Vast U S resources and world role highlighted in 1908 outlook
The piece extols U S leadership in oil copper cotton and corn and predicts 1908 demand growth. It notes imperial bank gold flows and credits abroad while citing Circle Magazine. It also mentions health reform efforts and the push for a national health bureau and school athletic emphasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
United States
Europe
Asia
Africa
Circle Magazine
Midas
Imperial Bank of Germany
Bank of England
Telephone Naming Battle Marks English Progress
A short humorous note on the shift in telephone etiquette from saying ought to saying O for zero. It recalls past debates over pronunciation as telephonists move toward a modernized, concise form while the public awaits full adoption of naught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Herald
Notable Long Lives Across Centuries and Continents
The passage catalogues extraordinarily long lifespans from various eras and locations. It notes Pope Leo as comparatively young at death while listing figures such as Parr at 152, Henry Jenkins at 169, Jeanne Scrimphan between 127 and 128, Dr. Dufournel to 120, Marie Priou at 158, a Metz mother of 24 who died at 100, Surgeon Politman at 140, Patrick O'Neil at 120 with seven wives, a Norwegian peasant at 160 and two clans aged 108 and 9, Robert Taylor at 134, an Irishman Brown at 128, Durand d'Estivel at 128, a 124-year-old woman who drank strong coffee, and a 114-year-old man who ate fruit and chewed lemon peel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pope Leo
Thomas Parr
Henry Jenkins
Jeanne Scrimphan
Dr. Dufournel
Marie Priou
Metz
Politman
Patrick O'Neil
Robert Taylor
Queen Victoria
Brown
Durand d’Estivel
Cahors
Royal rulers of Japan and Britain as constitutional sovereigns
The article compares Emperor Matsuhito of Japan and Edward VIII of Britain as ideal constitutional rulers. It notes the Japanese mikado’s 120 ancestral line and throne dating back 600 years before Christ, above European dynasties like Capet, Savoy, Brunswick, and Baden, and claims no foreign conqueror has set foot on Japan’s soil since ancient times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matsuhito
Edward VIII
Great Britain
Mikado
Niroku Shinpo
Europe
Capet
Savoy
Brunswick
Baden
Marathon
Sejil
Japan
Radium in Medicine and Industry Promises Bright Prospects
The Anglo-Indian Review outlines radium’s expanding medical use in X-ray work and cancer, and its potential to combat blindness. Industrially the limited radium supply restricts expansion, yet a small amount could light several rooms for a century, with one gramme storing energy to raise 600 tons a mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anglo-Indian Review
Hydrophobia Microbe Linked to Nerve Centers
Dr. A. Negri of Paii reports progress on hydrophobia with the specific hydrophobia micro-organism found in the nerve centers of more than 100 dogs showing natural or laboratory hydrophobia, and never in other dogs. The Suez canal traffic last year included 92 000 civilian passengers and 40 000 pilgrims emigrants and convicts.
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A. Negri
Paii
Sues
Suez Canal
Steamer Battles Floating Mine in Typhoon Drama
Norwegian tramp Eklund captain Lars Anderson reports a perilous night off Chefoo on the north China coast. A floating mine rode a cresting wave as a typhoon raged, killing two lookouts and brushing the bridge, while the ship escaped with no other injuries.
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New York
Lars Anderson
Eklund
Chefoo
North China
Liaotung Peninsula
Capt
Anderson
Capt. Anderson
Port Rai
Kimona Glad She Waits For Other Clothing
Mrs. A. A. Quint of Havana won 8.75 dollars in a Justice of the Peace court over a wardrobe mishap. Her traveling suit was delayed, leaving her in a kimono during a November episode, as trains, dyeing, and store delays complicated the return of the suit home to Cuba.
