Five Hundred Dollar Reward for Genuine Testimonials
M R Zaegel & Company reports many unsolicited testimonials and offers a $500 gold reward to anyone proving letters are not genuine. A free copy of their book is available, plus two weeks of herb treatment with directions for a two-cent stamp. Write to P O Box 831 Sheboygan Wis. for health guidance.
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Prestidigitation and a Fatal Challenge
A stage performer performs tricks including a $20 to $10 bill change, then the husband collapses dead. Separately in India, the Maharaj of Dhurbunga orders five Remington typewriters with supplies, seen as a possible first step toward wider use of typewriters in native states.
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Remington
India
Maharaj
Dhurbunga
Just a Matter of Self-Defense
Dialogue from Stray Stories notes a quarrel over lending a sovereign as a personal favor. Browne questions the request and Towne explains he has no obligation but fears consequences if he refuses.
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Browne
Towne
Odd Corner Verse On Youth And Wisdom By Landor
The poem recalls youthful charm as Landor reflects on wisdom and aging. A speaker recalls a scene of a white hair provoking astonishment and playful vanity, with musings on Solomon and the pleasures of listening to pretty words.
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Choir of Wisdom
Floating Gardens of California Seas Reveal Silent Forests
C F Huider describes kelp forests off California including Santa Barbara and Catalina. Long streamers form floating gardens with air-bulbs and broad leaves, creating underwater forests seen from glass-bottom boats in Avalon bay. Diverse sea life, color patches, and creatures like octopus and nautilus inhabit the shifting green arches.
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Santa Barbara
Santa Catalina
Bay of Avalon
C. F. Huider
Prince Alert Weekly Paper Led by One Man's Hand
In Prince Alert a remote Canadian northwest village a weekly newspaper long edited printed and advertised by a single proprietor and journalist used purple hektograph ink and rough caricatures to boost local news. The same process spawns newspapers in Rhodesia and the Nord Kap in Hammerfest Norway. Peter Johannsen runs the Nordic weekly.
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Prince Alert
Canadian Northwest
New Orleans Picayune
Canada
Mashonaland
Hammerfest
Norway
Peter Johannsen
The Nord Kap News Delayed By Irregular Sailings
A Nordic paper relied on ship news touching Hammerfest arriving every eight days. Delays meant new items appeared only after two weeks or more. A noted novelty by Mr. Sala described a decan paper lithographed daily on cotton cloth used as a pocket handkerchief and reborn by a washerwoman.
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Nord Kap
Hammerfest
G. A. Sala
Deccan
Blind Hunting Dog Takes Glasses After Veterinary Note
In London Public Opinion a dog with keen scent and brave nature is fitted with glasses after a vet says he is near sighted. The dog wears them proudly and hunts, but a boar breaks the glasses during a fight, leaving the dog blind from shattered lenses.
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Monsieur Blum
London
Mardo the Great Dane Becomes Zoo King After Lion Fight
Leslie's Weekly reports a Great Dane named Mardo belonging to Cincinnati Zoo Superintendent Sol Stephan defeated a three quarters grown lion in the carnivora building. The 18 month old dog mounted the lion and knocked it down within minutes, earning fame and refusals from offers to move to other cities or circuses.
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Leslie
Sol Stephan
Cincinnati Zoo
Gardens
King of Beasts
Dangerous Bull Carts In Ceylon Cause Frequent Mishaps
A St Peters note describes Sri Lankan bull carts as dangerous and uncomfortable. Temperamental bulls pull by nostril tugs and yoked necks, often breaking free and stopping suddenly, tossing drivers and passengers onto shafts but usually causing no lasting injuries as they resume riding until another mishap occurs.
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Ceylon
St. Peters
Nature’s mimicry yields odd turquoise substitute
The article explains odoretalete, sold as turquoise, is fossil teeth altered by minerals, softer than real turquoise. It notes true turquoise mainly comes from Khorassan, Persia, and contrasts the deceptive appearance with the genuine gemstone.
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Khorassan
Persia
No Great Inducement Sparks Racial Policy Debate
A colonial era discussion notes that a Chinaman who saves a life is legally obliged to support the rescued man, implying compulsory care and resulting in drownings when bystanders fail to assist. The fragment hints at tensions over moral duties and colonial law.
Swiss Summer Tourist Influx Tops Four Hundred Thousand
About 400000 visitors flocked to Switzerland this summer with estimated expenditures of 120000000 francs. Local tourism officials note strong travel demand and sustained spending, highlightingmountain regions and cities as key draws.
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Switzerland
Winter in the South and travel on the L N Railroad
An advertisement discussing mild Gulf Coast winters as a retreat from harsher northern climates. It promotes the Louisville and Nashville line from Mobile to New Orleans with through car service to Florida, plus holiday travel folders. Also notes theater previews and various trivial quips and ads.
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Gulf Coast
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Mobile
New Orleans
Florida
J. K. Ridgely
Chicago
Health line to health and happiness promoted by Cascarets
Chicago promotes Cascarets as the quickest path to health and happiness via the new CCC line. It claims nine tenths of humanity suffer from lazy liver constipation and impure blood, urging readers to buy Cascarets candy cathartic in 10 50 cent boxes or by mail.
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Sterling Rem- Say
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Drugelats
Finney & Slocun
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