Day That Marked Downfall Of Germ
The article recounts James G being run over in Glasgow on August 12 18 and saved by Joseph Lister's antiseptic method. It notes Lister’s 1867 Lancet publication inaugurating antiseptic surgery and reflects on its impact on medical progress and future needs for continued advances.
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James G
Glasgow
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
London
Joseph Lister
Pasteur
Vous Tames
Rai
James
Lister
London Lancet
Berkeley Moynihan
Chicago survey tests new instrument to measure street noise
A Chicago survey uses a novel instrument to record and compare sounds in public streets. The study finds the average human voice at 40 units while busy street noise reaches 657, and noise levels vary by location and propulsion method on grades.
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Chicago
Curleage
Earthworms Sing In Garden Chorus Says Scientist
Dr Rudolph Huedemann of the New York State Museum confirms observations by Prof O Mangold that earthworms make voices. In a summer garden he heard a chorus of tiny sounds as worms dragged bristles along hole rims, aided by a flashlight.
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Rudolph Huedemann
New York State Museum
Albany
Popular Science Monthly
O. Mangold
Mule Long Imprisoned When Mule Reunites With Owner
Dan Darling of Nixon Texas searched for his missing mule with posters and a reward. Two weeks later he found the animal wedged between river banks in a dry creek bed and freed it with help. The mule had endured a long wait with little food or water.
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Mule
Hils Mule
Dan Darling
Nixon
Texas
Dan
Darling
Indianepolis News
Money in Old Silver Foil Drive Raises Funds for Beds
A Welsh drive collected foil wrapped money totaling 10000 dollars in a year and other donations brought the total to 80000 dollars, used to endow hospital beds and support medical needs.
Cupid's Retreant Davenport Warns Single Buyers
A Los Angeles furniture store markets a new davenport dubbed Cupid's Retreant. The salesman explains the gimmick is a weedout device that will wear through in a year, revealing a sign that says it’s time to get married, catching unwary bachelors.
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Los Angeles
Fruit and Nut Bread and Related Kitchen Notes
A compact pickup of home baking tips and agricultural notices. It covers fruit and nut breads with muffin-like batter guidance, oven temperature tips, and a note about Farmer's Bulletin on home baking. It then references Timber Growing bulletins from the USDA Forest Service and advice on preserving eggs in water glass. It also mentions grazing impacts on timber growth and cabbage nest tips for chicken scraps.
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Forest
Lee
Wardwood
United States
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Washington
Faru
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Indiana
United States Department of Agriculture
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