Washington not unhealthy city say district officials
District health officials rebut claims Washington is unusually unhealthy citing Census Office reports showing Washington death rate at 20.9 per 1000 vs Memphis 19.5. They note white and colored death rates differ and that several cities exceed Washington on typhoid and other measures.
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District Health Department
Washington
Memphis
Health Department
United States Census Office
Augusta
Atlanta
Annapolis
Macfarland
Hummel
Washington Aqueduct
Public Health Service
Census Office
District of Columbia
Census Bureau
New York Households Meet Enterprising Servants
A Morris Heights household hires Christine a Swede maid with limited English and no corsets, who arrives wearing corsets the next day. In Yonkers Lena the German maid misinterprets a telephone squawk and tries to lift the receiver with a kitchen tong, while a partridge neighbor tastes poke berries and becomes comically drunk at a family supper.
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New York
Morris Heights
Christine
Yonkers
Ena
Lena
Central
Mr. Job
New British Ambassador Named for Washington Posting
The transfer of Gerard Lowther from Tangier to Washington as ambassador sparks mixed reaction in England over his American marriage to Alice Blight of Philadelphia. Similar dual-nation marriages have not prevented prior ambassadors from holding top posts.
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Gerard Lowther
Tangier
Washington
Lord Pauncefote
England
Lowther
Alice Blight
Philadelphia
Dude de Arcos
Mortimer Durand
Partridge Found Drunk Behind Dog Kennel
A family recounts finding a fluttering female partridge behind the dog kennel shortly after dusk. The bird appeared troubled and unharmed, prompting the older boy and his father to retrieve it with cautious curiosity.
Bible Reading Convict at Ohio Penitentiary
A Columbus Ohio convict known for constant Bible walking circles the yard in a created path. He keeps the Bible open in one hand and his other hand behind his back, never turning pages or speaking. The worn Bible is his cherished possession.
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Columbus
Ohio
Man awakens on train far past station after sleepy reply
A man on a railroad train awakens from a long slumber and asks why he was not woken earlier. The conductor recalls the man giving a vague order about breakfast for Maria and the children, implying a missed stop and confusion.
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Maria
The Sneak in Schoolboy Life and True Manliness
This 1906 essay argues that cowardice and deceit offend in boys, praising courage, honesty, and public virtue. It urges reading Dickens for moral contrasts, stresses personal rule following, and warns that today’s deeds shape future citizenship and leadership in the republic.
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Uriah Heep
Charles Dickens
David Copperfield
Nicholas Nickleby
Dickens
Boxed Christmas Craft Party Inspires Homemade Gifts
A hostess hosts a two oclock box party inviting guests to bring scissors and aprons to protect gowns. The room overflows with boxes, tissue, ribbons, and stickers as attendees craft decorative packaging for gifts. Refreshments include tea and brandied cherries. A Progressive Peanut Party adds playful scoring with peanuts and hats.
Costly Umbrellas Fashioned for Exquisite Taste
The season shows umbrellas with richly wrought handles and clear crystal insets set with precious stones. Some handles open to reveal tiny sewing notions such as spools of cotton needles thimbles and scissors. Hidden powder puffs handkerchiefs and discreet dark silks define the understated style.
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Choteau, Teton CO
Mont
Madam
Boy
Margaret Sangster
Margaret ‘E. Sangster
Joseph B. Bowles
Madame Merri
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