Chinese Physicians and the Perils of Native Remedies
The piece argues that Chinese doctors lack formal training and social standing, rely on crude methods such as pulse reading and counterirritants, and face harsh penalties for patient deaths. It notes the spread of vaccination by missionaries, rising Western medicine, and the coexistence of native drug shops with limited safety.
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Daver
Hemedes
Mekin
Thad
Wone
Elis Kay
Gorda
Ip Shanghai
Hone Wonp
Tientwin
Wekin
Lfumnnogahg
Chicago Daily News
Scott's Emulsion Promises Health Through Cod Liver Oil
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as life sustaining for men, women, and children. It claims to restore appetite, ease food burdens, and restore flesh, promising energy for work and daily duties. Samples offered from Cott & Bowne in New York.
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Scott
Cott & Bowne
Chemisma
Pearl Street
New York
Gypsy heir disputes fate of murdered patriarch fortune
In Evansville Indiana a case unfolds over the estate of Isaga Harrison known as the Gypsy Sing. His son killed him in Alabama and the heirs refuse any share fearing the money will bring misfortune. The court plans to keep the fortune with the clerk as direct heirs decline claims.
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Evansville
Isaga Harrison
Gypsy Sing
Alabama
Harrrison
Evanyvilly
Harrison
The Captured Dragons in Early Korean Electric Cars
A report from the Japan Weekly Times summarizes Korean beliefs about electric cars in their infancy. Koreans doubted steamless cars without horses and blamed rain dragons, later mocked by an American experiment that failed to produce dragons or steam. The episode ends with engineers proving the concept and Koreans abandoning the superstition.
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Korea
Seoul
Electric Railway Company
Inderslay
Uustroy
Japan
The Sneezing Superstition Across Europe
The article traces a superstition about sneezing, noting origins in ancient customs and a relaxation by the Master. It explains how the exclamation God bless you arose and shows variations across European nations with phrases like Your good health and God bless your honor. It mentions Russia’s humorous greeting Hoy do you do.
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Perse
Jacol
Saeah
Trinh
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Spain
Care of the Watch and Winding Habits
Advice on winding a watch at the same time daily to avoid jerks. Notes on keyless designs and keeping keys clean. Explains how to support a hung or laid watch to prevent balance pendulum motion and time variation. Emphasizes keeping the watch pocket free from dust and dirt.
A Linguist and a Household Mystery
A child excitedly questions language abilities while a family scene unfolds. The dialogue hints at mixed language usage and curiosities about speech. A farmer notes an unusual sign, linking crop years to farming folklore as a side anecdote.
Murder of the Czar Eyewitness Account of Alexander II Assassination
An eyewitness describes the 1881 assassination of Russian Emperor Alexander II. As the Czar left, bombs exploded killing two Cossacks, maiming the ruler. He urged mercy toward his soldiers before a final blast mortally wounded him. he died hours later after arrival at the palace.
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Alexander
Frony Ivoire
Hortense Mien
Alexander II
Russia
Ezir
Je Tin
The Order of the Garter Origin and Motto Tale
The Order of the Garter founded in the 14th century reportedly began with twenty five knights. Its emblem is a dark blue ribbon edged with gold bearing the motto I Tonl soit qui mal y pense. A tale tells how the motto came to be after the Countess of Salisbury dropped her purse and King Edward recovered it and exclaimed the phrase to justify the queen’s jealousy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Garter
Edward Zil
Countess of Salisbury
Ancestry of common garden plants in botanical history
The piece traces plant origins from tiny wild cabbages to cultivated vegetables. It notes the cabbage ancestor as a small reddish bitter pygmy, the potato from the same lineage, the carrot now weighing several pounds, and describes wild forms of kohl tabli and cauliflower with their fragile, branched stems and tiny buds.
No Letters For Purchasers In Irish Village Post
A village postmaster who also runs a grocery and general drapery shop refuses to deliver letters unless customers buy goods. When a native asked four times for letters, the postmaster dourly snapped that letters are only for those who purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughie
Question of Conscience in a Tennessee Baptist Church
A traveler recalls attending a Tennessee Baptist church where men and women sat on opposite sides. A pillar of the church explains the seating as honoring conscience and the constitution, but the traveler argues it affects worship. The tale ends with the speaker conceding the point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agian
Tennessee
Detroit Pree Press
Tearful Horseradish Tales and Odd Anecdotes
A column of quirky remarks and oddities from Washington and abroad. Includes Rep DeGraffenried of Texas recalling a tabasco tale, a philosophical quip about virtue, a wooden wedding joke, and a note on a St Louis lie test. Also a Skinwingrove England duck egg mystery and Miss Maud Dennison as a woman harness maker in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skinwingrove
England
Maud Dennison
Chicago
United States
United Brotherhood of Leather Workers
Misa Dennison
Loujaville
New WOODWORKS AND BLACKSMITH SHOP OPENS IN WOAT CITY
The undersigned opens a shop at the old stand of W. M. Wallace on Church Street Woat of the Jail for woodwork and blacksmithing repair of buggies wagons and related items. All work guaranteed first class. W. M. Wallace Rt. Gordon February 19 1908 Southery Railway.
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Chan & Ratliff’s
W. M. Wallace
Church Street
W.M. Wallace
Unable to determine from garbled text
The readable fragment lists names and places but lacks coherent event or context to form a factual summary. No clear action, date, or outcome is present to establish a proper news item.
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