Young man loses sight in right eye after university lab blast
Hull Foster Jr reports that his son Harry, a civil engineering junior at the university, nearly lost sight in his right eye after a chemical explosion in Prof Atkinson’s classroom. He was treated at Grant Hospital Columbus and underwent an X-ray guided operation last week.
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Hull Foster, Jr
Harry
Columbus
Atkinson
Young Foster
Grant Hospital
New York
Foster
Dr Thomas Electric O11 Clears The Dis ease Croup
Mrs L Whiteacre of Buffalo New York testifies that Dr Thomas Electric O11 is the best remedy for the often fatal croup disease and has been used successfully in her family for eight years.
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Thomas
L. Whiteacre
Buffalo, N. Y
Accident at Sugar Creek injures miner in runaway car incident
Andrew Crow, a miner at Mine 209 near Sunday Creek, fractured his left femur and suffered facial cuts after a loaded refuse car broke loose on an incline. He was knocked several yards and confined to bed for weeks. doctors expect a full recovery. Taylor's ambulance transported him to A. T. Reeder's Mill Street home for treatment by Drs. Lee and Phillips.
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Sunday Creek
Andrew Crow
Crow
Taylor
A. T. Reader
Mill Street
Dru. Lee
Phillips
Forest of Natural Columns in Bulgaria Resemble Ancient Ruin
A Bulgarian plateau hosts a forest of natural cylindrical columns rising fifteen to twenty feet high and up to three feet thick. The rock shows joint-like stratification with vertical erosion resembling a Doric order.
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Bulgaria
Ireland
No Use For a Label. Shopman Mock Customer
A shopman quips to an undecided customer about a dog trough labeled Dog. The customer replies the dog cannot read and her husband does not drink water. The exchange is a brief humorous cartoon caption.
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Loaudon
Wasp Uses Unlikely Nesting Strategy
A naturalist notes three unsealed vials placed in an open box were claimed by a female wasp. She laid eggs beside the spiders stored as future prey and sealed the cells with cement. The brood would starve while watching the food supply through the enclosure walls.
The Ill-Timed Caregiver and the Final Remark
The story centers on Macinnis an irritable patient and his wife Mrs Maginnis as an exhausted physician learns the patient has died. She quips that he “bethrays very symptom of it” noting the man failed to respond to insult as proof of life. The anecdote lampoons bedside tension and blunt humor.
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Macinnis
Ife
Enuff as Medicine and the Snuff Habit
A tobacconist in the Los Angeles Times essay extols snuff as harmless or beneficial for various ailments and states that the habit is less harmful than smoking yet untidy. He claims snuff improves eyesight and wards off contagion while noting its soothing effects once accustomed, cautioning it fits poorly with modern aesthetics.
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Los Angeles Times
Rescued a Foxy Squirrel Wins Safe Retreat in NY Grass
A New York state man stepping outside his home observed two cats crouching in the lawn with a striped squirrel between them. The squirrel finally leaped onto his trousers and clambered to his shoulder before fleeing to a nearby tent and into a tree, escaping the feline predators.
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New York State
England's One Protestant Cathedral at Truro
Reynolds' Newspaper notes Truro cathedral as the sole established church cathedral of significance built since St Pauls. It contrasts with England's great cathedrals and abbeys, originally Catholic and handed to Protestant rule under Henry VIII's reign after the establishment of the Protestant church by law.
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England
Truro
St ‘Ars
Christopher Wren
Henry Will
Reynolds
What the Cloth Cot in Boston
A Congregationalist note playfully contrasts visits across American cities. It imagines friendly gestures from a traveling companion, offering a week in San Francisco, a home in Omaha, a dinner in Chicago, lunch in New York, a good cigar in New Haven, and an apple in Boston.
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Boston
San Francisco
Omaha
Chicago
New York
New Haven
An Intelligent Servant and the Therapist Moment
A translated tale excerpt features a servant and mistress in a domestic scene. a thermometer is referenced as being hung toward the ceiling. The dialogue voice hints at social roles and domestic dynamics within a brief narrative frame.
A Question of Class in the Washington Star
A Washington Star readers note quotes a citten claiming grafters increase while Mr Dustin Stax labels those caught as aueteurs. The brief exchange highlights social concern over corruption in growing communities.
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Citten
Dustin Stax
Washington Star
One cannot be and have been proverb
A French saying notes the paradox of being and having past lives. It reflects on identity and accumulation shaping present existence.
Apparatus to Reflect Objects Using Paper Boxes and Mirrors
Instructions describe building a reflecting tube from three small boxes and four mirrors set at forty five degrees. The device enlarges and redirects a viewed object so it appears in direct line from the left opening.
Box Baseball for Indoor Recreation
A wholesome indoor game called box baseball uses a chalked four square box on a hardwood floor with squares numbered 1 to Hy. Teams compete with bean bags eight feet away, aiming for the boxes to advance runners, with nine innings typical and a designated official score keeper to track the plays.
