New Achievements Of Great Surgeons In Berlin Case
A Berlin operation by Dr Karl Garre grafted part of a mother’s thyroid to her child Lena Wolff’s pancreas to treat idiocy. The procedure aims to restart brain function via altered blood supply and is hailed as a potential medical milestone with Lena showing early signs of improved intellect.
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Karl Garre
Berlin
New York
Louis Wolff
Lena Wolff
Breslau University
Garre
Germany
Lena
Lena Wolf
Swale Vincent
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg
Canada
London Lancet
Minkowski
Mehring
Remarkable Surgeries Reported From Milan to Detroit
A Milan dispatch describes Dr Meda performing a heart access through the breast with three stitches after a fatal knife wound. In Washington surgeons grafted a Belgian hare membrane to the eyes of Wilton Heinard to restore sight. Pasadena contractor A McCartney survived his heart and lungs being exposed and repaired after a bicycle accident. A Stamford Hospital operation removed skull bone to relieve brain pressure in a boy with developmental deficiencies. Harper Hospital Detroit reports a dog leg bone transplant for a 12-year-old boy’s shin.
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Guthrie
Carrell
University of Chicago
Milan
Meda
Wilton Heinard
Washington
Episcopal Hye, Ear and
Heinard
Do. A. McCartney
Pasadena
J. T. Higgins
New York
Harper Hospital
Detroit
H. O. Walker
Photography as Art vs The Photographer’s Wizardry
A Providence Journal opinion lauds photography for artistic effect in portraits and even cow images. It argues skilled photographers transform subjects, adding perceived intellect and grace, challenging hand painting claims of no art in photography.
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Henry James
Providence Journal
Downfall of Biermng and Prohibition Candidate’s Speech
South Carolina gubernatorial candidate A C Jones denounces Russian terrorists as cruel. He recalls a boyhood anarchist Biermng who collapsed after a dog bit his ankle while leading a crowd, amid notes of violence and fear. Argentina Boers return home as funds wane.
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Biermiug
A. C. Jones
South Carolina
Columbia
Mr. Jones
Russia
Peter
Coronado March Monument Fund Reaches Public Goal
Several thousand dollars have been raised by public subscription for a monument to commemorate Coronado's march into New Mexico. The granite boulder from the Glorieta mountains will be polished on four sides and inscribed and erected at Las Vegas.
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Coronado
New Mexico
Glorieta Mountains
Las Vegas
Living Up to Wedding Presents and Home Comfort
The article argues couples should use wedding gifts daily to elevate home life rather than store them. It highlights silver and china as desirable, warns against vaulting security measures, and links present care to personal dignity, dress, and marital harmony.
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Joseph B. Bowles
Turbans in Styles Highlight Left-Side Plumes and Derby Crowns
The article surveys turban designs with left-side plumes, wing ribbons, or rosettes and notes many turbans are tilted or held by barrettes. It highlights military-inspired turbans with Derby crowns wrapped in gold, plus velvet hats and sailor hats trimmed with plaid ribbon or velvet.
Striped Tweeds Take Lead In This Winter School Wraps
Striped tweeds appear set to dominate winter wear for school wraps and ulster style coats among high school girls and college students. An imported coat for a 16 year old features natural toned stripes, plain back with a front side neck effect, pockets hidden by slits, and a mandolin sleeve with bias strapping.
Charm and Care Shape Youthful Appearance
Two women sit at a restaurant contrasting looks and age. The piece argues beauty is a duty and pleasure, urging proper grooming and healthy living to preserve vitality, hair, teeth, nails, skin, and style. It highlights care as a factor in beauty and social worth.
Sachet Bags for the Hair Perfume Advice
A local note advises using daintiest sachet bags to scent the hair and avoid shaking powder under the hair. It warns powder can reach the scalp, clog pores, and cause mischief. Place sachets where hair is puffed and cover with a roll of hair.
Labor-Saving Poaching Cups For Eggs Aid Home Cooks
New fall kitchen utensils let housewives poach eggs with steam in shallow cups inside a perforated lid. The round pan holds boiling water, heats cups, and seals with a top for two minutes cooking. Eggs come out firm centered yolk, no water soaking, priced under 50 cents for pan and six poachers.
Pleasures For The Invalid Gifts For Comfort And Ease
A magnet on a ribbon helps an invalid do needlework and recover dropped tools. A small bell ensures prompt aid, while brushing and washing offer comfort and better sleep. A field-glass and graphophone amuse, and a hand-mirror offers varied views to lift mood.
Shaping Bread Sticks Instructions from Fannie Farmer
Instructions from Fannie Merritt Farmer in Womens Home Companion detail bread stick shaping and baking. Ingredients include milk butter sugar salt yeast egg white and flour with steps for mixing rising kneading shaping and two stage baking for crisp dry sticks.
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Fannie Merritt Farmer
Dry Cleaning for Amateurs
Home dry cleaning gains popularity as gasoline becomes easy to obtain. Women treat gloves as a hobby and tackle silk blouses, mousseline de soie, crepe de chine, taffeta, jabots, scarves, and ties with gasoline. Renovating millinery and dress trimmings also offers a broad field for amateur workers.
Building a Ceiling Shelf for Preserves in Small Cellar
Space limits for pickles and preserves lead to an inexpensive drop shelf. An amateur carpenter can suspend four sturdy strips from rafters and attach a wide board as a ceiling shelf to keep jars safe, dry, and away from mice.
A Simple Fix for Rough Collar Edges
A practical tip advises rubbing the upper edge of a laundered collar with a cold finger to smooth rough scallops. The method avoids dampening the collar body and prevents neck scratching with careful smoothing.
Bleaching Linen with Cream of Tartar Solution
Handkerchiefs and towels may be bleached by washing as usual and then leaving them overnight in a solution of one half teaspoon of cream of tartar per quart of water.
Dead as a Herring Phrase Origins in Fishing Lore
The Sunday Magazine notes that observing a live herring outside water is nearly impossible since the fish dies instantly when removed from its native element. The saying Dead as a herring arose among fishermen as a descriptive expression.
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Sunday Magazine
Down on Newspaper English
A Louisville Courier Journal cartoon uses satire to argue that reforming language could criminalize phrases like weather for meteorological conditions. The piece critiques bureaucratic euphemisms and suggests stronger penalties for awkward wording.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
A Way Out Miss Innocence Letter Spelling Reform
Miss Innocence fears her mailed letter to Jack contains many misspelled words. Miss Experience suggests adopting spelling reform, easing potential embarrassment. Detroit Free Press records a light exchange on language and self correction with tongue in cheek humor.
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Miss Innocence
Jack
Detroit Free Press
Teetotaler Binkley Attends Afternoon Affairs
Chicago Record Herald notes Binkley’s penchant for attending afternoon social events with many women and describes him as a teetotaler.
Reassuring Him About His Poetic Son
A speaker asks a professor to use influence over his son who may become a poet. The professor reassures that there is no danger, downplaying concerns about poetry as a career choice.
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Washington Post
Remark on a South American revolutionary label
A Washington Star quotation contrasts life in South America with a view of a man deemed a mere mischief maker who rises to the dignity of a revolutionist. The remark suggests the impact of regional context on political roles.
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South America
Washington Star
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