Tuberculosis Spending Tops Twenty Million in 1913 Budget
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis reports last year spent over $20.5 million on tuberculosis efforts in the United States. Public funds supplied about 66.8 percent, with private philanthropy covering the rest.
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United States
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
National Association
New York State
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Massachusetts
Colorado
Smith's Rhode Island Reds Win Yokohama Attention
P. G. Smith, a Rhode Island Red poultry producer, received an inquiry from a prominent Yokohama poultry fan. He hopes to clinch a future deal as his birds gain international notice. Mrs Wert of Covington attended local events with Mrs McCrary. Perry Glascock aids at Citizens Bank in James Sowers absence. Dr C C Wert from Covington visited. Gordon Sowers resumed studies at Champaign NIL.
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P. G. Smith
Rhode Island
Yokohama
Japan
the Inquirer
Wr. Smith
Mr. Smith
Reds
Perry Glascock
Citizens Bank
James Sowers
Savage Race in New Guinea Described by Explorer
An account from Girara country Papua New Guinea details a submerged region with dog-descended natives. Villages sit on hillocks with vast communal houses for men and separate entrances for women. Sorcery dominates in the west with chiefs claiming spirit travel to kill.
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Girara
Papua
New Guinea
Arctic Passage Through Bering Straits Described
Excerpt from A Year With a Whaler recounts sailing August 15 through the 36 mile Bering Strait between East Cape in Asia and Cape Prince of Wales in America. It notes Diomede islands, swift tidal channels, Eskimos crossing by skin boats, and winter overland crossings when straits freeze.
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Bering Straits
Arctic
East Cape
Cape Prince of Wales
Diomede
Big Diomede
Straits
America
Asia
Walter Noble Burns
Large Per Cent Rejected by Publishers Claims Macmillan Picks
A San Francisco Argonaut note discusses publisher discernment with Macmillan claiming acceptance of about one in a hundred manuscripts. It recalls John Inglesant declined by others but printed privately, and Hardy’s rebuffs later becoming famous.
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Mr. Macmillan
Humphrey
Macmillan’s
Thomas Hardy
San Francisco
Jamison Cast for Heavy Part in Stage Production
The exchange notes that Jamison is cast to play a heavy part and must carry the leading lady across the stage. The leading lady is described as weighing 200 pounds, marking a notable stage challenge for the production.
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Jamison
Not Too Particular about Lords Chief Justice Choir
Lord Alverstone, newly retired as lord chief justice of Great Britain, once sang in St Mary Abbot's choir in Kensington. An American lady asked which chorister was the lord chief justice, and the verger replied that the choir’s members do their duty and their antecedents are not inquired into.
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Lord Alverstone
Great Britain
St. Mary Abbot’s
Kensington
Home Doctor Remedies for Eyes Muscles Feet and Sores
An old guidance piece lists a wash for inflamed eyes using boiling water refined borax and spirits of camphor, a topical mixture of chloroform alcohol and water for tired muscles, raw potato rub for tired feet, chalk or salt on corns, and sweet nitre for cold sores, all with periodic application instructions.
Telltale Marks on Hands Hint at Hidden Truths
"It's not only the thumb prints that leave a crew," says Mr. Dolan as he eases aside a detective tale. He claims Ca sey the contractor again fights with his wife, inferred from knuckle prints beneath Ca sey's left ear.
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Mr. Dolan
Casey
Mr. Rafferty
Appendix Discovery Prompts Change in Surgery
Dr Edmund Perrier of the Paris Academy of Sciences reports a new finding that the appendix stimulates intestinal activity and should be removed only when absolutely necessary. His experiments on animals suggest surgeons should cease routine appendix operations unless urgent, urging reform in France.
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Edmund Perrier
Academy of Sciences
Paris
Perrier
Academy
Yellow Dog Discovery Sparks Investigation Report
A lighthearted exchange notes a yellow dog found during an investigation, provoking amused reactions and a mention that the find prompted a howl. The brief lacks concrete names or locations.
Son Marries the Cook Sparks Family Union
An amused family note reports the son wed the household cook, easing worries and keeping the couple within the clan. The tone celebrates the match as a positive, practical fusion of kin and kitchen.
Two clocks gift echoes friendship and memory
The bride praises the clocks as beautiful and asks why they were given. The friend replies that he gave two clocks because he is fond of them and wants each to have something to remember him by if they ever divorce, a witty line cited from the Chicago Post.
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Chicago Post
Mad dog epidemic blamed on new plays
A provocative remark claims a town faces a dog epidemic due to attempted new plays. The quote contrasts public health concerns with theatrical experiments, suggesting controversy over local performances.
Timber dialogue hints at forest becoming unlikely path
A witty exchange notes that official timber rarely does the logical thing. The joke implies that timber seldom takes to the woods, suggesting a paradox about practicality and nature.
Phrase fragments on magic attire and training noted
The quoted lines discuss lady magicians wearing trick dresses and observing that the dresses are generally trained, reflecting casual remarks on performance attire.
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