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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1914
Page
8
A Harvard science student used pedometers at a dance to track effort. He found four and a quarter miles per five tangos and about half a mile in four hesitations, totaling roughly 12 miles per evening. He notes a maxixe places the partner’s weight on the male dancer many times, totaling near two thousand pounds lifted per dance.
Physicians of the Medico-Psychological Association of the United States say love laughs at eugenics and that a clean bill of health may become demanded before marriage. They warn statutes cannot hasten such conditions and that emotion must be weighed as health considerations influence mate selection.
A fragment quotes a view contrasting common sense with a professional eugenist stance. The text notes the idea may not be a scientific truth from experts yet remains a commonly held belief. The context and source details are unclear due to incomplete text.
Judge Gary of United States Steel says a period of great prosperity is beginning as crops promise well and business remains slack yet goods are being consumed. Bridgeport Connecticut plans to condemn and close all wells within city limits.
The essay reviews T. B. Arthur's Sparing to Spend a novel with a purpose about two newly married men. Biddle squanders wealth in luxury while Brown stays thrifty and grows, securing advancement and finally a tide over job after Brown lands a firm opening. The piece praises the enduring moral about prudent living.
An examination of public indebtedness shows the American public facing growing borrowing at all levels. The piece argues higher taxes burden homeowners and hinder industry, warning that mortgaging the future delays final settlement and calls for greater public consideration.
A Chicago dispatch reports Policewoman Mary O Connell fears walking home after shifts. She has asked patrolmen on nearby boats for escort and seeks a regular policeman to escort her home after work. A Muncie policewoman also reportedly wishes to resign citing health toll.
Native craftsmen in Anam under a French protectorate construct strong large sampans from five wooden planks joined without nails screws or bolts. The boats are said to contain no metal of any kind and use no curved joints in this lightweight construction per Popular Mechanics.
Advert provides Amolox antiseptic liquid as a cure for chronic eczema salt rheum tetter acne barber's itch ring worm red nose and pimples. It promises instant relief from burning and an offer to refund if unsatisfied, citing examples of a high school student and a prominent citizen.
The text describes long ribs connected end to end with eight inch spaced perforations forming double eyelets. Rattan ropes pass through to bind the planks tightly. Joints are calked with vegetable fiber and covered with short boards acting as stiffeners to reinforce the boat and make it water tight.
Apple Mary Walsh aged 84 leaves the Battery in New York to seek a warmer life on Blackwell's Island after 67 years of waiting for the return of her sailor fiancé who sailed as third officer on an American merchant ship to China in 1847. She asked a policeman to arrest her so she could spend the summer in the workhouse, and a police magistrate committed her. He records she received a letter a year after his voyage, and then no trace of his ship was found.
The statewide primary totals are listed for several officials with three counties still to be counted. Senators include Penrose and Palmer with varying vote totals, while Budd and Dimmick trail in their races. Governors Brumbaugh and McCormick show leading margins, and court races list Kunkle and Endlich with Frazer and others following.
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