Mondover Matter and mind over electricity experiments
The article discusses Dr Otto von der Pfordten and others claiming will power can alter electrical effects on the body. It cites cases by Aspinall Jellinek and Von Dobrowolsky showing fear, expectation, or mind focus influencing reactions to shocks and currents, and notes Aufeland and Pinel on mental influence on health and will training in Japan amid military history.
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Otto von der Pfordten
Aspinall
Jellinek
Ilerr von Dobrowolsky
van der Pfordten
Aufeland
Pinel
Global notes on health, travel and culture from 1908
A compilation of short items covers mental health in Britain the opium trade in Formosa and Japan’s licensing impact, U S coke production in 1907, and milk imports in Japan. It also mentions Mrs A F Goddard’s long tenure as church organist in Abington and notes about John Boyes leading Roosevelt’s hunting trip in East Africa.
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England
Formosa
Washington
Pacific Coast
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Switzerland
A .F. Goddard
Abington
Mass
New England
John Boyes
Roosevelt
British East Africa
Boyes Aus
Ile
Ife
Janet M. Johnstone
Kanazawa
Medina
Hedjaz
Malta
Medina Sidonia
Spain
Yathrib
El-Medina
Medinat Rasul Allah
City
Four Lines That Sustained the Entretainer Through Mishap
In a lively reminiscence from Youth's Companion Mrs Kimball hosts a musicale while handling a string of mishaps. Theodore chokes, Rover is wounded, guests arrive, an alcohol lamp bursts, yet the host keeps calm and relies on a light verse to endure until the entertainment resumes.
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Mrs. Kimball
Theodore
Arthur
City
Rover
Mrs. Breed
Tarring of Roads in England Shifts to Air Brush Method
Road tarring in England moves from hand brushes to an air brush system. A large tar tank supplies material as two men pump air into it while a third uses a four outlet pipe to spray tar in a fine mist. Sand is scattered afterward and dust is settled for durability.
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England
Tit for Tat. Portly Passenger and Tommy Dialogue
Humorous exchange from The Tatler recounts a portly passenger urging Tommy to give up a seat to ladies while Tommy retorts. The caption notes a woman’s difficulty with a milk wagon driver lasting more than three months.
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Tommy
Tatler
Roosevelt Handles Ten Callers In Ten Minutes At White House
A writer notes Franklin D Roosevelt receives ten visitors in the executive office and adjoining reception room. He speaks briefly with a Philippine islands deputy chief of constabulary, declines other invitations, and still makes time for a luncheon with cabinet members and friends.
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White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Philippine Islands
Frisco
New York
Roosevelt
Thief Drowns After River Jump With Loot
A thief leaped into the river clutching money hidden in his clothing but could not swim and sank. The speaker notes the fortune as a nucleus for a sinking fund, referencing the Houston Post.
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Houston Post
Man laments hair, notes bald men succeed more
A man declares his curly hair earns nothing while bald men achieve more. The article also notes Japan's machine exports rose fivefold in a year.
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Japan
Flynn of Virginia in Bret Harte Verse Parody
In a mock ballad style the speaker recalls Tom Flynn of Virginia amid a tunnel scene. The narration blends reminiscence and bravado, ending with a cue to readers to chime in when Flynn is next sought by name.
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Thar
Jake
Tom Flynn
Flynn
Virginia
Yar
Bret Harte
Scotchman’s chair canopy for sun protection
A Scottish inventor introduces a chair canopy or awning frame that attaches to the back of a chair and folds up or down. It uses a spring driven roller to roll the canvas and pivots on the chair back with arms that fold over when not in use. The device enables sun sitting without porches and suits seaside outings.
The Treasury Vaults Burglary Myths Debunked
A Buffalo Times piece explains security at the U S Treasury building with armed guards and patrols. It notes guards ring alarms every twenty minutes and plain clothes Secret Service watch outside. It argues tunneling would crush any intruder and compares gold to gold certificates in weight.
