Chemical components of the human body at the National Museum
An exhibit in Washington shows a 154 pound man contains 97 pounds of oxygen, 15 pounds of hydrogen and 31 pounds of iron and carbon in jars and labels. The display outlines thirteen essential elements and various fats and proteins, concluding that while science lists the materials, only God can assemble a man.
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The
Washington Star
District of Columbia
National Museum
Cerebria
Theabel
Adan
God
The Rise of a Logger Sol Simpson
Sol Simpson, a Portland born logger who rose from laborer to captain of industry, died in Seattle. He built the Simpson Logging Co into a 660‑employee enterprise owning rail lines and ships, including the Alaska route steamer Oregon, earning profits that boosted his banking ties and diversified ventures.
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Sol Simpson
Portland
Oregoninn
Seattle
Vpufet Sound
Columbia River
British Columbia
Simpson
Ena
Simpson Logging Company
Usiz Ox Simpson
Loorer
Puret Sound
Oregon
Alaska
Sol Simylogrer
Bank books and checks teach a wife the cost of misused funds
Mrs. Bobbin receives bank books and a check book as a birthday gift and learns to use checks. She struggles to understand banking, spends freely, and incurs overdrafts. The experiment ends with her abandoning the bank and lamenting the vanished gift while praising the pink check leaves for stationery use.
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Mr. Bobbin
Mrs. Bobbin
Bobbin
Rattlethem Bank
Mrs. Sonkin
Cesar
Albert Hollingway Bobbin
Alpert
Ruattle Them
Mrs. Tobbin
Gobbin
Ready wife tale and bearded Europe giant
A dinner favoring womans suffrage features Oliver Sumner Teall praising the tact of women. He shares a country clergyman tale where his wife foils a visit by referring to Mrs Cash Blank, while a separate note claims Joseph Ronchett of Ornavasse near Novara owns Europe s longest beard at nearly six feet.
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Oliver Sumner Teall
New York
Teall
Dash Blank
Joseph Ronchett
Ornavasse
Novara
Europe
Gorky Critiques American Values and New York Riches
Russian writer Maxim Gorky in Appleton's Magazine denounces materialism in the United States, cautions that liberty symbols are rusting, and warns of a nationalist drift toward commercialism. He contrasts this with memories of Jefferson and Grant and foresees a future conflagration that could purify American spirit.
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Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Appleton’s
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Grant
John Brown
Gret Harte
Lonefellow
Tedgar Allan Poe
Walt Whitman
America
Gut T
New York
Mercury
Pluto
Bartholdi
Russia
Rumored Author Faces Judgment Over Fictions
A garbled account suggests a novelist confronts scrutiny and personal doubt about fabrications in his work. He contemplates the consequences of deceit and hints at future accountability or compensation for his lies.
Artists Who Ruined Their Work By Anger And Destruction
A column recalling celebrated artists who harmed their art by destroying works. Hogarth cut an interior painting after criticism, later half of the piece disappeared. Flamar eon’s account of Gerome’s ruined spring group. Chartran slashed a portrait amid a £1000 price dispute. Gutzon Borglum shattered two cathedral statues after severe criticism and kept souvenirs from the wreck.
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Hogarth
Aberdeen
Jules Flamameron
Gerome
Chartran
M. Chartran
Paris
China
New York
Gutzon Gorgium
Belmont Chapel
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
Morningside
Gorgium
Bacon as a ration item and its digestion efficiency
The article reports experiments by Professor Snyder at Minnesota station on lean bacon in rations, noting nine ounces daily per man with high digestibility of protein and fat. It discusses energy availability, fat behavior when cooked, and cautions against overcooking which produces acrolein and eye irritation.
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Snyder
Minnesota Experiment Station
Mystery in the House After Furnace Fails
Mistress Mary and Mary discuss a broken furnace with the fire out and cold cellar. The exchange hints the flame may have escaped via the chimney, leaving the home chilled and unsettled.
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Mary
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Great Britain
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Nistor Gar
Los Angeles Times
Jackson
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Stobbins
Eneijeer
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Los Angeles
Gila Bend
Aric
Ajo
Raebdbins
Black Gap
Charybdis
Diet Neal
St Robins
Judement
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