Williston Paris Spend Millions On Royal Visit Costs
Williston and Paris spent nearly 700000 this year entertaining royalty and funding presidential journeys. Other notes cover Egypt and Ization of libraries, copper mining growth in Mexico, and pensioners from the American Revolution amid 1877 rail unrest and county debt payoff in Allegheny County.
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France
Paris
Japan
Pitts. Burg
Hante
Pieters
Allegheny County
Soap and Courage At A Garden Party
A reflective scene unfolds at a garden party where a soldierly man and a witty woman discuss brothers, heroism, and a soap trick from schooldays. The man, haunted by a past bully who used a soap and iron lath to harden pupils, reveals he is nicknamed Mac. The woman learns his true identity and, moved by the tale, invites him to tea the next day, hoping for forgiveness and a future together.
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Joseph
Bowley
Merlesa Franknegs
Honor Bright
Sbe
Mac
Five Brothers
Thong
Misa Ellis
Sen
Ararta
S Cver
Make a cheap emergency jack from common bolts and timber
A detailed construction method from the National Tribune shows how to improvise an emergency jack using a machine bolt, a drilled clock, mortises, blocks, and a swivel plate. It describes threading, mounting, and multiple jacks for longer lifts, plus a cheaper swivel plate option.
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Win
National Tribune
A New Driving Gear For Automobiles And Bicycles
A new driving gear is described as overcoming the drawbacks of bevel gears and of sprocket and chain systems. Bevel gears show excessive friction and other issues hinder automotive use and bicycle expansion. A recent automotive maker introduces a device claimed to eliminate both disadvantages and provide a more efficient drive.
Frictionless roller gear drives sprocket invention
A roller gear system uses two modified bevel gears with rolling pinion teeth to engage a sprocket. The rollers engage the teeth to provide strong contact, reduce breakage, and eliminate thrust, delivering force directly to the driving wheel. The assembly is dust proof.
Iron Better Than Copper In Lightning Conductors
Sir Oliver Lodge of England reports a study on lightning conductors. He finds copper rods are less safe than iron, and that a small iron wire can be more effective than a large copper rod. Multiple conductors cost less and renewals are cheaper.
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Oliver Lodge
England
Iron production efficiency claim by Carnegie
Quote compares modern practice to "Now and Fifty Years Ago" noting that fifty years ago seven tons of coal were needed to produce a ton of iron, while Mr. Carnegie achieved a ton of iron with 1,500 pounds of coal, illustrating improved efficiency.
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Carnegie
Wages and living costs rise with wage rate and food
United States Bureau of Labor statistics summarized in Bulletin No. 59 through July 1904 show a steady rise in average wage rates paralleled by higher food costs. Since 1898 weekly hours of labor decreased, offsetting wage growth, while the number of workers in studied establishments trends upward, suggesting broader industry impact.
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United States Bureau of Labor
Bulletin No. 59
Bureau
Engineering News
New York
Improving the Suez Canal deepening project progress
The Suez Canal now twice as deep and wide as twenty years ago. Work continues toward a uniform depth of 30 feet overall. From Suez to El Ferdan, 28 miles, bottom width is 126 feet, up from 118. Channel bends corrected, surface width in northern half 29 to 350 feet and southern half 210 to 800 feet.
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Ues Canal
Suez Canal
Suez
el Ferdan
Longing for Fame in A Quip About Tea Scandal
A fragmentary dialogue shows Mr. Comrox reflecting on notoriety and fame, joking that his mother and sisters might prefer his name in the papers for a tea scandal rather than his current mischief. The line hints at public curiosity and personal vanity.
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Mr. Comrox
Washington Blan
Four Years of Agony Healed by Cuticura Remedies
John M. Loyd of Mispee Ohio describes a severe foot injury in 1899 that left his leg covered in proud flesh for four years. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for seven months, his limb healed completely and he returned to work. He notes the low cost of the products and praises them as the best on God’s earth. June 2, 1905.
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John M. Loyd
Mispee
Ohio
Wee Maids Moral Victory and a Curious Evening Tale
A fragmented sketch blends a mother and child scene with a moral moment as the little girl tiptoes in nightgown to discretely eat grapes, then returns them after a whispered mutter about timing. The piece shifts through disparate lines on court life and gender roles.
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Mim
Clare Loran
Qu Taney
Antury Park
Unconscious Poisoning From Coffee Linked to Headache
In a testimonial attributed to Dulu, after quitting coffee and switching to Postum, headaches, dyspepsia, and nervousness diminished. The writer claims improved digestion, sleep, strength, and endurance within days, crediting Postum for the health turnabout and referencing The Road to Wellville.
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Dulu
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Price
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