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United States Treasury Building
Secret Service
Buffalo Times
Spontaneous combustion blamed on micro organisms
Condon Lancet notes spontaneous combustion results from microbial activity. Fires in barns, uranium works, and spinning mills are described as caused by oxidizing micro-organisms. Harvested cotton and hops are also at risk from these agents.
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Condon Lancet
The Wedding Day Uproar at the Altar
The girl in blue notes the excitement as the bride is led to the altar. The exchange highlights the bride’s lively entrance and a mischievous remark from Tit-Bits about the bridal party.
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Blue
Phrase flips on managers and casts in playful vent
In a witty exchange from the Baltimore American, one speaker questions liking the manager’s face, replying they dislike the cast of his countenance, highlighting a humorous take on leadership and appearance.
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Baltimore American
Saint Peter Clears Falsehoods Before Breakfast
Just before breakfast every morning Saint Peter works hard and fast charging those with falsehoods who complain that they never slept a wink all night.
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Saint Peter
Indians Draw Attention At Interior Department Portrait
A group of Native Americans in regal plains regalia gathered on the Interior Department portico drawing sharp, flippant, and curious commentary from bystanders. An Indian youth, handsome and calm, answered photographers with polished English offering lens tips before resuming his stoic gaze.
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Plains
Washington Star
Interior Department
First Silver Wedding Origin Story
The tale traces the first silver wedding to King Hughes Capet era France. A king rewards a gray-haired servant couple with a dowry and a farm, proposing a silver wedding after twenty five years of marriage. The custom spreads across France, popularizing a celebration every quarter century.
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Hughes Capet
France
Arnold Daly Admits Money Woes In Court Confession
In court Arnold Daly confessed he knew little about business and often lived broke despite earning up to $1,000 weekly. He said his family was expensive, owned two suits, and his brother, a stage electrician, could not work due to temper. Daly owed $59,000 and asked to leave court for rehearsals.
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Arnold Daly
Paid in Advance and the Audience's Reactions
A Somerville Journal snippet recalls a line of wit as Mrs Oodles challenges a lecturer and an old man asserts payment for his ticket. The piece notes neighbors’ fuss over family deaths and the habit of telling stories with an opening question, hinting at sensational trials and the recording angel's testimony.
Cooking Time Table for Oven Dishes
Time guidelines for baking various foods: Beans eight to ten hours. Biscuit twenty minutes. Bread forty to sixty minutes. Sponge cake forty five to sixty minutes. Thin cakes twenty to thirty minutes. Custards twenty to forty five minutes. Thick fish forty five to sixty minutes. Small whole fish twenty to thirty minutes. Gems twenty to thirty minutes. Muffins twenty to thirty minutes. Patties fifteen to twenty five minutes. Pies thirty to forty minutes. Potatoes thirty to sixty minutes. Pudding twenty to forty five minutes. Scalloped dishes fifteen to eighty minutes.
Chop Suey Recipe Instructions from Historic Menu
A recipe directs chopping chicken gizzards and livers with ginger and celery, then frying with pork and olive oil. A sauce of salad oil vinegar Worcestershire and water is added, seasoned with cloves salt and pepper, simmered until done, then mushrooms are added briefly before serving.
Old fashioned spice loaf recipe with steam method
A historic instruction describes mixing flour with baking soda cinnamon ginger caraway currants and nutmeg, adding sugar butter molasses eggs and buttermilk. Form into a buttered mold, cover, and steam for two and a half hours.
Victorian Kitchen Math and Hog Cot Improvements
A recipe for a fruit salad with oranges, walnuts, Malaga grapes, and mayonnaise dressing is included alongside a detailed description of an improved A-shaped hog cot. The hog cot features a permanent floor, dual end doors, a ventilating system, a 2x4 floor frame, and 2x8 strengthening members raising the roof and increasing interior space.
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Malaga
Mei ¢Ie House
Trees on river banks may worsen erosion says engineer
Indoors leaves sprout within days, heat and light affect life. Forests protect river banks, but engineers warn heavy trees cause undermining and slope failure on alluvial banks and along graded foothills. Policy favors cutting back trees to reduce risk to navigation and stability.
