Diphtheria Breakthrough Seen By City Health Staff
Dr Cyrus Edson described a system using anti-toxine for diphtheria and a plant to reduce deaths. New York Health officials tested suspected cases through stations and lab checks to distinguish true diphtheria from false cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cyrus Yson
New York Board of Health
Bacilli
Boards of Health
Health Department
Koch Institute For Infectious Diseases
Berlin
Heath
Herman M. Biggs
Bureau of Bacteriology and Disinfection
Folson
China Rains Money as War Fears Rise Near Wei Hai Wei
Shang Hai report says China seeks domestic loan with several percent interest as fortifications at Wei Hai Wei expand amid fevered buildup. Troops rush to port, though equipment is weak and rumors of a Japanese attack abound. Rebellion near Foo Chow grows as torpedoes and mines guard the riverbed. Port Arthur reportedly fallen to Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxpon
Shang Hai
Central News
Wei Hai Wei
Foo Chow
Shanghai
Port Arthur
Yalu River
China and Japan clash on Yalu river battle
Shanghai reports a severe engagement on the Yalu river with Japanese forces crossing the river and attacking the Chinese. After hard fighting both sides suffered heavy losses and the Chinese claimed victory according to Chinese advices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
China
Yalu
Collapse of a Bridge Timber Causes Accident at Louisville Span
An accident at the new Louisville and Jeffersonville bridge after 1 pm yesterday injures three men. A false work section under the fourth span failed, dropping timbers onto a barge below. One man suffers a broken arm and multiple rib fractures with internal injuries feared fatal. The other two have minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisvill
Louisville and Jeffersonville
Jonah's Three Day Stomach Stay Mystery
In a playful exchange scientists debate how a whale could hold a Jonah figure for three days. The banter turns on assumed readings of biblical narrative and humorous conjecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jellicus
Pacific Express office in The Dalles rocked by robbery
Officials relieved agent F N Hill and put Ed Kurtz in charge while Hill, Messenger Tibbitts and Watchman Gibbons were arrested. They face charges of complicity in a Saturday night robbery of 14000 dollars and strong evidence is reported. Authorities say further arrests will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalles
Ore
F. N. Hill
Pacific Express Company
Ed Kurtz
Hill
Tibbitts
Gibbons
France demands protectorate and garrison in Madagascar
Paris reports that an ultimatum to Antananarivo requires Madagascar to accept an exclusive French protectorate with a permanent French garrison in the capital. France grants eight days for a reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Madagascar
Paris
Estafette
Antananarivo
M. le Myre de Villars
Iowa Patent Office Report: Iowa Patents and Allowances
The Iowa patent report lists 390 U S patents issued last week with Iowa receiving 10, Missouri 10, Illinois 6, Minnesota 3, Nebraska 2. It notes Iowa inventors with allowed but not issued patents including W C Johnson Oskaloosa for a hot water heating furnace, N Weiler and Stutsman Des Moines for a compound lever lifting jack, and J E Barnes Ottumwa for a carpet stretcher. Printed copies of drawings and specs cost 25 cents. information for inventors is free.
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N. Weiler
Kh. O. Stutsman
Des Moines
J. E. Barnes
Ottumwa
Tynomas G and
J. Ralph Orwig
Solicitors of Patents
Bride in Breeches and the Dress Reform Trend
The Dress Reform Association of That Happy Land reports growing interest as many women advocate changes in attire. The movement emphasizes practical clothing for daily life and challenges traditional gendered fashion norms.
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That Happy Land
New Zealand Dress Reform Weddings Spark Modern Liberty
Reports from New Zealand highlight women's leadership with Mrs Yates as a mayor of Onehunga and notable weddings advocating dress reform. In Wellington a bride refused a groom during ceremony until morning, while Christchurch saw Miss Kate Walker and Mr J R Wilkinson wed in reform attire, the bride wearing breeches and vest with knickers, veil, and Jasper wreath, parson supportive of the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Yates
Onehunga
Auckland
Wellington
Christchurch
Strephon
Iolanthe
Jessamine
Nellie Walker
Kaffir Attacks Near Inhambane Prompt Proclamation
Oct 17 report says governor warns authorities cannot guarantee residents safety during Kaffir attacks unless they stay in the market square. Gungunhana, a powerful chief, is reported marching on Inhambane, a Portuguese town of about 6,500 people, 200 miles northeast of Delagoa Bay. Government appeals to the Transvaal for help.
