Microbes as Invisible Enemies in Health and Society
A Harper's Bazaar inspired discourse on microscopic life and parasites. It argues bacteria drive disease, highlights the need to exclude and eliminate harmful germ development, and urges cleanliness and sanitation as defenses against public health threats. It notes examples from typhoid to mildew and calls for concerted action to reduce parasitic growth.
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Beaumur
Linneus
France
Madeira
California
Harper's Bazar
Bismarck heard in German Parliament amid lively audience
Berlin Tribune reports a crowded chamber as Bismarck faces strong opposition on labor questions. The chancellor stalls and argues his unity of course, delivering firm rebuttals amid cheers and attentive reactions from all sides.
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Perenne
Tribune
Indibancellor
Bismarck
Bedlam
Manchester
Berlin Corp
Ostrich Robes Demand Slaughter of Young Birds
The article notes that the skins of male young ostriches are prized for robes, with only the soft breast feathers usable. Each robe requires slaughtering fifteen to twenty young ostriches, illustrating the high cost and ethical concerns surrounding the trade.
Zurich University admits more women across faculties
The University of Zurich has become the most liberal European high school for women admissions. About one tenth of students are female with fourteen in the Philosophical Faculty and twenty nine in Medicine. Previously all attendees were foreign women, now fifteen are Swiss.
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University of Zurich
Europe
Switzerland
Homemade Filter From Stone Churns For Purifying Water
A detailed home method describes building a water filter using a large stone churn with a drilled hole and a wooden faucet. Layers include coarse cloth, eight inches of charcoal, cloth, and two to three inches of white gravel, producing slow water passage but not guaranteed safety from germs.
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Journal of Chemistry
Biting Off His Words and a Barnside Lesson
In an old coastal barn Johnny Earle learns from Miss Mary Carr a life lesson about biting words. A playful hay mow challenge ends with an accident and a gentle talk on forming habits to restrain harsh speech, as Sam, Solomon, and rural setting anchor the scene.
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Johnny
Johnny Earle
Solomon
Grandfather Earle
Swallow
Mrs. Bat
Mrs. Swallow
Sam
Cousin Bump
Mary Carr
Miss Carr
Elso
Miss
Bite Off Your Words Clerks Find Better Pay and Truth
In a Chicago Advance excerpt a dry goods clerk Johnny is mentored by P Billings who tells him to bite off words and stay cool. Billings later hires Johnny as a trusted clerk and invites him to his home to meet his wife who reveals a shared past advice origin.
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Cleork
P. Billings
Johnny
Billings
Mr. Billings
Mae
Earle
Bill- BP Byes
Mr. Balings
Roun
Uncle Solomon
Sillings
Rev. E. A. Land
Chicago
Youths Department Memory Tale From Golden Dayan
Fragmented lines describe a child centered scene with characters named Amanda and Ellen, plus Freddie and Uncle. The tone hints at a classroom or family lesson about punishment and obedience with a reminiscence of games and a wild horse metaphor. Characters Hutch and Charlie appear in scattered phrases.
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Mardima
Trip
Ellen
Freddie
Breddij
Ee Amanda S. Blaefier
Golden Dayan
New York Housing Shortage Hits Small Homes Demand
French flats are leaving the market in New York as demand for small houses greatly exceeds supply in the city.
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New York
N.Y
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Faord Mantua
N. Y
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Albany Journal
Ural New Yorker
Cincinnati Times
Cory
Hott
Italy
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