Kiteflying hailed as cure for neurasthenia by Dr McKenzie
A New York doctor promotes kite flying as the best outdoor activity to soothe nervous disorders. He claims one hour of open air before breakfast, spent flying a kite, surpasses all known medical remedies for neurasthenia. He describes how kite attention engages the mind and body, and predicts cure in two weeks for insomnia and similar ailments.
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Br. J. B. McKenzie
New York
J. B. McKenzie
McKenzie
Eggs in New Style. Sires and Sons.
Secretary Taft received a legacy of 25000 from his mother as the article surveys notable figures. It mentions Senators Fulton of Oregon and Oklahoma congressman Fulton as brothers with differing politics, and Edmund Provot of Geneva a nineteen year old Esperanto leader. It also profiles Senator Frye of Maine and horticulturalist Luther Burbank discussing desert cactus crops and arid land farming.
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Taff
United States
Fulton
Oregon
Oklahoma
Edmund Provat
Geneva
William P. Frye
Maine
Senate
Railroads ban liquor sales in Iowa dining cars
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad ordered dining car conductors to stop selling liquor while in Iowa. The Des Moines dispatch notes the order took effect recently and other lines are expected to follow with similar measures.
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Iowa
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Des Moines Dispatch
Japanese War Plan Aims Extermination Campaign
After failed efforts to subdue Formosan head hunters, Japan announces a campaign of extermination. The move signals intensified military action in the Formosa theater with aims to eliminate the head hunting threat.
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Formosa
Upca
Cactus Could Reclaim Arid Soil Across Regions
The article argues cactus varieties, especially improved sorts, could reclaim arid soil if widely planted. It highlights potential benefits and regional applications in the Hawaiian Islands and northern Africa as a notable example of wide adoption.
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California
Hawaiian Islands
Africa
Ballooning Good For Invalides
The piece cites the New York Press and European doctors claiming air sailing helps patients with illnesses including tuberculosis. They support the balloon cure arguing that flying to high altitudes provides a pollution free atmosphere, faster than Alpine elevations, to rest nerves and aid treatment.
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New York
Circassian Daughters Sold into Orient Slavery
The Circassians of the Caucasus are described as valuing plunder over industry and training their daughters to be sold as slaves to Turks and Persians, resulting in Circassian beauties appearing in harems of the orient rather than their homeland.
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Caucasus
Orient
Burials In Japan Custom Without Undertakers
When a person dies in Japan the nearest relatives place the body in a coffin and bury it with mourning beginning after the burial. The article notes the absence of undertakers in this custom.
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Japan
Humorous Philosophy Lines on Character and Life
A series of aphoristic reflections on charm, luck, virtue, ambition, and the paradoxes of a fast life. Observations include that modesty can charm, contentment is tedious, nonpossession adds allure, and effort without faith may fail. The text also jokes about health culture, speakers, and the shift from sinner to winner.
Rigid barter and oddities in a cash box
A terse quarrel over wrong goods marked C. O. D and salt mackerel leads to a blunt exchange. A manager questions a museum racket about an ossified man demanding higher wages, revealing pay disputes and quirky puns in a single scene.
Conversation on value and comfort in travel choices
Two people debate stopping at the Il tel Bugaboo. One insists on not stopping, while the other notes advertised comforts. They consider whether comfort and value justify the trip and the money spent.
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Iltel Bugaboo
Riding In the Smoking Car and the Social Quarrel
Verses describe riders in a smoking car where common people mingle with strangers and discuss gossip, art, and life while Lady Nicotine commands attention. A young man seeks ease yet provokes judgment as dignity and class collide in a social scene.
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Nicotine
Inventions On Tin Saving And Telephotography
A new continuous tin saving process uses a moving tin scrap anode in a U shaped electrolyte basket with cathode plates. Edouard Belin's telesteres telegraph photography, printed by Paris papers, is highlighted as a purely mechanical method. A blue black ironwork paint is produced by adding ammonia to waste iron chloride, aiding iron and tinning operations.
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Edouard Belin
Korn
Just a Minor One Reverses in a Brief Exchange
A short humorous exchange centers on a wedding and a poet husband. The punchline reveals a reversal as Mr White is described as figuratively eaten, implying absence or unavailability in a witty, old newspaper tone. The gag hinges on language misunderstandings about poetry and presence.
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Anickerbockers
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Sires and Sons
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Luther Burbank
Florists
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Congress
Joseph Pulitzer
Leith
American
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West Fremont
Dix
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North Brookfield
Mass
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House of Representatives
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Bradford
Fred
White
Olean
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Priceburg
Parkersburg
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Wellsburg
Philadelphia
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Ellwood City
Pittsburg
Fombell
Harrisburg
Stuart
Kane
Jung Jow
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New Castle
Sroma Pleecor
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Justice Lytle
Gallipolis, O
William Phillips
Dowington
East Liverpool
Roy A Winters
New Cumberland
Lena Finley
Winters
Newell Pottery
Clarksburg
George N. Kollman of
Grasselli
State Federation of Labor
Cincinnati
Coffman
Boston Herald
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Castoria
Jeffersonian
Ohio Farmer
Pittsburg Stockman
Enquirer
J. M. Amos & Sons
Cambridge, O
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