Traits of a Coming Queen Alexandra as Princess of Wales
A Chicago Tribune dispatch profiles Alexandra as future queen consort, noting her athletic routine and wellness regime. It contrasts her with Queen Victoria, highlighting Alexandra's disinterest in state affairs, political life, and strong focus on personal style, fashion, and leisure activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess of Wales
Victoria
Venatrix
Alexandra
England
Austria
Maarlbor- Lugh House
Asquith
Chicago
Case into Nutshell coating replaces wall plaster
The article describes Mahastine as a permanent coating for walls and ceilings, resembling stone cement and paint in hard smoothness, cheaper and easy to apply with a kalsomine brush. It touts healthfulness and economy, counters claims of other products, and notes Alabastine’s durability proven by twenty years of tests, sold in 5-lb labeled packs by paint dealers.
Newman Hall and Tobacco Biography Reveals Old Smoking Tale
The piece recalls Newman Hall’s youth in England. He notes starting to smoke at nine, quitting for good, and a later lapse during school days with dried cane branches. Ill effects led him to abandon the habit, and he claims seventy years of travel without tobacco.
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Newman Hall
England
Hall
Feed for sheep in winter varies by alfalfa and clover
Sheep thrive on many days but alfalfa feed remains the best general option for winter diet. Red clover offers nearly as good nutrition, providing essential forage for the flock during cold months.
Burglar Tracked by Corn Through Coat Hole
A negro burglar in Norristown Pennsylvania was followed after corn sifted from a hole in his coat pocket, revealing his presence and aiding investigators in locating him.
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Norristown
Indiana Per Capita Debt and Tax Valuation Rates
Indiana reports a state debt of 2.14 per capita and a tax valuation of 451 per capita, outlining fiscal indicators used for budget planning and public finance analysis. The figures reflect comparative benchmarks for residents and local governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
New Inventions Outline Household and Industrial Aids
A New York inventor patents a hidden fire escape under a chair with a reel wound rope ladder. Other designs include a water surface floating merry go round with a central shaft and paddle wheel, a revised support for carriage tops, heated purified iron sand process with oil layer, an apparatus to illustrate thunder and lightning using a small generator, a floor recessed dustpan that collects debris without bending, and a pivoted seat top rod socket for brace removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Concerning Cats and Ancient Egyptian Beliefs
A compact note traces the domestic cat through history from sacred Egyptian symbolism to modern behavior. It notes cats as home lovers, their tendency to adopt wildcat traits when feral, and their strong homing instinct when displaced, with a remark on feline senses as an explanatory factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isis
Walrus Training Value Cited By Animal Trainers
A young walrus bought for 560 pounds, when trained well, is said to be worth 5003 dollars. Trainers report the walrus as among the most intelligent animals for their purposes, alongside the elephant monkey seal and sea lion.
Hall's Catarrh Cure and War Album Promotion
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars for curing catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills. It includes endorsements from Toledo wholesalers and lists the Big Four War Panorama album details with free mailing for 12 cents and a Cincinnati contact for orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Weat & Truax
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Hall
Neely
Cuba
Wavana
Manilla
New Islands
Dewey
Charles King
Cant
Wheeler
Hobson
Roosevelt
Sampson
Miles
Schley
Shafter
Lee
Brooks
Carroll
Chickamauga
Jacksonville
Tampa
Clara Barton
Rough Riders
Santiago
San Juan
Beautiful Women
United States
Canada
Mexico
Warren J. Lynch
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ancient Roqonefort Cheese Aged Beyond Pliny’s Time
Boston Transcript notes Roqnefort cheese claimed to trace to ancient times, with some samples smelling far older than Pliny’s era. The report frames the cheese as a historic curiosity, noting skepticism about dating.
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Boston Transcript
Grand Trunk Railway Boosts Popular Northern Resorts
The Cool Resorts of the North feature highlights major summer destinations including Petoskey Mackinaw St. Clair Springs Muskoka Lakes Lake of Bays Niagara Falls Thousand Islands and the St. Lawrence Rapids along with North Atlantic seashore resorts. Reached by Lehigh Valley Vestibule Train Service. Literature with rates available from J L Burgis City Passenger and Ticket Agent 249 Clark St Corner Jackson Blvd Chicago.
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Grand Trunk Railway
Petoskey
Mackinaw
St. Clair Springs
Muskoka Lakes
Lake of Bays
Highlands
Ontario
Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
Rapids
St. Lawrence
White Mountains
Montreal
Saguenay River
North Atlantic
Watkins Glen
Glen
Summit
Atlantic City
Asbury Park
Lehigh Valley
R. H
J. Il. Burgis
Clark St
Jackson Bulevard
Chicago
A Powerful Incentive And Patchwork Ads From Era
A collage of old ad lines and quotes appears, touting cures, tonics, and household goods. Notable items reference liver health links to generosity, laxative cures, sulfur soap, hair dye, and testimonials from towns like Leroy Michigan. The page mixes sayings from various papers and a jockey trade tip.
Edna Jackson Endorses Pinkham's Compound in Pearl La
In Pearl Louisiana Mrs Edna Jackson writes praising Pinkham's Compound for severe cases urging sufferers to try the medicine amid social chatter and local health remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirs
Edna Jackson
Pearl, la
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Newmen Hall and Tobacco
Animals For
Mbiny
Orla
Hatta
Lulisvill
Ieee Tate
Tommy
Paw
Stark
Mr. Figg
Indianapolis Journal
St. Louis Star
L. A. W. Sulletin
Hill
Dee
Atchivon Globe
Allie Douglass
Leroy
Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ayer
Winchester Repeating Arms CO
Winchester Avenue
New Haven
Jane
Jess
Niaeresa
GEO. C, Campbell & CO
Parma
Nals
Buckingham
Cts
Dru Ruggiatso
R.p.hall & Go
Satone
Carter
ALN
Whiting
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