Not the Time to Stop
Jim Johnstone recalls calmer baseball crowds in New York and compares theater audiences of Proviness touring groups. He cites an incident where a stage boot was thrown during The Broken Vow in Paint Rock, but the show continued amid insults and a manager's shouted urging to keep playing.
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Jim Johnstone
New York
Tyne
Mr. Johnstone
Paint Rock
Latin Prescriptions and Public Ethics in Medicine
A critique argues Latin prescription writing hides patient information from the public and benefits doctors financially. It urges translating prescriptions for patient knowledge, enabling informed choices and the option to consult other doctors, citing Jerome on evidence and a hospital anecdote.
Child’s Water Wonderbecomes Sermon Snippet
A five year old girl attends church and is excited by a sermon about Jesus walking on water. Later the mother searches the house and finds the child peering into a tub and noting that walking on water is “quite a trick.”
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Sea of Galilee
Christ
Alice
Divorce Judge McEwen Advocates Normal Family Roles
Chicago reports Judge Willard M. McEwen a leading divorce jurist who argues marital stability stems from traditional roles. He warns working women erode respect and morality, urges church and home marriage over courthouse wedlock, and calls for legislative attention to remarriage after divorce.
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Chicago
Republicana
Willard M. McEwen
Me. Ewen
McKmwen
Hoyt Expected to Succeed Bonaparte as Attorney General
Washington reports Attorney General Bonaparte will retire within three months and be replaced by Henry M. Hoyt, currently solicitor general and son of ex Gov. Hoyt of Pennsylvania. The change comes amid strains between the White House and the attorney general, with Hoyt noted as a Knox-era appointee and a potential youngest-ever legal adviser to the president.
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Washington
Bonaparte
Henry M. Hoyt
exGov
Hoyt
Pennsylvania
White House
Senator Knox
Fish Driven Turtle Catching Method Described
A West Indies practice ties a ring and line to a sucker fish and throws it overboard. The fish clings to a turtle by suction, enabling the fisher to haul both the turtle and the fish aboard.
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West Indies
Ancient Ducking Stool Remnants In English Towns
A London report recalls the old ducking stool used to punish scolding women. Examples span Loominater Leominster and Kingston Surrey, with cases in 1746 and 1809, where women were ducked in rivers amid magistrate orders and public crowds.
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London
Loominater
Herefordshire
Jenny Pipes
Loominster
Kenwater Bridge
Sarah Lock
Leominster
Kingston
Surrey
Back Aches Relieved by Doan's Kidney Pills
James A. Keoler of Fenner and N. Y. recounts years of back and kidney pain. He reports relief from the first box of Dean's Kidney Pills and full recovery after two boxes. He says his wife and friends also benefited and recommends the product sold by all dealers at 60 cents a box.
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James A. Keoler
Fenner 81
Cazenovia
N. Y
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Judge Must Also Have Been Follower of the Gentle Art
A humorous tale from historical docket lore features John Quincy Adama of Mascachu setts, a fishing enthusiast, who missed a Massachusetts court case. He sent a letter to the judge asking to continue the case until Friday, citing “the smells are biting” and claiming an important bank matter.
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John Quincy Adama
Mascachusetts
Massachusetts Court
Adams
Old Bank Walton
Crookes Announces Atmosphere Nitric Acid Extraction Process
Sir William Crookes along with Professors Krowalski and Moselcki of Freitburg university claim a new method to extract nitric acid from air. The technique, suited for commercial industrial and agricultural use, is said to revolutionize the nitrate industry and global food supply.
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William Crookes
Krowalski and
Moselcki
Freitburg University
Black worker supplies double effort as brick hod carrier
A Kentucky Black man earns twice the wages by carrying 40 to 50 bricks at once. He balances a board on his head and climbs to the tops of high buildings, transferring bricks as he goes.
