Helen Keller and Wiletta Huggins Meet in Wisconsin
Famous blind and deaf women Helen Keller of New York and Wiletta Huggins of Janesville Wisconsin converse admire each other’s achievements Keller 41 and Huggins 16 both overcame disability Keller was educated at Radcliffe College and learned to speak by touching her teacher's vocal chords Huggins who became blind and deaf learned to communicate by feeling and can describe colors by smell Keller praises Huggins and looks forward to her helping others through perseverance and adaptability.
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Third Eyelid Function Across Vertebrates Noted
The article explains a natural eye cleaner, the third eyelid, found in all vertebrates from fish to man. It is especially well developed in birds, though in humans it is a nonfunctional vestigial part with no active purpose today.
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St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Bird Helplessness in Nature Revealed by Eminent Naturalists
Eminent naturalists note that certain highly active birds exhibit puzzling helplessness under specific environmental stresses. They caution observers to distinguish genuine distress from normal behavioral responses while researching avian adaptation.
Vultures Placed In Open Pen Demonstrate Flight Inhibition
A Darwinian note describes vultures placed in an open top pen six to eight feet square becoming prisoners. The bird supposedly cannot launch a flight from ground without a three to four yard running start, so lacking that run it will not attempt takeoff and remains confined.
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Young Aunt Left In Charge As Baby Sleep Signals Alarm
A young aunt takes charge of a small apartment with two children. She heads to the kitchen to prepare baby's milk and tells Bobby to call when the baby wakes. Bobby quips the child acts as his own alarm clock.
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Castoria Reminder: Trusted Remedy for Infants and Children
The notice urges careful use of Castoria the famed children’s remedy. It highlights the product’s 30 year use and the signature of its authorizing mark. Children often seek Fletcher’s Castoria.
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Bishop Candler Denounces Theological Controversy
Atlanta church scene quotes Bishop Candler condemning idle theological disputes. A back pew preacher challenges with a humorous tale about Adam and dry palins, prompting the pastor to admonish the question and call it foolish.
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Try and Say it An Automobile Term Translation
An odd Belgian phrase translates to a description of a car as a fast horseless without rails petrol vehicle. The unusual term blends several components to label a motorized transport.
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Modern Woman’s Motto Audaciously Put Off
A London Opinion quip notes the modern woman’s dress rhythms may start late and end early. It mocks the era’s attitude with a cynical line about putting off tasks, suggesting a broader cultural shift in restraint and punctuality.
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Diamond Dyes promise easy home dyeing for all fabrics
A promotional ad touts Diamond Dyes as simple directions for dyeing or tinting faded garments and home textiles. It claims no streaking or running and advises telling the druggist fabric type wool silk linen cotton or mixed. The copy emphasizes that even beginners can achieve like new results.
Prehistoric Ruins of Rhodesia Draw Archaeologists
British Association members in Cape Town study Rhodesia ruins led by the great Zimbabwe temple. Archaeologists link ancient structures to Semitic colonists mining gold with Baal and Ashtoreth worship. Experts estimate ancient Rhodesia gold extraction valued at 88 million to 84 million.
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A Guilty Conscience Amid Sawdust Evangelist
In Birmingham, Zeke struggles as Chigger ville’s noted loafer confesses he attended a gospel tent where the新 sawdust evangelist preached on idleness. He jokes the preacher seems personally acquainted with him, revealing a troubled conscience.
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Aunt Dinah's Fourth Marriage Shocks Mrs Worth
In a quip from The Argonaut, Mrs Worth learns her seventy year old worker Aunt Dinah has married again for the fourth time. Dinah fondly replies that the land takes them as often as life allows, reflecting a lighthearted take on aging marriage.
The Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad
The Cuticura Toilet Trio. Having cleared your skin keep it clear by making Cuticura your everyday toilet preparations. The Soap to cleanse and purify the Ointment to soothe and heal the Talent to powder and perfume. No toilet table is complete without them.
Moonshine: origins of the name and global contrasts
The term moonshine arises from the belief that illicit distilling happens at night, but the practice is active by day. English usage differs, with smuggled liquor labeled moonshine, while in Britain Ireland the term mountain dew refers to home distilling in the hills away from tax authorities.
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Wise is the man who agrees with his wife
A brief saying notes that wisdom lies in choosing harmony over dispute with one’s spouse. It emphasizes accord in judgment as a measure of a wise partner rather than engaging in argument.
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