Riddle of Weights and Distance on a Ship
A slip of paper holds a word with a weight on it and the puzzling claim that the weight reveals the word without touching. The second riddle describes a couple who part and walk in opposite directions yet remain close after nearly 100 miles, explained as they are aboard a ship with each at opposite ends, illustrating a shipboard paradox.
India's tiger bird fears lion of jungle in bold stand
The tiger bird, no larger than a sparrow, avoids lone attacks but with a numerous flock supports a fierce defense. When many accompany him, the bird seeks out his hereditary foe the royal beast and battles it, while alone he avoids an assault.
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India
I Am a River Says The Riddling St Nick
The poem presents a river as the subject of a riddle. It explains a head and a mouth at opposite ends, a current that runs without feet, banks with wealth and sand, and power from its flow. The narrator clarifies the fearsome image is merely a river.
Harvesting Roots From the New York Cornell Experiments
The article outlines harvesting and storage methods for roots including turnips rutabagas mangels sugar beets and carrots. It covers hand pulling versus plowing for lifting roots proper handling to minimize dirt and bruising, and storage options such as a cellar or field pit with frostproof construction and ventilation. It emphasizes stacking order for feeding: turnips first then rutabagas, then mangels and carrots.
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New York Cornell Station
Potato Section Around Freehold N J Described
In the Freehold area Jersey trucking district the light clay soil supports a strong potato crop with wide fields and heavy machinery use. Yields average around 100 barrels per acre with labor plentiful though not always high quality. The region also grows cucumbers cantaloupes asparagus peppers and tomatoes with significant pear orchards and Concord grapes nearby. Proximity to New York and Philadelphia speeds market access and profit this season.
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Jersey
Freehold
N. J
Maine
New York
Philadelphia
Milk Trade Dominates New England Dairying
Milk cars from northern New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts and central Connecticut bring 35 to 40 carloads daily to Boston. Milk supply for smaller cities is extensive, while cream usage grows. Maine sends daily cream to Boston and farmers with creameries separate and standardize it before bulk shipment. G. M. Whitaker.
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New England
Boston
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Maine
G. M. Whitaker
Iowa College studies corn molds to save livestock
Studies at Iowa Agricultural College led by Professor Pammel identify four kinds of corn mold after farmers near Dallas Center and in Union County lost about 6000 dollars worth of stock from moldy corn. Isolating the poisonous mold could save Iowa livestock owners substantial yearly losses.
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Iowa Agricultural College
Dallas Center
Union County
Pammel
Feeding Floor Reduces Grain Waste on Swine Farm
Iowa breeder Y Osborn builds a 17 by 27 foot brick feeding floor on a clay base with cement sand to keep bricks in place. Hogs cannot uplift the floor. troughs on foundation or floor both workable. Osborn reports lasting use and plans to build more, praising brick quality and indefinite durability.
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Y Osborn
Iowa
Iowa Homestead
Sanitary Tips for Celery Washing and Handling
The article urges washing celery in pure water to prevent disease germs transmission. It notes typhoid bacteria can be carried to the digestive system from contaminated water and stresses keeping the wash house clean. It warns celery exposed to dirty wagons, cars, and markets may deter use of raw vegetables.
The Color of Milk and Its Rich Hue
The piece explains how milk color varies from pale to saffron due to butter fat and a coloring matter called lactochrome. It notes that breed, feed, season, lactation stage, and individual cows influence color, while a cow can tint milk to order.
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National Stockman
Gonzales Plum Described as Superior Hybrid Favorite
H. E. Van Deman notes the Gonzales plum, a Japan hybrid developed near Gonzales Texas, performs well nationwide. The tree is hardy and prolific, fruit 1.75 inches on average, crimson and deep red with good flavor akin to Japan plums, and valued for beauty and reliability.
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Gonzales
Japan
Tex
Burbank
H. E. van Deman
New Yorker
Emmer as a Grain Ration for Baby Beef Study
An experiment tested emmer among grain rations for baby beef. The emmer group averaged a 1.69 pound daily gain, while the corn group averaged 184 pounds. During grazing, the emmer-fed lot gained 12 pounds more than the corn-fed lot.
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Emmer
Warnings on Safe Handling of Live Wires From Historic Guide
An old safety note advises against touching live electric wires with bare hands and suggests protective nonconductive coverings. It lists usable improvised insulators such as rubber tubing, ceramic fragments, glass, wool, cotton, and silk to shield the hand when removing a live wire or cutting through with a tool.
He Had No Choice Tie Story
A haberdasher assists a widow choosing a red necktie for her late husband. The salesman worries the bold color, but the widow insists he will wear it because he is dead. The tale underscores the widow’s resolve in a humorous exchange.
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Haberdasher
Missus
London
The Irish Priest Insight in Fortnightly Review
Katherine Tynan notes in the Fortnightly Review that Stephen Gwynn claims the Irish priest holds the secret of Irish life. She agrees the priest uniquely embodies Irish life, suggesting genius could scarcely render it without him.
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Stephen Gwynn
Katherine Tynan
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