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Newspaper
Hilo Tribune
Location
Hilo, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1905
Page
3
A Century Magazine writer praises President Roosevelt as a rapid reader. He cites the president’s ability to digest long works and even a typewritten page at speed, noting dinners and a White House musical party as he claims to have read each item. He illustrates the event with a congressman presenting a paper to be read.
Translation notes by Walter Schumann discuss Johann Lewalter s claim that Yankee Doodle originated as a Schwalm district country dance in Kur Hessen. The piece links the tune to Hessian soldiers in the American Revolution and cites a Wasenberg kirmess where Yankee Doodle accompanied a Schwalmer dance.
A London giant is described as the world’s tallest man, measuring 9 ft 8 in and weighing 463 lb with a 23 in collar and two‑foot‑three inch boots. Other tall men in history include John Middleton and John Frederick. The piece also recounts a Bellevue Hospital incident involving a man with a doll and hints at a Nu Sigma Nu initiation. An advertisement touts a liniment for rheumatic and chest pains sold by Hilo Drug Co.
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