Pure Milk Crusade in Rhode Island Drives Milk Purity Efforts
The Rhode Island Anti-Tuberculosis Association pushes state and municipal controls to ensure milk purity amid concerns about bovine tuberculosis. Leaders like James R MacColl and Wallace Hatch advocate legislation to ban diseased milk, study state laws, and secure farmer cooperation while protecting producers.
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Rhode State
Rhode Island Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Pothier
Bliss
Burchard
Representative Cutler
Wallace Hatch
Rhode Island
State Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Legisatura
James R MacColl
Judiciary Committee of
House
US Department of Agriculture
Figg and Plutarch Echo in Uncle Eben’s Wit
A dialogue features Uncle Eben musing on writers like Plutarch and Fogg and noting that a soft answer can turn away wrath while cautioning that harsh sensations can leave a lasting impact. The text blends dialect and literary references to reflect character voice and themes.
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Figg
Filotarch
Fogg
Plutarch
Uncle Eben
Good Mixer Minister Bonds Over Common Ground
In Indianapolis a popular pastor famed as a “good mixer” chats with a saloon owner in a blacksmith shop. Each assumes the other runs a good time place until the florid man learns the minister leads First Presbyterian Church. The exchange ends with mutual invitation to visit each other’s establishment. The tale, attributed to the Louisville Times, centers on Myron W. Speed.
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Indianapolis
Louisville
Henry George
West Street
First Presbyterian Church
Myron W. _Speed
Louisville Times
Belated Logic in a Quiet Marriage Debate
A heated exchange between a father and suitor over marriage motives reveals class tensions. The couple quietly wed a month earlier, while the men dispute wealth as the deciding factor. The dialogue ends with mutual acceptance and a nod to their differing viewpoints.
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Scott
Puck
Insanity In London Costs and Professions in Lunacy
Costermongers and engineers top a list of maniacs from lunacy commissioners. Clergymen have better odds of avoiding madness. Literary or scientific pursuits raise risk, but engineers surge to the top. Costermongers remain real rivals. The reason remains a mystery.
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London
Tondon Chronicle
Four Useful Senses in Naturalist Tale
A naturalist in Wobrook-in-the Hills points out a rabbit under a bush as ladies declare they cannot see it. He explains that sight is not the only sense used, claiming he can smell, hear, and even feel with his body when other senses fail.
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Wobrook-in-the- Hills
The Crab In the Whale's Ear Tale
The article describes whales along Atlantic routes breaching and splashing for ocean tourists, then explains a crab parasite that infests the whale’s inner ear and eyelids. The crustacean, about oyster-crab size, drives some whales toward insanity, resisting removal by surface rashes.
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Atlantic
Ox Eyes on the Menu Provokes a Comedic Confusion
A correspondent recalls ordering ox eyes ox eyes on a German menu to be told two portions. It turns out two portions meant six fried eggs. The wife refuses to eat more than one, forcing the husband to finish the rest while pretending they knew what they ordered.
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Germany
A Startling Hat Worn by Blanche de Bourbon in Paris
An ornate historical hat once worn by Blanche de Bourbon queen of Castile is described. Priced at £35, it was crafted in Paris from de chespre with pearls garnets and enamel. Ivory children carved in relief gather pearl acorns while birds sing and bees harvest honey amid verdant foliage.
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Blanche de Bourbon
Castile
Peter the Cruel
Paris
Fresh Air For Sleeping
A person requires twenty cubic inches of fresh air per breath about 400 breaths a minute. In ten hours of sleep one person would consume 13 cubic feet of air. A ten by ten foot bedroom with doors and windows closed becomes unfit for respiration in four hours with one occupant and in two hours with two occupants.
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New York American
Old Gentleman Considers Charter Sale in Broker’s Office
In a London Financial Times snippet the Old Gentleman muses on what to buy and considers selling some chartered assets. The broker pushes for a commission as a possible profitable move.
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London Financial Times
Booster Campaign Sets Record with Million-Member Push
A benefit of widespread booster clubs reaches a million member target with no initiation fees or dues. The movement, led by the Boosters Club, promotes progress through active town campaigns across states. Highlights include Tucson considering a pure food ordinance, Green Bay billing a municipal baseball team, and civic drives in Rutland, Dover, Westerly, and Butte.
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Tucson
Arizona
Green Bay
Wincowsin
Bessemer
Ala
Rutland
Vermont
Woman’s Club
Trenton
New Jersey
Charlton
Iowa
Dover
Delaware
Weaterly
Rhode Island
Board of Trade
Westerly
Butte
Montana
Ohio
San Francisco
Cavan City
Colorado
Saya
Cape Girardeau
Merchants Trading Association
Missouri
American Falls
Idaho
United
Dallas
Texas
Star Theater draws crowds with electric fans and films
The Star Theater attracts large audiences due to cool air from electric fans and excellent ventilation. The feature film Out West portrays frontier life and is described as thrilling. Five reels are shown per performance, including top country productions. Mr Liberty performs illustrated songs. Tomorrow at 2 PM matinees for children with prizes. Admission five cents.
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West
Liberty
Successful Lawn Party by King Arthur Knights
A lawn party hosted on church grounds by the Knights of King Arthur at First Congregational Church drew good attendance despite rain. Meals were served in the chapel with tables run by Gertrude E Church, Elisha Hibbert, LeRoy Bell, Edith Wilson, and others. decorations overseen by George R. Fish. A handsome sum was realized.
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King Arthur
First Congregational Church
Elisha Hibbert
Mia
LeRoy Bell
Edith Wilson
Annnie Brechin
Fred Garvin
Norman Hathaway
Fred Bowler
Willie Monro
Lloyd Clowes
Isaac Munro
Knights of King Arthur
George R. Fish
Sam
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