Contagion Debate Flares Over Cancer Inoculation Case
Dr. Curtis reports a cancer case showing possible inoculation and asserts absorption of poison by the patient’s system. Dr. Burnette’s liver cancer improved under medicine but death came from exhaustion during a heat wave. The result could shift views on contagion and treatment, with a full technical report due in a medical journal.
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Benile
Roland D. Jones
G. Lenig
Bur
McBurney
Europe
France
Germany
Curtis
Berlin
Vienna
Koch
Virchow
California
Jones
Dr. Burnette
Burnette
New York Sun
Nets and nets making in the United States and abroad
The article notes six U.S. netting factories along the Atlantic coast and widespread use of factory made nets replacing domestic hand work. It details net types, lengths, depths, costs, and uses from fishing to horse nets, laundry nets, banners, and bird traps, citing examples in the Great Lakes and Atlantic coasts.
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Pacific
United States
Atlantic
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
North Carolina
Lake Gill
New York Sun
Saloon Keeper Fails in Counterclaim Over Impaired Health
A saloon keeper sued a patron for a liquor and cigar bill at Sturgeon Bay. The defendant counterclaimed for damages to health, alleging vile ingredients and cabbage leaves misrepresented as tobacco. The court ruled the patient must pay the doctor as he voluntarily took the medicine.
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Sturgeon Bay
Patroh
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Epitaph for Bridget on grave of Mana yunk family cook
A cook who served the Mana yunk family for five years died last week. The bereaved family has set a tombstone bearing the inscription Bridget, who departed this life Oct. 1, in the fifth year of her reign.
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Manayunk
Bridget
Philadelphia Record
Emperor William to Launch His Own Newspaper
The New York Telegram reports that Emperor William will publish a newspaper of his own and establish a beats field covering his activities. The move signals a direct media channel for official communications and public presence.
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William
New York Telegram
Emoluments of an Executioner from Old Paris Records
A London Lancet excerpt presents a grim price list for capital punishment in historic Paris. It details payments for acts from boiling and quartering to impaling and burning, including torture and mutilation, with per item charges reflecting the brutal judicial practices of the era.
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Paris
Nereus
London Lancet
Cheese as Soil for Microbes Says Scientist
A St. Louis Republic report explains that fresh cheese harbors about 90 000 distinct bacteria per gram, dropping to 80 000 after a week. Professor de Kahn notes cheese exposed after slicing can acquire more bacterial specimens than Earth has trees.
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de Kahn
St. Louis Republic
Salmon stranded on Sabbath spares by minister and farmer
A minister in Tweedsmuir found a salmon in shallow water on a Sabbath but could not take it, so he built a hedge of stones around it and planned to claim the prize the next day. An old farmer, unable to shave Friday night, refused to use any edged tool on the sacred day.
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Tweedsmuir
Kirk
Macmillan’s
Subtle Jab at Richelieu Sparks Palace Exchange
Fenelon tells Richelieu he saw the cardinal's portrait at the palace. Richelieu sneers if Fenelon asked for a subscription for a poor friend. Fenelon replies the picture was too much like him.
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Fenelon
Richelieu
A Great Lie Like a Fish on Dry Land Quote
A historical quote from Crabbe compares a great lie to a fish on dry land. It frets and causes frightful bother but cannot harm when one remains still, for it will die of itself.
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Crabbe
Plucky Maiden Fights Off Attacker As Mastiff Aids
Miss Ireland alone in her home fights a six foot, lame assailant who drags her toward the children. The dog sinks teeth in the scarf, she retrieves a musket and orders the man to flee toward Huntington. Local father and neighbors pursue. Mrs Ireland is hospitalized after the struggle.
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Miss Reland
Ligzie
Soh Jarvis
Philo Jarvis
Miser Ireland
Miss Ireland
Ireland
Jarvis
New York World
Mrs Langtry Necklace Sought After Thefts In New York
The New York Sun reports Mrs Langtry’s renowned diamond and turquoise necklace vanished after thefts. A New York jeweler, who reset her stones and later safeguarded much of America’s jewel wealth, buys many of her pictures to aid detectives.
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Birs. Langtry
New York
Amuriga
Bond Street
United States
Havock Survives Naval Maneuver as Coal Hero
During the late English naval maneuvers the Havock was the only torpedo boat destroyer to pull through without a breakdown. Other ships suffered machinery failures and had to port for repairs. Havock led in coal efficiency, burning 9 tons versus 13 for the next best ship.
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Havock
Madrid Journal Prints News On Cloth For Circulation
A Madrid journal experiments with cloth sheets printed with news using a soluble composition. Readers soak the fabric in water, then place it under a public fountain to reveal a printed message, turning the sheet into a disposable snowy handkerchief.
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Madrid
Publica
Oxford Establishes Socialist Club Led by Yorke Powell
The Oxford university socialist club is founded with Yorke Powell as president, succeeding the late Professor Fronde. William Morris, famed poet, is slated to give the inaugural address.
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Oxford University
Yorke Powell
Fronde
William Morris
New York Herald
The Old Policeman and the Electric Nap Hoax
A Chicago Times tale recounts a police officer named Brass Buttons sent to a remote post. To nap undetected he rigs an improvised alarm using an old clock and two live wires, planning a shock to wake him at duty time.
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Brass Buttons
Chicago Times
Colman Defends Oath Policy in Theatrical Revision
The English dramatist Colman told the House of Commons committee that he always expunged oaths from plays he revised. He admitted many oaths remain in his own comedies Heir at Law and John Bull though he disapproves of them. He said they disfigure scenes and injure humor and he would rather have omitted them. He defended his past work with the remark that he is glad to have made a good pudding despite bad plums.
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Colman
House of Commons
John Bull
New York Advertiser
Pen and ink critique echoes from Dr Holmes and Goethe
The New York Tribune recalls Mr Smalley quoting the late Dr Holmes who urged writers to value stationery, pens, and ink. He warned that fine thoughts die in birth from nib friction or muddy ink and praised smooth paper and a dependable pen as essential for imaginative writing.
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Dr. Holmes
Goethe
Mr. Smalley
New York Tribune
Holt and Wife Tensions Shape Doctor Rivalry Tale
In this vignette English Chief Justice Holt and his ailing wife clash in a troubled marriage. Holt enjoys the misfortune until his wife summons Dr. Radcliffe, who, motivated by spite, arrives promptly and saves her life, outwitting Holt’s demeanor and rivalries.
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Holt
Dr. Radcliffe
Joking Earth Odor Helps Buckland Trace Locale
In a tale about Dean Buckland a remark on his geological nose notes how on a dark night he dismounted, smelled earth and cried Uxbridge, pinpointing the locality. The anecdote accompanies a broader note on William Lilly the astrologer whose own marriage and costly suit are recalled.
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Dean Buckland
London
Buckland
Uxbridge
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Concord, Mass
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Cambridge
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