Sporting Brevities Highlights From Intercity Matches And Racing
Boston women defeat New York rivals in lawn tennis intercity series. Notable notes include Charles W. Clark branching into horse ownership. Bermuda course deemed safe for standcraft in June. Gans and Nelson sign for a July 4 forty five round bout in San Francisco. Irene N power boat entered in New York to Bermuda race starting June 6. Bel lah poles vaults twelve feet two and a half inches. T A Fischer of London sets road cycling record at 91 hours 1 minute for a thousand miles. Jay Gould defeats Pennell in London in straight sets. Rector of Virginia equal to wind aided 100 yards and seeks education at Yale Cambridge or Princeton. Yale and Harvard boats prep for Thames River regatta June 25 flagged four mile course. Ailsa Craig enters Bermuda motor boat race.
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Boston
New York
Charles W. Clark
Senator Clark
Montana
Bermuda
Joe Gans
Battling Nelson
San Francisco
W. Granberg
Irene N
Bellah
T. A. Fischer
London
Jay Gould
W. H. Pennell
Gould
Pennell
Rector
University of Virginia
New Haven
Cambridge
Princeton
Yale
Harvard
New London
Conn
Thames
Ailsa Craig
Micro-photographic books could fit vast libraries in pockets
A Bulletin article describes micro photographic page reproductions as a standard method to create portable libraries. The plan promises low production costs eight cents for a 336 page volume, durable fireproof plates, and scalable editions, enabling reading with a magnifying device anywhere.
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Bulletin de l'Institut International de Bibliographie
English patent for cheap hard rubber substitute
An Englishman has patented a composition claimed to have all the properties of hard rubber at lower cost. Tan bark and sulphur are heated and stirred to form a coarse black powder, which is ground and molded. When heat is applied, the material hardens into a durable mass.
Dr Talks Of Food Grape-Nuts Endorsed By Health Board
A board of health president presents a letter praising Grape-Nuts as a perfect food. The testimonial shares personal relief from malnutrition and sleeplessness after using the cereal with cow’s milk. The note urges readers to try the product and mentions The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Board of Health
Wellville
Immigrant Hope and Despair at London Board of Appeal
Immigrants arrive at the Immigration Appeal Board near the Thames seeking relief from deportation after failed passage of London sanitary checks. A child cries, a rabbi recalls loss, and couples face questions on work, lodging, and guardianship as nine cases unfold with several rejections and a few admissions.
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Tower of
London
Immigration Appeal Board
Port of London
Court of Appeal
Immigration Board
Libau
Anon
England
Great Tower Street
Board
Tribunal of Three
America
Israel
East End
Rosenfeld
London Daily Mail
Impromptu Speeches for One Hundred and One Occasions
An ad notes ready made impromptu speeches priced at 7 guineas per 1000 words plus humor and quotations. A complete series costs £500 or £50 down then thirteen monthly payments of £50 each. Punch.
Foreign students at German universities 8.3 percent share
In the winter semesters there were 3869 foreign students at German universities, making up 8.3 percent of total attendance. The figure highlights the international presence in higher education during that period.
Water Poisoning Sparks National Action Call
Edward Hatch Jr of New York urges President Roosevelt to curb sewage dumping into U S rivers, warning that 350 000 typhoid cases and 35 000 deaths occur yearly. He cites New York Harbor pollution from Bronx and Passaic Valley sewers and urges government aid to protect rivers, Niagara Falls, and public health.
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Roosevelt
Edward Hatch, Jr
New York
Hatch
New York Merchants’ Association
Hudson River
New York Bay
Bronx Valley
Passaic Valley
New Jersey
New York Harbor
United States
Pittsburg
Trenton
Niagara Falls
Niagara River
Great Britain
Mississippi
Hudson
Delaware
Ohio
Connecticut
Susquehanna
Wise Words From Brain Links On Conscience And Character
A collection of maxims on virtue, reputation, aging, and social behavior. It contrasts doing good with negative restraint, warns about flattery, and notes how ambition and appearances influence perception. The quote credits Brain Links in The Commoner.
Instinct and Desire as Reflected in Mr Dooley Quote
A fragment quotes Mr Dooley on instinct as a natural tendency to seek safety and comfort when faced with fear or longing, mentioning a man turning to his wife as a familiar solution. The remark underscores domestic reliance as instinctive response in uncertain times.
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Mr. Dooley
Peruna ads and home remedies mingle in old catalog page
A collage of patent medicine notices and cures for catarrh throat cough and nervous disorders. Includes Peruna claims from Miss Pane Kittlesen Evanston and Peruna tablets, Johns Hopkins thermometer value, Dr Kline nerve cure offer, Allen's Foot Ease for shoes, infant teething syrup from Mrs Winslow and general medical tips.
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Pane Kittlesen
Evanston
Illinois
Fire destroys Madrid market and 200 cabins
A major blaze at the famous Madrid market Las Americas gutting the market and 200 wooden cabins. About 300 families fled into the streets with all possessions lost, as firefighters fought the flames through the night.
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Madrid
Spain
New Idea For Steering Aeroplanes At Paris
Henry Farman, the English aeronaut, resumes experiments in Paris and works on a new device to achieve sharper turning of his aeroplane guidance system.
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Paris
France
Henry Farman
Third Set of Triplets Born to Johnsons of Ohio Station
Triplets, the third set, were born to Mr and Mrs Wilbur Johnson of Ohio Station Illinois. Mrs Johnson is thirty six years old.
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Wilbur Johnson
Ohio Station
Johnson
Kaiser Tightens Grip with Nineteen Cars
The German Kaiser shifts from horses to automobiles as the preferred mode of transport. He now owns nineteen cars, signaling a modernization of royal mobility and a decline of horse use.
War on Merry Widow Hats Began in Boston
A campaign against the popular Merry Widow style hats has been launched in Boston interventions target fashion trends. Local officials and shop owners discuss public nuisance concerns and enforcement possibilities.
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Boston
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Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company
Columbus, D
Johns Hopkins University
St. Vitus
Dr. Kline
H.R
Arch St
Phila
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
N.Y
Inigo Jones
Sophia Kittlesen
Peru
Kaiser
Dr. May
W. H. May
M.D
Pearl Street
Hale
Pike
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