Ole Bull at Cambridge Captivates Audiences in 19th Century Memoir
Madame de Hagermanon-Lin dencrone recounts Ole Bull arriving in Cambridge and taking James Russell Lowell's house. He lives with his wife and daughter, performs on Sundays with Mia B. accompanying him, and mesmerizes both sexes with divine violin playing and feu sacre. The violinist recalls a Danish king's quip about his teacher.
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America
Madame de Hagermanon-Lindencrone
Cambridge
Ole Bull
James Russell Lowel
Liszt
Mrs. Bull
Mia
Sweden
Frederick VII
Denmark
Norway
Fjords
Sikken Vrovl
Harper’s Magazine
Albany dealer Uses Glass Cases To Boost Cigar Sales
A cigar retailer demonstrates how eye catching display drives profits by placing six boxes of "sticker" cigarettes in individual glass cases atop the show case. The tactic draws attention, keeps prices firm, and increases margins. He plans to apply similar individuality to other slow moving goods.
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Albany
Cure for Mushroom Poisoning Demonstrated by French Chemist
Dr Louis Olivier, a leading French chemist, presented a serum from a sheep at the Society of Comparative Pathology as a neutralising agent for mushroom poisoning. He showed the poison destroys red blood cells and demonstrated serum preparation from a coaguled sheep blood injected into a human. The society hopes this method will help hundreds of annual poisoning cases in rural France.
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Louis Olivier
France
Society of Comparative Patheology
Church and State in the United States
A Chico 60 American excerpt emphasizes the First Amendment, noting Congress shall not establish religion or abridge free exercise or free speech. It contrasts Uncle Sam supporting others' beliefs while avoiding a state church concept.
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United States
Congress
Gam
Chico
Colonels Prank Teaches Civvies a Lesson in Discipline
A German regiment colonel warns young lieutenants strict about civilian dress then catches them off guard in town. After chastising them, he buys two five cent cakes of soap for the shopgirl and hands each officer a cake, saying they need not spend a cent on his account.
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Alty
New York Evening Post
Maud Kirby Cornwell
Cambridge
England
Arthur Mead
Coe Fen
Peterhouse College
Turning rubbish into money for a children's home
London rubbish collected by Father Bans funds a Crusade of Rescue charity. Using a horse cart and two sorters, his Compton street warehouse at King's Cross processes varied discarded items into saleable goods. Medicine bottles fetch 1.80 per gross for doctors. corks go to linoleum makers. tin and zinc in bottle tops sell for 3 cents per pound and 7.50 per hundredweight.
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London
Father Bans
Compton Street
King’s Cross
British Electron Company
Advice to Doctors Be cheerful and careful in social visits
A passage from Sir Squire Bancroft urging doctors to stay cheerful. Dr Stephen Paget in Confesio Medici adds that a young practitioner at tea should limit remarks to patient, weather, or the illness, avoid church and state, music or drama, and leave behind a saucer of milk of human kindness for gossip.
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Squire Bancroft
Stephen Paget
City Free From Files in Prague City Says No Flies
Resident replies to inquiries from manufacturers about Bohemia trade noting there are not enough files to exterminate. In Prague restaurants few Mies. Screen doors unknown. Buildings brick stone or concrete. Granite pavements. No wooden sidewalks. No exposed decayed matter, with daily cleaning to prevent flies.
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Prague
Bohemia
Copyists Guide to Fast Pen and Pencil Work
The article outlines efficient copying methods for writers. It recommends placing a heavy weight along the paper edge, keeping a finger on the source to hold place, and aligning the copy. A brass or glass paper weight is suggested, with long pen strokes to improve legibility and speed. It also advises separate mucilage and ink areas, lemon to refresh pens, and letting ink dry on steel pens to improve writing.
Race Improvement Through Eugenics Sayings by Dr Woods Hutchinson
Dr Woods Hutchinson cites heredity as a force for bettering the race and claims children inherit a long line of life ahead. He argues that most slum births are normal and that negative eugenics could reduce defectives, noting that many great men came from challenging backgrounds despite early adversity.
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Woods Hutchinson
Daily Message of Hope and Kindness in Lealie's Weekly
A cheerful exhortation urges starting each day with joy and hope, greeting friends warmly, and forgiving enemies. It emphasizes happiness comes from within and predicts a lasting wellspring of joy if everyone adopts these kinder habits.
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Lealie's Weekly
Time at Briar Cliff recalls a Thanksgiving orator
Ex Senator Depew, at Briar Cliff Manor, recalls a boyhood Thanksgiving memory in Peekskill during which the speaker warned of times when pumpkin fields demanded scalp offerings and tea cost five dollars a pound. A gallery voice interrupts with a quip about looking at the clock.
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Depew
Briarcliff Manor
Peekskill
One Hundred Years Ago Louise Ackerman Born in Paris
A century ago today Paris born poet Louise Victorine Ackerman née Choquet gained fame in her time. Her German husband left faith and died early. Ackerman produced her best work after age sixty and wrote autobiographical sketches widely read before her death in Paris in 1890.
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Louise Victorine Ackerman
Paris
Choquet
Mme. Ackerman
Practical Chicken Broth Method for Soup Making
Take a fowl of any age weigh it and add one pint of cold water per pound. Break bones and dice meat small. Cover with water and add one tablespoonful of rice. When it comes to a ball simmer two hours. Strain, season with salt and pepper, and serve hot.
Fresh Pork Shoulder Boiled For Tender Meal
A historic home cook note describes boiling a fresh pork shoulder until the bone loosens. It then furnishes a dressing using eight small potatoes two to three onions half a loaf of bread soaking until soft, seasoned with poultry dressing, wrapped in a white cloth and pressed overnight for a firm result.
Pincer for Chicken Feathers
A simple pincer for pulling stubborn pinfeathers can be bought for 25 cents. A brief item notes a product detail with practical use.
Firemen Vexed Over Missing Hose Cart Tools
Firemen in Burlington faced a fire emergency the other day to find all essential water-turning tools missing from the hose cart. The incident prompted indignation from hose company members as reported by the Kansas City Star via the Republican.
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Burlington
Republican
Kansas City Star
Riddling Lesson on Natural Products
A schoolmistress quizzes her pupils about what useful article comes from animals. The class quickly answers ivory from the elephant whale bone from the whale and sealing wax from the seal, showcasing practical knowledge in a playful exchange.
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Peter
Society debates early questions of scientific importance
A fragment from a society session shows members discussing how to study psychical impulses in protoplasmic life and molecular energy from light-wave transmutation. They admit only a week of sessions and have not decided who leads the group yet.
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Ced
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