The Death of Disease Extinction of Malta Fever
The London Chronicle report by C W Saleeby describes Colonel Bruce’s Malta fever talk at the Oval Institution. It notes discovery hurdles, the goat milk link, and the hope that tuberculosis and malaria may vanish. outlines a future where public health and prevention outrun cures, and urges education and support for preventive medicine.
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Malta
Delivend
Bruce
Re. R. S
Oval Institution
Brice
Mediterranean
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Germany
Louis Pasteur
Pasteur
Paris
Republic
Lavoisier
England
C. W. Saleeby, M. D
The
London Chronicle
Post Card Mania In European Cities Described
A Booklovers Magazine impression details how post cards flood European interior cities. Waiters cashier drivers hotel staff and porters display and sell cards. the concierge dominates wholesale and retail markets with multilingual expertise, shaping the post card business as a pervasive local phenomenon.
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Europe
Germany
Switzerland
Boots
Booklovers
The Lazy Lad
The poem describes Albert a lazy boy who avoids work and physical effort. He misses trains, delays tasks, and finds chores tiresome. Despite indolence he is not labeled as truly bad, ending as a cautionary tale of idleness.
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Albert
Arthur Mecy
St. Nicholas
Can't Tell a Lie About a Fast-Trotting Horse
A playful tale features George Washington junior trying to sell a horse. The buyer asks if the horse is a good traveler. The seller boasts the horse will trot in 2.15, sparking a quip about distance and speed without precise measurements.
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George Washington
G. W
P. P
Language of the Old West and a Humorous Exchange
A vignette from Harper's Weekly presents a gunfire calm proverb where a rider asks to spur a horse and the humor breaks with the coachman claiming he has thumped the animal everywhere except its left ear, reserving that spot for the Euston road.
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Johu
Euston Road
Harper’s Weekly
The Burden of the Turks
A detailed portrait of Turkish society under the Young Turk movement. The piece blends critique and admiration, describing the empire’s rulers, social strata, and the paradoxes of reform. It discusses censorship, economic stagnation, foreign concessions, and the diverse motives shaping Turkish patriotism and repression.
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Madagascar
Kamchatka
Turkey
Europe
Portugal
McKinley
Constantinople
Ottoman Empire
Little One Piece Guimpe Dress in Fashionable Plaid
A simple one piece girls dress in plaid suiting slips over the head with identical back and front. White muslin guimpe trimmed with lace, standing collar, waist drawn by a casing drawstring, and long sleeves with narrow bands. Variations include mohair cashmere pongee albatross elaine pique and gingham fabrics.
A Pleasant Prospect in Medical Oddities
A patient pleads for life as a doctor contemplates a series of highly interesting procedures. The Kansas City Journal presents a brisk, fictional medical moment with cautious optimism and clinical humor.
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Sawbones
Kansas City Journal
Large Jewish Immigration Wave Reaches New York
Readable excerpts show many Jews arriving from Turkey Syria and the Holy Land to New York and Western states. Communities discuss language barriers and Jewish charity groups Baron de Hirsch funds and services for poor children. Immigrant trends tied to Canada Europe and political events are noted along with notable figures like Israel Zangwill and Henrik Wergeland.
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Turkey
Young Turk Party
Amelia
Revolutionary Party
Macedonia
Europe
New York
Syria
Holy Land
California
Clara de Hirsch
Baron de Hirsch
Galicia
Bukowina
Henrik Wergelands
Norway
Peter Lloyd
Elisa Sacredoti di Carrobio
Signor Jacur
Salzano
Giuseppe Sarto
Sarto
Venice
Israel Zangwill
Whitechapel
London
America
Montreal
Arnold M. Arnstein
Amsterdam
Odessa
M. Henri Aron
Paris
Jewish Consistoire
France
Legion of Honor
M. Schrameck
Ministry of the Interior
Canada
Dominion
New Brunswick
Merchant Tailors’ School
England
K. M. Robotham
Merchant Taylors
Robotham
Blanche Azoulay
Algiers
Court of Appeal
Israel Zangwil
Constantinople
Neue Judische Correspondenz
California Apricot Harvest Reaches Peak With Record Load
The Los Angeles Times reports California apricot trees bend under a record crop likely the largest in state history. Green crop expected at 120000 tons yielding about 1250000 dollars to growers. roughly ten percent may not ripen properly.
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California
Los Angeles Times
Conan
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