Radium and Mme Curie Focus of 1913 American Visit
JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN discusses Marie Curie and radium's impact after her U S visit. He notes university honors, a gram of radium given in the White House, and Curie's planned return to Paris. The piece explains radium production, refining, and the mineral’s medical uses, plus safety and price details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dickinson Sherman
Marie Curie
United States
Herding
White House
Goian
Curie Institute
Paris
Mme. Curie
Europe
New York
Joseph M. Flannery
Pittsburgh
Colorado
Flannery
Standard Chemical Company
Vamps and Queens of Venices Vampire Tales and Pompadour
A sweeping historical feature recounts Bianca Capella the Florence vampire and Bianca’s rise to power through Francesco de Medici, including a deadly confrontation with a cardinal, and the later tale of Madame de Pompadour, the Duchess who steered French policy, allied with Austria, and shaped the Seven Years War before her death at forty two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bianca Capella
Florence
Bianca
Francesco de Medici
Francesco
Alain
Bianea
Angeir
Cardinal de Medici
Mary
Biinea
Enid
Botl
Blanca
Paris
Trancois Poissop
Duke of Oreans
Gaurt
Chance
Louis XV
Versailles
Louis
Duchess du Pompadour
Pompadour
Voltaire
France
Austria
Frederick the Great
Poisonous Flowers and the Poppy Risks
The article warns that poppies carry evil properties due to opium in the blossom. It notes drowsiness and headaches in sensitive individuals after exposure and mentions fatalities linked to poppy consumption. It cautions against plucking petals from flowers and suggests other flowers like lilies and rhododendrons may provoke reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Fragmented Prompt Upbeat on Stale Warnings
A garbled instruction fragment warns against staleness and urges willpower to assert steady action. It references a fabled hero and vaguely alludes to events or claims without specific details or clear context. The piece reads as an unfinished thought rather than a complete report.
Nature's call to strength and renewal in the wild
The passage extols returning to nature to grow stronger after every setback. It urges venturing outdoors to streams, hills, and forests for raw fitness. It praises open air, challenging landscapes, and wild experiences as a means to revitalize body and spirit. The voice, reminiscent of Grit, links outdoor exertion with robust health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Earth
From Tavern Maid to Empress in Byzantium
Theophano rises from tavern maid to empress by plotting with Phocas and later Zimisces. Romanus dies, suspected poison, but Phocas wins battles against Saracens and expands Byzantium. Theophano then schemes with Zimisces, who defeats Phocas and becomes emperor. Theophano’s dynasty ends as she ill-advisedly pursues further power and faces harsh church scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Byzantium
Romanus
Tiyarn Jeeper
Theophulie
Theophano
Nicephorus Phocas
Phocas
Hire
Phoras
Byzantum
Zimiakes
Church
Zimiskes
Lola Montez and the Evil Eye Legend Unfolds Across Europe
The tale follows Elizabeth Cochran later known as Lola Montez from Ireland to England, India, Spain, Paris, Munich, and New York. Her infamous career as dancer and royal intriguer ends amid duels, uprisings, and a collapsing throne, as stories of her power and danger spread.
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Dumas
Lola Montez
Elizabeth
Lord Byron
England
India
Spain
London
Hisses
Germany
Belgiutus
Warsaw
Cherry
Lola
Paris
Munich
Ludwig
Jolly
Noh
Europe
New York
Neighbor’s praise for Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
In Moundsville West Virginia a woman recalls years of irregular periods and severe pains. She credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for restoring regularity and easing suffering. She urges others to try the remedy and invites inquiries to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
W. Va
Lydia EB. Pinkham
George
Tegarden
Third Street
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. ‘Pinkham
Novel Rainmaking Plan Debated by Canadians
Canadians propose an unusual use for aircraft to induce rain by dispersing moisture from a plane into high clouds. Reports say about ninety men are organizing an aerial litigation venture to create cloud moisture. Earlier an aerial dusting attempt at 5,000 feet in Pretoria failed to produce rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Canonsburg
Cimmonsburg
Radium Research Laboratories
Suc
Winniney
Sn Sim
Pretoria
Absence Cartoon Dialogue Note in Cartoons Magazine
A brief quoted exchange appears in Cartoons Magazine noting an absence. The line asks if someone has seen Jack lately, answering about a month ago, and requests to tell him of an engagement when seen again.
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Jack
Cartoons Magazine
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Hamilton Foley
Pan Americ Union
Mme. Curle
Golorado
Placerville
Colo
Salida
Salda
F Pittsburgh
Curie
State of
Radiit and CO Vater
McClure New Palace
Aper Syndicate
New York City
Slem
Holland
Charga
Ite
Sss.co
Cap
T433
Atlanis
Kremola
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