Ashes of Garbage in Paris Questioned by Lecturer
Clarence Cook, at the League for Political Education, described Parisian garbage and ash disposal from 25 years ago. He noted Paris apartments had no visible garbage as food leftovers were cleaned and reused at markets, unlike New York.
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Clarence Cook
Paris
League For Political Educa
Cook
New York
Seine
Amercan
Metropolis
New York Times
When a Man Is Fifty Reflects on waking with the sun
Col. Toliver of Philadelphia notes aging makes men rise early and sleep less, claiming fifty marks a change in habits. He cites Prime Ministers Parkes and Gladstone to contrast youth and hardship, then shares a humorous San Francisco lunch anecdote about a worker who loses his lunch but finds coffee.
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Peter Toliver
Philadelphia
St. Louis Republic
Henry Parkes
New South Wales
Mr. Gladstone
Eton
Oxford
Gladstone
Queen’s
Pearson
San Francisco Post
Celandine Cure for Cancer Described in Journals
The watery extract of Chelidonium plant is proposed as a cancer remedy. Dr Denisenko promotes internal and injectable use, though efficacy is unproven. Historical notes cite 1491 and 1644 mentions of celandrine in medicine, with later writers surprised at its decline.
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Denisenko
C. Leeson Prince
London Illustrated News
Hypnotic Use of Hydro Bromide in Insanity Trials
The Semaine Medicale cites two Prussian doctors Oldcagge and Jurman finding hydro bromide of scopolamine acts as a hypnotic in insanity. Doses 0.003 to 0.015 grain induce 3 to 10 hours sleep with calmer demeanor upon waking, especially in maniacs. less so in typomania, with limited effect in delirium tremens. Also notes Peak's Island residents and global railway mileage comparisons.
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Semaine Medicale
M. Oldcagge
M. Jurman
Music and the Hair Effects of Sound on the Head
A medical note discusses a French correspondent’s claim that music can influence hair growth and loss. Piano music allegedly preserves hair, while wind instruments like the cornet and trombone may cause baldness, with cello and harp less harmful and flute uncertain after age fifty.
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le Temps
Paderewski
Ferrand
French Academy
Betzchinsky
Franklin at Paris Court Solves Wig Size Dilemma
A tale from Youth's Companion recounts Benjamin Franklin visiting Paris as American envoy. He chose simple black velvet dress with white silk stockings and black shoes, adding a large wig he finally rejected after the French maker proved the head was at fault. The incident boosts his esteem over court fashion. A second piece, from Chautauquan, argues French cuisine waning as modern life, clubs, and haste erode traditional dining and home life among the Parisian elite.
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Benjamin Franklin
Paris
Franklin
Monsieur
France
Dejeuner
The Length of Tacks
A brief note explains tack length varies from a quarter to a half inch, with a larger apparent size when stepped on. It states that a pound of the smallest tacks yields 16,000 tacks.
The Yesopering of Springs Teaches Careful Tempering
The article outlines tempering springs with careful forge work low temperature taps and light hammering to preserve the cuticle and strengthen the metal. It warns against grinding on an emery wheel and advises controlled heating quenching and even coating with oil for a uniform temper.
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New York Ledger
Holy House of Loreto and its miraculous flights
Westminster Gazette chronicles the Holy House at Loreto near Ancona, its white marble chapel under a grand dome, and the famed black Madonna. It recounts the legenda that angels moved the house from Nazareth to Dalmatia near Fiume, then to a Laurel wood near Recanati before final placement along a public road, visited by popes and kings alike.
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Holy House
Loretto
Aresut
Ancona
Sansovino
Luke
Cedar
Lebanon
Angela
Nazareth
Fiume
Adriatic
Recanati
Westminster Gazette
Agricultural Education Urged By Armsby At State College
Professor Henry P. Armsby, dean of the School of Agriculture at Penn State, states Pennsylvania farm products exceed quarrying and mining outputs by 3 million dollars and urges stronger agricultural education. He warns that agriculture must adapt to new conditions or face collapse under relentless forces.
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Henry P. Armsby
School of Agriculture
Pennsylvania State College
Pennsylvania
Political Prejudices and Quips Across History
The excerpt mixes satirical quotes about political figures and a note on historical measurements. It includes a New York Press jibe about pretending to finish poker with Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry, a Strand Magazine remark on the Doctors in a Near Future, and a fact about the common house fly’s summer egg-laying and a Hebrew cubit’s length.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
George III
New York Press
Mens summer underwear and accessories in varied sizes and colors
Catalog notes hot weather under shirts balbriggams in extra sizes, regular sizes, drawers, and matching pieces. celluloid cuffs and collars in pairs, silk and lawn band bows, white and silk handkerchiefs, half hose in tan or black, sweaters in multiple colors and weights, belts, and assorted shirts with collars or cuffs attached. Prices range from 25 to 75 cents and up.
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Boni
Boniface
Asia
Africa
Germany
North
Italy
Mediterranean
Baltic
Brittany
Nero
Cleopatra
Rome
George Walsh
Lippincott’s
Iau
America
John Eliot
Peak’s Island
Denmark
Sweden
Britain
United States
Music
Strand Magazine
Becker
Xblood
Jacob Becker
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