Life of Big Guns and Weighty Planets Recounted
A miscellany of science notes from Youths Companion and Current Literature explores smokeless powder effects on coast defense artillery and gun wear, plus a mass versus weight discussion of planetary bodies, including a 30 pound ham weighing experiment on different celestial surfaces. Historic anecdotes mention Kaiser hunting huts, Admiral Decatur, Pocahontas lineage, and autograph quirks of Joseph Chamberlain and Lord Rosebery.
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War Department
United States
Moon
Mars
New York
Earth
A Practical Lesson in Simplified Spelling
A writer argues for further simplification of English spelling beyond 1886 reforms. He cites committees in England and America, notes resistant minds, proposes a re spelling alphabet, and asserts current changes would cause little reading trouble while warning against widespread chaos from rapid reform.
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American Philological Association
Philological Society of Great Britain
England
America
Is Luxury Good or Harmful to the Individual
The essay weighs modern luxury against personal development and social welfare. It argues that excess spending wastes time and money, hampers mental and moral growth, and worsens inequality. It supports only public luxury like museums and libraries when well managed, as collective art access can elevate industry and culture.
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Cobden
J. B. Say
Wncle
First State Capitol Erection Reflects Wisconsin Growth
A historic account of Wisconsin's early capitol site in Madison and Belmont. It recalls the 1836-1838 decisions, the selection by James D. Doty, and the move from Belmont to Madison, noting initial costs, early sessions, and the 1904 fire that altered the building. It emphasizes the birthplace of the state’s territorial administration and the ongoing push to restore or protect the original structure.
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Madison Recalle
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Ita Statehouse
Ita
Post
James D. Doty
Belmont
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Madson
Michigan
Mineral Point
Fond du Lac
Dubuque
Portage
Helena
Racine
Platteville
Cassville
Belleview
Koshkonong
Wisconsinapolla
Wisconsin City
Peru
A. A. Bird
John O'Neil
Capitol
American House
Henry Dodge
Dane County
Territorial Legislature
Capitola
Legislative
Belmont Io
Woman Doctor Heads Virginia Hospital Board Pioneer in the South
Dr Irene B Bullard of Radford Va appointed third assistant physician at Eastern State Hospital Williams burg by the general hospital board making her the only woman physician in the state with a high official medical role In her twenties she is noted for scholarship nursing and teaching and is the youngest daughter of the Bullard family The report also notes a Celtic cross unveiled on poet Thomas Moore's grave in Bromham Wiltshire with speakers Justin McCarthy and John Dillon present and details Moore's birth and death dates and key publications
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Richmond
Irene B. Bullard
Radford
General Hospital Board
Williamsburg
Bullard
Hallard
Wadsworth Hgh School
Madison
Wis
Farmville
Pulaski
Dr. Bullard
Meta G. Bullard
Daniel Bullard
Virginia
London
Bromham
Wiltshire
England
Thomas Moore
Jus
JAP YOUTH ON SCHOOLSHIP ST MARYS
Kattern Ariyoshi 17, first Japanese youth admitted to St Marys schoolship crew. He served three years in the revenue cutter service on the Pacific. He secured Capt Osborn as guardian and coach. Ariyoshi may stay in the US after graduation or return to Japan if war breaks out.
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St. Mary's
Kattern Ariyoshi
Artyosh
Revenue Cutter Service
Pacific
Ariyoshi
Capt. Osborn
Osborn
Artyoshi
Japan
United States
Dart
Cure for eczema praised by Cuticura remedies
A letter from Mrs. Eliza A. Wiley of Liscomb Iowa describes eleven years of eczema on hands. After tried doctors and failed remedies, Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills cured the condition. She urges others to use Cuticura for similar skin problems. The second excerpt notes monarchs and linguists knowing multiple languages, listing rulers fluent in French German English and other tongues.
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Eliza A. Wiley
Liscomb
Iowa
Edward
Russia
William
Germany
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Had the Robber's Sympathy with a Highwayman Tale
Italian racer Lancia jokes on danger of motor sport and tells of a Rome highwayman who robs a gasoline run and discovers a woman in a car. He asks for her husband, she points under the seat, and the highwayman spares them saying it's bad to rob a husband already.
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Lancia
M. Lancia
Rome
Postum Cereal Co 1906 guarantee under pure food law
Postum Cereal Co Ltd guarantees that all Postum Cereal Grape Nuts and Elijahs Manna sold by any jobber or retailer comply with the National Pure Food Law of June 30 1906 and are not adulterated or misbranded. Signed by Q W Post chairman Battle Creek Michigan December 12 1906 with notary Benjamin F Resp.
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Elijah
Congress
Postus Cerral Co
Linc. Q. W. Post
Battle Creek
Mich
Benjamin F
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Navy
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Joseph Chamberlain
Lord Rosebery
Charles E. Sprague
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Tin McCarthy
John Dillon
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Dublin
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Jullard
Moore
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