Deaths and disease rates in the army report
The Surgeon General's annual figures show 72 071 admissions to the sick report and 358 deaths. Tuberculosis led deaths at 0.77 per 1 000, with typhoid second and pneumonia improving. Gunshot wounds caused 65 deaths among 2 053 non-gunshot injuries. Alaska Cuba and the Philippines showed distinct rate patterns amid varying troop deployments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
O'Reilly
Alaska
Cuba
United States Groper
Philippine Islands
Hawaii
Field Artillery
Engineers
Stamp of Truth and Queen Mary's House Notices
A tale about a clever monkey and a cat in Randolph County West Virginia illustrates a barking record prank. A separate item notes Queen Mary's house in Jedburgh Scotland with historic tapestry and a hospital queen’s bed now at Abbotsford offered for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheat Mountain
Randolph County
W. Va
Grimalkin
Mammy
Queen Mary's House
Jedburgh
Scotland
James Tate
Mary
Moor and Moss
Bothwell
Hermitage Castle
Liddlesdale
Abbotsford
Walter Scott
The Humor of the Diplomate in Gentle Wit
A witty episode unfolds as a prominent youth introduces a former Chinese minister to dinner guests with a playful misnaming. The diplomat questions if the drink should be a manhattan or whisky and soda, revealing the host’s joke. The piece ends noting the diplomat’s sharp wit and Bohemian edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niji
Zanzibar
Manhattan
United States
Bohemilan
Installments All Around Cartoon Exchange
Dialogue humor about health and payment. A gloomy patient tells a doctor recovery would be gradual, likened to an installment plan. The patient jokes the bill may be collected the same way if the illness lasts longer, ending with a quip about signatures and printing names in Scribharp's contents and spiel.
Eclipse the Great: A Racehorse Beyond Compare in History
The Montreal Standard lauds Eclipse son of Marske and Spiletta as the greatest racer ever, foaled in England in 1764. Bred by the duke of Cumberland, he trained under rough handling, raced with unmatched speed and endurance, and retired with a record of continuous victory. O Kelly bought him for 1750 guineas, and Eclipse stood at Clay Hill earning £25,000 in fees with descendants totaling £158,000 in stakes. Eclipse first and the rest nowhere became a famous proverb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal Standard
Marske
Spiletta
George Ester
Biters
Mr. Cook
Eclipse
Jack Oakley
Eclipe
Bucephalus
Belipse
Mr. Lawrence
O'Kelly
Wildman
Clay Hill
Imitation Blizzard at Home in New York
A western woman suggests a cheap imitation Kansas blizzard in New York by boiling green corn in a kettle with the lid shut. She says the corn and water will rise and moan and sob like a fierce north wind, driving one to crawl under blankets to warm up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Office boys debate water quality in downtown Kansas City
In a downtown Kansas City corner, two office boys compare notes on water. One boasted about fine filtered water in their office, while the other dismisses it saying lithia graph water is superior. The exchange reflects local street chatter captured by the Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Jesse Weaver
Louise W. Long
Arena
West
Pennsylvania Railway Company
Weaver
Long
Richard Smith
Henry Long
Lithia
Kansas
Times
Also Mentioned on This Page
van Spanckeren
O’reilly
Beaver
Edith Pierce
George M. Pierce
Sofie Herbert
Peter Mueller
Ambridge
Pierce
Mueller
Reed
Cartainly
Henkhewagh
Scribharp
Osles
Thia’ Mopth
TURF
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!