Stewed Oysters or Oyster Soup Recipe
Heat a quart of oysters with their liquor until edges curl. In another pot heat a quart of milk with a small amount of baking soda, then melt in a generous tablespoon of butter. Stir in the hot oysters and liquor, season with salt and pepper, and serve at once with oyster crackers.
Steamed Indian Pudding Recipe
This item lists a steamed pudding method using two cups Indian meal one cup flour baking soda salt one cup sultana raisins beaten egg two tablespoons molasses and one pint buttermilk mixed and steamed for three hours.
Recipe for Cinnamon Sugar Bread Biscuit
A simple dough mixture uses two cups of raised dough, one cup sugar, a half cup butter, two well beaten eggs, and flour to form a stiff dough. After rising shape into high biscuits, rise again, then top with sugar and cinnamon before baking.
Household tips on cooking, cleaning and storage
A collection of practical advice on kitchen prep and cleaning. Slices of radishes fried with beefsteak mimic mushrooms. oil fires are fought with flour or earth. Methods cover stains, hard water softening, soap aging, and common cleaning tricks for textiles and dishes.
Beet Sugar Industry Gains From Beets and Seed
The article traces the rise of beet sugar from desultory work in 1867 to sixty four factories by the 1890s producing about 500000 short tons annually with a factory value of 45000000 dollars. It highlights American sugar beet seed breeding improving sugar content to 17 18 and even 20 percent.
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National Magazine
Department of Agriculture
The Crop Mortgage System
The article discusses cotton raisers debt and price effects. It argues debt persists due to cash-basis comparison with other lines and suggests growers could influence prices if paid on cash terms. It cites Coal esion News on price authority and debt maintenance. It then reports on freezing butter tests at Ormont Experiment Station with two lots and comparable scores.
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Ormont Experiment Station
Termuda Plant Surprises With Fresh Growing Shoots
The Termuda plant displays a curious property where shriveling leaves produce new shoots that bear leaves continuing to grow fresh and green for weeks. Leaves measure about four inches, with a rich waxen texture and vivid color.
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Termuda
Protective egg colors reflect nesting environment study
A. R. Horwood of the Leicester Museum explains that birds’ egg colors mainly serve protective resemblance. White eggs appear in holes and dark nests. olive, brown, and heather tones match ground and flora. ringed plover and oyster catcher mimic sand. lapwing eggs resemble bare soil.
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A. R. Horwood
Leicester
England
King of the Chicago Live Stock Show Attracts Attention
Prime Lad XVI known as King of Herefords owned by Warren T. McCray of Wentland Indiana drew strong notice at the international livestock show. McCray is a former president of the National Grain Dealers Assocation.
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Chicago
Warren T. McCray
Wentland
Ind
National Grain Dealers’ Association
Trime
Lad XVI King Wins Clean Sweeps as Champion Descendant
Lad XVI, a three year old direct descendant of Prime Lad, the 1908 World's Fair grand champion, and Lorna Doone, the world famed dam, has delivered a streak of flawless victories in his competitions.
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Lad XVI
Prime Lad
Lorna Doone
King
Constancy of the Bee Finds Bees Visit Multiple Flowers
A study cited by W Wesche and discussed before the Royal Microscopical Society reports that a worker bee carried pollen from several plant species in one abdomen. This suggests bees may visit multiple flower species in a single foraging trip rather than sticking to one.
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W. Wesche
Royal Microscopical Society
Afr
Wesche
Poultry Insects Spray Recipe Cited In Paper
A reader notes a cheap recipe for spraying poultry houses using a pint of crude carbolic acid mixed with a gallon of kerosene, claiming it makes an excellent insect spray for poultry houses. The method emphasizes low cost.
Agricultural Tips for Dairy Barns and Cattle Care
Agricultural advice warns against mold in damp cow barns and underlines water needs for cows. It notes a dog in fields can reduce milk yield by 3 to 10 percent, urges thrice yearly whitewashing of stalls, cautions about dust from hay loft locations, emphasizes ventilation, and mentions hazardous behavior around cows and calf horn removal with caustic.
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Tom Flynne
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