Eyes and sports: safe sight for champions and fans
The article argues that eyesight and eye safety are crucial to success in major sports and to enjoying games. It cites Babe Ruth and Selen Wills as examples, notes athletes who wear glasses, and explains first aid steps for eye injuries including cleanliness rest and professional medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Grant Rawn
Babe Ruth
Selen
David Resnick
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Babe ‘Teuth
Tielen Wills
Bill Wilden
Jaeck Dempsey
Bobby Jones
Lee Meadows
Vic Sorrell
Detroit Tigers
Toporcher
MacFayden
Chick Hafey
St. Louis Cardinals
Mark Koenig
Detroit
New York City
Yankees
Tafey
Koenig
Watson Washburn
Willie McFarlane
Westchester County
New York
United
Old Myth Telling of Animals Theft of Fire
A myth explains how animals stole fire from pine trees on the Grande Ronde river. Beavers hid, coal rolled to the willows and birches, and rubbing sticks now yields fire from those woods.
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Grande Ronde
Ain
Botanic Garden Origins in Washington D C
The Botanic Garden in Washington was founded by the Columbian Institute and later supported by an 1820 congressional grant. Early plans tied to George Washington and pardons in the locality surface, with improvements finally funded after a swampy, malarial tract prompted a $5,000 congressional appropriation. The true start traces to Wilkes expeditions and subsequent developments.
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Botanic Garden
Washington
Columbian Institute For the Promotion of Arts and Sciences
Congress
George Washington
The
Wilkes
Insists Lower Animals Know Little About Pain
A London zoology expert argues pain is relative and that lower animals lack true suffering. He likens pain to a burglar alarm guiding reflex actions and asserts lobsters or machines feel no real hurt.
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Wuarold Jackson
Zoological Department of London University
Verse excerpt quoted from Wordsworth appears in 1931 text
A fragment from a 1931 Western Newspaper Union item quotes William Wordsworth praising wisdom and gratitude in daily life. The line praises gathering wisdom from every flower and waking the heart to pleasant gratitude.
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William Wordsworth
Varied Luncheon Menu and French Potato Soup
A luncheon menu outlines creamed Finnan haddie with green peppers baked in crumbs, using tuna or other fish as alternatives. It also features French Potato Soup with onions browned in butter, boiled potatoes, hot milk, and jelly from leftover fruit to make jam and a suggested orange nuts twist for a tasty economy.
General Day Crashes Thunder with Silent Command
In 1888 at the territorial capitol, Isaac Day known as General Day dozes through court. A deafening thunderclap jolts the building and the judge awakens, raps the floor with his staff, commands silence, and the court erupts in laughter per the Detroit Free Press.
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Michigan
Supreme Court
Territorial Capitol
Isaac Day
Ile
Detroit Pree Press
Ancient English Oak Cowthourpe Oak Records Vast Size
The Montreal Family Herald notes the Cowthourpe oak near a Roman road by Wetherby as England’s oldest. It reportedly dates about 1600 years, once housed 100 children, measured 60 feet around and 48 feet high in 1842 with a 50 foot main branch, now only gaunt limbs survive though spring leaves return.
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England
Montreal Family Herald
Wetherby
Eskimos live across Alaska and coast regions
Eskimo communities inhabit Nome and extend along Alaska's coast from the Seward Peninsula to the Alaska peninsula and beyond to Canada and Greenland in the northeast, forming one of the thickest population areas on the coast.
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Nome
Seward Peninsula
Alaska
Canada
Alaska Peninsula
Greenland
Photographic Fact: Brunettes Photograph Better Than Blonds
The note claims brunettes are easier to photograph than blondes. It discusses shadows and dark tones, stating blends into each other and less contrast for lighter hair eyes and skin with the camera.
Flag star pattern shows Taft order of states
The document lists the star arrangement in the U S flag issued by President Taft with two added stars. It details the 48 states in a grid from Delaware to Arizona and explains the sequence used for the star field beginning in the upper left corner.
