Roosevelt trophies and modern taxidermy at the National Museum
An inspection of the National Museum reveals plans to mount Roosevelt expedition trophies in natural habitat groups rather than old stuffed displays. Taxidermy now emphasizes lifelike stance and accurate coats, with elephant and big cat groups reflecting Africa’s environments. Theodore Roosevelt’s gifts, including a Louisiana bear and intermediate wolf specimens from Woodhouse, helped establish new species distinctions and enrich the museum’s natural history collection.
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National Museum
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Africa
Roosevelt
Natural History Kingdom
Chicago
New York
New York Institution
Carl E. Akely
Mr. Akely
Colonel Roosevelt
Akely
Mr. Roosevelt
Museum of Natural History
Daniel G. Eliot
Marshall Field
Heart of
Field Museum of Natural History
America
National Museum At
Oklahoma
Woodhouse
Gulf States
Louisiana
Natural History Foundation
Merriam
The Requirements of God Sermon on Lukewarm Faith
Rev. Francis B. Upham argues a sermon on Be thou lukewarm in Laodicea, urging bold Christian sacrifice over laziness. He contrasts God’s demand for return of life, heart, and gifts with misperceptions of God as harsh, noting apostles and saints often fail to know Him fully.
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God
Laodicea
Francis B. Upham
Christian Herald
Jesus Christ
Christ
Joan
Ealnte
Leading Mistakes in Life Ten Common Pitfalls
A writer lists ten leading life mistakes to avoid. They include setting rigid personal standards, judging others by one’s own view, expecting universal opinions, seeking youth’s judgments, molding all dispositions alike, pursuing perfection in actions, worrying over unfixable issues, refusing to yield in trivial matters, refusing to alleviate others’ needs, and denying allowances for others’ infirmities.
Resinol Ointment Praised In Skin Cure Letters
A letter from Mrs. L B Cameron of Augusta Maine praises Resinol Ointment for healing a six month leg ulcer after four weeks of use and notes no recurrence six months later. Mrs. F Cox of Chicago extols its effectiveness on a severe baby eczema case. The ads claim quick relief from itching, burns, chafing, sunburn and poison ivy, with Resinol Ointment Soap and Shaving Stick available at drug stores and a care booklet offered by Resinol Chemical Co.
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L B. Cameron
Augusta
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
Telephone Office Swearing Incident Report
A terse exchange over a telephone line captures a caller demanding the gas office while an operator cautions that swearing is not allowed. The fragment hints at a cautious, routine call handling stance in a historic public utility setting.
Epidemic of Itch in Welsh Village
A Welsh village in Dowlals South Wales suffered an itch disease about fifteen years ago, described as unbearable. Doctors failed to help until residents tried Cuticura Remedies. After a few days with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, cures were reported across several families. The letter from Thomas Hugh, 1660 West Huron St Chicago IL dated June 29 1909, supports long term use.
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Dowlals
South Wales
Thomas Hugh
West
Huron St
Chicago
Sumner Quips Over Ashes Comment in London Dinner
During a London dinner in his honor Charles Sumner faced a rude interruption as an English guest called dead ashes dust. Sumner calmly cited Gray to defend his point that ashes can hold the living fire of memory and was met with laughter and renewed criticism from the audience.
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Charles Sumner
London
Mr. Sumner
Gray
Unable to Parse The Fragment Into A Lead Item
Fragmentary OCR text near Y mentions initials and a vague note about college degrees and a person named Roly. No clear event, date, or organization is identifiable for a coherent summary.
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Edward B. Clark
LHR Fort
Burl, Bland —P
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