Immunization plan to curb typhoid reaches Iowa
Des Moines reports a state board of health and the National Vaccine and Antitoxin Institute will distribute typhoid vaccine across Iowa hospitals at nominal cost. The program aims to immunize residents, with discounts for those unable to pay, following Army and Spanish–American War data on vaccine effectiveness.
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Sencindiver
United States Army
Sengindiver
I. F. Russell
United States Medical Corps
Sumner
Down
State Railroad Commission
State Board
Keokuk
Des Moines
Rattlers as Pets Drawn by Boy Snakes Feats
In Los Angeles Lonesome Jack Allman recalls catching his 18 000th snake and praises rattlesnakes as affectionate creatures. He and his brother Sherley traveled mountains for snakes and report a season with unusually many rattlers. He shares snake dentistry skills and notes seven fang sets plus a secret call to attract them.
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Los Angeles
Lonesome
Jack Allman
Jack
Sherley
New York Trades Boost Odd Specialized Jobs
In New York a surge of specialized trades thrives from sawdust merchants to chimney experts and domestic engineers. The city hosts firms remaking store fronts and house fronts while chimney specialists solve smoking issues in homes.
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New York
New York City
Diamond Unearthed In Oyster Plate In Wakefield
While dining Mrs. Margaret Barret of Wakefield, Massachusetts found a finely cut polished diamond in a plate of oysters. The incident occurred during a restaurant meal with no report of loss or accompanying jewelry.
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Wakefield
Mass
Margaret Barret
Byzantine Crown to Crown Greek King in Athens Coronation
Vienna reports Emperor Francis Joseph may attend the May coronation in Athens where King Constantine and his queen will be crowned. The Byzantine imperial diadem from Mount Athos will crown the Greek king as he takes the title Augustus amid athletic games and plays at the Acropolis.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Athens
Constantine
Greece
Augustus
Monas
Acropolis
Russia
Byzantium
Does Stone Hide Fortune at Killult in Donegal
Archaeology world notes a stone found by Prof Edward Spencer Dodgson of Jesus College Oxford in Killult Faicarragh West Donegal. Markings resemble Ogham and may hint at ancient Irish treasure hidden nearby. The stone, over a yard long, was moved to Gortahork Gaelic College for study.
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Belfast
Edward Spencer Dodgson
Jesus College
Oxford
Killult
Faicarragh
Gortahork
Dreaming Robber Triggers Frederick Man to Shoot Himself
Frederick Maryland resident Harry S. Devilbiss woke from a dream of a robber seizing his bag with $100 and fired his revolver in his sleep. The bullet pierced his own leg as he struck at the imagined thief.
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Self
Frederick
Harry S. Devilbiss
Rats Parade on Wires Delights Huntingdon Crowd
In Huntingdon Pennsylvania residents report twenty to twenty five rats traversing electric wires from a stable linked to Adams Express company. Each evening as darkness falls the rats emerge from the stable and raid a nearby home, drawing a crowd as they travel along the top of a light pole to escape neighborhood cats.
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Huntingdon
Fifth
Church Streets
Adams Express Company
BOON
Movies Replace Sermons at Pasadena Universalist Church
Rev Alan Fr Tillinghast announces that motion picture comedies and dramas will replace the regular Sunday evening sermons at the Universalist church in Pasadena California. The pastor outlines a plan to use film to engage congregants and present religious themes through cinema.
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Pasadena
Cal
Universalist Church
Alan FR
Tillinghast
Building an Ice Yacht for Winter Fun
Rustic guide details a simple two by ten yacht frame measuring about ten feet long with a six inch width, plus crosspieces braces and runner blocks. Instructions cover fastening methods, iron shoes, hoop-iron strips, sail material from unbleached maslins, mast rings and pulley blocks, cleats and rope attachments.
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A. Neely Hall
Fashionable Looks and Ice Yacht Build Tips Intertwine
A blend of fashion praise for beauty and detailed DIY instructions for constructing an ice yacht appears, pairing descriptions of eyes brows and figure with carpentry steps for a mast, rudder post, tiller, and bench supports. The passage juxtaposes romantic verse with technical fabrications and hints at period magazine style.
Ether Injection Method Demonstrated at Hahnemann Hospital
Dr J W Hassler and Dr J H Homan of New York demonstrated the new ether injection anesthesia before the Philadelphia County Medical Society at Hahnemann Hospital. Dr William B Van Lennep led three operations with Dr G A Van Lennep assisting. A 7 percent ether salt solution was injected into a patient’s vein, producing immediate sleep with no noticeable after effects. Over fifty physicians and more than one hundred students attended.
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Philadelphia County Medical Society
Holkin Clinic
Hahnemann Hospital
J. W. Hassler
J. H. Homan
New York
William B. van Lennep
Hahnemann
G. A. van Lennep
Honan
Contraries and Dry Humor in Jageles Conversation
A brief dialogue notes Jageles displays sharper dry humor after drinking, highlighting an odd contrast between his usual quiet wit and its heightened edge when intoxicated. The remark frames humor as more evident under influence.
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Jageles
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