Progress of Medical Science in the Modern Age
In Toronto the British Medical Association reflects on advances in medicine. Dr Beard’s trypsin work is debated amid claims of abandonment, while Doyen of Paris faced failure with a cancer theory. Tuberculosis, typhoid, diphtheria, smallpox, appendicitis, rheumatism, and pneumonia are discussed with recent surgical gains and hopeful forecasts for future cures.
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Toronto
Toronto Mail
Beard
London
Beards Trypsin
Doyen
Paris
Finsen
Frederic Jeves
Magna Charta Sealed in British Museum Record
The Magna Charta, the great charter of English liberties, remains preserved in the British Museum. The imprint of the seal and King John’s name are clearly discernible in the document.
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British Museum
John
A Baron's Crows Crown Details Compared
A baron's crown is a velvet cap with ermine border, while the viscount's coronet features fourteen pearls on its upper rim. the baron’s uses eight pearls. In France pearls are typically arranged in sets of three.
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France
Defer-Ooe Wn bern minutes you know
Puffer notes that while youths are not yet listed they will be as they age. The exchange implies plans to delay or defer upcoming actions until individuals reach an older age timeline.
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Bern
Garth's Tinies and French Giant at Crystal Palace
The piece profiles Prince Colibri the tiny showman and Henri Cot the French giant. Colibri stands about 2 1/3 inches tall with a 375 dollar Turkish honor, while Cot is described as 8 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 390 pounds. Cot seeks a marriage with a bride of his size, and Colibri is shown among spectators, with Cot praised for a soft heart and world travels.
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Colibri
Crystal Palace
London
Hearn Cot
Cuoi'tri
Peter
Turkey
Austria
Egyp
Prince
Henri Cot
Aveyron
Henri
Marcelites
Mexico
Forming Images in Refracting and Reflecting Telescopes
A practical demonstration compares a reading glass and a concave mirror to show how image formation works in refracting and reflecting telescopes. By adjusting distances to the focal point, readers observe inverted and magnified images of a window, illustrating focal length and image position for both lens and mirror systems.
Rhythm in prose and speech mirrors thought and style
The passage argues that sentence length reveals an author's rhythm and personal style, while thought remains primary in English prose. It notes rhythm's prominence in music and chant, critiques excessive modal rhythm in reading, and cites Walter Dill Scott on art where expression and rhythm align to evoke strong approval.
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Walter Dill Scott
Submerged Gun Experiments in Portsmouth Harbor
London Spectator reports a dramatic test where a 110 pound Armstrong gun fired underwater off a tide marked platform in Portsmouth. The shot pierced a wood target, shattered boiler plate, and wrecked the hull of the Griper, proving submerged guns could damage ships in harbor during wartime.
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Portsmouth
England
London Spectator
Trading In Your Own Town Economic Duty
D M Carr argues for Home Trade advocate in urging farmers and residents to spend earnings locally to keep money in circulation and support community growth rather than shopping in distant cities. He emphasizes local purchasing as essential to building the town’s economy.
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D. M. Carr
How Snakes Move and Climb
The article explains snake locomotion by lateral vertebral joints and scale-based propulsion. It notes snakes climb by balancing on scale points, not by coiling, and that on smooth glass or polished surfaces they are nearly helpless.
Calamity Hits Sacred Bo Tree in Sri Lanka Storm
The night of Oct 7 an epic storm toppled the sacred bo tree in Sri Lanka marking a devastating event for local worshipers. An ancient description by Fa Hiam from 414 AD notes the tree was 702 years old then, planted by King Devinipratissa in 288 BCE, implying the tree’s age surpassed 2175 years when the storm ended its legacy.
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Ceylon
Fa Hiam
Devinipratissa
Hidden Stars and a Jet That Should Not Be Seen
An astronomer muses on unseen stars while a theatrical manager retorts that a jet should never be seen. Two days later the astronomer realizes the manager is a plain, everyday idiot.
A Definition of a Diplomat by a Father
A character study defines a diplomat as a man who seems grateful for others advice yet follows his own will. The speaker contrasts public politeness with private independence, presenting a fatherly skepticism of diplomatic flattery.
Wise man leaves daughter $10,900 for home life harmony
A prudent man granting his unmarried daughter $10,900 before a second marriage aims to keep harmony with his future wife. He says she may live at home or independently, ensuring freedom without dependence. As a result, relations stay morally happy, with both women clear about their choices.
Bancroft’s Life Work Recalled in Brief
The obituary notes Bancroft spent almost thirty years on his History of the United States, a work that ends as the country’s proper history begins. If continued as planned, it would have spanned seventy two to eighty volumes.
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Bancroft
United States
Famous Swindler Donkin Dies in London After Global Fraud Career
Edward Donkin, known as Bishop of Santa Croce in Antioch, evaded detection while posing as priests across Australia, England, Rome, and America. He forged credentials, exploited ecclesiastical pretenses, and swindled believers, monasteries, and towns from Buffalo to Milwaukee before dying in London after tuberculosis and heart failure.
