Joliet Announces Rapid Growth and Labor Opportunities
Joliet government invites jobseekers and those seeking improved fortunes as the city projects 1907 labor demand across 100 plus industries. It notes 2,000+ immediate jobs, high wages, a 40 mile rail link to Chicago, and major canal projects boosting power and cargo for a thriving industrial center.
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Joliet
Ilinois
Chicago
Great Lakes
Mississippi
United States
Ufe
The
Citizens’ Alliance
Monarchs as Multilingual Rulers Across Europe
A historical survey notes that rulers from Europe speak multiple languages. King Edward speaks French and German. the Russian czar knows French and dialects. Emperor William masters French English and Latin. Spain’s king speaks German, French and English. Portugal’s king knows French English German and Spanish. Italy’s king is fluent in French German and Italian dialects.
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Edward
Czar
Russia
William
Germany
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Young Pittsburg man in New York avoids monkey house warning
A Pittsburg youth arrives in New York to seek success in his trade. In a hotel lobby he recalls his father’s parting advice, noting the city’s dualities and warning him to steer clear of Wall Street and especially the monkey house.
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Pittsburg
New York
Wall Street
Lecturer on Hysteria Attracts Public Notice In U S
Marie Pierre Feliux Janet, professor of experimental psychology at the University of Paris, now touring the United States as a lecturer. The public mind associates her with hypnotism, yet she argues hysteria renders its victim as two distinct persons.
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Marie Pierre Feliux Janet
University of Paris
United States
Coffee as Drug Cited by Woman After Switching to Postum
An In woman details how six years of coffee caused headaches nervousness and dizziness. She describes waking belching sour fluid and crying without reason. After using Postum she notes headaches and belching ceased and eyesight improved.
Monster four wheel driven truck carries telescope parts to Mount Wilson
Grand Rapids engineers build a gasoline electric four motor vehicle to haul the Mount Wilson telescope eight miles of rough grade to the Pasadena observatory. The seven mile per hour level speed and two mile per hour climb carry about five tons of heavy equipment up precipitous trails.
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Mount Wilson
Pasadena
Cal
Grand Rapids
Mich
The
New York Tribune
Beridus
G. W. Ritchey
New Antenna Aids Heavier-Than-Air Flight Test
A wireless electric flying machine built by Capt. Raymond Anglemire and Prof. Howard Tazewell used Dr Bell’s tetrahedral kites and a vertical shaft motor to lift from Brantford Ontario. August 27 test over a lake demonstrated successful operation of a heavier-than-air craft with an electric drive and wireless power.
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Raymond Anglemire
Howard Tazewell
Boston
Dr. Bell
Anglemire
Edward Harbert
Angiemire
Brantford
Ontario
Alexander Graham~ Bell
Tazewell
Electrical Oscillations and Iron in Magnetic Fields
Dr. W. H. Eccles reports to the Physical Society on how high frequency currents affect magnetized iron. He notes two main issues shielding of inner layers and creating constant oscillations. His solution uses very feeble oscillations affecting only outer layers and a single small spark to drive an open insulated solenoid.
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Physical Society
W. H. Eccles
American Lamps Superior Hurts British Electric Makers
Sir William Preece told the British association that tests for the Engineering Standards committee show American lamps outperform British ones in efficiency, life, and rating. English lamps labeled 16 candle power averaged 13.2 while American lamps averaged 16.2 and lasted five times as long, a gap the Engineer says will force British makers to improve.
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William Preece
British Association
Engineering Standards Committee
White Coal of Switzerland Power From Glaciers and Falls
The piece explains Switzerland’s “White Coal” concept, likening glaciers and mountain torrents to energy sources. Waterfalls and gravity generate electricity, framing renewable power as equivalent to coal burning. The article hints at federal government involvement and plans for a related event.
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Switzerland
Dean's Kidney Pills Prove Helpful to Roanoke Man
A Roanoke Virginia man reports long kidney pain and frequent urination with weight loss and renal colic. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he passed a gravel stone the size of a bean and has not suffered another attack. He credits the treatment for recovery to his former health and weight. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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S.i
Crute
Watts Camp
U. C
Roanoke
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Japanese Youth Joins Schoolship Crew At St Marys
Kattern Ariyoshi becomes the first Japanese youth admitted to the St Marys schoolship crew at age 17 after three years in the revenue cutter service. Capt Osborn acts as guardian and coach. Ariyoshi may stay in the United States after graduation or return to Japan if war breaks out.
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St. Mary’s
Kattern Ariyoshi
Ariyoshi
Revenue Cutter Service
Pacific
Capt
Osborn
Artyoshi
Japan
Artyooshi
United States
Eleven Years of Eczema Healed by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs Eliza A Wiley from Liscomb Iowa describes eleven years with eczema on her hands. After trying many doctors and failed remedies her husband bought Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills. A single cake of soap and part a box of ointment cured her hands and she recommends the remedies to others.
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Eliza A. Wiley
R. FL
Lis
Comb
Towa
Odell Obeyed His Father at Saratoga Hair-Trigger Reform
A four year old account recalls ex Governor Odell of New York resisting an attempt to pair him with an objectionable lieutenant governor pick at the Saratoga convention. Odell’s 88 year old father, a stern deacon, intervened and ordered the plan halted. Odell obeyed and refused the pick. The scene unfolded at a hotel cottage with leaders pressing the choice late into the night.
