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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1907
Page
3
A meditation on fear and foreboding gives way to a real rescue story. Katie’s brave act stops a locomotive after a red muffler signals danger. Eyewitness memory recalls the moment and the child’s confidence in the red flag stopping the Iron Horse.
In Mount Holly New Jersey 12 year old Katie Johnson waved her red muffler to halt a Philadelphia bound mail train going at speed. The engineer stopped just in time saving her mother Mrs William Johnson who was pinned between railroad ties on a bridge. Mrs Johnson suffered a broken leg while Katie calmly aided bystanders helped transport her home.
A London Chronicle writer notes New Zealand as the first British colony to grant universal adult suffrage in 1893. Women registered in large numbers, voted orderly, and brought social improvements. Families vote together, husbands and wives discuss public affairs, and women gain political equality while maintaining distinct roles.
Little Mattie rushed in late for nursery tea and told her mother of a long wait for a horse doctor In the street a horse had fallen but a man arrived instead she explains her disappointment in a voice that captures a child’s mischief and wonder
The piece argues that children need fat for nerve and brain development during growth. It notes bacon as a tasty fat source after butter and cream, warns against overcooking to avoid fat loss, and mentions bread soaked in bacon fat as a palatable option.
An English Preston mill features air drawn at ground level and forced by fans through water spray. Coils heat the air and it is distributed from subducts below the basement to various rooms via iron columns with registers at the top. Wall flues allow air escape from the rooms.
A Bronx Zoo orangutan named Dohong devoured a heavy blanket prompting doctors including Dr. W. Reid Blair and Dr. Hanlon Brooks to perform a rare pyloric and vermiform appendix removal. The operation, overseen by a famed Manhattan surgeon, aimed to save the animal’s life as Dohong recovers and gains fame.
Practical instructions for cleaning jewelry and ornaments. Recommends warm water with a few drops of volatile and chalk for chains, boiling coral in soap and soda, and brine treatment for pearls. Advises avoidance of water on turquoise and caution with oil on pearls. Diamonds sapphires rubies and emeralds benefit from periodic washing with volatile and water and final polish.
12 year old Edward Berger fell 40 feet from the Riverside Erie trestle into the Passaic river. Chris Naumann and Peter Brueck crossed the trestle to help, Naumann grabbing the boy from the water and hoisting him to safety. Naumann carried Berger up the trestle as an express train bore down. Brueck signaled, then helped haul them to safety and returned the boy to his mother.
Albert Chichester and Edward Maynard, hunters from Harrisburg, were saved from sinking in Newark meadow mud when two coon dogs led laborers to their location. The dogs barked and directed workers to the men, who were rescued just in time from the slime. A second item notes Atlantic City plans for bloomer bath robes promoted by a salesman, with models shown by a pretty assistant.
A Savannah preacher advises travelers to carry a pocket book as the most useful companion on a journey. The quote emphasizes practicality and personal reading during travel. This brief note captures a faith influenced habit encouraging self-improvement through accessible literature.
Instructions describe almond toffee and candied walnut recipes with precise boiling times and measurements. A home decor note recommends mocha canvas for door portieres paired with soft reseda velveteen, totaling about 12 dollars, highlighting color harmony and cost-effective styling.
The article instructs to place dirty dishes in a dish tub of warm water immediately after use to prevent gravy and mustard from drying. Wash items with boiling water on each side using a cloth, rinse in cold water or under a tap, then drain in a rack to finish.
Instructions describe how to bake sugar flavored apples with cinnamon or mace, basting with butter and hot water, then pouring a mace flavored syrup over them. Additional tips note silver knives prevent browning and soaking dried lemons restores softness.
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