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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1907
Page
2
A collage of quips and items from the era touches on voting freedoms in Russia, British politics, science jests, inflation of honor medals, Mars talks, health warnings, legal quirks, evolution debates, a risky kiss accident, fashion shifts, school headgear, and a notable Huddersfield mayoral experiment. It weave-threads through society, satire, and public policy in a brisk, period voice.
A discussion led by the American Medical Association president weighs patient candor against doctor discretion. Reasons favor reticence include diagnostic uncertainty and the placebo effect. A companion anecdote features a wife’s deft pattern instructions and a cautionary tale about early chloroform trials by Sir James Simpson and Lyon Playfair.
A Liverpool Post tale recalls a small Scotch boy who notices his grandmother packing beans for school. He jokes asking her to remove her spectacles, then quips that they should take them off when packing his lunch, revealing sharp wit.
The Daily Mall cites Milton Paradise Lost and Sherlock Holmes as top English titles in Russia. Publishers' Circular notes seven new fiction works daily last year with declines in biography and arts titles. Pieces discuss Loti’s Les Descentes, George Eliot reception, James Whitcomb Riley praise, and women writers’ marriages. A New York church clock once owned by John Wealey remains in service as a church artifact.
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