Curious Pictures Taken With Radium Worth Million
Boston April 2. Read about RADium photography from MIT where dust-like radium powder emits rays like X rays. Pictures are made by placing a sensitized plate and radium behind the object in darkness. exposure varies with distance and opacity. The article notes theories on radium rays and their ability to penetrate light substances.
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Boston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
France
Germany
Laglad
Brass Trimmed Harness Gains City Fashion Ground
An era of facts highlights brass trim on horse harnesses as the latest urban trend. Indianapolis firm Stuwmyer and Nilink report brass trimming dominates spring sales, replacing nickel in favor of showy style. Horsemen and harness cleaners note brass shines attractively but wear requires extra upkeep, making some cautious about the trend.
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Stuwmyer & Nilink
Indianapolis
New York City
Wis
Heartburn and belching all gone with Kennedy Remedy
Advert reads of Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy claiming it relieves long standing stomach and kidney troubles. It asserts safe, non narcotic ingredients and promises permanent relief from dyspepsia indigestion and rheumatism with no constipation.
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David Kennedy
Thomas Taylor
Daily News
Portstown
Sows Considerabis and a Man with New Clothes
fragmentary OCR notes suggest a discussion of attire and status among men in coach or phaeton setups. references to “new clothes” and pride imply social display, with mentions of outfits and conveyed advantage in appearance.
Huge Rag Baby Fills Life After Wife’s Death
Montague, N J April A farmer, Jerry Mooney, keeps a huge rag doll dressed as his dead wife since her 1588 death. He talks to the figure by the fire, feeds it at meals, and dresses it in his wife’s clothes and jewelry on Sundays. He carries it to the fields and shelters it at night, allowing no visitors.
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Montague
Jerry Mooney
Mooney
Londonderry
Ireland
Yearly Invasion of New Jersey Is On
South Orange residents brace for a Mosquito war as exterminators report rising swarms and ready stock of oiling gear and canopies. A local improvement society promotes drainage and oiling programs. last year’s spending neared 1394 dollars with goal of equal or greater efforts this season. An ordinance may compel landowners to curb breeding sites.
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South Orange
WN. J
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Milas Mary E. Baldwin
Nale
Visage Improvement Society
South Orange Silage Improvement Society
Lee
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