The Professor and the Punctual Man
A playful tale contrasts strict punctuality with patience as a man plans a city visit. The professor Diggins pursues edible mushrooms, clashing with astronomer Starr over science and meals, leading to a comic downfall when a mushroom dish ends in a hospital scene and Diggins ends in an asylum.
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Box OT
Set
Great
Northwestern University
Professor Diggins
Diggins
Northeastern University
Professor Starr
Starr
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
George Dobbins
Dobbins
Garener
University Hall
Insane Asylum
Pius X Own Watch Becomes Tender Keepsake
A sculptor models Pope Pius X in his bust days after his election. He asks an assistant the time and reveals a nickel plated old watch he treasures, held by a cord, a token beloved by the Pontiff and once teased as a turnip and onion by parishioners.
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Pius
Pius X
Brain weight rises with education says Prague anthropologist
M Mathiega of Prague tested 235 brains from ages twenty to sixty and found weights rise with occupation. Day laborers 1400 grammes, unskilled workers 1433, porters and watchers 1436, mechanics 1450, business people 1468, physicians and professors 1500. He notes alcohol sales correlate with lighter brains.
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M. Mathiega
Prague
Paris Bell Toll by Electricity at Sacred Heart
In Paris at the Church of the Sacred Heart a twenty two ton bell is tolled by electricity. A choir boy performs the operation that once required five men, marking a notable modernization of church rites and technology.
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Church of the Sacred Heart
Paris
Kindness to the elderly and daily life tips
A collection of brief notes urges tender treatment of older people, praises patience and respect, and shares practical advice from contemporaries on manners, umbrella care, and a story of Rosa Weiss funding education through work. Health hints extend the focus to sleep needs for youth.
Sleep, exercise, and growth advice for youths and women
The article emphasizes eight hours of sleep as crucial for girls and women to prevent nervous disorders and support brain development. It advises gradual, regular outdoor exercise or calisthenics, starting with short sessions and increasing gradually, plus light club work. The goal is steady physical improvement and sustained intellectual progress.
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Porin
Pittsburg
Miss Alice Hall Named Assistant Pastor in Fond du Lac
Miss Alice N. Hall, Mount Holyoke graduate with a master’s from Oberlin, has been elected assistant pastor of the Congregational Church in Fond du Lac Wisconsin. Also noted are remarks from social reform leaders on balance between reform work and culture and a Peru Indiana telegraph manager who has sent two million messages.
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Alice N. Hall
Mount Holyoke College
Oberlin
Congregational Church
Fond du Lac
Wis
Berlin
Germany
National Association of Charities and Correction
Atlanta
Frances G. Cutis
Boston
Ellen Henrotin
Chicago
Alice Dunlap
Peru
Ind
Miss Dunlap
Fashions Glow With Ermine Hats and Suede Gloves
The piece notes white hats with ermine trim and tails, plus suede gloves rising in popularity. It highlights bright red stocks for shirt waists, black transparent stockings, and white gloves with contrasting details. Belts, especially calfskin crush belts, draw attention with wide backs and square buckles. Handkerchief crafts remain in vogue for gifts.
A Sure Method With Doubt Sermon at Hanson Place
In Hanson Place Church Rev Dr Charles L Goodell speaks on doubt and faith from Daniel declaring God reveals secrets. He urges personal effort to seek truth, embrace honest doubt as knowledge, and align life with divine duty to find light through prayer and action.
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Brooklon
N. Y
Hanson Place
M. E
Charles L. Goodell
Daniel
Hemus
Horace Bushnell
Parks
God
Shelly
Wordsworth
Grassmere Church
William Wordsworth
Paul
Damascus
Luther
Erfurt
Wesley
Aldersgate
Bushnell
Yale
Angel
Eeernich
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Roy Farrell Greene
Puck
Vipat
Philadelphia Bulletin
New York Press
Rosa Weiss
Washington Post
Woman’s Medical College At
Baltimore
Qrettings
Owear
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