What a Physician Says About It Steps Toward a Cure
George Edward Hopkins M D in New York Herald reviews morphine addiction risks and cure steps. He cites Professor Ball of Paris, warns against physician misuses, urges restraint and seclusion, outlines nursing care, diet and milk, and emphasizes careful monitoring during abstinence to avoid collapse.
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United States
Ball
Paris University
Professor Ball
George Edward Hopkins, M
New York Herald
Paradise on Earth in Honolulu as Dream City
A quoted reflection from the Edinburgh Ladies' Journal praising Honolulu as a perfect earthly paradise. It describes the city as a place of rest with a dreamlike populace and a steady flow of news from distant lands via arriving steamers, suggesting long, healthy living for residents.
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Honolulu
Edinburgh Ladies’ Journal
The Jackal and the Lion Folklore Sketch
A jackal meets a hunter in the forest and denounces a lion as a liar thief robber ghoul and murderer. When asked why the jackal claims the lion abused him not, the jackal explains the feud stems from social disdain and resentment of birth status. The moral: many slanders arise from envy and class tension.
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Detroit
Free Presa
Wise arguing with the stubborn risks futility
The piece warns that arguing with the stubborn is wasteful as they resist change until convinced. Once they finally accept, the arguments may be unused or ineffective, leaving ideas rusty and untested in practice.
Washington Fad of Wintering Draws Back in Disdain
Max Eliot in Boston Herald notes that fashionably living in Washington this season proves brief and vexatious. A Newport and Paris circle aligned with a Washington stay experiences servant woes, late meals, and social strain, leading to an abrupt departure after two months.
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Washington
Newport
Bar Harbor
France
Italy
London
Congress
South
Max Eliot
Boston Herald
Will Aluminum End Iron Age Says Judge In Conversation
In a discussion with Judge Tompkins, Mr. Chamberlain argues iron mines may be abandoned as aluminum becomes cheaper to extract from red clay. He notes aluminum strength three times that of steel, lightness, lack of tarnish, and long life, with historic references to Napoleon and silver eagles. The piece, cited from the Atlanta Constitution, envisions a future where aluminum replaces iron.
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Louis Napoleon
Napoleon
France
Atlanta Constitution
New Stock Car Idea Aims At Humane Travel For Livestock
A stockman in Globe-Democrat describes a new stock car design tested near St. Charles. The open box car uses a heavy slanted floor for drainage, a water tank on top with troughs fed by a crank, and hay racks with sliding gates for feeding and watering. The system promises better air, water, and feeding access for cattle and horses during journeys.
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St. Charles
Humane Society
Globe-Democrat
Remarkable Relief Effort On Randall's Island
A historical note recalls Mrs. Cornelius Du Bois rescuing twenty blind children from Randall's Island, caring for them and restoring sight in seventeen within a year, contrasting with later efforts against contagion. It also mentions M Dubus Bonnet’s glass cloth, and a honey harvest estimate requiring 62,000 clover heads and 3,750,000 bee visits for one pound of honey.
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Cornelius du Bois
Randall’s Island
New York Press
Bermuda Accounts Settled Annual Payments Due June Thirtieth
The Bermudas practice settling accounts once a year with payments typically fixed for June thirtieth.
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Bermudas
Blonde and Brunette Beauty Types in Contemporary Notes
A New York Star column catalogs leading female beauty types with descriptions of blondes brunettes and intermediates. It contrasts skin tones eye color and hair, remarks on the blonde cendree, and offers tongue in cheek health tips including facial gin baths.
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Womin
Cendree
Brune
New York Star
Pope Leo XIII and the Guard of Rome in Pace and Policy
The pope engages with his young guard to stay connected with city life and public works. He praises the Guard for activity and cites Count Soderini as a model of learning and public spirit, noting his pamphlets on Vatican relations and major questions with Italy and powers.
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Als Guarda
Leo XII
Vatican
Leo XIII
Count Soderini
Leo Nit
Holy See
Italy
Rome
Chicago Times
Triumphs of Modern Chemistry in Ruby Forgeries
The New York Sun reports on a Paris decision over artificial rubies created by fusing lead glass with chromium. The Paris diamond syndicate ruled these stones must be sold as artificial and demanded $200,000 refunded for stones misrepresented as natural rubies. Kunz praised their color though less brilliant than fine rubies.
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M. Dubus Bonnet
Lille
France
New York Star
Paris Syndicate of Diamonds and Precious Stones
Paris
Kunz
Academy of Science
Europe
New York Sun
Carefulness In Qid Age Warns Against Sudden Strain
A medical man likens an old man to an aging wagon, noting light loading and careful use can extend life, while heavy strain can ruin it. He cites that many reach age 50 to 70 free from major pains, yet warns against shocks such as illness, anger, or improper medicine that may end a useful life quickly.
Indigestion Headache Treated By Soda, Pepsin Mentioned
Dr S F Landrey notes headaches from indigestion and gas are cured by soda or Bondault's pepsin when not accompanied by aphasia or incoordination. A quarter teaspoon in water, repeated if needed, calms the glare and pain. Hot water or pepsin may help. A Manchurian traveler reports Manchus worship disease, especially smallpox, as an idol.
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Bondault
S. F. Landrey
Popular Science News
Fish species blind in deep sea regain eyes in shallow water
Seven varieties examined by naturalists on the Challenge expedition are found totally blind in the deep sea, yet possess eyes when living in shallow water. The report notes the surprising adaptation and habitat contrast observed by explorers.
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Arkansaw
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