Mistaken Hospital Admission Ends In Confusion
A South African hospital misidentified a native servant as Willie Humphries the patient. A doctor’s note and a delay by the Kaffir boy led to the man’s admission, where staff treated him in a ward and bath while the real Willie Humphries remained at home. The incident left the native in shock.
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Humphries
Willie
Mr. Humphries
Salisbury
Willie Humphries
Phylite
Nursing Star
Monkey and Bulldog Duel in Urmston Forge Yard
In Urmston a bulldog owner and an Italian grinder brought a monkey to a staged fight in a blacksmith shop. The monkey used a stick to tap the bulldog on the nose as the dog attacked. the monkey dodged and perched on the dog's back, winning a bloodless contest for the Italian.
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Urmston
Paper From Cotton Stalks Promising New Industry
A reported invention says paper can be made from cotton stalk fiber covering all grades from linen to newsprint with byproducts like alcohol, nitrogen compounds, gun cotton material, and smokeless powder. A Maine company with £8,000,000 capital plans pulp and paper production, citing 10 to 12 million tons of stalk material from cotton fields could boost the South’s cotton value by about £2,000,000.
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America
Baltimore
Maine
Listener’s Duty Turns Humorous Quip on Speech
A wry 1584 reflection notes that few want to hear others speak, prefer listening, and it would be pitiful yet funny to watch someone wait to finish a sentence merely to jump in and talk themselves.
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