Sign Language of Indian Tribes Faces Extinction
The article notes that the long standing sign language used by North American Indian tribes is being eroded as elders die and English usage grows among the young. Efforts to create new signs for modern inventions have repeatedly failed, with ongoing requests to white interpreters like Dr. A L Edington of Watonga Oklahoma for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
A. L. Edington
Watonga
Okla
Edington
Kansas City Star
Hard on Children When Teacher Has Coffee Habit
A Mississippi schoolteacher reports coffee caused nervousness mood swings and heart palpitations. She switched to Postum and says nervousness disappeared pupils irritability eased and life brightened. She credits Postum for health and mood improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss
Postum
Wellville
Moose Calling Techniques in the North Woods
A World Wide Magazine excerpt describes a hunter using a birch bark horn to call moose. The caller, after landing the canoe, uses a three part moaning horn sequence to project his voice up to four miles, timing calls with pauses and rhythm to lure distant game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Wide Magazine
NYC Producer Arrested For Public Exhibition of Indecency
The article notes a producer arrested in New York City charged with indecency in a public exhibition, adding a quip that a prior attempt to write a play ended in a conviction for public exhibition of stupidity. The Louisville Courier Journal mocks the indecent play as a last resort of the incapable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Louisville Courier-Journal
Diamonds: properties and color varieties from mines
The article describes diamonds as pure carbon and the hardest natural substance. It notes hardness variation inside large stones, fluorescence in some diamonds, and a color spectrum from white to pink and blue. It cites Kimberley and De Beers mines in South Africa as famous sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberley
de Beers
South Africa
New York
Just About Now Seasonal Inconveniences Haunt Each Guild
The Boston Transcript notes that bilious people suffer liver trouble, finical folk fuss about hats, gardeners clash with neighbors hens, landlords shed tenants, gourmets fear the oyster season ends, married couples dread house-cleaning, and fools let trifling annoyances spoil the season's charms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Kansas road revival: Santa Fe trail to a thirty foot speedway
Chicago Post notes seven counties push to convert the historic Santa Fe trail into a broad highway from Kansas City to Santa Fe, praising the route as economically perfect and ideal for a modern good roads program with a dirt surface. It also warns about dangerous dog bites and hydrophobia myths, urging care and responsible pet ownership to curb stray dog issues on city streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Harriman
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Chicago Post
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children Teething
An 25 cent bottle of Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised to ease teething pain gum inflammation and wind colic for infants and children.
An Easy Case and A Grand Future
A Philadelphia Record quote frames William P Sheridan discussing insurance frauds as an easy case based on overheard train talk. The piece contrasts with a Chicago Evening Post remark about a hopeful boy destined for Congress after stubborn mischief at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Sheridan
New York
Mr. Sheridan
Congress
Chicago Evening Post
Instrument measures wave impact off Skerryvore rock
An English inversion instrument gauged the wave-blow off Skerryvore in Scotland. Measurements show summer forces over six hundred pounds per square foot and winter forces up to a ton per square foot, illustrating the stress on ships and lighthouses in foul weather.
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Scotland
Atlantic
Pineapple Marmalade Method From Emma Paddock Telford
A recipe instruction details pineapple marmalade: peel, core, chop fruit then weigh sugar one to one, mix, stand overnight, simmer next day, sieve, return to kettle and cook until amber paste forms. Pack into small pots with note about ease and digestive aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Paddock Telford
New York Telegram
Finnan Haddie Fish Cakes Quick Mix
A New York Telegram note highlights ready to use flaked finnan haddie for fish cakes. Parboiled haddie blends with mashed potatoes, butter, salt, pepper, and egg to form cakes then fried. Emma Paddock Telford reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finnan Haddie
Emma Paddock Telford
New York Telegram
Boiled Custard From Boston Post Recipe Notes
Beat yolks with sugar and salt then whisk into scalded milk. Cook over double boiler until thick, strain, cool and flavor with vanilla. Do not overcook or curdling occurs. if curdled, beat with mixer to smooth. Also a Ram's Horn joke about a bell clapper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ne'lie E. Zackular
The
Boston Post
Beautiful Hands and Domestic Service Advice
Mrs Jamieson praises white hands as a desirable ornament and links their color to cleanliness and constant motion. She advises young ladies to keep hands active by working at the needle, brightening the home, and performing all domestic tasks to improve circulation and usefulness.
