More Babies Born After Wars
A French savant questions the belief that wars spur more male births. Dr Jacques Bertillon notes postwar vitality shifts and explains why birth ratios normalize, with France and Germany showing 105 male births per 100 female after 1870. He cites Napoleonic periods and Musset references, then links to infant mortality and later vitality, plus a shift to stock the balance after crises.
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France
U Wi
Jacques Bertilion
Bertilion
Medico-Chirurgical Office of Statistics
Ministry of War
Bertillon
Germany
Sweden
Alfred de Musset
Know Your Own City Contest Sparks Boston Paper
Hildreth Mason and Jefferson Martin launch a Know Your Own City contest for the Newzine. Readers identify Boston buildings statues and parks, with photos and facts to boost subscriptions. The venture doubles circulation before funds run short, leading to a humorous marriage licensure punchline.
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Hildreth
Jefferson
Boston
Louisburg Square
Columbus
Euripides
Jenny Lind
Minneapolis
Ske
King's
Bunker Hill Monument
Electric lamp bait described for catching fish
An inventor’s electric lure uses a glass lamp, float, wire coil and batteries to attract fish. The device sinks at depth guided by a regulator, with a switch to start and stop the circuit. Fishermen lure, reel in and move to new spots after emptying catches.
Lecture at Cross Roads Schoolhouse Tonight Free
An acquaintance asks if the lecture at the crossroads schoolhouse is worth attending, noting it is free. The gaunt Missourian wonders aloud whether the event will be worthwhile.
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Cross Roads
Practical Joker Disconnected Cars in Newark
Patrons at a Newark restaurant noticed cars failing to start and an obliging mechanic reappearing to fix engines. Two actors tracked him after he was seen tinkering with a car and caught him, revealing he deliberately damaged electrical systems to prompt repairs and collect payments.
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Newark
The Bottle Cap saga from Baltimore to worldwide impact
A simple cap edge on bottles inspired by Tain ter of Baltimore. A traveling jeweler Friedenwaldt invested $5,000 and sparked factories globaly. The venture yielded over $50,000,000 for those involved.
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Tainter
Baltimore
Friedenwaldt
He
Bishop Bashford in a new China book notes heavy rainfall south of the Yangtse and widespread irrigation. He says Chinese farmers yield more per acre than any other, with women aiding in lifting canal water for paddy fields and canals also used for transport and fish in irrigation trenches. He warns U S hopes for selling machinery to China face hurdles.
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Bishop
Bishop Bashford
China
Yangtse
Heroic Canary Dies After Saving Miners From Gas
Washington reports Baldy, famed rescue canary of the mines, survived five explosions before dying of fatal pneumonia. The canary's life helped protect rescuers by reacting to carbon monoxide, guiding crews to safer air and a safer return from danger.
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Baldy
Washington
Bureau of Mines
Pittsburgh
Bureau
Beldy
Notable Surgical Operation Brings New Legs for Baby
Splinters from the shinbone of a woman were transplanted into the legs of her baby son at Newark Memorial hospital. The child was born missing the fibula in both limbs, and doctors believe the bone transplant will form the framework for sturdy legs, turning a potential disability into mobility.
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Newark Memorial Hospital
Guardian Angel Refuge In Schoolhouse Thunderstorm
A Nova Scotia traveler sought shelter in a county schoolhouse during a severe thunderstorm. Lightning struck the building, twisting the stove pipe and splintering every seat except the one occupied by the watchful traveler who remained uninjured.
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Nova Scotia
Do You Think Lobbyists Have Conscience Questioned
Senator Sorghum argues some lobbyists lack conscience as they collect fees for influence they do not truly wield, likening the value of their effort to a stale rent receipt. The remark reflects partisan critique of lobbying practices.
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Sorghum
Sixth Fine Art: Greenwall's Light Music Phonograph
Mrs. Mary H. Greenwall of Philadelphia invents the sixth fine art a light and music phonograph. A globe glows with changing lights in time to the music creating synchronized visual effects.
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Mary H. Greenwall
Philadelpha
Baltimore Sun
Deer with two antler sets found by hunter in Nova Scotia
A Nova Scotia hunter killed a deer about five years old that bore two sets of antlers. One pair grew in the normal position while a second pair emerged further back on the head.
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Nova Scotia
Unusual Births Spark Debate in Hants County
In Hants county Nova Scotia a child was born with six fingers on both hands. A few weeks later a neighbor had a child with only three fingers on the left hand.
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Hants County
N. S
Live Fish Transport by Ocean Scows Expands to Canada and New York
The article describes long narrow wooden scows used to ship fish alive from Canadian waters to northern U S cities. Water filled compartments keep catch fresh while perforated hulls allow sea water circulation and bulkheads maintain buoyancy. Some losses occur during the voyage, but gains include planned engine upgrades for faster travel. A notable voyage carried one thousand tons of eels from Quebec to New York’s Fulton Market aboard a scow twenty four days out.
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Norway
Holland
Canadian
Quebec
New York
St. Lawrence
Fulton
New Fish Sighting: Pointing Dog Guides Prospector
An old Black Hills prospector owns a bird dog that points fish. Trained on grouse and quail, the dog marks trout along the stream bank while the man stays back. The dog has reliably indicated bites, including trout under a pound, by pointing and letting the baited hook strike.
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Black Hills
Absent-minded Cape Breton man tales emerge
A Cape Breton man, known for absentminded mishaps, dumps a stone load then drives two miles to dinner with it. On another trip he forgot a mail bag, tied his horses and walked back to retrieve it after 14 miles from his start.
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Cape Breton
Kitten Swallows Harpin Then Survives
A British Columbia kitten swallowed an 8% inch harpin. The owner pulled out the wire and the animal revived. After recovery the cat always had a rattle in its throat when it purred.
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British Columbia
Viennese Lawyer Leaves Fortune to Insane Asylum Inmates
A quoted remark by a sound minded Viennese lawyer reveals his worldly view as he dies and bequeaths his entire fortune to inmates of various asylums for the insane.
Six Toes and Fingers Infant Born in Hoxton England
An infant born in Hoxton England possessed six toes on each foot and six fingers on each hand. The child lived only an hour due to non expansion of the lungs.
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Hoxton
England
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