Washington Letters on Capitol Grounds and New Union Station
A historical survey covers Capitol grounds squares and the idea of a justice temple for the Supreme Court. It recalls the old capitol prison and Captain Wirz, then details Washington’s new Union Station, its vast size, yard capacities, and the tunnel under Capitol Hill. It also highlights the Connecticut Avenue Bridge as the largest concrete bridge and notes the lack of funds for street signs managed by the commissioners. Carl Schofield.
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Capitol Grounds
Senate
House of Representatives
First Street
East Capitol
B Streets
Capitol
Circuit Court of
Old Capitol Prison
Wirz
Andersonville
Justice Field
Washington
Union
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Capitol Hill
Potomac
Washington Monument
Columbus
Carl Schofield
How to Pronounce Roosevelt Says President
The White House veteran president explains his name pronunciation for visitors. He clarifies the diphthong rule and spelling to avoid mispronunciation as Ro-zie-velt or Ro-zar-velt, stressing the double o is simply o and that the s is z with a short a following.
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Washington
Roosvelt
White House
Admiral Porter on American camels from North Africa
Admiral D. D. Porter recalls camels used by French in Algiers campaigns. He notes camels outperformed skeletal mules in burden, compares camel meat to beef, praises camel milk, and describes the camel’s water reservoir and ten day after death water.
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D. D. Porter
North Africa
America
Algiers
Christmas Gift Note Trades Hands From 1905 to New Yorker
A $10 1905 Christmas gift note now sits with a New Yorker who resists spending it. The United States note No. 44,566,198 bears a typewritten greeting on its reverse and neat handwriting on the opposite space. The fragment ends with Auf Wiedersehen and a farewell to a best friend.
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T M. C
Metropolitan Bank
United States
Carriage Luncheons Catch Philadelphia The City
A new fad in Philadelphia shows carriages lined along curbstones serving luncheon. A carriage with a man and woman stopped before Chestnut street, a waiter delivered food to the carriage, and the occupants ate while passersby looked on. The scene, praised by the Philadelphia Record, targets shoppers crowded at noontime.
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Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia Record
Millersburg to Celebrate 100th Anniversary
The 1807 founder Daniel Miller laid out 200 building lots along the Susquehanna near Wiconisco creek and sold tickets at 33 dollars with a lottery draw. The town of Millersburg in Dauphin County will mark its centennial on September 1 4 and 5, as reported by the Philadelphia Record.
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Daniel Miller
Susquehanna River
Wiconisco Creek
Millersburg
Dauphin County
Philadelphia
Three and a Half Year Old Marquis Holds Naval Title
A young Marquis of Donegal, three and a half, acts as admiral of Lough Neagh with no pay but with perks. He may wear an admiral’s uniform and receive an admiral’s salute. He is hereditary governor of Carrickfergus Castle and entitled to free quarters there.
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Donegal
Lough Neagh
Carrickfergus Castle
Reader Magazine
Pay Gap Between French Army and Navy Officers Explained
The article notes that French army officers have had pay raised to combat rising prices while naval officers’ pay remains fixed for thirty years. It highlights that naval officers earn far less at home than army peers, and abroad the army officer’s pay doubles while the naval officer’s stays unchanged.
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France
Miscellany of facts and feats from around 1900
A broad mix of short notes ranges from Goethe finishing Faust at eighty two to global whaling setups, animal species totals, olive oil prices, and a secret Oxford Bible paper formula. It notes no clear single story, but records curiosities, world affairs, science, finance, and notable oddities of the era.
