Extraordinary plant and science notes in a roundup
A survey of diverse topics includes a tropical potato substitute Coleus Coppini under trial in French colonies, ozonizers improving air in hospitals and factories, Paraguay’s light vegetable silk from a chestnut-sized tree, balloon ascent physics, American diamond traces and origins, Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory planned near Tucson, and a London church tale of Dr Parker settling a debt with a minister in a charitable gesture.
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Max Muller
India
Hirt
Carpathian Mountains
Austria-Hungary
Russia
J. EB
Barnes
Paraguay
Ruffin
Astrncion
Mouillefert
Kepsie Apeiseipoeel College
Wisconsin
William H. Hobbs
North America
Canadian
Hudson Bay
Carnegie Institution
Desert Botanical Laboratory
Tucson
Arizona
Tucson Chamber of Commerce
Texas
New Mexico
California
Chihuahua
Sonora
Doctor Parkers Kindness
The article recalls Rev. Dr. Joseph Parker of London and his ragged humor. A country clergyman asked him to preach at his embarrassed church, but Parker claimed many engagements. Mrs. Parker urged him to go, and he agreed to visit at 12 o clock on a day set by the countryside pastor.
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Parker
Dr. Parker
London
Joseph Parker
Unique Hawaiia n jail system uses short term convicts
In Hilo Hawaii a novel jail method keeps short term convicts employed by day and housed in jail by night. They are paid about 25 cents daily, fed and clothed with tobacco rations, and roam unguarded under an honor system. Escapes are rare and the threat of harsher confinement persists.
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Raleigh
Hilo
Island of
Hawaii
Pacific Ocean
Maniac Rescued After Telephone Lineman Placed in Peril
A telephone company lineman describes being trapped in a tree for twenty minutes as a gardener with a pruning knife threatened him. He signaled for help, called the insane hospital, and two guards climbed the tree to subdue the attacker with a rope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sey
A Dream of Bliss and a Diamond Promise
A quirky dialogue references a New York Weekly item about a book on Facts and Figures claiming a ton of diamonds could be bought for 35 million dollars. The piece ends with a playful zinger about an electric eel leading a shocking life.
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Dora
Clara
New York Weekly
Tommy Atkins of Japan as a Quirky Soldier in Contrast
The author contrasts British and Japanese soldiers noting the Japanese esthetic habits such as fans and iris gardens visits during 1900 China fighting. He observes private males walking hand in hand, looting for bric a brac, and the mikado uniform lacking nurse attention, while sailors have more foreign exposure.
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Tommy Atkins
China
Edward
Peruna Endorsements From Officials Boost Health Claims
Letters from John Meng of Indianapolis and Willis Brewer of Alabama praise Peruna as a remedy and tonic. Meng credits six weeks of use for his recovered health and ongoing benefit, while Brewer commends it for lassitude relief and overall good effects.
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John Meng
Willis Brewer
Congress
Alabama
Hartman
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Hartman Sanitarium
Olémbae
Ohio
Why Dixie Captures Praise From Audiences
In a dialogue from the Chicago Tribune, a doctor questions the popularity of Dixie as audiences applaud when the orchestra begins the tune. The professor offers a prolonged reflection, suggesting the appeal may lie beyond simply liking the melody.
Uncomfortable musings on success from two figures
Finnicus questions why peak success rarely brings happiness. Cynnicus compares the peak to a tall lightning rod, noting that those who reach it become targets for global lightning.
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Finnicus
Cynnicus
Doctor Questions Farmer Over Measles Warning
A farmer sent a note asking Doctor Porter to see his boy with a "very bad cold." The doctor replied that the child was developing measles and pressed the mother to admit her husband’s reaction as the scene ends with the mother hesitating before answering.
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Doctor Parker
Japan
Indiana
MR. John. W. Meng
Yuu Ui
Infanis
Fac Simile Signature of
New York
Bears
Castoria
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