Tommys Triumph A Blind Deaf Pennsylvania Boy
The Chicago Times Herald profiles Tommy Stringer a Pennsylvania boy born 1885 who, after suffering spinal meningitis left blind and deaf, learns to walk, read, and study. Through Froebelian training and sloyd he becomes independent and bright, later entering public school with a teacher interpreter and earning praise from Anagnos. He gains public support including a fund similar to Helen Keller’s and plans for future education and invention.
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Helen Kellar
Tommy Stringer
Pennsylvania
Boston
Tommy
Wsaymesburg
Penn
Alleghany Hospital
Helen Keilar
Laura Bridsman
Froebel
Quincy Shaw
Agassiz
Wrentham
Brown
Helens. Couley
Washington
White House
Philadelphia
Mint
Anagnos
Laura Bridgman
Willie Robin
Caliban
Roward
Hkindergartens
Helen Hellar
Chicago Times- Herald
Mourning Stationery Shortages At Whitehall
The King's mourning stationery office faces high demand from public offices, outpacing supply. Abroad, British legations and consulates report better handling, yet London’s Whitehall still sends replies without mourning marks to the empire’s seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Foreign Office
Colonial Office
Whitehall
Empire
London Chronicle
The Queen's Will Not Be Proved
The probate court lacks power over the sovereign's testament and no probate machinery exists. The exact contents cannot be made public though general tenor may emerge. Only published royal will since Henry VIII is George I-Londor Globde.
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Gueen Victoric
Henry VIII
George I
Londor Globde
Mountain women urged to dye with madder and indigo
Miss Goodrich, a southern mountain school teacher, urges local women to grow madder and indigo and dye their weavings with these color sources. Some coverlets sent to New York recently were dyed with these products and others used tree bark and leaves for coloring.
Passing of Fort Chartres tests time and relic hunger
The piece notes Fort Chartres is crumbling as relic-hunters remove pieces. Originating as a wooden fort in 1718 and rebuilt in limestone, it stood near the Mississippi and Illinois country centers. Floods and English shifts changed control, with the Chicago Inter Ocean recounting later events.
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Fort Chartres
Fort Des Chartres
Crown of
France
Philip Renault
Incis
Fram
Ind
Ilinois
la Buissouicre
Tts
Mississippi River
Charlres
Kaskaskia
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Music Affects Fatigue In Ergograph Experiments
Tests with the ergograph measure fatigue in arm muscles. Music played during the tests altered results: lively harp melodies increased endurance while dreary tunes diminished vitality. Physicians concluded musical rhythm boosts well being and could aid cures.
Aluminum Magnesium Alloy Promises New Metal Era
The Yachisman reports a invented alloy of aluminum and magnesium named for its lightness and corrosion resistance. It claims to be worked like brass or copper, resists oxidation, and can be machined and polished easily. Tubes fit tightly with no fretting and screws show clean threads and durability.
Bell of Paul Revere's bell returns to church
The first church bell once rung by Paul Revere will resound again after St. James's Episcopal Church of Cambridge purchased it. The bell, dating to Boston's North End, stood in several First Church towers before a Temple Street move left it idle. It recently surfaced for sale at 500 dollars per the Boston Dispatch via the New York Sun.
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Paul Mevere
Boston
St. James’s Episcopal Church of
North
Cambridge
Mass
Old North End
Temple Street
Boston Dispatch
New York Sun
Moments of Excitement in a Musician's Flow
A brief glimpse captures the rare surge when even a seasoned musician feels unable to compose. The scene highlights creative strain and the unpredictable sparks that accompany performance.
O Neil Family Pride Traced to the Dark Ages
A New York Tribune account recalls the O Neil family of the North of Ireland as the oldest in the United Kingdom. A vast O Neil pedigree is described, stretching eighteen to nineteen feet on display at a castle. A visitor notices a margin note near the middle reading Just here came Adam.
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Oraest
Britele
F. L. O'Brien
Dublin
Ireland
Mr. O’brien
O’neil
United Kingdom
Plantagenet
Tudor
Guelph
William
English Channel
Albion
O’neils
O'Neill
Adam
New York Tribune
Fruit as Medicine: Almonds and Apples for Brain Power
A health expert extols blanched almonds for nerve and muscle nourishment and notes juicy fruits support clear thinking. Apples rest the brain while prunes may fight nervousness but do not feed muscles. Some individuals react poorly to apples. Fruit cure is popular in continental Europe for various ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Government Support for Dairy Farmers in New Zealand
The government backs dairy interests with loans up to 10000 to butter-makers at 5 percent interest. Loans are repaid over fifteen years in half-yearly installments. It also operates cold storage plants for export butter with free storage for a month before shipment and mandates government inspection for all exported butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Aluminum Building On Exhibit At Pan-American Buffalo
Visitors to the Pan-American Ex position at Buffalo may view a small aluminum building. The metal, manufactured at Niagara Falls, is produced using the city’s abundant electric power.
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Buffalo
Niagara Falls
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Chestnut St
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Werehouse
Hanover
ZH. Cashman
Hanover &T
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Tite Sud
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WM. McSherry, Jr
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South George Street
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Frank Freshman
Yantis
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Littlestown
Brook Yantis
Prop'r
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Nex Furniture
Fendford
Marshall House
Court House
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A. Sheely
Pitt St
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