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Kimona
Cleveland
A. A. Quint
Havana
Court of Justice of the Peace
Virgil Terrel
Justice of the Peace
Cuba
Tied to Tree in Blizzard At Abingdon
Clar ence Robinson a Hedding college student was gagged bound to a tree during a vicious blizzard in Abingdon. Masked assailants attacked him as he neared the college park and left him shackled for hours before he freed himself and crawled six blocks home in freezing conditions. His frost bitten ears cheeks feet and hands required medical care.
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Galesburg
Clarence Robinson
Hedding College
Abingdon
Robinson
Hedding College Park
Birth of a Two-Headed Child in Pulaski County
News from the Hiawasse district reports the birth of a two headed child to Mr. and Mrs. John Meredith. The mother grieves intensely and cannot sleep while neighbors discuss possible surgical removal. A dream of the extra head being removed safely has given the family hope with their doctor leaning toward such a possibility.
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Roanoke
Hiawasse
Pulaski County
John Meredith
Metals Have Lives Theorized By Italian Scientist
A London Sketch writer notes a controversial claim that metals may possess life. The piece humorously imagines a future where cruelty to metals is prosecuted by law, with official offices and convict records.
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London
Huxley
A True Financier and the Mule Bargain
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes the value of asking more than expected. James Stewart of Millersburg tried selling a mule for $90 all day. a buyer examined the animal, offered $145 after a molar check, and finally paid $145 to close the sale.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
James Stewart
Millersburg
Jim
Protecting River Banks With Mattress Fortifications
The levees along the Missouri and Arkansas rivers are reinforced on the river face with wat tle mattresses covered by stones and earth to keep floods in check. Railways along river banks bear maintenance costs for these protections. Leslie Matlock of Heppner Oregon rode to warn flooded townships like a second Paul Revere, reaching a telephone office to push rapid alerts and save many lives.
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Missouri
Arkansas
United States
Missouri Valley
Leslie Matlock
Heppner, Ore
Paul Revere
Dangers of Mountain Climbing on Swiss Peaks
Three Swiss tourists, two women, were forced to remain overnight in freezing snow near Piz Aela's summit as rain and avalanches battered them. A woman was struck by a falling stone. In the same week on Monte Rosa an Englishman slipped over a precipice. one guide held the rope for over six hours while the other sought help.
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China Sea
Shantung
Korea
Anderson
Eklund
Chinnampo
Taku
Capt. Anderson
Switzerland
Rare seven foot pig shocks local farmers
A farmer near Not Located raises a pig with seven feet. C C Nelson sold the creature to a traveling agent this week to exhibit at fairs. The pig shows five front feet due to two extra legs branching at one knee and three at the other, while the hind feet remain normal.
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C. C. Nelson
There
Tug of War Ends With Mule Dragging Horse Away
A Segovia farm quarrel over the strength of a horse and a mule was decided by a tug of war. The mule, harnessed at one end of a cart, pulled the horse off its legs and galloped away with it after a desperate struggle.
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Segovia
Spain
What Constitutes an Educated Man in Citizenship Class
Immigrant citizenship class analyzes what makes an educated man by choosing models from Moses to Lincoln. They identify manhood as active reforming principle and outline three educational stages from natural growth to self taught leadership, concluding that a truly educated man serves humankind like Washington, the Adamses, and Lincoln.
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Moses
Mazzini
Lincoln
Marx
Gorky
Debs
Haywood
Washington
Adamses
Browning
The Value of Fun Loving Spirit in Daily Life
The piece extols a sunny disposition that spreads warmth, health, and cheer. It argues fun loving people brighten life, uplift others, and transform sorrow into joy, warning against equating cheerfulness with frivolity while linking religion to hopeful cheer.
Wealth as a divine duty and tool for public good
The text argues that wealth is not sinful and carries a duty to share. Gentleness and generosity align with prosperity, and money should empower public welfare. It cites figures like Peabody and Armour, asserting that wealth used for others fosters health and happiness, while selfish gains invite moral ruin.
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George Peabody
Peter Cooper
George W. Childs
P. D. Armour
America
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Russia
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Kars
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