From The Register Tribune Oddities On Life And Sports
A phonetic collage of remarks and anecdotes recalls doctors in Toronto praising health by driving to work, while a Kansas governor’s mother notes he was never spanked. It references Alfred Vanderbilt’s London commute, Star and Garter’s fame, and quotes Roosevelt Cleveland and Van Dyke on true sport and happiness.
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Folk
Roosevelt
Clevelaud
Hears van Dyke
van Dyke
Cleveland
Day clarity versus charity in temperate actions
The passage contrasts true kindness with fleeting impulses that praise food or flowers but fail to sustain support. It warns against insistent beggary dressed as charity, noting that real benevolence performs and remains, while temporary impulses promise without delivering.
Charity and accountability in railway safety contrasts
A consular report from Germany notes thorough investigations and punishments for railway accidents, while in the United States no one has been convicted of negligence in major wrecks. The piece cites Terra Cotta and Woodlawn disasters, highlighting conflicts over signals, fatigue, and responsibility among engineers and executives, calling for improved inquiry and accountability.
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Germany
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New York
New York Central
Woodlawn
Green
Pub Uc
Boys use of barometers and weather in English schools
An article notes English schoolboys secretly own barometers kept under beds or in trunks as barometers are banned from classrooms. Clear days mean football and lighter study, while a forecast of change jeopardizes outdoor play, with boys even selling weather predictions for a penny.
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Engilah
Hoara
Philadelphia Bulletin
Mean Thing Witnesses Called For Help Between Partners
A fragment shows a quarrel in which one person recalls being kissed and calling for help while another scoffs that she called for witnesses. The terse exchange hints at turmoil between involved parties without full context.
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Charlie
Puppet play learning to talk after tooth cutting period
An odd puppet play scene describes children taking turns with corn like sustelidren and Doroe iby reacting gleefully as one cries out. The piece hints that, given enough time, thoughts about hatred might open, but notes that children only learn to speak after tooth cutting ends.
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Doroe Iby
California Plant Wizard Luther Burbank's World Changing Experiments
The article extols Luther Burbank as a premier plant expert in California. It lauds decades of cross breeding that improved vegetables, grain, fruit, nuts, and flowers, extending cultivation areas and creating valuable new varieties. It notes deserts become fertile, oranges endure frost, and edible thornless cactus aids forage and food.
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Luther Burbank
California
le Hing
Ile Hag
Mecca of Visitors Forces Burbank to Restrict Tours
Charles Burbank’s mental farm research center faced overwhelming crowds as visitors surged daily, delaying crucial experiments, causing plant deaths, missed letters, delayed telegrams, and disrupted meals and sleep. To protect his work he posted notices banning visitors and warning that trespassers would be prosecuted.
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Burbank
Jim
Iespa
Cuica Globe
America’s First Printed Book and Early News ventures
The earliest book printed in America was The Keenle Espiritua] Fara Fie ga ni Cielo printed in Mexico City in the early 1600s by Juan Fabios using a European presa via Fra Juan de Zumarraga. The Meridio Volante was the first American newspaper in 1693, with early Indian schools dating to 1524 and industrial schools for Indians around 1543. It notes monthly mails across South America prior to the overland pony express, about 5,800 miles from Paraguay to San Francisco.
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America
Mexico
Juan Fabios
Europe
Jultn de Zumarraga
Meredio Volante
Flying Mercury
Paraguay
Blank Page Learns From Meeting Between Rabbi and Blutep
A New Orleans woman famed for her security work spoke at an antituberculosis meeting. Seated between a blultep and a rabbi, the event’s solemn tone prompted her to tell the rabbi she felt like a leaf between the old and new testaments. The rabbi answered with a sad look, noting that the page is usually blank if you weed.
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New Orleans
Ebcurity
Blultep
Ty Pvler
Carr and Mrs Page Exchange Quasi Dialogues After Meeting
In a fragmented exchange Mrs Page compliments Carr as good looking and amiable yet not a confident conversationalist. Mr Page responds that Carr cannot discuss topics unless he has knowledge, reflecting a wary judgment in a late night social scene.
