Remarkable Westward Population Growth by Senator Dawes
Senator Dawes of Massachusetts discusses population shifts at Pittsfield noting steady westward movement across the United States. He cites census data from 1790 to 1890 and 1893 estimates, detailing center points near Baltimore, Indiana, and Columbus, with rates from a few feet per hour to several miles per decade. The piece highlights nearly equal growth north and south of the 39th parallel and the influence of immigration on regional distribution.
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Pittsfield
Dawes
Crn
United States
oThe
Pacific Coast
Maine
Hawes
Parkers'w.va
Columbus
Tehore
Baltimore
Indiana
Ind
Waynesburg
Unionville
Boston Herald
No More Drunks For Him A Temperance Tale
A St Paul woman cures her drunken husband in a novel way by staging a terrifying mirror scene. The man vows to quit drinking, and five years later remains sober, unaware the “mirror” was an imperfect glass replacement during his scare.
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St. Paul
Mary
Raiders of the Pacific News: Strange Crab and Wartime Armor
A Honolulu despatch notes a giant crab on Fanning Island devouring coconuts with rapid claws and a crewman’s injury during capture. It contrasts this with a German innovation in armor breaching the line between peace and war as observers comment on wartime materials and savagery.
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R. C. Bishop
Lampson
Mab
Fanning Island
Honolulu
Hono
Waldoboro Woman Bakes 955 Pies for Plate Challenge
A Waldoboro woman trea ures a blue edged plate upon which 955 pies have been baked as part of a local project. The plate and pies symbolize a community effort and mark a notable local achievement.
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Waldoboro
Fragmented 17th Century Advertisements and Inventions
A dated collage of notices touts patent medicines Beecham's Pills price 25 cents a box claims of strength vigor from Youth, and a clockwork fare counter with water pump chronometer. Mentions Paris cabmen public differences and English beans from Egypt. Includes references to Forestine Bloot Bitters and Beecham's Pills superiority.
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Burne
Paris
Royal baking powder versus cheaper off brands
A consumer warning explains that second class baking powders use impure materials and are sold at the same price as Royal. It questions the value and strength of cheaper powders and urges buyers to demand price reductions if choosing lower quality products.
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Hartman
Martman
Hartman Specialties
Beaver Falls
Chamber St
New York
State Street
Chicago
South
Forsyth
Atlanta
California Fig Syrup Co
Advantages of Good Roads Declared to Boost Economy
A 19th century editorial extols public road improvements linking road quality to higher land values and broader commerce. It argues better roads raise efficiency, lower costs, and increase intercommunication, calling roads essential to national prosperity. The piece ends with a satirical quip about marriage as a "means of grace."
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Senator Dawes
Massachusetts
Beecham
Egypt
England
City of
Toledo
Lucas Co
State of
Ohio
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A.W Gleason
Notary Public
FE. B
Talthall & CO
Horse Save
E. D. Loomis
Detroit
Mich
H. P. Carson
Scotland
Oak
J. C. Simpson
Marquess
W. Va
J. Cheney & CO
I. Areo
Davis & Bankly
ANT Mfg. CO
Weer Lake Street
Cureaceo
Innroom
Piso
Yotune Wire
George
J. Stephens
Lebanon
Baownarp
Phila
Ripans Chemical € O
Sapolio
August Flower
Boston
L. C. Frost
Springfield
Mass
Garfield
Ciicage
Companion Pictures
Atlas Tack Corp'n
Philadelphia
San Francisio Lynn Factorics
Teuntom
Mase Fairhaven
Meee Whitman
Mase
Duxherr
Plymouth
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