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Inbambane
Lourenzo Marquez
Gungunhana
Inhambane
Delagoa Bay
South African Republic
Transvaal
Coins of Little Use and The Three-Cent Piece Utility
The article argues the gold dollar served no real circulation purpose while the three cent silver coin offered practical value. It notes the gold dollar is often kept as jewelry and only rarely used, whereas the three cent piece filled a gap between large cents and half dimes, created by a postal rate act.
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Biggs
Health Department
Willard Parker Hospital
William H. Park
Alfred L. Beebe
United States
Sub-Treasury
Maurice Muhleman
Early Congressional Move Backed Small Copper Coin
Fragmentary text notes that Congress advised issuing a small copper coin of three cents and that the coin proved useful and circulated widely until the nickel appeared.
Why the Shakers Are Declining
An analysis notes the Shakers’ celibate, sex separated life disrupts natural family bonds. It argues the sect cannot sustain itself as births fall and older members die. The piece cites barren, unnatural living as a factor, while praising patient toil and thrift as their only evident strengths.
Death of Sallie Mercer and Cushman Family ties
Sallie Mercer died at Onteora New York at 66 after more than fifty years with the Cushman family. She entered service with Charlotte Cushman at age 15 and remained her faithful attendant and guardian figure until her death.
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Charlotte Cushman
Sallie Mercer
W. E Cushman
Suliie Mercer
Cushman
Onteora N
Training Women Gardeners by English Peeress in York
Lady Cartise trains an all female staff to manage her York estate grounds. Women gardeners and florists are rising in visibility though still uncommon. Miss Wilkinson, famed Englis hwoman and expert in the profession, earned fresh praise for her work at Vauxhall Park, opened by the Prince of Wales, hailed as superb gardening.
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Cartise
York
Wilkinson
Carlisle
Vauxhall Park
Prince of Wales
Jadge
Henry C Work Acknowledged For Marching Through Georgia
Henry C Work author of Marching Through Georgia and Kingdom Coming was a Chicago printer turned songwriter. He moved to writing full time after meeting Dr George Root of a Chicago publishing firm, became a prosperous businessman, lost his fortune in the great fire, and spent his last years in Hartford where the Grand Army of the Republic honors his grave with flowers and a monument is planned.
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Henry C. Work
Georgia
Grand Army of the Republic
The Fastest Circulating Money and Its Risk
A ticket agent explains counterfeit money by handling a worn nickel and a genuine one. The worn coin passes quickly through hands, while the counterfeit's rapid circulation leads to widespread acceptance before being detected.
Amusing Trifles and Quips Across a Street Scene
A collection of pithy exchanges and character sketches with snippets about a sea captain a clothes dealer a gendarme and a soprano. Witty lines include a doomed ship joke a remark about Miss Bellefield and a playful exchange on being a knave or a fool.
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Gaswell
Married Too Young and a Tailor's Button Lesson
A witty exchange reveals a wife says her husband married so young he never learned sewing buttons. The husband responds that his attire would be fine with a tailor rather than a lesson in tailoring.
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Maniofen
Beginning of a Housekeeping Pact
A playful exchange opens with Bromley and Darlinggor agreeing on starting housekeeping with a practical step a wife. The snippet suggests domestic arrangements and humor about marriage.
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Bromley
Darlinggor
Beware Mercury Ointments Catarrh Cure Broadside
Warning against mercury in catarrh ointments and praise for Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Sale terms, price 75c per bottle, testimonials free, and a brief ad for Hall's Family Pills 25c. Victorian style blurb with railroad travel note to Hot Springs Ark and a stock aphorism at end.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Draggiers
Wabash Railroad Texas Return Fare Dallas Fair
The Wabash Line offers round trip tickets to Dallas Texas from Des Moines Iowa during October 19–26 and November 2 with return by November 10 at 26.95. Details and maps available from Horace Seely Commercial Agent 220 Fall Street Des Moines.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Mississippi Valley Medical Association
Wabash Railroad
Horace Nomuuesek
Aas
Wabash Railway
Fourth Street
Des Moines
Iowa
Texas
Wabash Line
Dallas
Dallas Fair and Exposition
Horace Seely
Fall Street
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Stack
Board of Health
New York Sun
Park
Japan
Louisville, Ky
Patent Office Report
Bride IN Breeches
Congress
Renry C
Mercury
Hegeman
C. C.G. Clark Co
New Haven
Karl
Wixsiow
Manson
Elizabeth
England
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
M. J. Coteman
Sargent St
Roxbury
Mass
Tremont St
Boston
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