Government warns on harmful infant drugs and caffein drinks
The U S department of agriculture issued Farmers Bulletin 393 warning mothers, invalids and soft drink users about cocaine caffein and other narcotics in infant syrups and remedies. It lists dangerous formulations and notes pharmaceutical misuses by some physicians. Copies cost 5 cents and are available from Washington offices or the Government Printing Office.
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Farmers
New Farmers
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Congress
Superintendent of Documents
Government Printing Office
Comet Year Case Reveals Abortive Conjoined Twin in Infant
In Chicago an operation on Martin Hetzinger's seven month old son at a Norwegian hospital revealed a second fetus in the abdomen. Six doctors witnessed the procedure aimed at removing a supposed tumor. The anomalous inner twin was found fully formed, even the feet, during exploration. The case parallels earlier Siamese twin discussions and dominates local medical news.
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Chicago
Martin Hetzinger
Maine Battle Ship Removal Bill Passes Senate
The senate approved a bill to raise the battleship Maine from Havana harbor and recover the bodies of its sailors buried in the debris for twelve years. The House had passed the measure three weeks earlier.
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Senate
Maine
Havana
House
Trusts and price rises spark political quip exchange
A constituent asks if more anti trust speeches will be given. The reply affirms a possible duty to speak. The dialogue highlights the problem of alliances with trusts as price increases follow favorable deals.
Chamois Trail Draws Noon Visitors At Grindelwald
Geneva cor Pall Mall Gazette reports daily noon crowds at Grindelwald viewing the chamois trail in the Alps. A herd of twenty to thirty chamois climbs Mettenberg rocks in Indian file led by males, with the king well ahead. They descend to sparse grazing when snow covers feeds, then return after avalanches risk passes at dawn and later.
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Grindelwald
Alps
Mettenberg Rocks
Mettenberg
Geneva
Pall Mall Gazette
Pussy and the Burglar Hero Cat Saves Night
A London-area story recounts an old lady who trusted a cat over dogs for protection. She confronted a burglar on the stairs, dropped her cat on his head, and the cat scratched fiercely. The burglar fled into the street.
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Puss
Manchester Guardian
The Whistlers and the Indigent Whistler Tale
Ford Madox Hueffer recalls Whistler's famous enemies and faithful friends in Harper's Magazine. Madox Brown circulated an etching appeal to patrons to buy Whistler's works as he faced poverty. Mrs Whistler urged him to buy butter for tea, yet no money remained and credit was cut, fearing Whistler might lash out at the tradesman.
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Whistler
Ford Madox Hueffer
Harper's Magazine
Madox Brown
Whistlers
Chelsea
Man fears fall as steeple jack works 300 feet up
A man watching a steeple jack 300 feet above the ground is urged by a passing acquaintance to leave. Brown admits he fears the worker may fall and doubts waiting will help. He says he will return to his office. The scene preserves tense caution atop the height.
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Brown
Jack
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Great Age of Halley's Comet Described in Historical View
The article notes Halley's Comet as a long observed member of our system with origins stretching back thousands of years. It claims the 1066 Norman conquest sighting showed a head the size of the full moon and a tail of remarkable length.
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Halley
Paris Storm Drops Box of Gold Hidden by Window
A janitor was struck by a falling tin box in Paris during a storm. The box contained $6,000 in gold and notes and was claimed at the police station by an elderly woman who said the money was her entire savings hidden by tying the box to a drainpipe outside her window.
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Paris
Rue de l’Ouest
Politeness and a Four Dollar Hat in Chicago Tale
A brief anecdote from Chicago records contrasts courtesy with misfortune as a gentleman while being polite rescues a glove for a lady and watches his new four dollar hat blow off and roll in front of a passing trolley car.
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Chicago Record-Herald
How He Got Out of It Satire Exchange
A short humorous quip from Lippincott's contrasts pre marriage candor with post nuptial egotism. A wife notes she once spoke freely of her doings but now finds such talk self centered and excessive.
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Lippincott’s
Inherited. Knicker Jones Seeks More Money
A crumbled note from the New York Sun hints at Knicker Jones always wanting more money, contrasting Becker with a wealthy family, his father a college president and his mother a woman.
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Knicker—Jones
Becker
New York Sun
Memory Fades Favors After They Are Granted
Quote captures a view on favors, noting that generosity fades once favors are conferred and remembered no more. The tone suggests a critique of ingratitude and the elusiveness of lasting gratitude.
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Johnson
Our National Game in Success Magazine
Ellis Parker Butler declares baseball is America s national game because fans learn the sport from seasoned fans as they attend games. The piece compares baseball knowledge to opera understanding and notes devotion to watching the best players in the world.
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Ellis Parker Butler
Success Magazine
Metropolitan Opera House
Children weigh clergyman and businessman on rest
The Chicago Record-Herald recounts a comical exchange where the daughter of a popular Chicago clergyman compares the rest each father gets. The Business daughter argues her father works hardest yet can relax evenings and Sundays, while the Clergy daughter notes others notice him more then.
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Chicago
Little Miss Business
Miss Clergyman
Chicago Record-Herald
Shortened His Wait
A short anecdote recalls Mark Twain on experience making people wary. In a busy restaurant an old man spots a well dressed patron not yet served and asks how long he has waited. The waiter replies twelve minutes and lists the order. The old man slips a quarter to speed service on the other man’s meals.
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Mark Twain
Fresh Discovery of an Old Truth Nine birthday party tale
Helen enjoys a birthday party but clashes with a jealous guest until a plain shabby child mediates with tact. Afterward Helen discusses the scene with her mother and concludes that appearances deceive. The line highlights inner worth over outward show from Woman's Home Companion.
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Helen
Salt and Health Therapeautic Value of Salt
Few persons understand salt therapy. A little salt in drinking water is a good medicine. Salt applications to the skin are soothing and wholesome. A salt solution in plain water is a cheap wash for the throat and nasal passages to prevent or cure catarrhal troubles. Many people bathe their eyes daily in cold salt water with satisfactory results.
The Married Voice Critic Clash Highlights Stage Boundaries
A dramatic critic notes that even skilled actors struggle to reproduce a “married voice” on stage. The London Chronicle cites a peculiar domestic note used at home that cannot reach the footlights and was never meant for publicity.
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London Chronicle
Playwright recalls premiere delays with late curtain
A critic notes the premiere ran late but the final curtain fell before 10 45. The playwright jokes that the attendee may have overslept himself keeping the timing in focus and humor in the report.
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Standard and Times
Half Mourning Explains Sudden mood Shift
A quoted exchange shows Linda explaining her mixed mood as she is in half mourning, contrasting bright moments with lows and sighs. The remark appears in Fliegende Blatter noting the phrase.
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Linda
Lost Both Ways and Witty Adages Echo in Post
A pair of aphorisms from the Houston Post and Confucius frame domestic life and friendship. One quip contrasts husbands and wives hearing each other at night, while the other suggests frequent friendly rebukes widen distance over time.
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Houston Post
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