Typhoid's Cost Is Immense in Human Life and Money
A discussion in Municipal Engineering by H. E. Jordan estimates typhoid fever's cost by human life value and medical loss. Analyzing Pittsburgh wards in 1907, 194 cases caused 11 deaths and extensive lost work. The study totals about 7 500 dollars per death when including wage loss, hospital care, and mortality, underscoring the economic case for prevention.
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H. EB. Jordan
Municipal Engineering Magazine
Pittsburg
Public Figure Cautions On Speech In Public Life
A public man remarks that care with words matters. he notes the danger of spoken statements versus written signed declarations. The exchange stresses accountability, risk of regret, and the value of prudent communication in public discourse.
Portraits on a wall of love in a breakfast table line
A rustic musing explains love at first sight through a metaphor of portraits on a wall. Oliver Wendell Holmes suggests that only a single beam through a keyhole reveals one image, making a man fall for a unique woman while many others fade from view in a private mental camera.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Device Measures Metal Hardness by Ball Rebound
A new instrument uses a glass tube and a 40 grain steel ball with special treatment to measure hardness. The rebound height of the ball, calibrated so 100 equals the hardness of carbon steel, indicates material hardness for tools like twist drills.
Log Found 404 Feet Underground at Alabang Stock Farm
A log five feet in diameter in perfect preservation was found 404 feet underground at the Alabang stock farm while drilling for a second artesian well. The drill reached 400 feet in hard rock when the log was struck, puzzling officials of the bureau of agriculture.
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Alabang
Bureau of Agriculture
Manila Times
The Language of Science Interprets a Humble Sufferer
A plain man complains of a cold and hoarseness. The scientist jokes that he has a slight ephyza causing congestion and a phlogistic pleglottis. The man replies he does not want a doctor but an Interpreter.
Literary Hit At Club Provokes Theorized Victor Herbert Link
In a literary club a speaker pronounced Les Miserables in a brand-new way and then called it Victor Herbert's masterpiece attracting amused guesses about misattribution and the speaker's clever wordplay.
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Victor Herbert
Above thy desk a self portrait keeps me in line
A woman describes how an unflattering photograph of herself acts as a disciplinary mirror. She maintains it to curb frivolity and youthful impulses while acknowledging she feels younger inside. The image reminds her to temper ardor, flirtation, and letters to men.
Love Lock On Emperor Coin Sparks Mint Controversy
A French decree authorized a five franc coin bearing Louis Napoleon s image during his prince presidency. An initial sample showed a love lock on the temple, which he deemed unfitting. The mint halted further striking but 23 coins already minted remain valuable collectibles today.
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Napoleon
Louis Napoleon
France
Public Eye Draws Crowds In Open Space
A party megaphone man leads a crowd to an open space where many thronged. Women outside pursue entry to the Public Eye while others linger in it, with some never happy away yet unable to explain why. A few men try humorous schemes to break in, shouting Vice-presidential candidates.
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Puck
Three Sabbaths Every Week. Morocco is a country of many Sab
A compact note remarks on the rhythm of weekly observances in Morocco, noting that many communities observe three Sabbaths or sabbatic practices across the week, reflecting diverse religious customs within the country.
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Morocco
Sabbath Observance Among Tanglers Described
A New York Post note explains how Tangler groups observe the week with a Muslim Friday Sabbath and a Jewish Sabbath, followed by Sunday Christian worship. It notes the black flag raised at dawn on the Mohammedan Sabbath, remaining until late morning to signal the day, then contrasts any weekday differences as minimal.
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N. Y
The Better Part by Prosper Merimee
A brief quaint tale from Youth's Companion recounts Prosper Merimee at a royal hunt where many trophies were taken yet he had none. He explains that when game is plentiful, the skill lies in striking nothing, noting he fired between the birds with grave courtesy.
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Prosper Merimee
Merimee
Matrimony Ups and Downs Quip and Banter
A snippet features a terse exchange on marriage with a critic calling matrimony full of ups and downs. A bachelor asks for an answer while another jokes that wives chase appearances and husbands curb expenses, delivered with playful hyperbole.
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Benedict
Has Deserved High Position, Dr Elizabeth Athman of Gottheim er
Dr Elizabeth Athman the first woman elected teacher in a German empire night school began duties at Frankfort this season She is known for sociological investigations and writings on German working women and factory workers She is regarded as a leading authority and suited to teach the women.
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Elizabeth Athman
Gottheimer
German Empire
Frankfort
Prau Iein Athman
Germany
Mystery Bag in Old Piano Wedding Gift
A Glasgow couple found a faded note inside an 1789 square piano bought as furniture. The message promises aid if many mouths to feed and reveals a hidden canvas bag containing £15. The plane cost 40 shillings, described as a bargain that included this marriage present.
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Glasgow
Echoing Snore Clash Sparks Early Morning Quarrel
A humorous exchange quoted from the Kansas City Times features Mrs. Tankaway and Mr. Tankaway trading quips about snoring and an echo, turning a sleepy moment into a lighthearted domestic gag.
Kodol for Dyspepsia Promises Quick Stomach Relief
Advertisement notes Kodol for Dyspepsia relieves indigestion sour stomach and gas. Sold by Lanegrak's Drug Store. The Chicago Daily Journal and The Pella Chronicle subscriptions offered at combined total through this office.
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Chicago Daily Journal
Pella
Des Moines Evening Tribune offers special 1909 rate
Des Moines Evening Tribune announces under new management since December a full year subscription for 1909 at 200 dollars, down from 300. New readers receive free balance of current year. The paper touts modern design, strong news staff, home friendly content, and metropolitan features. Remittances should be sent in December to Des Moines Iowa or to the editor.
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