Typhus Crisis in Servia Spurs U S Relief Effort
War torn Servia faces devastating typhus, famine, and disease with 60,000 soldiers and civilians dead. Dr. Edward W. Ryan and Dr. William H. Welch warn of spread to Europe and the United States. Mme Slajke Grouiteh travels to Chicago to raise funds for peasant rehabilitation and farm implements. American doctors study Mexico 1900 to learn transmission and control while General Gorgas plans action with the Rockefeller Foundation.
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Servia
Edward W. Ryan
American Red Cross
United States
William H. Welch
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Europe
Welch
London
Mme
Slayke Grouiteh
Mme. Grouiteh
Chicago
Servis
Red Cross
Mexico City
William Crawford Gorgas
Mexico
Sister Republic
EB. P. Magruder
J. F. Donnelly
General Gorgas
Rockefeller Foundation
Good Taste as Inward Judgment Defines Beauty
The passage argues taste is a form of judgment not based on reasoned comparison but instant perception. It likens taste to an immediate insight that blends sweetness and bitterness, naming it a perception of universal beauty. It claims true taste discovers nature's image with faithful passion, guiding aesthetic discernment.
Baseball Gossip and Legends From the Diamond Notebook
Charley Herzog of the Cincinnati Reds is portrayed as too independent to be a successful major league manager. The column cites his wealth and fixed finances as a reason for independence, noting a Maryland form and past financial troubles, then rising to wealth. It also mentions Texas one armed outfielder Dick Hooper, Ty Cobb’s stance on stolen bases, Marty O’Toole’s big league comeback effort, and a tale about Lajoie and Jacobson observing a supposed weakness.
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Herzog
Charley Herzog
Cincinnati Reds
Wolves
Charley
Garry Herrmann
Maryland
Watr
Old Town
Herneg
Cincinnati
Texas
University of Texas
Dick Hooper
Hooper
Cobb
Ty Cobb
Malsel
Milin
Sin of David in Bathsheba case in lesson commentary
The study recounts King David's grievous sin with Bathsheba and Uriah, the defiance of sacred home sanctity, and the prophet Nathan's rebuke. It notes divine displeasure, the consequences borne by David and Israel, and the need for penitence despite royal status.
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David
Bathsheba
Uriah
Joab
Jerusalem
Israel
Abigail
Nabal
Nathan
Davitt
God
LIFE IN A SUBMARINE HOW CREW BREATHS UNDERWATER
A description of submarine life detailing periscope visibility, safety limits if the scope is damaged, and the craft’s design. It explains conning tower crew space, bow quarters for ten men, galley, ventilation, and air circulation through cooling and oxygenating devices to provide breathable air during submerged operations.
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Bretthy
The Third Napoleon Portrait by John Hay
A Harper's fragment features John Hay's vivid portrait of Napoleon II. The description paints him as short and stocky with a crablike gait, a pale tallow complexion, a nervous mustache, and a phlegmatic, oak-like stillness when on a throne or horse.
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John Hay
William Roscoe Thayer
Harper's
Hay
Napoleon II
Main Dimensions of Our National Capitol in Washington
The Philadelphia Press describes Washington DC’s capitol. It notes east facing facade 88 feet above Potomac, overall length 751 feet 4 inches, width 350 feet, area 153,012 square feet. Dome originally wool copper, replaced 1865 by east iron structure. Dome height 287 feet 5 inches, balustrade top 217 feet 11 inches. Rotunda diameter 87 feet 6 inches, height 180 feet 3 inches. Senate chamber 113 feet 3 inches by 56 feet 8 inches by 36 feet. Gate levies accommodate about 1,000. Representatives’ Hall 14 feet by 9 feet 6 inches by 20 feet.
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Washington
National Capitol
Potomac
Trou Mand
Senate
Purson
Representatives
Philadelphia Press
Japan's Roads Praised for Quality and Grandeur
The London Spectator notes Japan's highways as notably excellent with the Tokaido from Kyoto to Tokyo over 300 miles and the longer Nakasend. It cites feudal travel duties of daimyo requiring well maintained roads, linking road quality to feudal justice in historic times.
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Japan
Kioto
Tokyo
London Spectator
Tampering to assemble a car for a poor woman
An old tire inspires a Louisville Courier Journal note on repurposing parts to create an automobile for a needy woman, comparing it to grandmothers making crazy quilts for the poor.
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Louisville Courier Journal
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Simon Flexner
Rockefeller Institute
New Yorks
Father Damien
Molokai
New York City
Little Kingdom
American Press Association
William C. Gorgas
Thor Lipton
O'Toole
Marty O'Toole
Colum
King Cole
Otto Hess
George McQuillian
Fast Company
Inter
Pittsburgh
St. Paul
Marty
Pirates
Eean
Lajoie
Jacobson
Matnehi Kittredge
Kittredge
Larry
Felder
Larry Lajoie
Berean
Napoleon
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