Cupidity and Commercial Jam in West Virginia Discovery
The Williston Graphic notes a steel tomahawk found in West Virginia dates to the 1700s, likely forged in Ens, showing white supplies aided native groups. The Troy Times and others urge caution, linking Indian wars to white trade in weapons and rum, and comparing age old greed to imperial commerce.
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West Virginia
Ens
Troy Times
Wild West
Massachusetts
Medford Rum
Africa
The Art of Pleasing and the Secret of Charm
Edgar Salters argues in The Delineator that charm and social ease arise from natural, unwritten influences rather than hard technique. He suggests spontaneous radiance, prenatal influences, and harmonious presence as the keys to being pleasing and entertaining.
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Edgar Salters
Am St Io
Rail Road Accidents and Fatalities of 1905
The record shows 9 703 killed and 86 008 injured on U S railroads in 1905. Twenty six people died daily and 238 were hurt as safety concerns prompt demands for improved couplings and train equipment. The piece condemns avoidable collisions and emphasizes protection for workers and passengers.
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United States
Oriental Picturesqueness Doomed by Ready Made Clothes
A British representative in Dar al Balda notes Moors in Morocco favor European dress over national attire, signaling a market for ready made garments. The piece warns fashion drift could ruin the allure of oriental costumes and impact travel interest. It also touches on moral criticism of humanity and football ethics under current rules.
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Dar-al-Balda
Morocco
The Bandit Moreno and Camilla of San Jose
In a tropical valley tale, Camilla, bride of the hacendado de Gomara, is seized by bandits led by Moreno. A rescue party of 300 storms the mountains, Moreno offers mercy, and Camilla dies after a dramatic final confrontation amid armed pursuit.
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San Jose Valley
Camila
Camilla
de Gemara
Alamela Mountain
Castile
Palma
Hfe
Cartago
de Gomara
Moreno
Alajuela
Raiaed
Senor de Gomara
Erzberg Iron Mountain near Vienna Forms 1000 Year Supply
A Historic Erzberg mountain in Styria Austria stands as a colossal iron ore mass over 6000 feet high and yielding 35 to 46 percent iron. Miners remove 6.6 million pounds yearly, with estimates the mountain will take another millennium to vanish.
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Vienna
Styria
Austria
Erzburg
Duchy of
Erzberg
Durango
Mexico
Queensland
Lapland
Arctic
Gellivare
Atlantic
Musical Sidewalk Records a Man’s Week of Absence
A Rochester tale describes Jim Crosby’s wife wiring a novelty sidewalk from the house to the street. Each step rang a bell and changed tune with pace, recording his comings and goings for eight days. The contraption revealed his repentant week, ending with the harvest tune once she left him home.
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Jim Crosby
Jim
Rochester Post
Fifty One Pound Baby Gracie of Mt Holly A Remarkable Child
Gracie Mildred Flora Gaskill, a one year old in Mt Holly New Jersey weighs 51 pounds and gains about a pound weekly. Doctors confirm she is healthy though unable to walk yet. Her frail mother weighs 120 pounds while grandmother Mary Gaskill notes the child takes after her.
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Mt. Holly
N. J
Shea
Gracie
Phipps Rents Glenquohe Deer Forest in Scotland Noted Millionaire
New York financier Henry Phipps spends about 500000 yearly to rent the Glenquohe deer forest in Scotland, placing him near Andrew Carnegie in wealth. He resides at 6 East 87th Street and sits on the boards of United States Steel, Carnegie Company, Van Norden Trust, and Mellon National Bank of Pittsburgh. born in Philadelphia in 1839, his fortune grew after teaming with Carnegie in iron and steel. The article also notes comments on sawdust and salt industries in Michigan mill towns and their intertwined fuel and mineral uses.
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New York
Henry Phipps
Glen Quoleh Deer Forest
Scotland
Carnegie
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie Company
van Norden Trust Company
Mellon National Bank
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Thomas M
Andrew Carnegie
Gus Kissinger
Ludington
Mich
Plankinton
Michigan
Manistee
Milwaukee Sentinel
Two Neighbors Share Grievances Over Fences
Mrs Higgins complains her carpenter husband leaves upstairs rooms unfinished and a leaky roof. Mrs Clingham adds her fireman husband must start the fire each morning, revealing shared domestic woes.
The Juggler of Japan Delights a Dinner Crowd
A clever Japanese entertainer performs with baskets of props and a dramatic vase illusion. A foreign guest, determined to spot tricks, watches intently as the juggler hides inside the porcelain vessel while others laugh at the skeptic’s fate.
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Japan
Chinese Miners Prove Industrious on Piece Work in SA
Chinese workers in South Africa's mines work minimally on salary but show high activity under piecework. Rumor and truth clash as stakeholders weigh what to say rather than remain silent.
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South Africa
Nervous Collapse Spells Relief with Dr Williams Pink Pills
Mrs Lizzie Williams of 416 Cedar Street Quincy Illinois reports thirteen years of nervous prostration with spells of exhaustion. After taking Dr Williams Pink Pills her appetite improved, nerves stabilized, and strength returned, with six boxes mailed for 30 cents each.
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Pink
Lizzie Williams
Cedar Street
Quincy
Ill
William
Latchkey as a Source of Trouble
A London Telegraph rebuke notes that a spring lock opened from inside by a knob and outside only by a key has caused domestic strife. The invention splits families and threatens homes, turning latchkeys into a continual domestic storm center.
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London Telegraph
Contentment Is Stagnation Quote from Van Dyke
The saying emphasizes choosing guidance from excellence over remaining with the worst. It advocates seeking the best example to progress and avoid complacency.
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van Dyke
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Williston Graphic
Jane A. Conpett
Williston
Camillanis
Edgar White
Daily Btory Pub. Co
Re Gomara
Benor de Gomara
Hacendado
Rock
Breberg
Erxberg
Invention
Gracie Mildred Flora Gaskil
Grace Gaskill
New Jersey
Mr. Phipps
City
East Eighty-seventh Street
Glen Quoich Deer Forest
APAN
Carters
Eadaghe
Garwing
Stith Loon
Towers
Fas Scieatic Medicing
Toalca
Nantes
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