Reversible Rubber Block Tire Invention from Pennsylvania
A new automobile tire design uses rubber blocks mounted in a steel channel and is reversible to expose a fresh surface when worn. Invented by a Pennsylvanian, the concept promises longer tire life by rotating the usable surface.
Doan's Kidney Pills Advertised By Richmond Resident
An old advertisement promotes Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder issues with a testimonial from W. W. Gosden of Richmond Virginia who reports dramatic improvement after using the product. The copy urges readers to remember the brand and notes a price of fifty cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
W. W. Gosden
E. Marshall
Richmond
Doan
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
New Orange District Stags Delivers Promised Growth
The new orange district near Phoenix Arizona shows promised results with stags buying varieties. The BaTrSte AXE brand is highlighted as producers note thin skins and sweetness as fruit begins to color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
Cuticura Remedies Heal Child After Severe Eczema
Mt. Vernon Kentucky residents J. Fish and Ella M. Fish report their three month old daughter suffered from severe scalp eczema. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for about five weeks her condition cleared, hair regrew, and she recovered fully by age sixteen. England's naval budget plans 30 more warships with 203 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fish
Ella M. Fish
Mt. Vernon
France Sees Net Population Decline Amid Births and Deaths
Recent statistics show France’s births down by 12692 and deaths up by 25019, leading to a population drop of 28203. The data highlight a shrinking demographic balance over the last year across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Can't Help It Blush Is the Prettiest Tae
A lighthearted caption notes Tae’s blush as the prettiest feature in a candid moment. The playful remark highlights Tae’s shy charm and the audience reaction at a public event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tae
Pies From Western States Reach Western Canada
Despite a forty percent duty, large quantities of pies from Oregon, Washington and other states are consumed in Western Canada.
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Oregon
Washington
Canada
Nature's Recovery NR Tablet Advertisement
An advertisement promotes Nature's Recovery NR tablets from A. H. Lewis Medicine Co. St. Louis Missouri. It claims to ease headaches dizziness and stomach liver kidney and bowel trouble by taking one NR tablet at night and offers a 25 cent box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Lewis Medicine Co
St. Louis
When a Wife Wants an Argument Be Talked Back To
A witty remark from the New York Times suggests that a husband can please his wife by replying with a challenge when she seeks dispute, turning disagreement into harmony.
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New York
Ferry Davis Painkiller claims for injuries and diarrhea
An old patent medicine advertisement touts Ferry Davis Painkiller as a remedy for cu braises burns and strains and claims it cures diarrhea and dysentery. The text warns against substitutes and notes loss of money on downhill travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferry Davis
Fashionable wedding crowds in New York headline
The Providence Journal notes a society scene with fashionable attendees. An ad from A. H. Lewis Medicine Co. of St. Louis promotes NR tablets as a free 10 day treatment for multiple ailments including rheumatism constipation and liver kidney blood diseases, urged to write today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munyon
Munyon’s
Homoeopathic Home Remedy Co
53D
Jefferson Sts
Philadelphia
New York
Providence Journal
A. H. Lewis Medicine Co
St. Louis
April Fool Prank Sparks Nursery Room Confusion
Robbie bursts into the sewing room crying about a man kissing Fraulein in the nursery. Mamma drops her sewing and hurries to the stairs before Robbie declares April fool and reveals it is Papa.
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April Fool
Robbie
Mamma
Fraulein
April
Papa
Everybody’s Magazine
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