Fogg Museum to Study Ancient Chinese Culture in China
Harvard’s Fogg Art Museum sends Langcon Warner Duncan McDougall and H. H. F. Jayne to central and western China for an eight month survey of Sung dynasty art. They will photograph, rub, and measure tombs and Buddhist sculptures, collecting materials for study while awaiting possible excavations next year. Political disturbance and access in Peking may affect plans.
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Piratiud
Cambridge
Mass
Fogg Art Museum
Harvard
China
Langcon Warner
Pennsylvania Museum
H. H. F. Jayne
Duncan McDougall
William McDougall
Warner
Fogg Museum
Manchuria
Egg Museum
Europe
America
Harvard Party
Peking
Claims to Be Oldest Farmer in America
George Elkins of Buncombe Indiana proclaims himself the oldest farmer, at ninety eight, still active in plowing and farm work. He cites a sharp memory of presidents he has voted for and credits longevity to staying cool and peaceful. He says he avoids drinking and has not smoked since sixty. He argues that chasing rivals and anxiety shorten life.
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George Elkins
Buncombe
Indiana
United States
Meno
Mr. Elkins
Bacon's Essays Copy Sells for $2260 in London
A perfect copy of the rare Bacon's Essays edition from 325 years ago sold here for $2,200. The celebrated volume once changed hands for two cents, a fact noted in this brief sale report.
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Bacon
London
King Lift Skirts Collision Case Draws Judge’s Ruling
Judge Fellette of Los Angeles declares that skirts may be lifted on muddy streets without legal interference. Sfelen Holt allegedly caused two motor trucks to crash while crossing, described as negligent in public safety.
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Fellette
Los Angeles
Cal
Sfelen Holt
Stolen Ride Payment Sent With Religious Note
John E. Marker of Cincinnati repaid 75 cents to the Pennsylvania Company for a past ride after writing from home that he has reformed his life and seeks divine guidance. He recalled riding from Columbia City to Fort Wayne on a freight and later returning as a passenger, then urged the company to accept the payment as part of his Christian testimony.
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Chicago
John E. Marker
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Company
A. H. Shaw
Pennsylvania Co
Columbia City
Fort Wayne
Molokai Leper Colony Sees 399 Patients and Hope
A visitor to Molokai’s leper settlement notes 399 patients, with a demographic mix including Hawaiian and other groups. The article contrasts ongoing tragedy with improvement from Dean chaultmoogra air spectrc treatments, mentions nonleprous staff and a nursery where babies show no signs of infection, cared for by the territory.
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Eslaupsapa
Island of
Molokai
T. Ti
Hawaiiian Archipelago
Feglislator
Women in Britain Turn to Engineering
London report notes English women increasingly enter engineering, medicine, and law once limited to men. Victoria Drummond, a marine engineer and granddaughter of Lord Amherst, leads a large ocean steamer and seeks a Fen captain license. Courses for women expand, emphasizing electrics to ease physical demands and broaden employer openness.
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London
England
Miss Drummond
Lord Amherst
Backney
Tta
Poet Stops Sale of Letters in Berlin Auction
Gerhard Hauptmann, Germany's leading poet, won a temporary injunction to halt the sale of letters he wrote to Otto Brahm in 1899. A Berlin auction house was planning to auction the letters for their autographs when the court intervened.
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Berlin
Gerhard Esauptmann
Otto Brahm
Trauptmann
Gerlig
Supervisor Forced to Quit After Ill Health Recovery
A Santa Fe Railroad tool supervisor from Albuquerque recounts a long battle with chronic illness. After taking Tanlac, his pain subsided, his strength returned, and his weight rose to 154 pounds, enabling him to quit his job due to prior health failures. The ad promotes Tanlac and Lanlac Vegetable Pills with claims of widespread sales.
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Tanlac
Slerry
Williams
Walter St. Albuquerque
N. M
Santa Fe
Ended Puppy Love in a Family Home Exchange
A personal reminiscence recounts a girl’s first love ending when her brother brings a suitor named Howard to their house. While the girl hides, Howard steals fruit from a dining room dish and pockets it, ending the budding relationship and the exchange of affection.
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H Howard
Howard
Evolution of the Medal of Honor in Civil War origins
The Medal of Honor, awarded by Congress for bravery, is a firepointed star with a Minerva medallion and the inscription United States of America, surmounted by Valor. Dating to the Civil War era, it remains one of the most prized military decorations.
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Congress
United States of America
A Bore as a Man Who Says Nothing and Saves It
A witty remark frames a bore as a man who has nothing to say and insists on saving it, satirizing dull talk and self preservation in conversation.
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Ingham and
Flaghama
Fogg Museum of Harvard
Gingham
Novelty West
Iu Cicn
U.S
Mid-Pacific
Britain
Victoria Drummond
Dean
Idaho
Mattie Fuller
Second St
Emmett
Bays
Doan
Bor Doan
Hidsey Foster Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
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