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Edward Donkin
Santa Croce
Antioch
London
Australia
Milwaukee
Church of England
Bray
England
Laboucchere
Donkin
Oxford
Bath and Wells
Gepold
Glastonbury
Downside
Bath
Father Ignatius
Llanthony Abbey
Ignatius
Catholic Papers
Paris
Rome
America
Buffalo
Basil
Chicago
St. Augustine’ Priory
Cleveland
Rochester
Mer
Benedict Count Donkin
Switzerland
Labouchere
Gimama
Oxzferd
Hotel’s silver theft defense fools souvenir thieves
New York hotel owners praised a clever anti theft scheme that used a unique pattern and secret mark on silverware to identify and trap thieves. Agents in silver shops reported alterations, and a reward system pressured culprits to reveal sources, stopping multiple thefts and forcing kleptomaniacs to keep spoons hidden.
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New York
New York Tribune
Bullet Proof Motor Cars In Paris Tests
Successful experiments in Paris with one of seven new bullet proof and shell proof cars built for the Russian government. War minister M. Etienne rode it reaching 28 mph on level ground and climbing 1 in 4 gradients. The car weighs three tensands of thirty horsepower and carries a quick firing swivel gun capable of 600 shots a minute. It includes a folding steel bridge for cross country use demonstrating versatility.
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Paris
M. Etienne
France
Paris Cor
London Express
Domestic Servant Schools Open in Hamburg Under Union Patronage
The first German city domestic servant schools opened in Hamburg under the house mistresses union. Pupils pay about 12 dollars yearly in weekly installments and receive a free lunch. Classes run 8 to 7 and cover bedrooms, cooking, sewing, dressmaking, washing, and related tasks. Elders insist pupils be called employees of private houses.
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Hamburg
Widow Rejects Suitor With Witty Refusal
In a brief exchange, a timid suitor asks if a widow would consider him given memories of her first husband. She replies sharply that she would not consider him, even for a second, highlighting a pointed, laconic dismissal.
Man shoots heron. trout revived in field report
A London Field correspondent recounts a flying heron shot near Uxbridge on the Colne River. From the bird’s mouth a trout weighed about a half pound fell out and was revived by a keeper using a water-filled live bait can. The fish revived and was returned to the river.
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London
Colne
Uxbridge
Dr Chase's Ointment Promises Cure for Eczema
Advert reads Dr Chase's Ointment relieves and cures eczema, itching, and skin irritations. Testimonials from Mrs. Joseph Brickman and Mr John Cumming claim rapid relief and lasting results after use. Sold for 60 cents a box at dealers and through Edmanson Bates in Toronto.
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Dr. Chase
Chase
Joseph Brickman
Gilbert
Dr Chase
Dee Chase
Edmanson
Bates & Company
Toronto
Polite Letter Writer From Bakhurusti Sends Warm Praise
The Rawe Sekoko of Bakhurusti known as a courteous letter writer pens a cordial note to Lord Selborne. He expresses congratulations and a wish for face to face meeting with Kane and associates, calling themselves children and Selborne their mother under her governance. The letter hopes for blessings, comfort, education, and prosperity for Lady Selborne, her son, and all under her.
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Rawe Sekoko
Bakhurusti
Smith
Regina School Board Awards 1006 07 Scholarships
The Regina school board will award scholarships for 1006 07 to scholars who passed first from standards V VI and VII in recent departmental examinations. Four barns were destroyed by lightning in North Oxford last week. There were twenty three deaths from dynamite explosions near Kenora in the first six months of this year.
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Regina School Board
Oxford
Kenora
A Mother's Story on Blood Health and Dr William Pill Cure
An old promotional piece extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for anaemia and related ailments in teenage girls and women. A Ontario mother testimonials relief after using multiple boxes, claiming restored blood quality and health. It also mentions company disputes between Macleod and the CPR and De Beers moving its branch HQ from London.
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William
Anson Clark
Arden
Ont
Aumor
Dr. William
St. Vitus
Dr. William's Medicine
Brockville
Leprosy News and Patent Medicine Ads in 1886 Ledger
Reports confirm leprosy exists in Buenos Aires with fatal cases noted. The item includes medical cautions on fish freshness and hygiene. An Ohio notary authenticates a patent medicine guarantee from F J Cheney & Co for catarrh cures. Also mentions monarchs, arrests, and Cuba’s President Palma with rural policy changes.
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Buenos Ayres
Buenos Ayres Herald
Minard’s Liniment for Sale and Salmon Value in Scotland
An advertisement notes Minard's Liniment available nationwide. It also reports Scotland catches about 2800 tons of salmon annually with a prime value over 5000 dollars per ton.
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Scotland
Stale Brains and the Courage to Grow
The passage argues that there is no future for those who stop growing mentally. It states old age begins when a person believes they are old and useless and that a stagnant mindset leads to half-dead living at fifty rather than age itself. It emphasizes continuing growth as essential to vitality.
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Lord Sisters
Lorenz
The Honeymoon Over in Her Quiet Struggles
A wife laments lack of visitors since marriage while her husband recalls his past devotion and current absence, noting their shared loneliness and unchanged sorrow in a brief domestic vignette.
Niagara Cataract Ages and Falls Height Change
The Niagara cataract is estimated to be 21 000 years old. The falls height was once 420 feet and is now about 160 feet.
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Niagara
Visitor Breaks Ivory Carving in Curio Collection
A guest admires a rare ivory Japanese carving in a London house. The piece had been broken and glued, prompting the host to scold the servant for concealing the accident. The guest, Wales, suggests another piece was broken as well.
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Volea
Wales
London
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