with Winthrop concurring a reduced sentence and both men restored to duty as department regrets the actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George Percival
Ansey H. Robnett
U.S. N
Naval
Boston
Winthrop
Coners
Robnett
Ord
Mae
Ads
Pany Te Ne Fou
Department
Murder at Chicago Glove and Mitten Company Office
Charles Wiltshire was slain after a desperate struggle at 458 North Halsted Street in Chicago. The office was wrecked and a dagger and forty knife wounds were found on the body. Police cite two possible motives involving enemies Wiltshire helped convict for an earlier clothing store robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles
Wiltshire
Halsted
French Antarctic Expedition Sails For South Pole
The French steamship Pour quoi Pas with Dr. Jean M. Charcot aboard did not reach the South Pole. Charcot says the mission focused on scientific observations in the uncharted Alexandra Land and collecting rare fossils rather than achieving pole attainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punta Arenna
Pourquoi Pas
Jean M. Charcot
South Pole
Thaw Denied Release from Matteawan Hospital
Nyack New York Harry K Thaw's latest application for discharge from the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminal Insane was denied Wednesday by Justice A S Thompkins. The judge also appointed William Vanavice of Orange County referee to take testimony on Thaw's request to transfer to another institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nyack
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan State Hospital
A.S. Thompkins
William Vanavice
Orange County
Thaw
Matteawan
Secret marriage stirs court in Russia against Grand Duke
In St. Petersburg court circles there is intense anger over Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch secretly marrying a woman who has been divorced three times. The czar reportedly is furious and Dowager Empress Marie refuses to see Michael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Michael Alexandrovitch
Marie
Michael
Minola Miners Win Strike at Granville Mine
The Granville mine strike ended with miners achieving the dismissal of top boss Charles Atherton. The dispute cost the miners in wages about ten thousand dollars and more for the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iMinola
Spring Valley, Ill
Granville
St. Paul Coal Company
Charles Atherton
Flynn Dies in Church During Sermon
Hugh J. Flynn of Wilkenbarte Ja dropped dead from apoplexy Sunday while listening to a sermon at Holy Saviour church titled The Uncertainty of Life. Local authorities reported the sudden death occurred during the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkenbarte, Ja
Hugh J. Flynn
Holy Saviour
Pinchot Quiz Delayed After Brief Senate Session
The Baklinger Pinchot congressional investigating committee adjourned until Monday after a brief session lasting less than an hour. Discussion focused on the conduct of the case amid ongoing resignations and the anticipated cross examination of Louis R. Glavis. The adjournment followed the need to retain counsel for Ballinger and other Interior officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baklinger-Pinchot Congressional
Louis
Brandeia
Ballinger
Interior’ Department
Congressional “Committee
Nelson
Minnesota
Government
Louis, R
Glavis
Senate
Primary bill passed in senate with single dissent
The Springfield senate approved a state wide direct plurality primary bill with only one dissenter. Three measures for direct plurality nominations for state officers except university trustees were also approved by an overwhelming vote. The general assembly nomination bill led with 40 votes against one no vote by Senator Isley. The main state wide bill followed closely at 39 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Senate
General Assembly
Isley
Belmont to wed actress Eleanor Robson next month
Formal engagement announced for Miss Eleanor Robson and August Belmont after two years of rumors. Robson recently closed her Brookly n Majestic season playing Glad in The Dawn of a Tomorrow. The marriage will be a quiet at her house with only family and close friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eleanor Robson
Belmont
Miss Robson
Robson
Majestic Theater
Brooklyn
Burnett
Boy 16 Arrested for Girl’s 65 Stab Slaying at Glenwood
Irvin Hantchett, 16, was arrested in Deland Malu for the murder of Mary Tedder, found stabbed 65 times at Glenwood. A mob threatened lynching as bystanders dispersed the crowd after the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deland
Mla
Irvin Hantchett
Mary Tedder
Glenwood
Hantchett
Postmasters Reappointed in Illinois and Washington
President Taft reappoints postmasters in Illinois including Smith D. Atkinga Freeport Filbert C. Stanley Downers Grove Joseph H. Braden Rossville Emory V. Hamilton Atwood Ozing Riley Champaign Edward H. Cook Huntley and lists Washington appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Washington
Tafton Illinoig
Smith D. Atkinga
Freeport
Filbert C. Stanley
Downers Grove
Joseph H. Braden
Rossville
Emory V. Hamilton
Atwood
Ozing Riley
Champaign
Edward H. Cook
Huntley
Three-Cent Bread Plan Promises North St. Louis Bakery
St. Louis reports a $200,000 bakery project by Jacob Slupsky to lower bread prices to three cents a loaf. The plan aims to counter rising costs as other foods climb, pledging affordable loaves for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Jacob Slupsky
Willerect
North St. Louis
Gale
Dr Frederick Cook Found in Chile Under Alias Craig
Report from Corral Chile states Dr Frederick A. Cook has been located living under the name Craig. The informant saga surrounding his identity continues to unfold as details emerge this Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Chile
Corral
Frederick A. Cook
Craig
Physicians in Omaha Split Over Cooper Remedies
In Omaha Nebraska on February 16 physicians debated Cooper’s preparations. Some credit his products with real patient improvements especially for stomach and chronic liver issues. Others call the phenomenon Cooper mania a passing fad and favor trusted physicians for health needs. Cooper continues to see thousands daily with a calm demeanor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Cooper
J. EB. Carass
Rome
Dow
Reflections on a Triumph Turned Waste at a Pittsburg Event
A crowded home honors a distinguished explorer whose fatigue and inner reflection reveal a sense of waste. The hostesses note many stout ladies leaving in indignation as the explorer, leaning on a pillar, relives his triumph in silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pittsburg
Klondike Incubator Co Brooder Promises Safe Efficient Heat
Des Moines Iowa firm Klondike Incubator Co offers a brooder with felt lined brood chamber walls and rapid heating. The unit is scientifically ventilated and heats before contact with chicks. Their patent lamp is described as absolutely safe. Request a catalog for full construction details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondike Incubator Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Fraud on the Face of It
A dialogue fragment contrasts mock solemnity and accusation as a husband refuses a supposed message from his wife, labeling the gesture as a fraud and denying any warrant for her voice.
Rheumatism Cured In A Day By Dr Detchon
Dr Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism claims radical cure within 1 to 3 days. It removes the cause and the disease quickly disappears after the first dose. Wrigley's Spearmint promotes fresh breath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detchon
Marcus Aurelius
Boerne Advert Says Winslow Syrup Cures Colds
An old advertisement claims Winslow's Soothing Syrup cures coughs and colds in 6 days or money refunded. It suggests the product eases symptoms and includes a note that many doctors have saved lives by not being called, reflecting period medical notions.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Webster City
Tribune ‘By
Webster
City
Africa
Cape To Cairo
Cecil Rhodes
Cape Town
Egypt
Americas
North America
Mark Lincoln
Marshalltown
Arink
Rosa. Liebig
Board of Supervisors
Justice
Czar
Congressional Committee
Gravis
Moriage
Physicians OF
Nebraska
Wrigley
Bira
Winslow
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!