Celtic at Columbia Presents New Celtic Language Courses
Professor from the Middle West leads Columbia's new division of modern languages and literature with four courses starting next year. John Laurence Gerig heads the department, holding a PhD from Nebraska in 1902 after Missouri degrees, with prior posts at Nebraska Williams and Missouri. He will teach Old Irish Welsh and Celtic grammar courses.
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Contagious Itch Cure Promoted by Sanitary Lotion
An advertisement claims Prairie Scra contagious itch on humans or animals cured in 9 minutes by Wolford's Sanitary Lotion. A note says it is sold by druggists.
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The Caspian Sink and Krasnovodsk Submersion Risk
Measurements by Lieutenant Colonel Parisky show the Caspian Sea sits 83 feet below ocean level. If filled to ocean level, Krasnovodsk would be submerged, as its mean elevation lies between 63 and 64 feet below sea level.
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Fire destroys historic chateau in Pau region
French archaeologists mourn a severe loss as the medieval chateau of Dames in the SonMume of St. Sever, Pau region, is totality destroyed by fire. The ruin, an emblem of a nearly forgotten architectural style, will be felt by world tourists and scholars alike.
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Fossil Wing Named For Packard at Brown Museum
The Brown University Department of Comparative Anatomy received a rare fossil insect wing from Rev. Edgar F. Clark. It is a type specimen, reportedly the first and only example found. Professor Samuel H. LeVnder from Cambridge named it Mylaerig Packardii in honor of the late Brown faculty member Professor Packard.
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Department of Comparative Anatomy
Brown
Edgar F. Clark
North Providence
Samuel H. Levnder
Cambridge
Mylaerig Packardii
Packard
Doctors Try Another Plan Drink All the Water He Wants
The Medical Brief outlines typhoid fever care emphasizing ample water intake both internally and externally. It favors feeding, cooling fever through hydration, and urges nurses to log every milliliter of water given alongside medicines and meals.
Goose Club in England Draws Ten Thousand Members
Report notes a large English goose club with about ten thousand members. The tale juxtaposes a butcher incident with public enthusiasm for the club as winter heats up.
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England
King Alfonso to build summer palace on Corte Island near Arosa
The Spanish king plans a summer home on Corte Island in the Bay of Arosa opposite Villa Garcia. The project, led by the Marqué de Viana and Madrid architect Senor Ripoles, will include a semi Arabesque palace and harbor works for equestrian sports. The island’s original fisher population sold out to the king’s party on the condition that the Chapel of Incar Nation remain a pilgrimage site.
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Spain
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Queen Victoria
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Bay of Aresa
Carrian
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Donore
God Is With Me In My Troubles and Joy
A devotional reflection by W. M. Bicknell asserts that God accompanies believers in joy and sorrow. It speaks of divine guidance in loss, success, and fault, promising encouragement, truth, and love as part of a life aligned with the Father.
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W. M. Bicknell
Shiloh’s Cure Advertised For Colds And Coughs
An old advertisement touts Shiloh’s Cure as a fast relief for colds and coughs. It claims safety for children and offers a money back guarantee if not cured, with prices listed as 25c 50c and 1.00. The ad emphasizes quick action and general efficacy.
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Shiloh
Catarrhozone Promised Relief for Throat and Chest
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a natural remedy for sore throats, chest tightness, and bronchial catarrh. It claims quick healing and notes wide physician prescription and availability for 25 cents and one dollar at all healers.
Lawyer Drives Ivory Lane to Insanity Verdict
A young lawyer boasts of winning an acquittal for a client in a murder case by self defense. The jury deliberated two days. The foreman asks if counsel was retained or appointed. The judge notes the defendant’s means and after ten minutes the jury returns not guilty on insanity grounds.
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Memphis Commercial Appeal
English Spavin Liniment Advertises Blemish Cure
An 19th century style advertisement claims English Spavin Liniment removes hard and soft lumps and blemishes from horses including blood spavin curbs splints ringbone sweeney stifles sprains and sore throat. It promises $50 in savings per bottle and says it is sold by druggists.
Grace Found In Snuff In Old Paterson Tale
A Scots minister faced patronage era rejection in Athens then reveals a wry moment with an elder. The elder notes the minister’s snuff use as a sign of grace, joking that snuffers could be pure gold in Solomon's temple.
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Atthens
Cavern Grotto Reveals Crystalline Water Decorations
In recent months Swiss and French discoveries unveil caverns where water crystallization creates remarkable mineral decorations. The latest is a grotto uncovered by a fall at Pointe du Tajand in Belle Isle-en-Mer Canton, now accessible at low tide.
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France
Pointe du Tajand
Belle Isle-en-Mer
Roses of Love and Thorns of Wedlock in Toronto Case
A Toronto wife, after childbirth, contracted tuberculosis amid stomach trouble and neglect. Her husband sought doctors, then Psychine, which she credits with restoring health. She and her husband promote Psychine as a lung and stomach tonic available at druggists and from Dr. T. A. Slocum in Toronto.
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Toronto
Samuel Barker
Simcoe
Ont
T. A. Slocum
Conundrums in a Humorous Wordplay Style
A collection of pun filled riddles about books shoes clocks and household items. The Q and A format delivers quick jokes like a book has its back up a shoe’s long tongue and a stove loves poker.
Minard's Liniment Co Limited Benefit Report
Gentlemens Sent pnientL received great benefit from use of Minards Liniment in a severe attack of La Grippe and inflammation. It has frequently proved effective in such cases and is endorsed for relief and recovery.
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Liniment Co, Limited
Pnientl
Menards
Immense Saltpetre Beds Denied by Anibal Cruz Minister
From the Washington Herald Anibal Cruz the minister dismissed reports of immense saltpetre beds in the United States. He says such deposits are not found there and that hardly any will be exhausted in a thousand years. He notes the German and English interest pois etc. The minister cites revenue from saltpetre and its impact on trade.
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Washington Herald
Minard's Liniment touted to cure diphtheria in Glasgow
A Highland reception in Glasgow City Chamber featured Rev Mackinnon of Shettleston speaking in quetia. An unfamiliar newspaper man interviewed one reverend gentleman and asked what Mackinnon said. The response led to a puzzled exchange about the speech and language.
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Miscellaneous 1907 Christmas Bones Por Buts And Much More
A collage of humorous snippets and snippets from 1907 columns. Jokes about holiday meals, domestic life, and society talk mix with brief quotations from various papers. The item references Newport dinners, household roles, and light political notes.
Zam-Buk Claims Piles Healed After One Night Use
An Ontario man describes immediate relief from severe bleeding piles after using Zam-Buk. He cites rapid improvement and urges others to try the remedy, listing additional skin conditions it allegedly treats and noting pricing and availability.
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Julius Glacier
Denbigh
Ont
Zam-Buk Co
Oranta
Mammoth Teeth Unearthed Near Starunia in Preserved Remains
A Mammoth skeleton fragment discovery near Starunia yields two teeth six feet long in six pieces, jaw bones vertebrae and hide with hair still fresh. The remarkable preservation is blamed on mineral oils earth wax and natural gases in the local soil.
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Starunia
Lemberg
Pail Mall Gazette
Minard's Liniment Claims Distemper Cure
An obscure claim notes Minard's Liniment can cure distemper. It oddly adds a comparison stating a bird's wing equals twenty times an average man's strength by weight, signaling a dubious spectacle.
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