Edison at 65 Sees Life Reaching 150 Years
Edison, in a birthday reflection, argues humans balance with germs and could live 150 years. He cites nature’s balance, cautions on overindulgence, and suggests temperate living aids longevity. He also links progress to disease prevention and personal restraint. A note on Germany’s Brunswick duchy plans a bronze Lion monument gift to Harvard.
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Ash Sifting Shovel Shown by New York Inventor
An inventive ash sifting shovel designed by a New York man allows two tasks to occur at once. The scoop is mesh bound in iron strips while a rear set of sharp wheels rotates through slots to break larger cinders, leaving fine ash to fall through the mesh.
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Rate Case Drama Tests Interstate Commerce Power
The Supreme Court heard arguments over the Interstate Commerce Commission authority to regulate railroad rates independent of the Court of Commerce. The Spokane case sparked a nationwide move to revise tariffs, challenging long and short haul principles and water competition effects, with deadlines set for October and November.
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Tafts in Moving Pictures at White House Grounds
President and Mrs Taft posed for two moving picture operators capturing a running film on the White House grounds and inside the executive offices. The footage may be compiled into a sketch titled A Day at the White House and shown worldwide in coming months. Cuban laborers mostly Spaniards, ninety percent of workers on Cuban plantations and mines are Spaniards.
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Shakespearean Reflections on Labor and Ease
A compact verse fragment contemplates labor and the blessing of a youth who endures toil in youth to gain ease in life. It contrasts the laborious path with eventual serenity, invoking classical imagery and moral meditation.
Unlucky at cards, lucky at love in a sly bridge tale
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts a flirtatious bridge anecdote where a woman tests luck at cards and leads Tommy Treater to a secluded spot. He boasts of winning but admits rare chances, framing a playful, sly exchange about luck in games and love.
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Poor Widow and Children Covered By Door Tale From Emerson
A brief Emerson anecdote from Jour nals cited by editor Edward W. Emerson recalls a widow so poor she used an old door as a covering for herself and her children during a bitter night. One child, Manian, asked what poor children do without a door to cover them.
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Incentive to Civic Interest and Immigration Note
An excerpt features quotes from Mlodding Pete and Meandering Mike discussing reform and return to roving life amid recalls from judges in the Washington Star. The article notes immigration patterns showing many Italians move to the U S while many Spanish peasants head to South America. 280,000 Spaniards left Spain last year with 8,000 arriving in Buenos Aires in two weeks.
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Hot Pot Recipe From Old Time Kitchen
Cut beef or mutton into inch wide strips. Peel potatoes and onions. Layer meat onions potatoes in a stone jar or bean crock with flour pepper and salt. Add water, seal, bake three quarters of an hour. Remove lid and brown top.
East Indian Curry with Veal Pastry and Gravy
A kitchen snippet describes chopping two cupfuls of mixed meat for a pastry crust and baking a meat pie with gravy. It then outlines an East Indian curry with onion apple peas curry powder butter stock, chicken pieces, simmered until tender and served over hot boiled rice.
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