Fish Thinks Not At All Says Zoologist Russell
Professor Harold Russell argues in Natural Review that fishes are deaf, color blind, and act by reflexes rather than thought. He details brain structure, inner ear loss with calcareous ear stones, and minimal cerebrum, noting fishes rely on instinct, with limited taste, sight, and smell.
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London
Harold Russell
Professor Russell
Natural Review
Russell
Professor Bateson
Aquarium
Blind Women's Club Shows Bright Deeds Amid Dark Days
At 118 East Fifty-ninth Street the Association of the Blind reports brisk activity as over forty women meet in darkness, greet one another by voice and handclaps, and read Braille. The home teacher recounts helping an eighty three year old blind woman gain new skills, illustrating the club’s aim to empower and cheer blind lives.
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New York
Blind Women's Club
Association of the Blind
East Fifty-ninth Street
Association
Early Birds of Atlantic City Venders Clash at Boardwalk
In recorder's court John Shain a board walk flower vender faced arrest after a dispute over prime locations. Vendors arrive as early as four in the morning to stake posts and Shain was fined five dollars for insisting on his claimed spot near North Carolina avenue.
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Atlantic City
N. J
John Shain
Recorder's Court
North Carolina Avenue
Shain
Dollar Bill Romance Unfolds From Wandering Life
Roy Denton, once penniless and near suicide, wrote this is my last dollar on a 1 bill. After years in the West and Alaska, he found wealth in Nome and traveled to Chicago. A theater ticket sale brought the bill back, prompting Denton to reveal his life tale and fortune.
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Chicago
Alaska
Roy Denton
New York State
R. D
Denton
Nome
Orient
America
Alfred
Witsenhausen
Watch mailed in Civil War found years later near Goshen
Gen Henry L Burnett, longtime U S attorney and Civil War veteran, received by registered mail a key-wind silver watch sent to him by A H Hoffman during the war. The watch was misplaced after delivery to Major Burnett and resurfaced in a Chicago jewelry store via a relative in Goshen New York decades later.
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Goshen
N. Y
Henry L. Burnett
United States
Chicago
General Burnett
Chisago
Youngest Telegraph Office Manager Ponder Kinard at Gurdon
Ponder Kinard, thirteen, serves as manager and operator at the Western Union office in Gurdon Ark. He handles heavy traffic at a railroad junction, earns a full salary with perfect discipline, and is viewed as the most efficient manager the town has had. He began as a messenger boy in El Dorado, rose to operator in six months, and to assistant manager within a year.
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Ponder Kinard
Western Union Telegraph Company
Gordon, Ark
Kinard
Great Telegraph Company
Ponder
Gurdon
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad
Fone
el Dorado
Western Union
R. A. Walls
Order of
Onion Queen of Texas Mrs Edward C Dodd Gains Fame
Mrs Edward Callahan Dodd of Laredo Texas becomes known as onion queen after earning about 150000 in two seasons from 225 acres. She employs a large labor force of Mexican workers, diversifies into alfalfa, and mitigates rain risks with warehouses and packing sheds to keep onions dry.
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Bermuda
Texas
Edward Callahan Dodd
Modern Improvements Pipe Dream
A comic exchange where a patient complains of gas from old fixtures while a doctor predicts wiring for electric lights. The line implies a humorous clash between antiquated plumbing and emerging electrical modernization, ending with the patient stepping to another room for an engineer.
Josh the versatile fool and Farmer Corntessel dialogue
A short dialogue captures Opey praising Josh for versatility and Corntessel affirming he avoids repetition while doing many fool tasks. The exchange highlights humorous character traits in a rural setting through concise exchanges.
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Opey
Josh
Farmer Corntessel
Should Have Known Tiger Pranks at Princeton Coffee Shop
A fragmented dialogue item shows a new clerk directing a lady customer upstairs at a Princeton ground floor. The rough text references coffee beans and a tiger motif, implying a light, humorous or ambiguous scene from a local column.
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Princeton
Gates, Jr Pays 150000 for Secret Divorce
A cash settlement of 150000 was paid by Charles G Gates to his divorced wife to explain the secrecy of their divorce. The Gates family hails from St Louis and Chicago and the couple married 13 years ago in St Louis. Judge Gerard signed the interlocutory decree amid a high profile press coverage of Gates motorist social life and a noted New York Athletic Club dispute involving Gates.
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Chariesa G. Gates
John W. Gates
St. Louis
Gates
Yuma
New York
Birdie Edgar
Chicago
W. J. de Aguero
New York Athletic Club
de Aguero
Gerard
Charles G. Gates
Mr. Gates
Queen Mary Rebukes Mrs Astor Over Fashion Debate
The Queen of England publicly snubbed Mrs Ava Willing Astor in Hyde Park, signaling royal disapproval of extreme fashion. Astor, wealthy American social figure and divorced wife of John Jacob Astor, has long championed radical dress, while Queen Mary remains strict against hobble skirts and other eccentric styles.
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Queen Mary
Alva Willing Astor
John Jacob Astor
London
Mrs. Astor
Quen Mary
Hyde Park
Astor
A Practical View on Woman Foot Size Generations
In a brief exchange a speaker notes scientists claim women’s feet may grow larger with each generation. A counterpoint asks why those already endowed with feet should worry about future changes.
He Got the Job In A Humorous Job Interview
A firm head asks an office boy applicant if he smokes. The reply confirms cigarette use and adds a rural jest about not having a grandmother jivin’. The exchange illustrates a quirky interview moment and a humorous tone.
Everyday Cross and the Will of God
Jesus spoke of the cross as the daily duties God lays on us amid life’s relationships. Some bears it bravely yet bitterly, others evade it, but all cross burdens reveal moral tests and growth. The Garden and Calvary show taking up the cross leads to glory and purification through God’s fire.
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Jesus
Earth
Dante
Florence
Italy
Paris
Oxford
Rossetti
Garden of
Gethesemane
Calvary
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Clarence Watson
West Virginia
Washington
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Gates, JR
Queen OF England
Ava Willing Astor
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