Man Carried Iron Fragment From 1906 Earthquake
Bernard Hughes, seventy, carried a stubborn iron fragment for eleven years after the San Francisco quake. A Philadelphia surgeon removed a piece about an inch long near his ankle, likely from a stove blast during the 1906 disaster, after Hughes explained he had dragged it along since then.
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San Francisco
Bernard Hughes
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Hughes
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Glassware firm makes tough heatproof cooking dishes
A Corning New York firm now produces glass pie dishes baking dishes and other utensils that are described as so tough they can be handled like ordinary crockery and endure any oven heat The Scientific American notes housekeepers can see the interior of puddings and pies through the clear glass.
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Corning
N. Y
Scientific American
Summer boarder and dairy separator joke leads to divorce lawyer pun
A humorous exchange notes a summer boarder spends time in the dairy and shows interest in the separator. The punchline reveals he is a divorce lawyer, mishearing and prompting a playful back and forth.
Pawn by Hector Lane and Myrtle Payne in the village
A young artist Hector Lane takes the Payne farm auto as security and works as a hand. He earns Myrtle Payne’s trust and friendship while helping the farmer. Myrtle saves two children from a stalled nurse’s car, prompting Mr Davenal to buy the couple a fine house as a wedding gift.
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Hector Lane
Seth Payne
Payne
Myrtle Payne
Lane
Myrtle
Nlector
Hector
Ned Payne
Curious Jewel Box of Fossil Ivory On Display
The Christian Herald notes a Siberian fossil ivory jewel box at New York's Museum of Natural History. Sides and top are fitted with dovetailed ivory pieces carved with northland scenes including a hunter returning on a reindeer. The tusks weigh 200 to 300 pounds each.
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Siberia
Museum of Natural History
New York
Christian Herald
Northland
Ise
Soldomon
At the Lake Shore and a Curious Egg Cup Note
The piece mentions a girl crying over a dug sand hole and a line about a new egg cup designed to keep boiled eggs warm with a water filled space. It closes with a quotation praising the pardon of those who have hurt us attributed to Tillotson.
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Tillotson
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