Seasickness cure via absorbing reading devised by U Chicago professor
A University of Chicago professor advocates using an engrossing detective story to prevent seasickness during ocean travel. He says concentration on a novel, especially a suspenseful tale, keeps minds off waves and fear, a method his students report as successful. The idea has sparked mixed reactions among faculty.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Europe
Divinity School
Holy Land
New Wireless Tested in Aeroplane Apparatus
A new wireless apparatus for use in aircraft was successfully tested. The instruments were deployed at the United States aeronau tical preserve headquarters and in an office at 59 Fifth Avenue. Messages were transmitted back and forth through firewall barriers separating the keys.
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New York
United States Aeronautical Preserve
Fifth Avenue
Rat Crusade Nets 260 000 Rodents Killed in London
Rat catchers told the Tendring district council meeting that 260 000 rodents were killed in the crusade sparked by fear of cholera. The drive is described as a major public health effort in London.
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London
Tendring
Rubber tuning fork lecture entertains Royal Institution audience
London notes Prof Silvanus Thompson describes a lecture aimed at children as he recalls grown up listeners like Lord Halsbury. He demonstrates an experiment with liquid air frozen in a rubber tube that, when struck, emits a clear vibrating tone like a tuning fork.
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London
Silvanus Thompson
Royal Institution
Lord Halsbury
India
Hatpin Law Proposed in Gotham to Guard Hats
New York City moves to ban hatpins that protrude more than half an inch from the crown under a forthcoming aldermen ordinance. Violations carry a fine up to 50 dollars for women whose hatpins are not suitably guarded.
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Gotham
New York
New York City
Board of Aldermen
Demoralized Hay Workers and Juvenile Horse Bets
London youths, earning little, abandon meals and fares to bet on horse races. Touts and gutter usurers exploit boys across warehouses, driving debt and ruin as a penny betting system traps a generation in a harsh composite handicap.
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London
T. H. Manners Howe
The
Graphic
Mr. Howe
Cure for infant eczema praised in Cuticura remedy testimonial
Mrs H E Householder of Baltimore testifies that Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment cured her baby’s excruciating eczema after months of failed medical care. She notes the illness began at 4 weeks old, caused severe sores, and left no scars after treatment, with her child now thriving.
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Eczema
Cuthura
Cutiura
H. E. Householder
Wilhelm St
Baltimore, Md
How Pat Proved It
An Irishman in India feigns bad eyesight to get home. He asks the doctor to verify, and when asked to prove it he notices a nail on the wall and declares he cannot see it, illustrating his supposed poor vision in a humorous exchange from the Chicago Tribune.
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Pat
India
Chicago Tribune
Allens Foot Ease and Other 19th Century Ads
A collage of short advertising blurbs including USE ALLENS FOOT-EASE antiseptic powder for shoes to ease feet and aid walking. Offers free trial address Allen S. Olmstead Leltoy NY. Mentions Buckwheat Flour fresh supply at grocers. Mentions Garfield Ton herbal product. Includes a wry line about a black sheep in a family.
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Allens
Allen S.olmstead
Leltoy
N.Y
Chief End of Man Question Provokes Sharp Class Reply
A Brooklyn Sunday school scene prompts a pupil to answer that the chief end of man is to glorify God and annoy him forever. The remark follows a discussion on sermon length and depth.
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Brooklyn
No Crew Stranger Search Reveals Only Architecht Sketch
A citizen explains to a stranger that they only have the general location and street name for a friend’s building project. The stranger mentions nothing more definite besides the architect’s drawing of the planned structure.
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Building
Archltecht
Puck
And In the Meanwhile Lady and Tramp Dialog
A comic exchange notes a long absence from work and the absence of a reference from the employer who is long dead. The vignette captures a humorous social moment about employment and reputations in London.
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Yessum
London
Revealed Knicker-Why do you think the burglar was a married man
A brief humorous exchange about a burglar and a marriage based on a misheard time. Becker quips that the thief said 12 instead of 3 when asked the hour, implying domestic routine.
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Knicker
Becker
In Boston Mrs Beans How rapidly Emerson grows
Mrs Beans how rapidly Emerson grows says Harper's Bazar with playful chatter about young Emerson maturing into quicker traits and short specs soon.
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Boston
Beans
Emerson
Cod—y
Harper's Bazar
Great Home Eye Remedy and Eye Salve Ad
An old time ad touts Pettit's Eye Salve for all eye diseases and quick relief. It promotes Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo New York and urges readers to stay well with Garfields tonic. It ends with a curious question about a pearl in a church fair oyster.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
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