Yellow fever experiments yield hard lessons and heroism
The Havana death of Miss Clara A Maas a Newark nurse at Las Animas Hospital marks the third fatal result of mosquito borne yellow fever experiments. The work by the Reed commission shows mosquitoes transmit the disease while serum immunity remains unproven with several test subjects dying or lingering between life and death.
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Clara A. Maas
Newark
N. J
Las Animas Hospital
Maas
Cuba
Walter Reed
Sanarelli
Herbert H. Durham
Walter Myers
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Brasil
Clara A, Maas
Reed
Lanarelli
Quemados
Cubs
Medical Department
Army
Civilization in Uganda Showcases Sewing Prime Minister
In Uganda the infant kingdom displays progress as the prime minister learns plain sewing under missionary wives. King Dandi, celebrating his fourth birthday, held a dinner where napkins were hemmed by the prime minister. European guests observed a banquet of orderly service with all tableware in place and courses served properly. A thanksgiving service followed in Mengo Cathedral with the congregation singing Onward, Christian Soldier.
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Uganda
Dandi
Mengo
New York
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Neéew York Press
Angora Cat Entangled By Fly Paper Mischief
A family in Portland reports their Angora cat became entangled on sticky fly paper laid near a sunny window. The cat struggled, clawed, and yowled as helpers freed it, with feisty antics described before the animal could see and walk again.
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Portland
Oregonian
The Missing Link in Asia and Its Ancient Kin
A McClure's Magazine excerpt discusses the pithecanthropus living near southeastern Asia and nearby islands. It estimates the ancestor to have lived about 270,000 years ago, placing roughly 17,000 generations between then and now and noting about 260 generations back to early history.
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Asia
Music for Reform Moves Reach Across Richfield Springs
A local movement led by Robert W. Tatler and his wife promotes a universal musical education in Richfield Springs New York. The Richfield Springs Musical Association now boasts two brass bands a marine drum corps and a ladies orchestra with concerts praised by critics. The effort is funded by the town and inspired by Tatler who is known as The Father of Richfield Springs.
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Richfield Springs
N. Y
Robert W. Tatler
New York
Taller
Mr. Taller
Tailer
Richfield
Prominent Lender Aims to Foster Community Music
The New York millionaire Schwab plans to fund musical education in Richfield to inspire broader arts programs nationwide. The writer argues such philanthropy would elevate social life, refine manners, and promote healthier, nobler citizens through widespread music education.
Money Lost in Cars by Gotham Conductors
A New York Street Railway conductor describes coins dropped in street cars as a common, overlooked loss. He recalls finding about $6 annually and estimates thousands of conductors collectively lose $16,000 to $20,000 each year, with gloves and floors aiding the coin drops while larger sums are turned in to offices.
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Metropolitan Street Railway
New York Sun
New York
Turbulence Over Governess Edict Hits Constantinople
Foreign residents in Constantinople react to the sultan's decree forbidding Turkish families to employ Christian governesses. Turkish journals offer a moral critique of the governesses. The piece pivots on social dynamics and income contrasts, noting wealth inequality with a wry line about husbands earning more than wives can spend.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Last of the Bolivars and a Caracas Exile’s End
The Venezuela Herald reports the death of Don Fernando Simon Santiago Bolivar Palacios, last direct Bolivar relative, at ninety one in Caracas. He was son of Colonel Juan Vicente Bolivar y Palacios, brother of Simon Bolivar, and lived in a modest Caracas home while his wealth remained reputed but unseen. His mind faded with age and illness, leaving him bitter toward relatives.
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Paes
Sucre
Monagas
Bermudez
Falcon
Vargas
Simon Bolivar
Washington
South America
Europe
America
Spain
Astrange
Libertador
Santa Marta
Caracas
Libertedor
Don Fernando Simon Santiago Bolivar Palacios
Juan Vicente Bolivar Y Palacios
Bolivar
Don Fernando
Venezuela Herald
The Camphor Tree Its size and beauty described in old text
The camphor tree is an evergreen in the laurel family related to cinnamon and bay. It grows to giants in eastern Asia with trunks ten to fifteen feet wide and heights of sixty to over a hundred feet, producing broad lanceolate leaves and small white flowers from February to April, ripening to single seeded berries by October.
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United States
Asia
Tried and Convicted in California Politics
In a West Coast political anecdote two district attorney candidates are contrasted. A veteran claims his rival has “never been tried,” prompting a townsfolk quip revealing the veteran’s own past conviction for horse stealing. He was not elected.
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West
East
California
Their Second Meeting at the Seaside Misleading Heiress
Miss Swagger meets Mr Saphedde thinking him rich during a seaside encounter. He, a humble hotel clerk at Skwedunk, later reveals he owns several hotels but hides his status. The impression leads to an awkward, humorous misunderstanding in Ohio State Journal.
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Ohio State Journal
Bicycles in Demand Rise as Japan Sees Imported Cars
A growing demand for bicycles in Japan coincides with a wave of recently imported automobiles. The trend highlights shifting consumer interests and market activity in transportation.
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Japan
The Time to Laugh. Hie Biuff Did Not Work
A humorous note contrasts a failed joke with a Chinese joke man who took all the berries in a playfully told scene. The piece blends whimsy and theater like a light midsummer vignette.
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Hie Biuff
Turbulent Pekin mood amid Boxer fears sparks odd scene
Eyewitness accounts describe a tense Pekin atmosphere during Boxer threats with foreigners sheltering in safe zones. A 16 year old boy marked doors with chalk as a chaotic joke that drew crowd attention and sparked debate about who might be targeted.
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Pekin
England and Art and a Strawberries Tale at Cernay
A writer recalls a dinner with artists Walden and Whistler discussing England. Walden agrees as Whistler says England rules the world. A tale from Cernay last summer cites an English guest who empties a strawberry dish, prompting a quiet retort about liking berries.
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Saturday Evening Evening Post
Walden and
Whistler
England
Mr. Whistler
Walden
Cernay
Faulkner
Yankee Drummer Outwitted by Hotel Bluff at Small Station
A Memphis drummer visiting a small station hotel tried to order pickled elephant for supper jokingly. The host claimed he would prepare the whole beast after dark, prompting the drummer to retreat to cheese sandwiches instead. The excerpt appears under Point of View with a separate Mrs Wederly hat gag.
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Memphis
Memphis Scimitar
A Midsummer Night Tale Ends With Shared Fate
An impoverished traveler and a thugish youth cross paths at night. They trade quips about past acting careers and decide to press on together, planning to aid each other and maybe ambush a rival performer they recall from their former troupe.
Johnny on Bullfrogs
A short moral piece describes the bullfrog’s size voice and shy nature, noting its damp swamp habitat and strong diving ability. It recalls a frog that burst from vanity, urging readers to be good and truthful and to keep life active.
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Johnny
Miss Swagger and the Seaside Hotel Proprietor
A seaside encounter leads Miss Swagger to mistake a hotel clerk, Saphedde, for a millionaire. After he reveals he owns several hotels nationwide, the awkward moment passes as he downplays his wealth.
Weeks Learns Wood Carving After Job Loss
Interview with Weeks who, after losing his job, starts lessons in wood carving. He plans to support his wife by opening a boarding house once skilled in the craft.
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Strong
Naturally Slow Dialogue in Hardware Store Exchange
A humorous exchange between a hardware clerk and his sick friend the plumber. The clerk notes the friend's poor appearance while the plumber explains he has been ill and is slowly recovering.
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