Caruso Charity Story and Odd Egg Tale
The clip recalls Caruso giving freely to Sicily earthquake victims and a luncheon where an egg allegedly contained ten pieces of gold, which he refused to eat or discard, choosing to leave it for the poor. It also includes anecdotes about Dean's Kidney Pills and a former New York mayor's view that sweets aided his longevity.
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Carusco
Caruso
Sicily
Gifta
Rome
Roman Entertainment Committee
Smith Ely
New York City
Mr. Ely
Medico-Legal Journal
Albany
Washington
New York
Ely
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Maillard's
Haversup
Walker
Bangs
Boston Transcript
Short
Jokely
Pokely
Jokeley
Philadelphia Public Ledger
London
Biggs
Old Graspit
Diggs
Graspit
Chicago News
Harold
Mildred
Post Toasties Pearly White Corn Crackers Ad
A new dainty of pearly white corn by the makers of Postum and Grape-Nuts. Toasties are fully cooked rolled into thin wafers and toasted crisp and golden brown. Ready to eat direct from the box with cream or milk. Exquisite flavour and crisp tenderness appeal to epicures and invalids. Popular 10c, Large Family 15c, sold by grocers.
Views of veteran educator on school medical inspection
The article by George H. Martin argues that comprehensive medical inspection in schools is essential, noting Massachusetts found 81,000 vision defects and 22,000 hearing issues among 400,000 children. It calls for ongoing, systemic action beyond annual exams, urging schools to lead on health education and collaboration with medical professionals to prevent disease and improve welfare.
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Psychological Clinic
Lightner Witmer
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
George H. Martin
Boston
Massachusetts Board of Education
Martin
Massachusetts
Arteriosclerosis and the ageing body explained
A physician discusses the French adage on age and arteries. He explains arteriosclerosis as fibrous overgrowth of artery walls, starting in mutante vessels, leading to reduced blood flow, tissue repair by fibrous tissue, and eventual calcification. Wear and tear and lifestyle factors in youth contribute to early arterial hardening.
Advise on Arteriosclerosis and Health Habits From Youth's Companion
The text warns that worry and chronic poisoning, including lead poisoning, contribute to arteriosclerosis. It urges moderation in all things to prevent the condition and recommends medical examinations every six months for aging individuals to detect early arteriosclerosis and intervene with proper diet, drugs, and regimen.
Bad Parrot A Prisoner In Park After Arrest
Essex County Park Commission in Newark holds a profane parrot arrested after a branch Brook Park incident. Sergeant Wilson climbed a tree to retrieve the bird amid a crowd as the parrot swore and resisted, awaiting the owner to claim the animal.
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Parrot
Essex County Park Commission
Newark
New York Times
Wilson
Branch Brook Park
Bonehead
Part
Love of Money Not Platonic, Says Homegrown Philosopher
A Washington Herald quote features a local thinker debating money worship. He challenges the idea that most people revere wealth and notes money’s love is rarely purely spiritual, offering a cautious view on material fixation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Herald
Women judge a man by his grave upkeep, not wives
The piece notes that women dismiss a man with multiple wives if he maintains neat graves. It contrasts this stance with accusations from others, labeling those quick to blame as chicken-hearted. The tone reflects social judgments about gender and respectability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoward Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
Prose Jokes and Quips From Classic Newspapers
A collage of humorous lines from newspapers including Chicago Daily News New York Globe Vogue Philadelphia Ledger Success Punch Chicago News and more. The items feature wry dialogue on debts gas stoves lightning self denial lawyers gasps and quaint misunderstandings across varied figures.
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Nero
Chicago Daily News
New York Globe
Becate
Frank
Vogue
Smithers
Joan
Chicago News
Cleveland
Parvenue
Philadelphia Record
Spring Poetry and Poetic Ads in a 19th Century Page
A collage of light verse on spring motifs contrasts with urban ads and humorous snippets. It includes brief mock poems about radishes and beans, a foot care ad for Allen's Foot-Ease, a rainy day joke, and assorted quips from magazines and newspapers, ending with a biblical debate gag from a Chicago Tribune exchange.
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Newark Evening News
Allen
Fred
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
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Fourth St. Marion
Ind
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Foster-Milburn Co
N. X
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St. Paul
St. James
K. Mowatt
Chicago Tribune
Dodds
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