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Taft
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Georgia
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maryland
Indiana
Mississippi
Milnais
Alabma
Maine
Missouri
Arkansas
Michigan
Florida
Texas
Tewi
Wisconsin
California
Minnesota
Oregon
Wyinsis
West Virginia
Nevada
Nebraska
Colorado
North Dakota
South Dakoua
List of Active Members in League of Nations
The League of Nations now lists members including Albania Australia Chile China Colombia Cuba Denmark Ethiopit Germany Great Britain Japan Netherlands New Zealand Norway Panama Persia Peru Poland Sweden Sweden Uruguay Yugoslavia and more. Nations not in the dengue include Afghanistan Brazil Mexico Turkey and the United States of America.
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League of Nations
Tere
Albania
Gentian
Australia
Belehans
Buteuria
Cumaida
Chile
China
Colombia
Cuba
Crechostovilkia
Denmark
Comintern
Repoir- Wiesthon
Ethiopit
Inked
Pree
Germany
Great Britain
Treeca
Guatema Er Tas Handurs
Thimigary
Tidia
Merpt
the Tit Ji
Nord
Mexica
Seaviet Hissin
Turkey
United States of America
Baby whales hatch at Budapest Zoo in incubator
A Budapest Zoo correspondent reports four baby whales hatched and swimming in a sand-water pool inside an incubator. The new births come as the Balaton area may be too small to harbor four young whales and their yacht clubs.
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Turhe
Lothan Sundiyhe
Budapest
Witer
Vinngury
London
Doctor Griffit Evans Given Freedom of the City
Years ago a virulent disease killed Wiglish horses. Doctor Griffit Evans made blood tests and found the cause, but army authorities discredited him. Now at ninety five he is honored with the freedom of the city for his invaluable work.
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Griffit Evans
Duthea
House
War Office
Tangor
Wiles
Photographing Wills Sparks Legal Debate
Legal circles raise concerns over a government step to photograph all wills amid an innovation experiment. A dark room and specialist setup were used in the United States to produce durable images, claimed to outlive copies kept by lawyers.
Sweet Revenge Transcript Note
Quote from Loston about last year’s bees producing little honey yet delivering sting to two duns. Transcript notes a casual exchange focusing on humor and pest harassment.
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Loston
Tit for Tat Sparks in Pathfinder Magazine
An unclear dialogue fragment shows Mrs Nagger it and Mr Nagger clashing over marriage plans. The excerpt suggests a sour exchange from a Pathfinder Magazine page, with characters exchanging pointed remarks about commitment.
Feel 160 Percent Younger with Fellows' Syrup
A vintage health ad promotes Fellows' Syrup as a tonic to restore energy appetite and sleep, claiming immediate improvement after a few doses and urging readers to ask their druggist for the genuine product.
Explosives Navigate City Limits Amid Shipping Contests
Indianaapolis News describes dynamite handling in Piklaurt, where nearby towns ban unloading and city authorities enforce strict removal to a distant site within 48 hours. The piece notes a large operation center and transit company duties under regulatory pressure.
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Piklaurt
Win
Sout West
Kitisis
Lintis
Duis
Qadias
Ours
Indianaapolis News
Doss challenges stenographer over filing cabinet accuracy
A tense scene unfolds as The Doss questions a stenographer about locating documents. The young woman responds with a terse line and a garbled reply about her task.
Doctor Promises Sleep Aid With Unusual Claims
A fragment from the Daily News reports on a doctor offering a medicine claimed to induce deep sleep. The ad style wording critiques the product and hints at patient discomfort with the proposal. No clear medical evidence or approval is provided in the readable text.
Gallant Pretty Gink Shoes Wish Scene
A garbled dialogue fragment centers on a courteous clerk and a speaker seeking footwear. The exchange hints at a light humor tone and casual, quirky banter without clear context or outcome. No longer readable narrative or event details are specified.
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Helen Wills
Lie "McFarlane
Western Newspaper Union
Were Meynet
Canute
Michigan Court Crier
Fellows Syrup
Flit
Laer
Mose
Parker
Druggista
Hiscox Chem
Prtehogue
N.Y
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Bozeman, Mont
Billings
Doss
Chitaca Daily News
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