Credit Installments and Young Housekeepers Debate
A Massachusetts labor study links easy credit and installment plans to widespread uncollectible debt. It notes damage from excessive use by small traders and embraces the system as helpful for starting households while warning against abuse. Also covered are extreme dieting dangers from vinegar and pickles and a 105 year old woman in Connecticut enjoying life, with wheat crop forecasts suggesting strong 1906 yields and continued American farmer prosperity.
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Massachusetts Bureau of Labor Statistics
New York
Josh
Annie Gross
St. Louis
Chicago Sun
Europe
United States
College sweetheart love recall disrupts a man’s resolve
Claude Belknap returns to his old college town and confronts memories of Laura Tolman. A chance reunion with Miss Carrie Sample uncovers a long forgotten picnic romance, Laura’s engagement to Mr. Bently, and a hinted inheritance twist shaping Belknap’s future.
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Laura Tolman
Bently
Claude Belknap
Carrie Sample
Belknap
Miss Sample
Old College
Picnk
Mina Sample
Beatty
Misa Tolmin
Mrs. Hently
Sartoga
Walt
Carrie
Laura
Mr. Bently
Ella
Mesaen Berboy
New York
Hendy
Cleland
Bentye
Mr. Belknap
Cleveland
Misa Sample
Dally Story Pub, Co
Providence Blamed as Hog Gate Ruled No Cause of Action
A Long Island village hearing before a country justice involves a widow and a widower in a case where seven hogs damaged a garden after fleeing through an open gate. The judge dismissed the action as no cause of action, citing providence as the decisive factor and warning against future gate and hog management.
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Long Island
Providence
Silas
Resting Heroes Buried Side by Side in Portland Cemetery
In Hagterm cemetery Portland Maine lie graves of Captain Samuel Blythe of Britains Boxer and Lieutenant William Burrowes commander of the Enterprise, who fought the Boxer on September 6 1813. Also buried are Lieutenant Kirwin Waters 16 at his death in 1813 and Commodore Preble with a nearby monument to Lieut Henry Wadsworth. Monuments honor their valor with British and American wreaths and flags as Memorial Day honors the fallen.
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Portland
Hagterm
Samuel Blythe
Boxer
William Burrowes
Enterprise
Portland Harbor
Kirwin Waters
Commodore Preble
Tripoli
Com. Preble
United States Navy
Henry Wadsworth
Blythe
Grand Army
Waterprise
Willam Burrowes
Midalder
Communion Tokens of Pewter in Early New York Scotland
In this country and Scotland the early pewter communion tokens were small objects once common, with many now found only in the cabinet or kept as antique curios. The article notes their historical role and lingering presence in New York and Scotland.
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New York
Communion Tokens and Beggar Badges From English Scottish Churches
The article surveys communion tokens used in Scotland and England and in North America, noting shapes from heart to octagon and the lack of master marks. It cites examples from New England with initials A C and H N for Hebron and an 1807 associate church origin, and an oval token marked D S for pastor Dun can Stalker with North Argyle ties. Tokens worn in daily life contrast with beggar badges worn on coats, both now rare and worn.
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England
Scotland
New England
Hebron
Duncan Stalker
North Argyle
N. A
New Premier of Russia and Strong Handed Reform
The article profiles Peter Arcadgevitch Biolypin as the new Russian premier succeeding Goremykin. It notes his intended policy of strong handed reform, his background, and his roles including interior minister and agriculture, with remarks on his age education and estates. It also mentions Germany and a few unrelated notes on manners and volcanic ashes.
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Russia
Goremykin
Stolypin
University of St. Petersburg
Elgil
Koyno
Saraytor
William III Battles Blood Disease Through Simple Living
Imperial ruler William faces hereditary illness linked to royal blood and seeks a healthier life. The Battle Creek health movement praised by monarchs includes light baths and early adoption by royal families. Health Publishing Co offers trial subscriptions with sample issues and monthly editions.
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William
Spaak
Wiliam
Bitile Creek
Aimple
Methos
Liseile
Edward
Algo
Windsor
Buckingham
Lexa
ALTH
The
Ark
Battle Creek
Health Publishing CO
Mioh
Rice Eaters
The Boston Globe notes that rice is the principal food for Ta Ching and its dependencies totaling 400 million people, India with 275,008,000, and Japan at 40,000,000. It adds that rice is a main diet for other Asian and African peoples, estimated at 100,000,000, for a world total of 810,000,000 or 40 percent.
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India
Japan
Asia
Africa
Boston Globe
Butler's Stolen Fee and Hoyt Circus Watch Tale
The article recounts a 19th century anecdote about the late Hon. Joseph Q. Hoyt of Bozton whose silver watch was stolen at a circus. Benjamin F. Butler defended the supposed thief and joked about the fee, recalling a Civil War dinner at the Astor House where Butler recognized Hoyt and quipped about the watch.
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Butler
Joseph Q. Hoyt
Bozton
Benjamin F. Butler
Hoyt
Astor House
New York
Hat
Oder
Pope Pius X Jokes Over Bandaged Finger Incident
Rome correspondent reports Pius X reacts to a minor pen-prick mishap during a ceremony. He dismisses the stunt as childish while joking about his bandaged finger, insisting he remains a man not a baby amid the commemorations.
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Rome
London
Pall Mall Gazette
Hia
Pius X
Postum Coffee Clears Complexions in Trial
A family of five discovers digestive relief and clearer skin after switching from tea and coffee to Postum Food Coffee. They report stomach troubles, pimples, bad breath, and nerves improved within six weeks to six months, credited to Postum and the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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A Waslon
Slater
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Williston Graphic
Jons A. Conpetz
Williston
Elizabeth Hunt
Connecticut
Mrs. Hunt
Hoge
Garren
City OF Portland
Maine
St. Petersburg
Peter Arcadgevitch
Berlin
Germany
Zinno
Pope
Pontiff
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