At what age are men at their best
The piece surveys age and vigor, citing Dr Osler's disavowed theory that thirty five marks the peak and decline after sixty. It highlights Dr T M Crothers of Hartford who argues people carry reserve powers into old age and that men past sixty to eighty can be at their best, using experience and strength to maximize power.
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Doctor Osler
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin
T. M. Crothers
Hartford
Conn
Osler
Crothers
Automobiles Transforming Rural Life in Kansas
A decade ago western travelers found wagons and contraptions in use. Now Kansas farmers arrive at Leavenworth county fair in motor cars, proving autos empower modest workers, boost savings, and place them on par with wealthier peers who buy new models yearly.
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Philadelphia Press
Kansas
Leavenworth County
Centenary of US cotton spinning marks an industry milestone
The Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin notes cotton spinning is a modern industry, started in 1811 in Fall River Massachusetts. Fall River, then called Troy, will soon celebrate a centenary of the cotton mill era with a notable regional observance.
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Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin
United States
Fall River
Mass
Troy
N. Y
Woman Sues for Divorce Over Too Much Kissing
A Minneapolis woman sues for divorce on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment alleging her husband kisses her too often and ardently. Others complain they are never kissed, reflecting a humorous take on marital affection and the search for a middle ground since the world began.
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Minneapolis
Boston Sees Rising Taste for Shark Meat
Boston residents embrace shark meat with growing interest triggering concerns on Wall Street that the trend could reach Gotham.
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Boston
Wall Street
Gotham
Virginia school board bans teachers from dances
A Virginia school board enacted a rule prohibiting teachers from attending dances. The ruling raises questions about its rationale, asking whether it aimed to exclude teachers deemed unsuitable or to avoid attracting attention to highly regarded staff.
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Virginia
Arrest of a 107-year-old man shocks local readers
A remarkably aged man was arrested, illustrating the vigilance of local authorities in safeguarding the community from potential threats. The incident underscores ongoing public safety efforts and the unusual scale of the case.
U S Savings Banks Hold Over Four Billion In Deposits
More than 9,000,000 depositors in U S savings banks hold over 4 billion dollars with 357 million added in deposits last year. The average account is 445 dollars, and total savings deposits exceed 6.9 billion dollars across banks, trust firms, and state banks. Comparisons show American savers outpace Germany and the U K in totals, despite smaller per-account totals abroad.
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Ashington
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
Austria
Hungary
Italy
Japan
Postal Savings Department
State News in Brief from Michigan Dispatches
Saginaw reports Detroit hunter shot in arm likely needing amputation after accidental discharge near Mayville. Other items: Peters saved from drowning by Filwock. Kingston man Oliver Van Horn found dead by hanging. Bay City seeks state home for defective children. Flint marriages and scarlet fever quarantine. Cadill ace men injured by falling limb. Grand Rapids poison mystery. Marshall railroad case dropped. Port Huron Elks bond issue. Kalamazoo infant adoption. Saginaw liquor license hike proposed.
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Saginaw
Joseph Richeaubeck
Detroit
Mayville
Richeaubeck
Karl Peters
Fritz Filwock
Peters
Filwock
Fee
Carol Oliver van Horn
Kingston
Tuscola County Medical Association
Board of Supervisors
Flint
Roy K. Lawrence
Bessie W. Duryea
Durand
Boyne City
Chicago
Chamberlain
B. O. Chamberlain
Cty
Bay City
State Teachers’ Association
Board of Charities and Corrections
Collins
Grand Rapids
Cadillac
Tri-county Farmers’ Institute
Wexford
Osceola
Missaukee
Marshall
Angelo Mollica
Michigan Central Railroad
Mollica
Road
Albion
Laslie Horrigan
T. R. Tubbs
Abraham Shapiro
Shapiro
Port Huron
H. L. Duncan
Susan de Mott
Newton Township
Ladies of the Maccabees
Armenian girl recalls escape from Musselman harem to seek American citizenship
Berniza Baherion, an Armenian teen who fled a Constantinople harem six years ago disguised as a missionary’s servant, plans to return to Turkey as an American citizen, a lay minister, and a diploma nurse after studies in London. She details her perilous past, conversion, and path through Alexandria, London, New York, Lincoln, and Union College to reach nursing training.