Louisiana and Texas Rice Potential Worth 400 Million
Ttma estimates 21,000,000 acres could grow rice in Louisiana and Texas with a crop value of 400 million. This would place rice fifth in value among the cereals of the country.
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Ttma
Louisiana
Texas
Reasonable Explanation Quip Echoes The Punchline
A dialogue riffs on economy as a dog chases a tall figure. The line plays on making both ends meet with a wry pun.
Great riches bring anxieties and possessions breed disquiet
A quotation pair notes wealth brings unease and treasure invites new worries. Goldsmith emphasizes wealth’s paradox while Carlyle asserts a man’s actions reflect his dignity.
Coffee Trouble? Postum Restores Sleep for Nervous Ailments
A North Dakota woman details years of leg twitching and insomnia linked to coffee. After switching to Postum Food Coffee she reports relief, sleeping through cold nights with extra bedding, and attributing her recovery to quitting coffee. She endorses the product and references the health book The Road to Wellville.
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Wellville
Wilson discusses agri aid and future cheap products
James Wilson, secretary of agriculture, spoke in Washington on USDA aid to farmers. He cited benefits from darum wheat, wheat testing, and granite potash extraction, predicting future affordability of top products. A bootblack in a grocer's shop asks for fruit at a cent’s worth of carrots.
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James Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
Cuticura Remedies Credited With Healed Eczema and Sores
Mrs Lizzie Vincent Thomas of Fairmont Walden's Ridge Tennessee writes of a severe eczema case in her daughter that cleared in six weeks after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. She also reports her son’s poison oak sores healed in three weeks after the same remedies.
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Lizzie Vincent Thomas
Fairmont
Walden's Ridge Tenn
Balloonist Seeks Lodging After Wreck
An aeronaut, rescued from a balloon wreck, asks a nearby farmer for a night’s lodging. He tells the surprised resident he is not a total stranger, noting he has lost his left ear three teeth and parts of his nose in the crash.
Colleges Seen as High Fire Risk for Insurance
Colleges are viewed as undesirable insurance risks with rates rising. In 18 years 754 fires hit college buildings causing about $10.5 million in losses and many lives lost, averaging roughly $13,000 per incident.
Habits of the Sperm Whale Surface Time
The sperm whale can stay submerged for about 20 minutes and then rise to the surface to breathe 50 or 60 times, requiring roughly ten minutes to resurface and breathe.
Jamie Skips Bath Face Wash For Morning Cleaning
Jamie spends a half hour in the tub but leaves his face and hands for morning washing. His mother scolds, but Jamie insists his face will be cleaned later and that he did bathe, just not the way she expects.
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Jamie
Tipping System Under Scrutiny in New York Hotels
A large New York restaurant manager warns that tipping secrecy and patron reliance for wages are driving staff to moral decline and viewing patrons as prey, noting a rapid rise in thefts across hotels and restaurants.
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New York
Neweds in Turmoil Over Dinner School Biscuit Incident
A gossiping conversation reports a quarrel in the Newed family with talk of the bride returning to her mother. The tale centers on a biscuit given to local boys after a game, tied to a cooking school recipe.
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Neweds
Father Pushes Boy to Learn Sewing in Marriage Lesson
A father tells his son Jimmy to sew a rip in his bathing suit, insisting he learn to fix it himself. He explains that one day he will marry and have only a wife, not a mother, so self reliance is needed.
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Jimmy
Going Away Prompts Wife's Poker Remittance Request
Jack tells Madge he is leaving and she questions him. She bluntly asks him not to send poker stories as a substitute for the weekly remittance. The exchange turns on money and parting words.
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Jack
Madge
Circassians Linked to Slave Trade and Harem Traditions
The article portrays Circassians as dwelling in the Caucasus who favor plunder over industry and train daughters to be sold as slaves to Turks and Persians. It notes that Circassian beauties end up in orient harems. A quoted theory by Miss Cayenne suggests men swear from vanity, not substance.
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Caucasus
Orient
Miss Cayenne
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