The Cure That Was Not The Cure
Professor Alpheus Woods pursues a radical test to cure criminal instinct by cranial operation on burglar Robert Tyler. Doris Hemingway pleads for love, Tyler disappears with loot, years pass, and Woods encounters the couple again at a western revival, discovering Tyler now married and living plainly.
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Doris Hemingway
Alpheus Woods
Professor Woods
Woods
Robert Tyler
Tyler
Doris
F Woods
Rocky Mountains
4Sobert Tyler
Wil Br. Woods
Transformation through love and devotion remembered
Professor Woods reconnects with Robert Tyler as Tyler recounts his journey from failed medical reform to a drastic life change. Tyler explains his first unsuccessful operation, years of misery, and recovery spurred by Doris and a Westward move. He credits love and his child for his transformation.
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Woods
Tyler
Robert Tyler
Professor Woods
Doris
Old Rothschild Bank Building Still Stands in Frankfurt
The Frankfort Rothschild bank building, unused since 1901 and later given to the city, remains with its former offices, conference room, and an immovable iron safe whose eight-letter combination keyhole holds a lost magic word. Baroness Mathilde, Wilhelm’s widow, donated the structure two years ago.
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Rothschild
Frankfort-on the-Main
Fahrstrasse
Max Osborn
Vossische Zeitung
Baron Wilhelm Rothschild
Mathilde
Wilhelm
Frankfort Rothschilds
Baron Wilhelm
Mayer Karl
Blunders and misprints in famous Bible editions
A compact note cites two grammatical slips in Mark 8 27 and Proverbs 27 3 and mentions famed Bible misprints that lent their names to editions like the Vinegar Bible the Wicked Bible and the Whig Bible. It also recalls puns and a bold Isaiah misprint noted by Prof W L Phelps in Seribner's.
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Petrus
Lord
Prof
W. L. Phelps
Seribner’s
Mistletoe in Britannica Says Tree Hosts and Bird Spread
Britannica notes mistletoes parasitize both deciduous and evergreen trees, most abundant on apples in England and rarely on oaks. Birds spread seeds by wiping beaks on bark, and much mistletoe used at Christmas in England comes from Normandy apple orchards and Herefordshire sources.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
England
Normandy
Herefordshire
Passed Over Bonanza In The Isthmus Of Panama
The passage notes that many 1849 gold seekers who failed in California continued north through the Isthmus of Panama and along the Winding Snake River, unaware that oil would later be found beneath those lands. It references the fate of less successful miners and the surprise of future resource discoveries.
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California
Mexico
Panama
Pacific
Honor in Installments for a Double Doctorate
Church officials sought a Doctor of Divinity for their pastor and sent a letter to a diplomat asking for terms. The price was twice what the church could pay, so a second letter proposed buying one doctorate now and the other when funds allowed.
Papal Triple Crown Explained in Symbolic Crown
The triple crown is described as a gold cloth tiara with three coronets and a gold cross, topped by precious stones and pearls. It carries three royal diadems and lacks an inscription, with a symbolic meaning denoting the pope’s authority over the church militant, expectant and triumphant.
Service Mrs McGee Avoids Damp Sheets in Hotel
A caretaker consults a new maid about damp sheets in a hotel, the maid replies they can spritz them if desired, as hotel management oversees the room condition.
Carmel Myers Celebrated Screen Vamp of Many Pictures
Carmel Meyers acclaimed as a leading screen vamp known for beauty and acting. She has appeared in a number of important pictures and earned admirers for her splendor and talent.
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Carmel Myers
Miss Myers
Red Light Leads In Signaling Says Bureau Study
The Bureau of Standards in the Department of Commerce reports red light tops all colors for signaling and visibility. It cites its use in railroads, highways, theaters, and fire exits as justified for guiding crowds to safety. Green, yellow, and blue rank behind red in visibility.
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Bureau of Standards
Department of Commerce
National Safety Council
Providence Journal
Man Long Has Sought Dominion of the Air
Royal Society records from London 1670 describe a flying device by M Besnier a smith with four folding wings moved by hand and leg action. Debates questioned arm strength and favored spring driven machines or wheeled chariots to carry a person through the air.
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Royal Society
London
England
Hooke
M. Besnier
Montreal Star
Afr
Henshatwe
Ivy on walls helps keep houses dry and warm
Ivy on sound walls, with leaves acting as tiny umbrellas, shields most rain from the wall and promotes dryness and warmth. The tiny amount absorbed by ivy rootlets barely alters evaporation, and a fair growth on sound walls reduces corrosive atmospheric action.
Mutiny Charge Mistakenly Filed In Daring Confusion
An officer learns Private King faces mutiny charges but the corporal confesses the term was misapplied. In the tense moment the mutiny claim is corrected to insubordination, revealing a spelling error in the arrest record and a mix up in court procedures.
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King
Heat Kills Germs Radiant Heating Advocated
Prof Leonard Twill told a London Zoological Society meeting that radiant heat helps caged animals fight tuberculosis. He warned hot-water pipes, while economical, do not provide all the benefits of sunlight and domestic coal fires, and that central heating is not the healthiest heating despite its excellence.
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Leonnard Twill
London Zoological Sociery
Sweden
Russia
United States
Chiropractic Adjustments Reduce Neck Swelling News
A medical note describes thyroid nerve supply deficiency causing surface swelling or inward strangulation with impaired sight. It states chiropractic spinal adjustments remove nerve interference and restore gland function, citing cases of up to five inches neck reduction after three months of treatment.
The King Rewards Otto With Simple Living
Otto, a poor peasant, saves a royal rider and earns service at a palace. He uncovers a treacherous plot by an attendant and aids the king to defeat a rival fleet. Though offered high rank, Otto prefers a cottage and garden, finding happiness in humility.
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Otto
Kry
San
Lfe
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Production of Tea in China Varieties and Planting
Tea plants are cultivated in two varieties Thea Kohea and others in Kwang-Tung Fu-Klen and Che-Kiang provinces. Plantations use deep rich loam on low hilly slopes not low lands. Leaves are gathered three times in April May and when leaves are nearly formed. The first gathering yields the finest tea but injures the plant.
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China
Kwang-Tung
Fu-Klen
Che-Kiang
Color Blindness The Safety Factor in Signals
Color blindness affects 3 to 4 percent of men and under 1 percent of women. The condition cannot be cured and may impair the ability to observe red and green railway and marine signals, a risk to public safety in transportation.
Storks in Great Britain and Telephones Compared
A Welsh lad was attacked by a blown-in stork believed from Holland. Storks breed rarely in Britain, currently only at Kew Gardens with nine pairs. The nests imitate a coronation bonfire design between two elm trees. A series of misfortunes followed, including a nestling’s death and a family drowning in a thunderstorm. When crowded, storklets are sent to other districts. New York City has two and a half times as many telephones as Paris and three and a half times as many as London.
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Holland
British Isles
Kew Gardens
Edward
New York City
Paris
London
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