Meddling Plans Turn Matrimony Into Folly
A satirical piece traces failed schemes to wed and exposes two lovers who seek better matches, one aligning with a fortune hunter and the other with a fire-tarnished Chicago widow, while friends comment on inevitable matchmaking tricks and social drama. Also includes antiquarian notes on Strada and Marconi style early telecommunication fantasies and a rustic poem about hope and persistence.
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Falke
Chicago
Alex Ricketts
Philadelphia Ledger
Marconi
Strada
Sig. Marconi
England’s Largest Building Stone Quarryed Near Norwich
The Plankington bed near Norwich yielded the largest and heaviest building stone ever quarried in England. It was a single crackless piece weighing over thirty five tons, reported without flaw.
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England
Plankington Bed
Norwich
Swiss Hotels Still Attract Tourists In Summer
Switzerland hosts about 2,000 hotels and pensions employing around 35,000 people in summer. An estimated 340,000 visitors spend roughly 25 million dollars during the season, reflecting strong tourism activity.
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Switzerland
Tea consumption ranks: Australians lead world per capita
Record notes Australians drink the most tea, with annual per head consumption at T percent pounds, England at ¢ percent, and the United States at 1 pound 2 ounces. A horse authority says greys live longest, roans next, blacks rarely past twenty, creams under fifteen.
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England
United States
Hatland’s Irrigation Works and Global Oddities
Hatland's Irrigation Works in Holand boasts 10 100 windmills draining 310 acres at 25 cents per acre per year. The Tall and the Short depict the world’s extremes living side by side. Temperance spread notes that one in six Britons is a total abstainer.
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Hatland
Holand
Paper and Only Make in the End Pap Er Cats
Fragmentary note appears to discuss paper craft or printing with a cryptic instruction about finishing tasks. No clear events, dates, or named entities are readable to define a concrete news item.
Interesting Norwegian Custom at State Balls
The practice in Norway requires women who plan to dance to wear white and those who do not to wear black. The custom leaves men at state balls certain about a partner’s willingness to dance. The piece notes that American men might favor adopting the idea.
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Norway
The Skunks Winter Home Keeps Quiet Fortunes
The piece tells of the skunk as a humorous winter preparer per St Nicholas. It describes the skunk strolling into a woodchuck burrow and, master of ease, wonders why work when another creature will ready everything for winter. He takes possession and settles in.
India Rubber Imports Rise in United States Trade
India rubber imports into the United States last year exceeded 50 million pounds and were valued at more than 30 million dollars. The imports have grown about 50 percent over the past decade, and U.S. factories now manufacture more than 100 million dollars worth of India rubber products annually.
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India
United States
Animal and Vegetable Foods Relative Costs
Animal foods cost more per pound than vegetables but vegetable foods overall are not cheaper. Animal foods provide over six tenths of total protein and nine tenths of total fat in the diet.
Baths for School Children in Swiss New Schools
AU new schools in Switzerland dedicate ground floor space for baths. Enunchcinas bathes about fortnightly, in all seasons. Soap is used, a warm bath followed by a cooler one. Sick children and those with skin diseases are excluded.
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Switzerland
Sisters of Charity Endorsed Peruna for Child Care
Catholic Sisters across the United States report Peruna as a safeguard for children and health. Dr Hartman highlights Peruna's credibility, citing letters from Detroit and Napoleon Ohio praising its use for throat ailments and general well being. Readers are invited to request a free Peruna booklet and consult Dr Hartman for advice.
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Sisters of Charity
Dos
Ecaikar
Peruna
Hartman
United States
Detroit
5. B
Pel Oe
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
de. Hartman
Man Meckison
Napoleon
David Meekinan
Hartans
Hartman Sanitarium
Defiance Starch and Transit Notes Across Era
Defiance Cold Water Starch touted for higher quantity per 10c and claimed to replace other brands. A Wabash line trains from St Louis to Kansas City set a record, finishing in five hours fifty minutes amid high speed and varied car configurations. Period snippets mention Red Cross Blood, Santa Fe California Limited route to the West, and miscellaneous ad-like quips on household tips and travel.
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St. Louis
Kansas City
St Louis
No. 9
Mexico
Montgomery City
J. 3. Gould
George Nelson
Charles Summerville
St. Louis Repatie
California Limited
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New Mexico
Arizona
Santa Fe
Geo. T. Nicholson
A. T. 25S. F. Ry
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Mara
R. A. Aspenson
St. Jack
Lydia E. Pinkham
America
Page Woven Wire Fence CO
Adrian
Wales
Sebrovon
State Street
New
Yorn
Crry
Rere
Dr. Galdwell’s
Booticaite
Queen Victoria
Royal House
Soman
Eames
Val Arch
Pauladale
Never Ling
Ena
St. Jacobs Oil
Putnam
Perry Hayes
Boca Quisios Peblecs Prie
Pino
Guyip
The
Defiance Stara Co
Omana
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