Finger Prints and Child Eyes Highlights in Hospital Visit
Finger prints by Francis Galton are cited as nearly unique with chances of exact duplication under one in a million. Police deem prints highly conclusive for identification. Through Child Eyes notes three year old Ellen visiting a hospital and asking her father to come home. Poetry and Horse Dealing imitates a humorous quip about a faulty horse with comments on its flaws.
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Francis Galton
Ellen
Ime
Mamma
Indianapolis News
Bustop
Unmarried Men and Marriage Statistics Stir Debate
A New York Life Assurance report cites 39 of every 100 men as unmarried, detailing age groups and potential for marriage. It argues marriage reduces vice and crime and urges policies to encourage 10,000,000 fit but unmarried people to pair off and form stronger families.
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United States
Reyuitable Life Assurance Society
New York City
Kingdom of Spain
Mexico
Canada
W. L. Wilcox
Cornell University
New York
Buffalo
Ugutrry
New Horse Hybrid Combines Hardy Farm Spirit with Speed
Experts from the bureau of animal industry in Washington say a new crossbreed horse has been developed. By breeding Dan the zebra from the National Zoological Garden with a Morgan mare at the Maryland dairy, researchers claim the foal is as hardy as the fastest mile horse and as intelligent as full blood stock.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington
Dan
National Zoological Garden
Maryland E Oa
Department of
Audacious Duel Challenge at Paris Shooting Gallery
A noted duelist confronts a rival in Desenne's Paris gallery. Mysterious dentist B. tests nerves by facing a man who shot well. after the rival misses, B. calmly claims the result and departs whistling.
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M. Colombey
M. D
Desenne
Paris
Dainty Humming Bird Nests And Arab Honeymoon Customs
Tiny humming bird nests are described as delicate structures built high in trees from plant fibers and spider silk with lichen on the exterior. The piece notes egg size and the birds depart within three weeks. It also covers climate effects on hunger and body heat and describes an Arab bride and groom’s seven day confinement after marriage with ritual visibility restrictions.
Milwaukee man seeks wedding cake with a cure
A Milwaukee man orders a wedding cake and requests a cure to match his profession. A shop girl and humorous exchanges follow about tying cake flavors to jobs, from journalist to pianist. The tale ends with a boy and mother exchange in a fragmentary Chicago-style vignette.
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Milwaukee
Flesex
Fixehange
Means Plenty of Chicken. Miss Snowflake-Does So Believe
Local fragment reads as a quirky note about luck and daily pocket items, mentioning Mr Jackson-W and Puck. The text appears as a fragmented, whimsical aside with no clear event or reporting context.
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Snowflake
Mr. Jackson
Puck
Tramp Tales Across Goof Towns and Jobs
A garbled note reflects on two tramps in a slang filled scene. It hints at quick job offers and a wary attitude toward rest and trust in a rough street environment. The fragmentary text preserves a snapshot of urban hardship and street talk.
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