Sixty Days on Peanuts and Lemonade Diet Experiment
An Aurora physician recounts a 60 day trial living on uncooked peanuts and lemonade to test nutrition theory. He notes weight loss, sustained mental work, and a public address at the G A R hall, arguing mind and body interdependence and that nutrition underlies health and disease.
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Pearson
Aurora
Til
Board of Health
Boards of Health
G. A. R. Hall
Coliseum
Bishop Fallows
Alexander Hale
Nature
Haig
Jewish Name Anglicising Noted in Hebrew Standard
The Hebrew Standard cites several foreign born Jews who have anglicised their names. Examples include Levitaky to Leo, Limburger to Limburg, Lipski to Lipps, Moscovitz to Morrigan, Oshinsky to Brown, Ashmerowenowitz to Sherry, Ostrowsky to Ostroff, Podolsky to Podal, Rabinowits to Stein, and Raskowsky to Ross.
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Levitaky
Leo
Limburger
Mr. Limburg
Lipski
Mr. Lipps
Moscovitz
Mr. Morrigan
Oshinsky
Mr. Brown
Fragmentary proclamation on Henry Irving’s influence
The text speaks of Henry Irving and describes egotism, universal interest in humanity, sympathy for righteous human effort, cherishing gifts from friends, laboring in service of great art, and aiding members of a sometimes degraded profession.
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Henry Irving
Henry Irving Depicted as Selfish in Terry Correspondence
In a reply to Killen Terry, William Winter characterizes Henry Irving as an egoist, though not otherwise, noting he would aid a loved professional associate to the best of his power. The excerpt centers on personal motive and professional regard.
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Henry Irving
William Winter
Killen Terry
Substitute for Confetti Urges Inventors to Seek Substitutes
The piece argues for an urgent appeal to inventors to find a substitute for confetti noting that rice was a poor choice. It admits rice is painful to throw but highlights the real issue: its complete difficulty to remove from clothes or carpets, urging condemnation by reasonable people.
Snake superstitions and a fatal glance belief
A Sanskrit name for serpent implies poison in the dye, the fatal power to kill at a glance. A Moroccan superstition claims a magic ram falling on April 27 would blind swallows and scorpions that see it.
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Morocco
Morocco’s Sultan Mulai Hafid Busy Ruler of Fez
A Fez correspondent describes Sultan Mulai Hafid as a tireless ruler who personally handles state business. He reviews troops, receives delegations, and daily translates European news. Gifted with gold, silk, spices, and jewelry, he valued one morning reception at about $125,000, including a ruby ring he wore all day.
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Morocco
Mulal Hafid
Fez
Every Man a Debtor to His Profession Motto
The quote asserts that every person owes their profession both support and improvement. It emphasizes duty to contribute to one’s field, seeking approbation and benefit while acting as a credit to the vocation, urging self-improvement as homage to professional standards.
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Bacon
Chinese Student Named Daily Spectator Editor at Columbia
Vu Kyum Willington Koo, a 22 year old Chinese student, has been chosen to edit the Daily Spectator at Columbia, marking the first time a Chinese student heads an American college paper. Koo is described as a slender, accentless speaker with strong English, sharp debate skill, and wide university popularity.
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Vu Kyum Willington Koo
Daily Spectator
Columbia
Koo
Material In Battleship Totals Revealed
In a 14/000-ton battleship about 13,200 tons of steel 400 tons of copper 140 tons of nickel 140 tons of lead and ten tons of tin constitute the metal cargo.
Learning Life's Lessons Alcott Quote
A short quotation attributed to Alcott notes that genuine lessons come from adversity not success. It argues that the love of gain harms people and does not create greatness, emphasizing resilience and humility as key toward personal growth.
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Alcott
Chimpanzee Guest Dinners With Paris Society
Mrs Abreu hosts a refined chimpanzee at a luncheon with Marquis del Muni and other guests in Paris. The primate uses a napkin, fork and spoon with refined manners, bowing to the table and kissing the ladies as the luncheon ends.
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Paris
Abreu
New York
Newport
Consul
Abveu
Marquis del Muni
Mrs. Abveu
Parrot Foils Burglary at Spillman Home
In St. Louis a yellow headed South American parrot guarding the Spillman house frightened a would be thief. The bird’s cage overlooks the hall and dining room and it spoke phrases to visitors. After a midnight return, a broken window pane and knocked plants were found. The parrot warned intruders and later dismissed the police saying good night.
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St. Louis
C. H. Spillman
Spillman
Ellen Spillman
South Carolina Senator Praises Peruna Remedy
Ex Senator M C Butler writes from Washington praising Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach trouble. He notes relief after short use and calls Peruna a wonderful medicine and tonic. The advertisement promotes Peruna Tablets and offers a free 1909 Almanac via druggists.
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United States
South Carolina
Peruna
M. C. Butler
A. S
Washington, D. C
Peruna Medicine Co
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J. T. Allen
Dr. D. Jayne
Defiance
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