The Register News Shuffle of Headlines and Doodles
A mosaic of brief items and quips touches on Patti’s farewell tours, Maine poacher turned game warden, the Prince of Wales opening a hygiene congress, Canada’s census and coin designs, sea sickness by blondes, smokeless powder, Eastern girls in the West, opium den morals, oyster lore, moonlight talk, health cautions, messianic comparisons, timber burning in British Columbia and Washington, royal mischief, French bachelor taxation talk, and a fleeting note on Granville Barrett’s style of woman suffrage.
Worry, virtue, and a note on life from an old newspaper
A fragmentary column reflects on worrying as a wasteful habit, praising effort and urging people to do their best. It cites a Baltimore Sun tip about harbor defense using petroleum and chloroform smoke to counter an attack, then discusses vegetarian ethics and the Buddhist view on all life.
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Baltimore Sun
Education of women in medicine urged by Cardinal Gibbons
Cardinal Gibbons says church laws do not block women's medical education and should be taught in coed schools. A Louisville pastor, paid 47 cents, quietly removed church valuables to fundraise, seen as uncreditable. The piece notes skin grafting, social ism fears, and reflections on ambition, youth grief, and "prob e" ambitions.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Jie
Comrades Lost and Found in the City
Mollie, a paper seller, and Jim, a rough but loyal boy, form a hopeful duo on New York streets. After years apart following Jim’s disappearance, Mollie endures loneliness until a hospital reunion reveals Jim’s brain injury and his cure under a kind doctor. He explains their changed lives and the end of their old dreams.
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New York
Father
Mollie
Jim
Mae
Ueder
Hler
Willetts
Gabriel
Grecian
Corinth
Mollie and Jim in a doomed final illness scene
In a worn homestead Mollie lies near death while Jim, once close, remains distant as hunger and cold bite their days. Dr Willetts nears his wedding as Mollie whispers farewell and rests, the heart stilled while a church wedding marches in the distance.
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Thave
Jim
Mollie
Willetts
Mollie Well
The Car Racer and the Lost Freight Cars
A railroad freight car detective pursues missing cars across lines and yards. His fixation on numbers and initials dominates his life, dulling sight of scenery and luxury trains. He spots a recovered car and celebrates, while dreaming of more lost cars to reclaim.
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Stbboss
Lexas
Forests Filter Air Bacteria Says Researchers Findings
Researchers Seratini and Arata tested air samples before and after forest exposure to gauge tree foliage effect on bacteria in windborne air. They recorded barometric pressure wind data temperature humidity and rainfall across forty observations and claim forests strain bacteria carried by the wind though they note uncertainty.
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Seratini
Arata
Frogs Legs and Frenchmen in a Persian Eatery
In a New York Herald report a dining party in the French quarter reveals two of four French diners refused frogs legs, despite the dish being prepared to perfection in la poulette. The tale contrasts French culinary stereotypes with personal reluctance amid a light dinner scene.
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New York Herald
A Very Bad Haunt and the Shame of Familiar Names
The piece argues that using given names between men and women signals poor breeding. It advocates for mature restraint and consistent use of baptismal titles in both private and public settings. It warns intimacy implied by casual first names harms decorum and respect.
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Mary
John
Mr. Jones
Tom
Jim
Will
Diving Feat Sets Record With Deep Sea Rescue
The greatest diving feat described involves moving cargo from the ship Cape Horn wrecked off South America. Diver Hooper completed seven descents to 201 feet and stayed underwater for forty-two minutes. Siebe cites a record depth of 204 feet as a benchmark, equating to about eighty eight and a half psi.
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Cape Horn
South America
Hooper
Siebe
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