New Oxford Item and Notable Global Notes
The report mentions a potential vast phosphate deposit in parts of Wyoming Utah and Idaho potentially ending US reliance on German potash with significant savings. It also covers continuing tuberculosis battles in Massachusetts public health, medical advances in kidney replacement, labor courtesy in rail travel, art theft concerns over the Mona Lisa, European immigrant rheumatism in Chicago, a dangerous carelessness case with medicine, Edison chairs, a chicken fatality from medicine, and a New York pickpocket girl.
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United States
Germany
Wilson
Milwaukee Wisconsin
Unita County
Wyoming
Morgan, Rich and
Cache Counties
Utah
Bear Lake
Bannock
Bingham
Fremont
Indaho
Young Wells and Dora Thurston Apron strings and avalanches
The engaged couple clash over who may entertain before marriage. Dora eludes Wells by walking into a rocky slope and simulating danger while Wells frantically digs out a staged avalanche scene. Dora returns and asserts a new balance of power in their relationship.
Fredericks Seen as Looming Figure in Los Angeles Plot Case
John D. Fredericks, Los Angeles district attorney, looms as a key figure in the dynamiting case tied to the McNamara brothers. The trial has featured strong prosecution momentum and Fredericks broad popularity, despite opposition from top defense counsel and external events affecting the defense. A year ago he spoke at a Votes for Women club meeting where he challenged a parody on America and expressed support for suffrage while warning against tactics that fail to win broad backing.
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Los Angeles
McNamara Brothers
John D. Fredericks
Fredericks
California
Votes For Women
America
Bertha Wilkins Starkweather
Land of Liberty
Beech Describes Suffering as China Turmoil Rages
Dr Joseph Beech, on the firing line in Chengtu West China, reports that over 6000 people were slaughtered as the uprising against the Manchu dynasty rages. He describes refugees and mass death in a letter smuggled from the disturbed area.
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China
Joseph Beech
America
Beech
Chentu
West China
Chentu Methodist Episcopal College
Nobel Prize Winners Named in Physics Chemistry and Peace
Prof Wilhelm Wein, 47, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics and pictured here. Other honorees include Marie Curie for chemistry, Allvar Gullstrand for medicine, Maurice Maeterlinck for literature, and T M C asser and Alfred Fried for peace. Prizes awarded by Swedish and Norwegian bodies on Nobel founder day.
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Wilhelm Wein
Wein
Gottingen
Heidelburg
Berlin
Alfred Bernhard Nobel
Academy of Sciences of Sweden
Caralus Institute of
Stockholm
Swedish Academy
Christiania
Norway
Storthing
Mme
Marie Sklodowska Curie
Allvar Gullstrand
Upsala University
Sweden
Maurice Maeterlinck
T. M. C. Asser
Netherlands
Alfred Fried
Governors West Honor System Puts Convicts To Work
Oregon Governor West’s humane prison reform uses an honor system at Salem institutions. Convicts farm, build roads, make bricks, or work in shops, learning citizenship while aiding state land and harvests. The program gains praise as effective and mutual to both state and inmate.
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Governor West
Oregon
Salem
Govvernor West
Not a sob or fury as Wells departs town
A banker Wells leaves town with his dignity intact after a family decision. Dora Thurston resists tears and the household summons a mountain retreat for an unspecified duration. The banker’s return is delayed by questions and silence from servants.
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Mr. Wells
Dora Thurston
Remarkable Leaf Fall From Frosted Trees in Halle Germany
A report by Prof. G. Kraus observes rapid leaf drop from a horse chestnut and a maple after a 26 degree frost on Oct 26 1892 in Halle. Leaves fell in intense bursts, the chestnut shedding 87 603 leaves weighing 1385 pounds in one hour and the maple 61 pounds 16 518 leaves in 30 minutes. The chestnut finished shedding on Nov 10 with 276 900 leaves totaling 445 pounds.
Souvenir Bracelets In Vogue Among Airmen Wives
A fad among aviator wives is souvenir bracelets. Originating with Mrs. Glenn H Curtiss the arm circlet lists 14 airmen who have flown at her meets. Now almost every airman’s wife owns one of these keepsakes.
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Glenn H. Curtiss
Something Just as Good Jockey You Want Me to Pull the
Dialogue captures a trainer and jockey negotiating horse handling around a track with a restrained pace as they prepare for a race. The exchange emphasizes control and timing in the horse’s pace.
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Puck
Solution. Stella Why did Jonah stay three days in the whale
Bella Maybe he wanted to estab lish a residence for a divorce.
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Stella
Jonah
Bella
No Quarter Expected From Footpad Until Last Cent Surrendered
A menacing warning from a hooded footpad declares no mercy until the victim relinquishes every cent. The threat implies imminent robbery and demands swift compliance to avoid harm. Police urge calm and immediate reporting of the incident.
Itch Relieved in Eight Minutes by Woolford’s Lotion
Advertisement notes Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion cures itch in eight minutes sold by druggists. Questions the old fashioned man’s trust and promises to save babies from croup and whooping cough with Hoxasie’s Nemedy, guaranteed by A. Luxsie for eight cents.
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Woolford
Hoxasie
A. P. Lluxsie
Suspicion often signals self-scrutiny by the wary
The saying notes that the person most doubtful of others often deserves watchfulness themselves. It implies a mirror effect in mistrust and cautions against assuming others are guilty while you may hide guilt. The line invites reflection on vigilance and personal integrity.
Piles Cured in Six to Fourteen Days Claim
A druggist offers a money refund if Pazo is not effective within six to fourteen days for piles including Stoking Blind Bleeding or Protruding types. The text also notes that reproaches may affect feelings but do not cure.
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Pazo
Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets End Constipation
The narrator asserts constipation causes and worsens diseases and claims the pellets thoroughly cure it. Marketed as a favorite family laxative, the remedy is promoted as a universal fix and health booster.
Tearful Pair Crowns Ghosts of Love and Bank Account
The dialogue features a sad pair with a quip about a vanished bank account dwarfing a lost romance. Puck’s witty line frames the contrast between heartbreak and financial disappearance in a comic mood.
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Puck
Those Dear Girls Cartoon Exchange
A short dialogue shows Maud boasting about her looks and Ethel retorting that people might think their mother was stingy as she speaks on appearance and family.
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Maud
Ethel
Senator Penrose Sees Dreadful Hunting Accidents
Senator Penrose spoke in Washington about hunting accidents last month. He warned that buck fever makes a man erratic and joked about bellicose behavior. A friend described a bishop as a fine man but bellicose, while an old lady questioned his changed appearance.
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Penrose
Washington
Backteriologist Advised To See Dodah Blank
A Richmond man sore from back pain seeks help on the street. A friend asks what ails him and Jim replies with mock gravity that the only remedy is to place oneself in the hands of Dodah Blank, praised as the finest backteriologist in the whole soul.
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Richmond
Jim
Dodah
Feminine Rebuke and the Lioness Scar Exchange
A suffragette converses with an eminent African traveler. He dismisses woman suffrage, citing home duties while she probes his scar from a lioness. She quips that the lady lion earned it, in a playful exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
TIED DOWN 20 Years Slavery How She Gained Freedom
A dyspepsia veteran in rural England explains how Postum helped her quit tea after 20 years and overcome giddiness and digestion troubles. She notes improved health, restored tolerance to milk, and ongoing advocacy for others, praising The Road to Wellville booklet.
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England
Wellville
Postum
Battle Creek
Mich
Httle
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