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Odell
New York
Saratoga
Frank Platt
Senator Platt
Platt
Ben
Saturday Evening Post
Peru Claims Kuroki ancestral links to Peru
An Official Gazette from Lima, Peru, asserts Gen. Kuroki’s father was a Peruvian patriot named Transito Charroqui. It claims the general descends from the Incas, who are linked to an Asiatic origin, framing Kuroki as an atavism of his ancestral homeland.
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Peru
Kuroki
Official
Lima
Transito Charroqui
The Language of Commerce and Global Economics
Fragmentary notes discuss Great Britain and the United States shaping world commerce. The text references vast totals and economic influence, suggesting a historical view of international trade and monetary power.
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Great Britain
United States
Rail growth drives Western Canada toward a new era
The piece notes Western Canada leading in railroad expansion with 11,000 miles across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta by 1906. It argues construction injects $100,000,000, opens new farmland, boosts grain exports, spurs elevators and towns, and attracts settlers including 57,796 Americans among 189,064 new residents this year.
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Great Lakes
Canadian Pacific Railway
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
West
Canadian Statesman
Senator Tillman Leads In Lecture Earnings
An authoritative source states Senator Tillman of South Carolina earns more yearly from lectures than any other American public speaker. This year his net lecture income reached 25000 dollars, with payments between 250 and 500 per lecture and a busy winter schedule. Over the past four years he has saved more than 60000 dollars from lecture proceeds. Henry Watterson and Champ Clark are noted as high earners on the platform, Clark earning roughly twice his congressional salary.
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Senator Tillman
Henry Watterson
Champ Clark
Missouri
Chinese Superior to Japs Opinion Sparks Debate
Senator William A. Clark says Chinese in the United States are superior to Japanese. He cites lending to Chinese merchants who meet obligations and notes Chinese workers in Japanese banks in trusted positions, contrasting with Japanese practices.
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Japan
William A. Clark
Cornwall Objects to Foreign Names for Local Climate
Residents along Cornwall’s coast protest Great Western Railway ads that label local scenery with foreign variants. A speaker at a recent meeting argued Cornwall has nothing to gain from being called after a southern French resort or a dirty Italian town.
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Cornwall
Great Western Railway Company
Riviera
France
Postum Cereal Co declares compliance with Pure Food Law
Postum Cereal Co Ltd warrants all packages of Postum Cereal Grape Nuts and Elijahs Manna conform to the National Pure Food Law approved June 30 1906. The firm states products are not adulterated or misbranded and will remain so by any jobber or retailer. C. W. Post chairman Battle Creek Mich.
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Congress
Postum
Cestar Co
Lrp
C. W.post
Battle Creek
Mich
Blood Purifier Brandreth's Pills Adverts
An old advertisement extols Brandreth's Pills as a superior blood purifier. It claims purification improves circulation and organ health, urging nightly use of one or two pills. It notes the remedy has been in use for over a century and sold widely in plain or sugar-coated form.
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Brandreth
No Advance In Wisdom from Mark Twain Visit
Mark Twain recalls a Missouri invitation to receive an LL D and a visit to Hannibal. As he prepared to depart with a crowd, schoolmate Tom Nash joked that the townspeople were the same fools as always, greeting Sam with a blunt remark.
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Mark Twain
University of Missouri
Hannibal
Tom Nash
Sam
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with $100 reward
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh, a constitutional disease, by taking it internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 to any case it fails to cure and urge sending testimonials to F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Wall
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hand Made Arts Highlight Secretary Straus Conscience
Oscar S. Straus, new secretary of commerce and labor, champions hand made arts. He says machinery has diminished useful arts and argues machine goods lack artistic quality while hand crafted items carry personal expression and opportunity for art.
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Oscar S. Straus
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Philosophy’s seal on immortal truths endures through ages
Seneca observes that philosophy sets a seal beyond injury and grows in reverence with time. The ad promotes Lewis' Single Binder cigars with a factory address in Peoria Illinois and a dealer network. A quip concludes about marriage fatigue.
Piles Cured in 14 Days with Pazu Ointment
Guarantee promises cure for itching and piles with Pazu Ointment. Claims blind, bleeding or protruding piles improve in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. Includes sale claims and refund offer.
Horses Still in Demand
The Hartford Times argues horses remain in demand despite rising auto use. It notes ongoing development in the horse business, a shortage of some classes, and high prices, asserting a lasting market for both horses and automobiles.
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Hartford Times
Embarrassing Gift From Worcestershire Farmer
Dr W G Grace received a trio of young pigs from a Worcestershire farmer in appreciation of a great batting feat witnessed. The gesture, though flattering, stood out as one of the most embarrassing gifts he received from cricket admirers.
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W. G. Grace
Worcestershire
Man Not Always a Manufacturer Quote
Smokers appreciate the value of Lewis' Single Bin or cigar from Lewis' Factory Peoria. High aims form character and great objects bring out great minds, as Tryon Edwards notes in this quotation.
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Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Tryon Edwards
Garfield Tea Promoted for Digestive Ailments
An ad claims Garfield Tea blends herbs to aid constipation indigestion and liver disturbances highlighting its medicinal benefits and favorable uses in early health notices.
Comment on oath ceremony sparks sly quip about undershirts
A remark attributed to J Adam Siede mocks Speaker Cannon during new member oath taking. He jokes that Uncle Joe makes them raise their right hands to ensure nothing is hidden under their sleeves. The line underscores partisan humor during the swearing in.
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Cannon
Adam Siede
Joe
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