Steel Workers Battle Over Amalgamated Strike Order
Pittsburgh dispatch reports the Shaffer strike order turning theory into reality with 100000 steel workers affected nationally. Plants race to resume, Capt. Louis T. Brown starts up mills in Pittsburgh, Carnegie mills run quietly, and union activity triggers patrols and fears of non union labor.
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Pittsburgh
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
United Steel Corporation
Clark
Lawrenceville
Louis T. Brown
Capt. Brown
Carnegie Co
Union
Carnegie Company
Thirty-Third
Twentyninth Streets
Brown
McKeesport
Amalgamated and Federation of Labor
W. Dewees-Wood Mill
Cooper
Vandergrift
Combine
Sintectarers 3
Modern House Design Promises Speed and Beauty at Low Cost
The design stresses that haste and cheapness need not mean ugliness or poor construction. It outlines a 40 by 55 foot residence with ground clearance, large cellars, a nine foot second story, and an eight foot unfinished attic. Features include spacious first floor, sliding doors, red oak and cypress finishes, tiled vestibule, maple kitchen floors, and hot water heating. Estimated cost around $5,000 not counting plumbing or heating.
Cat’s Extraordinary Leap From Washington Monument Shaft
In late 1880 a bold cat secretly climbed the Washington Monument shaft using ropes and tubing. It leapt 160 feet to the ground, landing on all fours after a midair spread like a flying squirrel, then was killed by a worker’s dog. Smithsonian officials preserved the body for display.
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Washington Monument
Washington Star
Smithsonian Institution
Comfort in Traveling A Simple Packing Guide
Practical tips for comfortable travel emphasize packing essentials for families. Include cologne water with a cloth, a small fan, sewing kit, and a secure neck pouch for money. Advise carrying a night dress in the hand satchel in case trunks are misplaced.
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Detroit Free Press
Allen's Foot Base Powder and Various Advertisements
An advertisement bundle promotes Allen's Foot Base Powder to ease tight new shoes and cure foot ailments, with claims of relief for corns itching swelling and sore feet. It also includes sample offers and a brief assortment of promotional quotes and cure endorsements for coughs and whooping coughs from contemporary newspapers. The text cites addresses and prices, reflecting common early 20th century marketing.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Weather and climate notes across Britain and London
The report compares rainy days with Britain averaging 197 and London 180, notes Charing Cross Bridge at 1,365 feet, and observes Japan's living costs rising 75 percent. It records 3214 tons of eggs sent to England from Bulgaria in April and mentions a ban on American boots in southern Austria. Guernsey enforces conscription, and Australian seasons are dated by months.
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Britain
London
Charing Cross Bridge
Japan
England
Bulgaria
Austria
Guernsey
British Empire
Australia
It Pays to Read Newspapers in Chippewa County
Frank M. Russell of Cox Wisconsin suffered severe kidney disease and could not walk. After reading a newspaper testimonial he tried Dodd's Kidney Pills and recovered enough to work all day. He calls his case the most wonderful in Chippewa county and credits the remedy with curing kidney trouble Bright's Disease and rheumatism.
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Dodd
Mr. Russell
Chippewa County
Wisconsin
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Steel Workers’ Battle
ART IN Architecture
Cat
Washington's Monument
Philadelphia Bulletin
J. W. O’brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Chicago Daily News
Hoxsie
Nonausea
W.E. Dobson &Co
Broadway
New York
Sarai
THE
University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
St.Edward's Hall
A. Morrissey
F. Newsort & Sons
Charterhouse Sq
E.C. Potter Drug and Cuem
E.C. Potter Drug and Cuem, Conp
Sole Props
Boston
U.S. A
Anakesis Stanlef
Tribene Nadine
Bymall
J. P. Allen
ST. Paul
Minn
Wetmore's
Wetmore
M. C. Wetmore Tobacco Company
St. Louis
America
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