Five Years' Throat Trouble Cured by Catarrhozone
Milford Haven Ca June 22 Mrs D Gurney credits Catarrhozone with ending five years of influenza and catarrh. She says prior doctors failed but one bottle brought quick relief and full recovery. Ad touts large and small sizes with inhaler, warns against imitations and lists Catarrhozone Co shipping from Kingston Ont and Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford Haven
D. Gurney
Catarrhozone Company
Kingston, Ont
Bulfato
Tuberculosis and Telephone Infections Tested in London
An investigation ordered by the postmaster general with Dr. I. L. Spitta at St George's Hospital examined telephones in busy London offices. Mouthpieces were washed and guinea pigs inoculated to detect tubercle bacilli. Results showed no presence of the bacteria, suggesting transmission via telephones is practically impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iniland
IL Spitta
St. George's Hospital
London
Donatello Bust of St John A Child Sells At Sothebys London
A terra cotta bust of St John as a child attributed to Donatello sold at Sothebys London for 1200 dollars. The piece, almost unique in surviving English parish church narratives, has a storied path from Buck family pew in Bideford Church to a 19th century sale, and into the current purchaser’s possession.
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St. John
Donatello
Sotheby's
London
Silesrooms
England
Richard Grenville
Buck
Bideford
Joannes
Revolving safe proves burglar proof in German design
German engineers unveil the carrousel, a revolving polygonal steel safe built into a wall. An electric motor makes the safe rotate silently on ball bearings, with an alarm triggered if tampered. The rotating mechanism defeats blowpipe attempts by preventing a single spot from receiving a sustained impact.
The Elephant and the Mouse At London Museum
At the Natural History Museum in London a giant African elephant and a pygmy shrew mouse show striking anatomical similarity. A naturalist noted that nearly every bone muscle blood vessel and nerve of the giant matches the tiny creature though the mouse is under two inches long. A mounted mouse is posed between the elephant’s forefeet to illustrate the likeness.
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Natural History Museum
London
Meditations on a Straw Hat and a Panama Bargain
A couple recounts how a perfectly good Panama straw hat, though small, becomes a bargaining challenge. Mary negotiates with pedlers and an old clothes man, turning the hat into small profits via counteroffers and shrewd timing in May street trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Mary
Salvation Army
Market St
Wancy Mary
Indy
Courtroom Farce Ends With Fines In Ham Case
In a crowded courtroom Judge laments the chaotic Smith versus Dinkelheim case a deli sprawl of bananas pickles and puns. The judge fines Dinkelheim fifty dollars for poor aim and orders the plaintiff held on forty thousand bail with counsel fined ten thousand for contempt.
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Smith
Dinkelheim
Mr. Dinkelheim
Cincinnati Teutons Build Rich Windhorst Community
The article recounts German mechanics and shopmen who moved from Cincinnati to Ford county Kansas about thirty years earlier. They settled near Windhurst fourteen miles southeast of Spearville on government claims, endured near poverty, then became the wealthiest farmers in the Arkansas valley. Joe Pientner and relatives were among those who worked fields during hard times while others labored in Santa Fe shops. Pientner now owns eighteen quarter sections in Windhorst.
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Sana
Cincinnati
Kansans
Ford County
Windhurst
Spearville
Kansas Wheat Belt
Cincinnati Teutons
Arkansas Valley
Joe Pientner
Peppercorn
Kiinke
Rodin the Sculptor and His Vision of Movement
A long feature on Auguste Rodin discusses his life from Berlin factory to sculptural mastery. It highlights his rise from rivet pounder to renowned artist and explains his methods, preference for dynamic gestures, and influence from Greek and Gothic forms.
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Rodin
Academy
Royal matchmakers seek bride for Prince of Wales in Europe
The piece surveys potential brides for the Prince of Wales, noting he cannot wed a Roman Catholic and listing Olga of Russia Victoria Louise of Germany and Elizabeth of Roumania as possible matches. It weighs political factors including Anglo Russian ties and public sentiment toward Germanizing the crown.
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Europe
Chachelor
Prince of Wales
Paris
England
Scotland
Ireland
India
United Kingdom
Olga
Russia
Victoria Louise
Germany
Alexandra
Great Britain and Ireland
David
Prince Edward
Marie Dagmar
George
Queen Mary
Wales
Elizabeth of
Roumania
Duke of Edinburgh
Saxe- Coburg and Gotha
Carmen Silva
The Real Rodin Born in Paris in 1840
The Real Rodin recalls the sculptor's early life in Paris born 1840 amidst humble means. He faced poverty and uncertain schooling until an accident and struggle steered him toward art, shaping his vocation alongside contemporaries like Monet and Zola.
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Rodin
Paris
Claude Monet
Emile Zola
The Unsung Mechanician in Auto Racing Headlines
The piece honors mechanicians behind race cars, noting their perilous signals, hard labor, and modest pay as they support drivers. It recounts De Palma’s dramatic Indianapolis moment and the human drama of pushing a stalled car toward the finish amid a raucous crowd.
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de Palma
Indianapolis
de Palme
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Prac
Drupwlate
Marine Eye
Murine Eye Remedy Co
Goldstein
Caal
Fife
Henry
Pientner
Klinke
Henry Knobler
Windhorst
Mord County
Pred Flenney
Arkansas
Dodge City
Qarrier-Gelleuse
Beaux-Arts Cn
Barye
Tie
Belgium
Sevres
Richard Wagner
Eugene Carriere
ROYAL
Zam-Buk
Neal Institute
Institute
Neal
Neal Institute CO. Ltd
Smith St. Regina, Sask
Winnipeg
Ave
Calgary
Alta
Fort William
Port Arthur
Canada
Thompson, Sons & CO. Grain Commission
Grain Exchange
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