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Turkey
Berniza Baherion
Constantinople
Seventh Day Adventist Sanitarium
Miss Baherson
Alexandrata
Doctor George
America
Alexandria
London
New York
Lincoln, Neb
Adventist School
Union College
White House Season Opens with Official Functions Schedule
The White House announces a season of formal functions beginning January 10 with a diplomatic reception and January 17 dinner. January 24 hosts judiciary reception followed by Supreme Court dinner. February 7 diplomatic reception for congress, with a state-aimed run wrapping February 21 army and navy reception in full dress. Justice Hughes to attend as guest of honor.
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Supreme Court
Justice Hughes
Hughes
White House
White Ho
Taft
Army
Health Expert Endorses Dangerous Sports Philosophy
R HARVEY W Wiley chief chemist argues rough sports forge fearless hardy citizens. He says it is better for a few to die in football diamond or water than raise a coddled race and that danger educates youths to face life. He cites outdoor active games as essential for city and country children alike.
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R. Harvey W. Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Doctor Wiley
Wiley
Michigan News Tidbits From Across Cities
Michigan brief items report Mrs. Pauline Frederick seeking to cut a 125 year old beech on a Oakwood cemetery plot in Detroit. Gov. Warner appoints Frank J. Dibble county agent for Calhoun. Obits note Louis Schreck’s death. Local marriages knit Wales township families together. Cream dealers converge in Lansing for a convention. Moriarty tipped to lead Upper Peninsula Senate. Dobbins and Seeger wed in Kalamazoo after elopement. Wortman jailed for clothes theft. tears at sentencing. Child near Maple Grove fights for life after kerosene exposure. Saginaw committee backs prison labor on roads. Lavy Hateh found not guilty in assault case. Owosso dealer Clubbell reports debts. Hubbell in Denver. Crane accident cripples Pigot Zoa in Battle Creek. Grand Rapids shootings and suicides mark grim night. Kalamazoo rail safety to wait on meetings. Birch Run boy injured by accidental shooting. Ida Long theft conviction. grand scheme to buy freedom. McPherson arsenic incident ends with medical aid. Saginaw George Henderson sentenced for housebreaking.
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Saginaw
Pauline Frederick
Detroit
Oakwood Cemetery
Frederick
Lansing
Warner
Frank J. Dibble
Marshall County
Calhoun County
C. K E. Hills
Battle Creek
Niles—Louis Schreck
Port Huron
Moran
Lashbrook
Wales Township
St. Clair
Charles W. Dobbins
Marshall Furnace Co
Delta Lois Seeger
Kalamszoo
Owosso
Andrew F. Wortman
St. Johns
Wortman
Detroit House of Correction
Hastings
George Fluett
Maple Grove
Board of Supervisors
Saginaw County
Marshall—lavy Hateh
U. of M. Law Department
Lester W. Clubbell
Ilo
Hubbell
Denver
Pigot Zoa
Grand Trunk
Grand Rapids
Bert Doyle
James Ridel
Bert Judson
Kalamazoo
State Railway Commission
Birch Run
Alexander Doyle
Ida Long
J. T. McPherson
Two World Famous Grannies Visit United States
Rochester Post Express notes two aging grandmothers, Mme Sarah Bernhardt and Ellen Terry, as distinguished visitors. Bernhardt remains energetic while Terry, retired from acting, tours Shakespearean heroines through lectures. Terry’s voice and expressive features are praised as unmatched among English-speaking actresses.
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Rochester Post Express
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Ellen Terry
Henry Irving
England
Miss Terry
Portia
Beatrice
Voila
Rosaland
Cuthcura Soap and Ointment Help Hair Loss and Eczema
An old woman reports relief from eczema and hair loss after using Cuthcura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. Her niece suggested the remedy, and in six months itching and hair loss subsided with regrowth. A separate foot eczema case also improved after repeated use. The exchange ends with a skeptical man acknowledging the cure of his own faith.
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Ellaworth Dumham
Hiram, Me
Sense of Taste Experiments at University of Kansas
A University of Kansas study shows the average person can taste quinine at one part in 52 000 water, salt at one part in 640, sugar at 228 parts, and common soda at 48 parts. Women generally detected tastes at lower quantities than men.
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University of Kansas
Grape-Nuts Restores Health and Eagerness to Work
A Michigan woman recovering from surgery chronicled how indigestion and nerves plagued her for a year. After two months on Grape-Nuts, she reports no stomach trouble, steady nerves, renewed interest in life, and eagerness to work.
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Michigan
Wellville
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