Natives Use Plant to Preserve Teeth
Chicago report says Dr. W A Archer brought a new Schra dera species to the Smithsonian. The Citara Indians chew its leaves to form a film that preserves teeth though turns them jet black. analysts note only limited verification. Archer also describes Siparuna archers a red fruited shrub with lemon odor and possible decorative use. A so called kerosene tree sap is used by natives as lamp fuel.
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Chicago
Smithsonian Institution
W. A. Archer
Chaco
Colombia
P. C. Standley
Field Museum
Archer
Smithsonian
Garden of Eden
Archers
Ways to mold children’s tastes through meals and presentation
The text discusses using presentation to make food appealing, including special dishes for certain days, associating desirable with less desired items, and visual or flavor enhancements. It notes methods such as eye appeal, mixing flavors, altering appearance, warming leftovers in the oven, and crafting meals like fish to become treats.
Baker welcomed in Hawaii by leis and officials
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker arrives in Hawaii amid warm welcomes and a leis filled reception. He meets with Institute of Pacific Relations officials about a Banff Canada conference, while touring with his wife and daughter. The piece also offers kitchen reheating tips and cooking notes from the Bell Syndicate service.
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Newton D. Baker
Wilson
Hawaii
Baker
Institute of Pacific Relations
Banff
Canada
American Council of the Institute
How I Broke Into The Movies
Hal C. Herman recounts his show business start in Ringling Brothers circus at sixteen and voice work in Missouri. He describes entry into Essanay and Keystone, playing housemaid roles, then a dramatic villain in Unpardonable Sin and later success in The Champ and Grand Hotel with favorable public and critical reception.
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Ringling Brothers’ Circus
Missouri
New York
Henry Savage
Savage
Chicago
Henry McRae Webster
Essanay Film Company
Webster
Essanay
West Coast
Keystone Organization
Sennett
Yrrind
Japan
Marshall Neilan
Ray Hatton
Heaviest Substance Known Iridium Described
The heaviest substance known is iridium a whitish metal found with platinum. It is almost twenty three times heavier than water and ore deposits lie along the Pacific coast in Canada the United States and in the Ural mountains. Iridium can be alloyed with platinum gold and copper.
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Pacific Coast
Canada
United States
Ural Mountains
Western Newspaper Union
Eye in Fashion Highlights New Millinery Styles
The article showcases two striking millinery looks for the season. A beige peau de d'ange hat features brown stitching and velvet flower garniture around the crown, while a navy blue maire taffeta chapeau has a melon crown and flaring brim with a three tone velvet flower cluster as its sole decoration.
Disraeli Forgives Enemies as Principle of Great Leadership
The article recalls Disraeli’s rise to power and his refusal to seek revenge even against bitter critics like Carlyle. It contrasts his creed with rivals who cling to grievance, noting his philosophy that revenge hinders progress and that “the great man forgets and goes on to higher things.”
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Mr. Disraeli
Lord Beaconsfield
Thomas Carlyle
Disraeli
Carlyle
Clayton
Brown
Western Newspaper Union
Food luxury perception in home meals and child appeal
The text discusses how households aim to make healthy foods appealing to children by presenting common foods as desirable luxuries. It notes a local and seasonal variation in what counts as luxury and urges blending abundance with exclusive appeal to entice acceptance. It cites a mother trying to make fish seem desirable to reluctant eaters.
Duty Free Allowance for American Tourists
The value of goods that an American tourist can bring back to the United States free of duty is one hundred dollars.
Veteran actor Arthur Byron born in Brooklyn in 1872
Arthur Byron, noted stage actor, was born in Brooklyn on April 3, 1872, the son of actors Oliver Doud Byron and Kate Byron.
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Arthur Byron
Brooklyn
Oliver Doud Byron
Kate Byron
Chinese Idea of Fight Not the Western One
An American traveler in China observes a crowd calm during a street dispute. A bystander explains that in a Chinese fight the first strike signals the fighter has run out of ideas, revealing a cultural contrast in conflict notions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Boston Transcript
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for constipated babies
A vintage family doctor claim touts daily half teaspoon for constipated infants to ensure regular bowels and healthy growth. It credits Dr Caldwell with 47 years practice and over 3500 successful births without loss.
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Caldwell
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Jean Shiley
Association
Philadelphia
Haverford Aces
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Hal C. Herman
Wallace Beery
Mal K. Freeburg
Congress
Lame Bode
U.S
California Coast
Rio DE Janeiro
WNU Bervice
da. W. B. Catowete’s
Doctors
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Dean’s
Lincoln
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