Varied AngloWorld items and trivia from distant lands
The column surveys diverse stories from Britain, Germany, Ireland, and Russia. It notes Putney’s daily walks by Mr Swinburne, long human history estimates, balloon feats between Berlin and Leicestershire, and Lake Erie's fish productivity alongside jokes about happiness and a few cultural quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herlim
Leicestershire
England
Count de la Vauix
Paris
Kiem
Russia
Walter Welman
Franklin Square House meals and charity noted
A report recalls Franklin Square House serving 11,412 young women with about 1,650,007 meals since opening less than five years ago, at slightly over 14 cents per meal for permanent residents. The piece also cites charitable work by Mrs. Thomas F. Ryan and quotes a German critic on cultural attitudes amid Global era commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Square House
Uute
Destin Globe
Kansas Events Report Shows Second Regiment Standings
Colonel P M Halsingtom releases semi annual inspection results for the second Kansas National Guard. Company F Larned leads with 92.2 while Co D Newton follows at 91.2. total regiment strength 649 with 449 present. Also notes Devlin estate affairs winding up in Kansas and a 462000 purchase of Devlin properties by Jackson Walker Coal and Material Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.M. Halsingtom
Fegiment
Larmed
Newton
Co- Larned
D. Newton
H. Winfield
B. Hutchinson
Devlin
Kansas
Cyrus Leland
Jackson Walker Coal and Material Company of
Wichita
Crawford County
Dgvlin-Miller
Crawford County Coal Companies
Topeka
Chicopee
Frontenac
Fractional reminiscences and local notes from Kansas period
A mosaic of small items and anecdotes from early Kansas life. Celebrations mark St. Paul’s Biscopal church in Kansas City as its parish reaches fifty years, while other items touch Coburn’s superstition over horseshoes, the Gould family’s athletic claims, proposed city government changes, a fatal rail incident near Leavenworth, and a new Valencia bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Biscopal Church
Kansas City
St. Paul's
Wyandotte
Worn to a Skeleton to Health by Kidney Pills
Damaged recall of a testimonial praising Dean's Kidney Pills from foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The speaker swore a strict diet and medicine failed until using the pills, claiming rapid relief from "sugar" in kidney secretions, weight gain, and full recovery. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
No Kissing in Church Leads to Peasant Court Ruling
In Galicia twenty Ruthenian peasants are jailed for kissing in church after a feud, as two hostile groups shake hands and kiss the altar to reconcile. The priest prosecutes for unseemly conduct. the court rules church is no place for kissing. Plus an ad touts Defiance Starch for thinner, stronger laundry use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ispas
Galicia
Gumming Season Ends as Gum Miners Return to Maine Woods
The Boston Globe notes the end of the Gumming season with both amateur and professional gum diggers emerging from Maine woods. Spruce gum commands about 2.40 per pound in Bangor, Maine, valued for its unique bal samic chew and sought after despite limited substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondike
Maine Woods
Boston Globe
Bangor
Dawson City
Free Medical Advice Howling Doctor Joke
A London physician at a dinner party is asked how to help a man with severe indigestion. He replies that he would howl with pain too, delivering a dry humorous take on medical advice and empathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putney
London
Swinburne
the Pines
Havana Tobacco Exports Reach Hundreds of Millions of Cigars
Over the last year Cuba exported about 256,728,029 Havana cigars with roughly 80 percent entering the United States. American purchases totaled 79,483,125 cigars while England took 92,459,687. Germany bought 25 to 30 million and France 10 to 12 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
United States
England
Germany
France
Sartorial Outcry Over Garment Crease Stagnation
A change in men’s attire is urged as creases have left style static since the crease’s introduction. The tailor and cutter advocate fluting, pleating, or strapping to revive the garment and refresh fashion.
Grocer Credits Postum Trials For Health Benefits
A Cleveland grocer cites customers who benefited from coffee substitution with Postum Food Coffee. He recalls his own experience, noting nerve strain and irritability from coffee, followed by improvement after switching. He reports meals restored and appetite returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Bivornd
Defiance Starch Promotes Strength and Purity
A London Standard note touts Defiance Starch as an improvement over older patent starches. It claims banned harmful chemicals and an added ingredient create greater strength and smoothness in the product. The piece mentions ongoing journalistic challenges but confirms daily publication continues.
Amusing Exchange At Theater Door
Walter Howard encounters a thin aspiring actor outside a London theater crossing paths with an assistant pawnbroker who seeks stage fame. Howard cautions him about acting life while the youth reveals family opposition yet admits indifference to potential disgrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Howard
Mr. Howard
Howard
Nervous Irritability Blamed on Organic Derangement
A short, dense notice discusses Mrs Nellie Makham of Buffalo New York as an example of female nervous disorders. It claims such women ruin homes and mismanage children, then asserts most nervous prostration and blues stem from organic derangement. It cites a claim about cures and mentions a laboratory in Lynn Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Makham
Morgan St
Buffalo, N
Lynn
Miss
Mrs Pinkham’s Remedy Praised By Fredonia Resident
A longtime Fredonia resident, Mrs. Geo A James, writes of relief from nervous prostration and feminine weakness after trying Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She credits improved health and recovery through the medicine and recommends others seek her advice, noting its roots-based formula and extensive testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. James
Fredonia
Pinktuson
Lydin
Pinkham
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Givler
Pub
Japan
Teddy
Lake
Erie
Taly
Ireland
Jordiy Man
Wellman
North Pole
Museum Gazette of
Great Britain
Britain
Europe
Thomas F. Ryan
New York Traction
Charleston
Riley County
Manhattan
John C. Callaster
Bradford Miller
Clarence Skinner
H. W. McAfee
Topeks
New Order
Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America
Lakeside
H. N. Gaines
Hutchinson
Osage County
Burlingame
Gene
William C. Chatfield
Mr. Chatfield
Second Kansas Cavalry
Tagler
G. A. R. Post
Emporia
Plumbs
Hoods
Heritages
Newmans
Stotlers
Pembertons
Morrisses
Women’s Society of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Pitlshore
Jodges
Nevada
Monett, Me
Mena, Ari
Shreveyert
State Text Book Commission
Speller Rathban
George D. Rathban
Ottawa
Kan
Burdett & Co
Miers & Brooks
Sentt, Foresman & Co
Wentworth’s, Ginn & Co
Kine
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Hoenschel
American Book Company
Scott Southworthworth
Benjamin H. Sanborn & Co
Krohn
D. Appleton & Co
Davidson, Scott, Forseman & Co
James and
Sanford
Charles Scribner's Sons
Gilbert & Brisham
Carhart
Supreme Court
J. W. Flora
Centropolis
John Suppee
Jackson
Shmeral
Board of Managers of the
Kangas
Wichita Eagle
Arkansas River
Supremé Court
Dick Bros- Quincy Brewing Company
Ilinois
Fred Miller Brewing Company
Wsconsin
M. K. Goetz Brewing Company
William J. Lemp Brewing Company
Missouri
Palrchild
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Lawrence
Pittaoure
Coburn
Atchison Globe
F. B. Coburn
Gould
Young Jay Gould
Hranch
Thomas Hazelgrove
Leavenworth County
Missouri Pacific
Valencia
Kaw
Yongs Center
Busines
S Ola
Tola
Layton McCandless
Rentoul Kenn
Berstlt
Factured Te Co
Brooklyn
Druggista
Capt Novokovitch
Zemlin
London Standard
Uae
Pers Ale
National Lead Company i
Chicago
Ely
Warren St
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mars.geo
A.james
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