Egyptians Known To Have Scale Before Greeks Say London News
A lecture at the Royal Academy by T L Southgate on ancient Egyptian musical instruments and Flinders Petrie’s discoveries at Kahun suggests Egyptians had harmonic knowledge and a diatonic scale earlier than the Greeks. J Finn demonstrated authentic notes on ancient flutes, comparing their tone to bagpipes. The show included a eleven-hole flute dated to 1575 B C and a funeral dirge titled The Song of Songs. An earlier skeptic noted the ancient tonality as a potential root of modern music, while others compared sounds to childhood toy cues.
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T. L. Southgate
Flinders Petrie
Kahan
Southgate
Moses
Kahun
David
Israel
J. Finn
Finn
Egypt
London News
Aims and Impacts of Col Pope on Highway Reform
Boston public benefactor Col Albert A Pope advances good roads through public addresses and funding for highway engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A five year gift of up to 6000 dollars supports a specialized course, aiming to train city engineers and accelerate nationwide road improvements.
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Boston
Boston Herald
Cal. Pope
Institute of Technology
Col. Pope
Francis A. Walker
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mass
Toad Engineering
Alarry A. Pope
Walker
Deak
Alpert A. Pops
Institute
Hold it to the Light Kemp's Balsam advertisement
A vintage ad touts Kemp's Balsam as the cure for colds with assured confidence. It urges holding a bottle to light to show its clarity and claims only pure ingredients and no expense spared. Prices listed at 50 cents and one dollar, followed by a local sale pitch for wool flannels at Cunningham's at 20 cents a yard.
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Cunningham
Chinese Music Comes Under Acute Philosophical Study
A writer argues that Chinese music, though crude to Western ears, obeys method and requires specialized knowledge. He notes historians misjudge it due to distance from the people and cultural practice. The Century piece suggests deeper study is needed to grasp its systematic nature.
Marriage Across the Flood at Blue Lick Creek
Justice Weir officiated a river crossing wedding as a couple in Blue Lick faced a swollen stream. A rock tossed license, tied to a handkerchief, bridged the gap while the couple and clerk performed the ceremony across the torrent. The unlikely ceremony was deemed legal.
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Blue Lick
Blue Lick Creek
Harvey Taylor
Kate Neway
Louisville
Cor
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Farmers Seek Clear Laws to Aid Supreme Court
The Illinois State Farmers' Alliance urges a law requiring enactments to include clear statements of meaning. They argue the supreme court cannot divine legislative intent without plain language and expository commentary. If enacted, this would ease court workload and reduce litigation costs, says Chicago Herald.
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Mnosis
Ilinois State Farmers’ Alliance
Supreme Court
Chicago Herald
Crippled musician tours rail cars between Dundee and Broughty Ferry
A disabled concertina player travels the Dundee to Broughty Ferry line in Scotland. Known to many passengers, he moves between carriages with a crutch and continues performances, retaining regular subscribing customers despite travel.
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Scotland
Dundee
Broughty Ferry
London
Baby incubators in Philadelphia give new life to tiny patients
The Philadelphia Record reports two incubators at the Women's Medical College in constant use, one imported from Paris. The device, a wooden 28 by 20 by 15 inch box with glass top and heated air, keeps infants at 80 to 90 degrees with damp sponges for humidity. Both incubators have reportedly saved many babies, with no deaths among those raised in them and an average weight gain of about thirty grams daily.
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Philadelphia
Women’s Medical College
Paris
Town life changes diet and education guidance
In New England Medical Monthly and the New York Journal excerpts, town dwelling is linked to faster child growth and greater educational strain, with digestive issues guiding diet shifts. The text suggests adjusting nutrition to avoid long term harms and even rethinking schooling and the move back to rural life for healthier development.
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Quietelet
New England Medical Monthly
Kemp's Balsam Promoted For Cough Cure Claim
An old advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a universal cough and cold remedy proven by local usage. It urges asking friends who used it, notes large bottles cost 50 cents to $1, and claims pure effectiveness. Also a market notice offers cash for veal calves Mondays and Wednesdays near the Gompere seating area.
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Mason
Co Operation by the Alliance in Dodge County Neb
The Philadelphia Record notes a farmers alliance purchase of an elevator plant in Dodge County Nebraska as a landmark for cooperative farming. It argues cooperatives can bring economic gains amid rising prices and aims to extend the alliance’s influence beyond politics into agricultural economics.
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Farmers’ Association
Dodge County
Neb
Philadelphia Record
The Chasm Bridges as Farmers Unite Across Regions
A Bogton Globe editorial and Rev Thomas Dixon voice celebrate a postwar unity among western northern and southern farmers to end sectional strife. They warn of looming world social issues and urge political action based on Henry George ideas that land underpins value.
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West
South
America
Thomas Dixon
New York
Dr Franklin Miles New Heart Cure Promises New Lease on Life
Dr Miles New Heart Cure cited as a breakthrough for serious heart disease with widespread sales reports. Knightstown Indiana dealer St John Weaver and Dunkirk New York dealer O Monroe report high customer satisfaction and strong sales, all guaranteed by T E Hildesbrand.
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Brown Sequard
Franklin Miles
St. John Weaver
Knightstown
Ind
T. E. Hildes
Paris siege planning and supply limits in future war
Paris could house about 3,090,000 within walls in a new siege and would need 54,000 cars to move bread and coal. Food sources would be strained, with Russia and America as possible suppliers but naval blockades and neutral channels risk interception by Germany. England’s stance could shape provisioning viability, and German naval efficiency is assumed to rise. Meanwhile US and allied notes report stockpiling by Kanenn Farmers' Alliance, and domestic tips include practical uses for doilies. Uncle Sam unveils a Springfield rifle boasting 2200 ft/s and pine board penetration at 500 yards, framed as a deterrent warning to foreign powers.
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Russia
Mediterranean
America
England
France
Philadelphia Telegraph
Uncle Sam
United States
New York Telegram
Notable Cure-All Claims From Local Ads Spur Reader Interest
The Pittsburg news highlights Dr. Franklin Miles and his Restorative Neraine as major nervous system discoveries, touting cures for dyspepsia, headaches, and insomnia with free trials through T. E. Hildebrand. It also promotes furniture bargains at Messenger salesroom, urging readers to buy bedroom sets at low prices from H-H Steving and Paul Vogel, with emphasis on large Indiana county stock and in-store deals at 514 Water Street.
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Pittsburg
Franklin Miles
T. E. Hildebrand
Paul Vogel
Messenger Building
H-H. Steving’s
Water Street
Indiana County
EL Srevina
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