The Great White Plague and the Tuberculosis Serum Claim
An article discusses Dr. Frederick Franz Friedmann’s claim of an effective tuberculosis serum derived from turtle tissue. It notes his hesitance to release the serum to prevent misuse, cites ongoing societal factors in TB spread, and mentions historical death rates and improvements from ventilation and fresh air.
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Is There a Limit to Wireless Achievements
A reflection on wireless progress praises its rapid advances since discovery and highlights a December Christmas greeting from Mare Island to Washington via Arlington. The piece argues skeptics fail to foresee limits, citing Titanic rescues and future links, possibly to Mars, as evidence that no limit exists.
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Will Lower Living Costs From Panama Canal Savings
The Panama Canal will shorten Atlantic Pacific freight routes from over 14 000 miles to about 6000 miles cutting transit time by roughly four sevenths. Officials predict transportation cost reductions will ease the high cost of living nationwide and benefit the public.
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Pacific
New York
Oregon
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Horn
Uncle Sam
Schmell the skunk farmer visits Long Island party HQ
Before an election Schmell, a new farmer starting four miles east of town, enters the party headquarters and is warmly greeted by local leaders including inspector Seales and undertaker Graves. The scene shows a curious newcomer being asked for his name.
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Farmer uses boastful student as modern Hercules
A farmer hears his college son brag about being the strongest man in the college and the gym tests. The physical director calls him a modern Hercules. The father replies with a practical joke, offering to use his strength to lift the farm mortgage instead of returning to college.
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Pather
Mel
Lecturer Faces Rowdy Audience in Boston Transcript Quip
A Boston Transcript excerpt describes a lecturer annoyed by a man who keeps interrupting with questions. Another speaker shouts demanding the audience sit down while calling others asses. The lecturer, trying to restore order, urges one at a time as the crowd jostles.
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Boston Transcript
Vaudeville Topliner Mocks Senate Campaign Funds Probe
The vaudeville topliner quips that his next immutaton will be a muttation of the Senate Committee in Washington to enlist the public on the investigation of campaign funds. The stage then emptied into two minutes of darkness at Chicago Record.
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Washington
Chicago
Prune Jokes Highlight a Man with Poor Memory
A humorous exchange features a man with a poor memory asking about dates and another man with poor digestion replying that his boarding-house experiences leave him well acquainted with prunes. The quip plays on date and prune wordplay for comic effect.
Convict Leasing System Exposed in Southern History
A historical critique details the convict leasing system in the South, describing brutality, poverty wages, and systemic corruption. It notes contracts, blood money profits, and the high death rate in camps, with calls to abandon the practice as public sentiment shifts.
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Georgia
Arkansas
Sherman anti trust law in operation
The Supreme Court affirms the Patten cornering case, holding interstate commodity restraint as illegal. The decision, dissented by Chief Justice White, signals a crackdown on monopolistic finance and stock gambling across the nation.
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New York
James Patten
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Farm Simplex Record Promises Big Profits for Farmers
The advertisement offers a simple keeper for farm finances to track profits in livestock and crops, labor costs, and yields. It claims quick payback with minimal cost, citing a testimonial from E J Novak of Chicago and inviting readers to request information without obligation.
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