Immune Malaria Debate From Smith on Mosquito Link
Dr Theobald Smith of Harvard outlines how malaria spreads via Anopheles mosquitoes and how modern public health measures can cut transmission. He notes that immunity is rare in Americans, with Africans and cattle showing long term resistance, and urges drainage screens and reduced exposure to bites.
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Theobald Smith
Harvard University
State Board of Health
Massachusetts
Association
Dr. Smith
Koch
London
Kilborne
Smith
Grassi
Italy
Anopheles
Africa
Asia
Smitih
National Malaria Commission
Kochin
The Origin of the Word Assassin
A historical account tracing the term assassin to the Nizari sect during the 11th century. It attributes the spread of the practice to Hassan-i Sabbah and his followers who used hashish to inspire loyalty, with the sect suppressed by the Turkish sultan in 1272.
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St. Louis Republic
Ismael
Hassan Ben Sabah
Turkey
Deepest Prussian borehole records finally released
The Paruschowitz borehole near Ratibor in Upper Silesia, finished in 1893, reaches about 6572 feet with a diameter from 3.6 to 2.7 inches. The upper half is tubed. Details of valuable observations are now supplied to a British association committee.
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Paruschowitz
Ratibor
Upper Silesia
Life and perils of the orchid hunter in exotic locales
A detailed portrait of orchid hunting highlighting dangers from wild beasts, hostile natives, and disease. It explains the high costs, long transport routes from Colombia to England, and the high risk of losses before auctions. It notes rarity and novelty drive value, with examples of high prices for unusual blooms.
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Tamatave
Colombia
Bogota
Honda
Magdalena
Savanilla
England
Roezl
Zoological Gardens
Red Rock Celebrates Sketch of Village History
The Berkshires village now known as Red Rock recalls a 19th century origin tale. A peddler named Sylvanus Cunningham blamed the town for lost wares and christened it Pilfershire before residents settled on Red Rock after painting a roadside rock red. The annual painting day occurs about every dozen years, last in 1899.
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Berkshire Hills
Ladies’ Home Journal
Lexington
Sylvanus Cunningham
Red Rock
Lisps and Leases? A McPherson Farmer’s Daugher Tale
The Kansas City Journal reports on a sensational claim about the eighteen year old daughter of a McPherson county farmer. The Lindsborg News notes the piece is printed with editorial quirks and mentions a charming editor.
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Lindsborg
McPherson County
The
Kansas City Journal
Ean
Field of Waterloo revisited through memory and maps
A correspondent recalls visiting Waterloo the site of the great battle. He mentions guiding by two elderly men who fought at Hougoumont and in the Union Brigade and notes a tramway now crossing the vales once used by German guns. The soft earth and streams illustrate the battlefield’s difficult terrain that Blucher used to rally his forces.
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Waterloo
Hougoumont
Quatre Bras
Wavre
Blucher
Wellington
Napoleon
Farm Product Output Surges by 400 Million Dollars This Year
United States farm products are valued at about 400 million dollars more this year than last year, indicating a notable increase in agricultural production and market earnings across the sector.
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United States
Seedless fruits and shellless nuts predicted to key future crops
The article surveys growers experimenting with seedless and thornless produce. Seedless oranges lead the way after grafting, with similar aims for apples, pears, currants, grapes, and nuts. Georgia entomologists foresee over 100 million fruit trees across the southern United States in coming years.
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Los Angeles Times
Ohio
Georgia
South
Minnesota Deaths Linked to Accident and Negligence
A historical vital statistics report states that about one in forty six Minnesota deaths from 1804 to 1897 were due to accident or negligence, indicating public health risks and safety concerns in that period.
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Minnesota
Slaves to sleep habits on a Pullman car
A New York Sun reader recounts odd sleep rituals among railroad passengers. Glass wearers, bald men with wigs, jewelry dazzlers, northward head positions, and sound-driven slumber habits emerge as conductors juggle bed arrangements and unusual breakfast-endurance sleep.
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New York Sun
Indiana
Northern Pacific
St. Paul
Helena
North Dakota
Gene Field and the saloon offer of ten dollars
The New York Times reports on Eugene Field renowned for improvidence and frugal humor. A hanger-on offered ten dollars to help him at a public gathering, Field resisted then set a condition to raise the sum to fifteen. The note ends with a statistic: the Suez canal yielded a record 16,461,800 dollars in a single year.
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Eugene Field
New York Times
Field
Suez Canal
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