Gambling with Money and the Value of Early Hours
The piece argues against amateur gambling, describing how a hobby can spiral into real losses and harm health. It cites personal discipline and early-morning study by historical figures like Humboldt, Goethe, Napoleon, and Lincoln to show the value of productive hours over vice and late nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
Goethe
Schiller
Heine
Heinrich
Shliemann
Wais
Napoleon
Abraham Lincoln
Early Rising Success Asks For Eight Hours Sleep
Dr. Madison C. Peters cites Benjamin Franklin and quotes suggest early rising benefits. He argues eight hours total sleep with one to two hours before midnight, noting nature rests at night while humans should join the routine to maximize morning productivity. He cites Gladstone and Leo as examples of early risers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Marty
Gladstone
Leo
Be a Good Listener
A lively guide urges guests to cultivate listening over talking. The piece teases the hostesses who prize ears, warns against stage fright in social settings, and urges taking the lead in conversation by becoming an engaged, interested listener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lamb
High Note Hiccup In Church Choir Leads To Laughter
In days before services the deacon Dorsey attempted to lead an old hymn but could not finish the verse due to a rising pitch. A parishioner quipped about starting at five thousand, as humor bubbles from the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorsey
In Flesh Food Essential to Man
Dr. David Padison discusses a large scale shift to a Donflesh diet among workers. He cites University of Brussels findings that nonflesh eaters show 50 to 200 percent greater endurance and faster fatigue recovery. The piece notes vegetarian figures like George Allen and Rev Newell Dwight Hillis endorsing simple meals and milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Padison
Andead
University “of
Brussels
George Allen
England
Scotland
Newell
Dwight’ Hillis
Ingenious Old Time Bookkeeping From New Orleans
A Popular Mechanics item recounts a New Orleans business man who stayed at a country hotel that doubled as post office store jail and more. The proprietor could not write so the bill used tally marks to show seven beds and twenty four meals totaling three dollars and five dollars respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert ‘Hubbard
Taurus
America
Chicago Examiner
New Orleans
Fake Aztec relics proven genuine by expert finds
Prof. William Niven of Cuernavaca and Mexico City reports that Mexican Indians in a treasure house near Tacuba have sold authentic ancient pottery and carved heads for years. He found petrified pieces and skulls with distinct anthropological features suggesting authentic age and family portraits used like photographs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
William Niven
Cuernavaca
Mexico’ City
Mexico
Niven
Dols
Ous
Tacuba
Paradox in Parliament Oversight Chairs Standings Committee
A Baltimore American note quotes a puzzling phrase about parliamentary procedure. It highlights the odd image of an 80 acrobatic figure as the chairman of a standing committee, reflecting satirical satire on formal roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chom Hee
Baltimore
American
Fragmentary Quote Reflects Confused Nature of Time
The Baltimore American shows a garbled passage about time and nature with phrases like having rice and taking candy from a baby. The fragment includes stray punctuation and unclear context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Notable-born entertainers list across early 20th century venues
A fragmented census of actors and performers noting birthplaces from Boston to St. Louis and Toronto. Names include Nat Goodwin Robert Edeson Max Hoffmann Blanche Bates Clara Morris Isabelle D Armond Gertrude Hoffmann Elsie Janis and Dazie with connections to San Francisco Cleveland Mound City and other locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron
Max Hoffmann
Jacow
Poland
Robert Mantell
Ayrshire
Portland
Ore
Blanche Bates
Sof
Mason
Orange
N. J. Otis
Harlan
Lay
Muskingum’ County
Ohio
Grace ‘Hazard
St. ‘Louis
Elsie*Janis
Pane
Clara “Morris
Cleveland
Fin
Toronto
Canada
Isabelle D’armond
St. Louis
Mound City
Gertrude Hoffmann
San Francisco
Scott Shipbuilding Works
Little Mile
Dazie
Peterkin
Jefferson de Angélis
Edna Wallace Hopper
William A. Brady
James J. Corbett
Facts From an Era of Inventions and Railroads
A survey of 19th and early 20th century advances notes the first horse railroad in 1828, inventions by Drais in 1817, and self leveling shipboard tables. It cites rail contracts in Alaska and Asia Minor, rapid oil exports to China, and radium production valued at hundreds of thousands per gram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drais
United States
Alaska
Germany
Turkey
Asia Minor
China
Jazz Talent Shaped by Jamaica Regiment Bandmaster
A bandmaster of a Jamaica native regiment trained his men from scratch after none could play. In six months he formed a capable orchestra that performed publicly. Within three years their fame spread to England with a highly successful concert tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
England
Scientist questions radium existence and seeks funding
Dr Gustav Le Bon argues radium may not exist and that observed radio activity stems from unknown chemical combinations. He urges friends of science to donate 10000 to prove whether the chloride of radium is really just another compound yielding phosphorescence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav le Bon
Friends of Science
Determined Woman Rejects Gerald's Summer Marriage Push
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt, a woman firmly refuses Gerald's plan to marry before next June. She dismisses parental plans and vows to stand firm, while Gerald resorts to pressing for an outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald
Papa
Mamma
Chicago Tribune
Quotations on Women’s Love and Fidelity by Amiel
A snippet quotes Henri Frederic Amiel praising women\'s devotion and fidelity. It describes attachment as lasting as death and love as a sacred duty shaping behavior. The fragment emphasizes women as intense, sacrificial lovers and elevates tenderness to religious rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henri’Frederic ‘Amiel
By Comparison in Louisville Stage Comedy
A brief note from the Louisville Courier Journal remarks that old newspaper jokes feel fresh again when adapted to musical comedy on stage. The comment highlights the enduring humor and audience reaction to revived gags.
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Louisville ‘Courier-Journal
Woodlark Squirrel Poison Promises Gopher Pest Control
Grain growers are offered Woodlark Squirrel Poison as a reliable and destructive agent against gophers squirrels sage rata and prairie dogs. Each kernel is sealed to kill and requires no mixing or preparation. It is claimed to resist moisture and climatic changes and comes with a pamphlet from the chemical company in Portland Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dour CuEmicatr, Co
Portland
Ore
Longevity greatest in nations with low birth rates
Penny postage proposed between Great Britain and Turkey. A bushel of grain yields four and a half gallons of spirits or twenty seven gallons of beer. World steam power use totals 13 000 000 horsepower. German iron and steel industry thriving like America. Chicago council kills ordinance to ban peddlers and newsboys. Capitalists plan Nova Scotia timber merger worth 5 600 000. Pennsylvanian patents a folding hammer head. Spyro Mataouka ill in New York hospital amid touring America. Portean quote about talking to a woman referenced. Birmingham Age-Herald report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Turkey
Chicago
Nova Scotia
Spyro Mataouka
Athens
Greece
America
Presbyterians ‘Hospital
New -York
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Madison C. Peters
Ave
Nat Goodwin
Boston
Robert Edeson
Balt
Tinal
Joachimsthal
Ats Benne
Peary
Birmingham Age-Meralé
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