Subjugation of Ah Sing in Melville Arizona Home
A humorous domestic crisis unfolds at a U S army post in Arizona where Sing, the Chinese cook, breaks dishes during a heat wave. Major Melville and Lt Ritchie debate discipline, Sing is restrained by wood chopping, then returns to duty after a tense dinner with the general in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matty
Arizona
Pauly
Ritchie
Melchle
Tal
Sing
Austin
Mrs. Melville
Tilo
O’halloran
Lawrences
Leutenant
Washington
Mel‘ville
Melville
Slug
Mr. Ritbie
Ling
Dreas
Gwendolen Overton
San Francisco
Argonaut
Radiography Gains Ground in Medical Science
The text notes X rays produced by vacuum tubes under electric current are being tested in hundreds of labs. It states radiographs reveal hidden interiors of substances and bodies and may aid surgery. Roentgen’s initial demonstrations in Würzburg still lead, while Goodspeed of the University of Pennsylvania proposes the term radiography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roentgen
Wurzburg
Goodspeed
University of Pennsylvania
Vast 634 carat diamond found in Africa and valued high
A 634 carat diamond, the finest ever found in Africa, was discovered at Jaggersfontein in the Transvaal. It is expected to be worth £300,000 after cutting. Also noted are Woolen manufacture employment, charity libraries, and a planned 120 foot Buddha statue in Kioto using captured Japanese cannons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lapland
Nova Zembia
Siberia
Vezo
London
North Cape
Board of Supervisors of Steam- Vessels
Africa
Jaggersfontein
Transvaal
Charlemagne
New Hampshire
Art Institute of Chicago
Gustave Dore
Edmonson County
Kentucky
Mammoth Cave
China
Kioto
Japan
Tommy the Jewel Ends in Office Conflict
Dr. Joseph Marcus hires a new office boy Tom Jones while the regular Joe recovers. Joe fights to reclaim his job, and a violent outburst follows with smashed glass and a broken clock. Marcus vows to rethink harshness after the eruption and loss of belongings. Real taffy on a stick mentions courting sticks used in New England long ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Wolf
Heidelberg
Tommy
Joseph Marcus
Tommy Jones
Joe
Tomay
Teels
Cincinnat! Enquirer
New England
Also Mentioned on This Page
Benjamin Sharp
Beting Sea
St. Louis Academy of Sciences
Mexico
Insede
Professor Riley
California
Australia
Riley
Madrid
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