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Mrs. Page
Carr
Mr. Page
Bors that Way. Uncle Amos on plantation anteaters tale
Fragmentary dialogue appears to discuss a plantation history and ancestral relations. The lines reference Uncle Amos, a boss, and anteaters before him, implying a rural or historical setting without clear events or names beyond generic roles. The text is largely unclear and lacks a concrete news item.
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Amos
Discourse on Chinese Exclusion by Secretary Strauss
Secretary Strauss condemns laws framed to exclude Chinese as discriminatory. He argues the measure targets a specific race and undermines republican principles, urging equal treatment for all foreigners and rejection of race based restrictions in admissions policies.
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Strauss
Getters
Death toll on railroads stirs reform calls
Railroad Commissioner Wood warns that eight year totals show 62,213 killed and 453,002 injured in railway accidents, likening losses to a city wiped out. He projects 115,389 killed and 1,431,083 injured if trends continue to 1911, urging action to reduce deaths and maimings on the rails.
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Wood
San Mioyelsea
United States
Salt Lake City
Buffalo
Fragmentary injury claim noted in period piece
A fragment from a Leslie's Weekly item references injuries described as surpassing those of entire populations in various U S regions including the District of Columbia Delaware Montana Arizona Wyoming Nevada Alaska Idaho and the Hawaiian Islands.
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District of Columbia
Delaware
Montana
Arizona
Wyoming
Nevada
Alaska
Idaho
Hawaiian Islands
Leslie’s Weekly
Unity of Mankind 18 Attainable by Annie Besant
Essay argues for progress toward peace and contentment through intellect, art, and spiritual life rather than material splendor. It envisions a sixth race with unity, brotherhood, and spirit over individualism and oppression, urging readers to embody sacrifice and universal humanity.
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Annie Besant
Whiel Urst
Clever Women To Surpass Beauty
A column by Marcel Prevost argues that early 20th century Paris values elegance and culture over mere physical beauty. It asserts a manly emphasis on cultivated charm and cleverness, noting a Parisian woman resents praise of beauty without accompanying taste and grooming.
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Marcel Prevost
Parie
Miss Estabrook and the Tramp On Philosophy and Charity
A lady, Miss Estabrook, explains her altruistic act of giving a quarter to a tramp while walking four miles. She argues her motive is self interest and comfort, not genuine benevolence, as the tramp mocks lofty philosophy and dismisses her sentiments. The exchange highlights tension between ideal theory and practical charity.
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Missy Netibrook
Miss Listabrook
Anne
Fisherman Jonah Traced as First Record Holder
In a quietly spoken exchange the elder recounts Jonah as the first fisherman, suggesting he was the key figure in securing a historic record cited by the Atlanta Constitution. The dialogue evokes a strained memory of a maritime figure and the legacy tied to a distant achievement.
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Serion
Dickey
Jonah
Figherman
Allanta Constitution
Photographs of Mars Bring Canals to Light
An explanation by CG Slipher in Century describes how the Andes photographs of Mars were taken with a large planetary camera attached to a telescope. The process involved sequentially exposing many small images on plates, with careful alignment and shifting between images. About 60 images per plate and eight to ten plates per night yielded around 10,000 negatives, all showing some canal-like features though details vary by image.
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Mars
Slipher
Hawkes
Dual Canal Plates Reveal Duality in Best Atmospheric Windows
In a single image report, several earlier observed double canals display duality on plates captured during periods of optimal atmospheric conditions. The study notes that the dual structures appear consistently across multiple frames, underscoring persistent features rather than transient artifacts.
Whirling Dervishes At Grand Rue Friday Evening
A travel magazine item describes a Constantinople style performance by the whirling dervishes on the Grand Rue. The sanctioned display begins at 7 30 PM Friday, with a 10 cent admission. The article details the circular dance, attire, and ritual posture before ending after about an hour.
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Constantinople
Grand
French Court Quip Sparks Laughs at Loula XVI Era
An opaque minstrelish anecdote slips into the record with a boastful quip about court life. The speaker, styled as a prowling wit, claims a grand pronouncement was delivered to the Prince de Ligne. The era's vanity and performance are underscored as life is called a fleeting show.
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