Unclear US Research Measures Human Body Horsepower
Washington scientists in the agriculture chemistry bureau use a respiration calorimeter to measure energy output of the human body under different tasks and diets. Professor Langworthy leads the nutritive investigations division and explains the body as a machine needing fuel to generate energy.
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Washington
Langworthy
Chemistry Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Langworao
Davids
Ess
Uncle Sam
Elde
McDermott Mixes Latin Jokes With House Row
Chicago's McDermott of the Stockyards district relished a tale in which Sergeant at Arms Robert Gordon, gripping the mace, claimed he would throw out rowdy members volens volens. An aide translated the remark as Arabic for head over heels, prompting laughs in the press gallery.
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Arthur Krock
Virgil
Horace
McDermott
Stockyards
Chicago
Arthur
Robert Gordon
Gordon
Atatesman
Nolens Volens
Jawbreakers Cause Laughter in Senate Reading Clerk
Secretary Rose, harried by a long tariff reading, faltered as Senator Gallinger pressed for a full recital. Rose’s mispronunciations of chemical terms drew a chorus of laughter from senators and gallery, ending in uproar as the chamber struggled to read paragraph 24.
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Jhen Henry M. Rose
Senate
Senator Gallinger
Mr. Rose
Gallinger
Rose
Marshall
Aenata Gaya Way
Entertains Mammy by Secretary McAdoo at Treasury
Secretary McAdoo meets Mammy at the Treasury Department, sharing reminiscences of Aunt Julia in a cordial reception. The scene unfolds in a formal office setting as conversations linger over distant family memories and old routines.
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Mammy
McAdoo
Eradication of Injurious Pests in Orchard Care
An early horticulture piece stresses eradicating pests like the Fall Webworm Yellow-necked Apple Caterpillar and Pink-tail moth. It advises weekly tree checks removing nests by cutting and burning, avoiding torches, and clearing base weeds to prevent egg laying. It documents methods for bark protection and soil wrapping, plus tips on trunk wrapping and tobacco stems to deter borers.
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Clartnge M. Wed
Tuly
Heyewich
Itig
Thia
Oats Recognized As Animal Food In Historical Use
The oat plant probably originated in eastern temperate Europe and Tartary from a prehistoric farm. Domesticated oats spread to Europe and Asia Minor, known by Greeks and present in Bronze Age Swiss lake dwellings. Traditionally used as livestock feed, oats have increasingly become a human food in recent years.
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Europe
Asia Minor
Italy
Greece
Tartary
Handy low wagon for orchard use gains popularity
A fragmented item notes a low wagon designed for orchard work, praised for ease and practicality. The reader is told such wagons reduce effort for farm tasks, with mentions of general utility and widespread appeal in agricultural circles, but specifics are unclear due to the text’s deterioration.
Beaux Brummel and the Power of Suggestion
Richard Manafield recalls childhood London and the lure of scent from a curtain bake show. He describes how he used the idea of suggestion to dramatic effect in his work, and cites a Wall Street anecdote about a thirsty man who inspired the song The Old Oaken Bucket.
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Richard Manafield
London
Beau Brummel
Wall Street
Philadelphia Ledger
Summer Clothes Debut Praised Yet Criticized
Mildred Lawson of American origin made her London debut last month. Critics admired her dancing but complained about her scant costumes. She sent some critics to a New York agent with a note saying they focus on dresses, mocking the fuss as over nothing.
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Mildred Lawson
London
Miss Lawson
New York
Informal banquet speakers and stray quips from a talk
A casual event features Old Man Longwind speaking for forty minutes after being asked to fill in when another speaker couldn’t attend. The exchange notes the speech was not prepared and consisted of an extended, impromptu address. The dialogue also includes offbeat captions and stray advertising lines from the era.
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Longwind
Woman Thanks Pinkham Remedy After Recovery
A Kansas woman from Windom reports relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. She credits the tonic with curing bearing down pain eyesight weakness and nerves after doctors failed. The ad urges others to try the product and seek confidential advice from the company in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Windom
Kanany
Pinkham
Lydia E. Finkham
Horner
Box 41
Kansas
Fema
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkhem
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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