Lightest Corkwood Tree Stretches From Florida to Missouri
The corkwood or Leitheria floridana grows in swampy southeastern Missouri, Florida coasts, and Arkansas borders. Its wood weighs less than cork yet is tougher, with specific gravity around .207 for the wood and .151 for roots, making it the lightest known wood. The article also notes rival European armies and small nations like Andorra and San Marino for contrast.
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Appalachicola
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Ark
William Trelease
Missouri Botanical Garden
Nipher
St. Louis
Tampa Bay
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Sargent
The Laundry Queen and the Kentuckian
Medical student David Brock of Lexington befriends Higby, a reckless companion, after both fall for a stunning 18 year old laundry girl. Brock earns respect by restraint while Higby’s ardor leads to change, church sighting, and a shift in the pair’s dynamic at Bush medical college.
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Lexington
Bush Medical College
Brock
Lazarus
Lucifier
Higby
Bush College
Chicago
Higby Wedding Reveals Brother as Groom at Louisville Reception
In a college uproar Higby marries a society girl and Brock, the rival, is revealed as best man and bridegroom’s sister. A surprise wedding scene in Louisville leaves professors and students guessing until Brock proclaims Mrs Higby is his sister.
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Louisville
Higby
Old Brock
Hatfield
Microscope advances and their cures through the ages
A historical view credits the microscope with transforming medicine from mere life study to disease control. Improvements by Zeiss and related tools pushed germ theory, antiseptic surgery, and antitoxin, while new electrical and radiation techniques promise tissue effects and healing in skin diseases.
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John Trowbridge
Atlantic
Zeiss
Big Fish Eat Little Fish in Sea War Between Storm and Forest
Sailors in the Bay of Bengal spot an overturned tree drifting at sea. Fishes, three to nine inches long, swim among leafless branches while dolphins circle outside and sharks wait nearby for an easy meal.
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Bay of Bengal
Oriental Croesus Tagore to Miss Coronation in London
An account from the London Chronicle notes Sir Joteendra Tagore cannot attend the London coronation and will be represented by a nephew. Tagore, a major eastern Indian figure, is famed for wealth charity arts patronage and leadership in the British India Association with hereditary maharajah status.
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Life as stewardship guides a simple, rewarding path
The article argues life set as stewardship is simpler and more rewarding than self focus. Devoting a year to God's service brings disciplined use of time, freedom from regret, and inner peace. Christ warns against prioritizing cares of life over the kingdom, stating you cannot serve both God and Mammon.
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Clever Pussy Outwits Dog In Street Standoff
A cat sits on a stoop facing a snarling dog. The cat remains calm while the dog circles and barks. When a distraction draws the dog’s attention, the cat escapes over a wall, proving sharper and more daring than the dog.
Reverend Cartwright Rebukes Idle Boys for Sunday Rest
The famed pioneer Methodist circuit rider Reverend Peter Cartwright scolds two youths seen fishing on a stream bank on a fine spring day. He reminds them of the fourth commandment about labor on six days and rest on one, noting their Sunday breaking behavior.
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Peter Cartwright
Peter
Courteous Harrisburg Youth Earns Panama Hat Honor
A Harrisburg youth at a state convention helped two deaf delegates stay informed, earning thanks and a handsome Panama hat after the event. The befriended delegates relied on his notes to follow proceedings and vote intelligently.
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Panama
Dr. King's New Life Pills For Dyspepsia Relief
Often tired organs send distress signals through dyspepsia pains nausea dizziness headaches and liver and bowel troubles. Dr King's New Life Pills are gentle thorough and guaranteed to cure sold at J H Mercer and A Kleim drug stores. July 2 4-w.
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Dr. King
J. H. Mercer
Buckled tortoise shell hair buckles with diamond dust
A description of hair buckles made from blonde tortoise shell worn on a comb. The long bent buckle edges are powdered with diamond dust.
Contradiction less common in honest, consistent minds
A reflection that those who aim for honesty tend to contradict themselves far less often than those who strive for rigid consistency. The statement suggests self-deception arises more from forcing coherence than from genuine belief.
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm Offers Nasal Relief At 75 Cents
In reply to inquiries, Ely's Liquid Cream Balm is described as the liquid form of the classic remedy for nasal catarrh. It cleanses and heals membranes without drying or sneezing and suits patients who have trouble inhaling. Priced at 75 cents including spraying tube, available at druggists or by mail from Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street, New York.
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New York
Six Italian music books found in French college once owned by Louis XIV
Six books of Italian music once said to belong to Louis XIV have been discovered in a French provincial college. The find highlights royal taste in early music and could shed light on 17th century patrons.
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Louis XIV
Understanding Lightning Formation and Electric Pressure
The passage explains how tiny water droplets in forming clouds acquire electrical charge as they coalesce. As droplets merge, capacity grows slower than charge, yielding enormous voltages capable of spanning distances up to a mile.
New King's Discovery Cures Severe Lung Trouble
Mrs Louis Cragg of Dorchester Massachusetts credits Dr King s New Discovery for a complete cure after years of misery from a severe lung trouble and obstinate cough. The ad promises relief for coughs colds throat and lung trouble with guaranteed cures and trial bottles free priced at 50c and 1.00 by J H Mercer and D A Kleim.
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Louis Cragg
Dorchester
Mass
Dr. King
J. H. Mercer
D. A. Kleim
Golfites A Queer Lot Remembered By A Brakeman
A Philadelphia Record reminiscence describes golf players as a queer lot who gather in the baggage car and critique new clubs with the same zeal as boys with a baseball bat. The scene portrays them as serious and a bit lunatic in their earnestness.
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Philadelphia Record
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