Toledo Priest Foresees Solar System's Destruction
A Toledo lecture by Father Hillig of St. John's college outlines a theory of solar system destruction by a dark body or bright star, predicting a collision that would obliterate Earth within 30 days after entering Uranus orbit and Jupiter orbit, followed by a new world forming over millennia. Diagrams illustrated the solar system and nebulae origins, with emphasis on the sun's motion and vast unseen dark bodies.
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Toledo
Father Hillie
St. John’s College
Cole Itslon
Uranus
Jupiter
Father Hillin
Father Hillig
Fegard
Elven
Father Hilllyssid
Father Hiliig
Father Tulig
Hats Off to Texas A Colossal State Anthem
A humorous, florid piece extols Texas as a vast, vivid land surpassing others. It likens Texas to an empire and beacon of vitality, boasting geography and character with playful boastful imagery and colorful regional phrases.
Child Dies After Cat Incident in Wisconsin Home
A Roll ing Wisconsin family mourns 13 month old Charlier Bowman who died while chasing a kitten under a bed. A four inch spike, driven by the cat, penetrated the child's brain in a tragic accident at the Bowman residence.
Camera Evidence Shows Rubber Horrors in the Congo
Mrs. John H. Harris reports from England after visiting the Congo, detailing mutilations and terror tied to rubber extraction in the Kongo Free State. She cites a Belgian commission apology while urging reforms, describing white agents and sentries raping, killing, and coercing natives for rubber, with cannibalistic violence and brutal reprisals.
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John H. Harris
England
Kongo Free State
Leopold
Harris
A Tribute to the Jews in America by Seth Low
Former New York mayor and Columbia College president Seth Low praises Jewish Americans as industrious orderly law abiding and capable of public service noting their contributions and the broadening of American citizenship as a result. The piece frames Jewish presence as enriching and deserving respect.
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Seth Low
New York
Columbia College
Cleaning White Paint Occupation Growing in New York
Cleaning white paint becomes a new occupation in New York as ordinary scrubbers lack the skill to handle it well. There is a growing demand for women trained to clean white paint properly, which has become highly fashionable and requires careful technique.
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New York
Most awful skin humor covers entire body seeks cure
A distressed account describes horrendous skin condition covering the body with nightly shedding and cracked skin. Doctors fail, prayers for death, a sister suggests cuflura, Eureka instant relief follows in a short period.
Cure by Cuticura Relief for Chronic Skin Disease
A 20 year battle with a severe skin ailment described as psoriasis or leprosy ends after using Cuticura Resolvent, Ointment, and Soap. The patient, William H. Carpenter of Henderson, NY, reports dramatic healing in six weeks, regaining skin as thin as paper. Local merchants and professionals certify the account dated March 20, 1905.
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Detroit
Mich
Hitler
Ater
H. Davis
Hinam Kk
Carpenter
Railroad Commission Eyes Wheat Corn and Car Shipments
The Railroad Commission plans uniform transport rules for crops and freight. It estimates needs for 14 182 000 bushels of wheat and other grains, 1,000,000 tons of freight, and 2,000 cars, citing 900 grain elevators statewide. A Dec 15 conference at the statehouse will address car numbers and switching at junctions to curb discrimination.
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Railroad Commission
Commission
Eirollar
Statehouse
Beginning in Season Massachusetts Anxious Over Court Reform
Massachusetts debates juvenile justice reform as the state abolished the juvenile court and substitutes a modern system. A youth would be tried as a delinquent in a crime court rather than as a criminal and treated for moral defect rather than punished, with aims to reform the youth rather than cure the crime.
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Massachusetts
Tran
Economy in Clothing: Not Worth Making Children’s Wear
The piece notes it is not worthwhile to produce children's clothes locally as prices are so cheap. It mentions small boys coats and jackets in navy with red ornamentation as popular, stating they cannot be made at home cheaper than store bought.
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