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Greece
Oxford University Press
Burt G. Wilder
Cornell
Sir Walter Besant
England
Foreign Languages
Canton
China
Smith's Mills
Machias
Norwich
Watts
Fred
John F. O’brien
Chicago
Prince Kung
General Grant
Japan
Grosecloses Brothers
Sully County
S. D
Buckingham Palace
Baron Rothschild
Edward
Rothschild
Merchants’ Bank
Salem
Mass
Henry M. Batchelder
Gifford
F. A. Brooks
A. H. Barnet
Portland and Seattle
Columbia
Vancouver
France
New York
Nash- N. H
Annd
Jennie Kimball
Edwin A. Curtis
United States
Boston
Remarkable Texas Businesswoman Builds Brick Empire
Nellie Snyder Smith grew her brick and building materials business to over 200000 dollars yearly eight years after starting with four bricks. She sells millions of brick annually and also writes for magazines and composes music. Her holiday retreat is a large stock farm forty miles from Dallas in northern Texas.
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Nellie Snyder-Smith
Nellie
Snyder-Smith
Dallas
Texas
Cleaning and Waxing Hardwood Floors and Traveling With a Baby
The article outlines best practices for hardwood floor care including dusting before waxing, using three cloths for washing drying and final polish, and applying kerosene as a preparatory step. It stresses avoiding wetting large areas, proper drying, and section by section work with wax melted in a warm bath. It also begins guidance on packing travel for infants with emphasis on food and milk for longer journeys.
Household Tips From An Old Recipe Box
A reader shares practical home remedies including preserving flowers in camphor water and soaking stockings in tepid water with turpentine to prevent fading. Suggestions cover checking canned goods for bulging heads, salting coffee to improve flavor, using borax for cleaning enameled pans, and dissolving potash to keep water pipes clear overnight.
Linen Care Instructions for Sending Laundered Items
Here are rules for sending linen to the laundry. Mark each article with full name in cotton or ink. Check pockets before sending. Turn socks inside out. Remove pins. Use rustproof hooks. Mend clothes first. Bundle handkerchiefs separately. Remove buckles and detachable buttons. Take off valuable buttons already sewn on.
Old Mahogany Restoration and Household Tips
Recipes and careful how to instructions for restoring color to mahogany using linseed oil, alkanet root, gum arabic, and shellac. Also a New England Indian Pudding method, a leg strengthening exercise, advice on basting thread quality, and pressing a new waist fold with a four thickness sheet.
Printing quality and price determine business success
The piece argues that good printing at a reasonable price yields profit, while poor printing is costly. It compares printing to a tidy store, neat wagons, and orderly clerks, stressing a businessman's insistence on quality.
The Power of Expression in Individual Thought
A reflection on how individuality shapes life through language. It argues that thoughts vary in value but expression often distinguishes them, noting that few share identical expressive power.
Boston to Lynn and Winthrop Train Schedule
A timetable explains hourly and subhourly departures from Boston to Lynn and Winthrop with many stops including Beachmont Crescent Beach and West Lynn. Return trips from Lynn to Boston operate through the night with varied intervals and dates. H. L. Hoyt and Joe Gale are listed with A. Fenno as superintendent.
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Boston
Lynn
Winthrop
Beachmont
Crescent Beach
West Lynn
Decay of Laughter In England
A London World observation notes that many people do not laugh enough. It argues a sincere smile is rare and a hearty laugh is seldom heard, reflecting a mood of the times.
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England
London
Still Small Voice Quips Stir Houston Post Wit
A humorous exchange from the Houston Post contrasts a moral nudge with a jab about a wife. The dialogue plays on the phrase still small voice to underline a humorous rhetorical clash.
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Houston Post
The Compromise on Visiting Cards
A Philadelphia Press quip notes a domestic dispute over visiting cards ending with a light compromise. Mr and Mrs Henpeck settle differences by choosing a simple label. The exchange reflects social manners of the era.
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Ascum
Henpeck
Newitt
Philadelphia Press
Sins of Omission: A Gentle Guide to Burden of Inaction
The line suggests a reflection on the ease of neglecting duties and the quiet weight of unacted responsibilities. It notes how omission often costs less energy than speaking up or taking action, inviting readers to consider consequences of inaction.
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Auf Wiedersehen
New York Sun
Goethe
Faust
Iceland
Scotland
South America
Australia
India
New England
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn RR
H. L. Hoyt, Joe Gale As
A. Fenno
Decca
F &J
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