Abandoned babies show higher survival rates than cared-for infants
New York findings reveal only 11 percent of abandoned children die before age two, compared with 13 percent of all city births. Factors cited include fresh air, stable warmth, and regular feeding. Trained nurses and unmarried women guide mothers to better infant care, highlighting a paradox of philanthropy outperforming some maternal care.
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New York Association For the Improvement of the Poor
Association
New York
Republicans poised to break county ring rule in Seattle area
King County politics near a change after twenty years dominated by an outside party. Voters in September face choices including Hamilton in Booth district and McKenzie in the city district to curb the county machine. Edgar J. Wright advocates economy and direct primary. West Seattle hosts a Republican meeting with D P Rice speaking on federal government at the Legislature. Filing for direct primary closes August 13 after a dispute over dates.
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Booth
Hamilton
McKenzie
Carrigan
Edgar J. Wright
Forty-second
U. S
West Seattle
West Side
D. P. Rice
State Senate
U. KR
Case
Vanderveer
Two-Minute Vaudeville by Fred Schaeffer
A vaudeville gag exchange centers on a diner at a Chinese restaurant with quick back and forth about dumplings chop suey and a stomach pump. The punchline involves escaping after an insult and a chase.
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Fred Schaeffer
Fred Schaefer
Wandering Ivorybean Meets Siamere Elephant Twist
In a whimsical scene from the Marvelous Menagerie, Ivorybean pauses before Koko the royal Siamere white elephant. He offers a plug of Seaman's Choice as a joke, while Ignatz grunts it will amuse the elephant. The fleet girl notes last minute mix ups as the story closes with uncertain plans and a playful tone.
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Koko
Elphy
Ignatz
Hair Vigor For Faster Hair Growth
Ayer's Hair Vigor is recommended as an easy remedy to stop falling hair by coaxing and feeding the scalp. The ad markets this tonic as an effective aid for hair health and growth.
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Ayer
Political musing and social jests in star dust column
A collage of political gossip and comic quips notes a Pennsylvania boom to back Rube Waddell for lieutenant governor and a possible national party ticket with Ty Cobb Napoleon Lajoie Honus Wagner Stir O Laughlin and other figures. The piece pairs jokey lines about romance, a German auto ether boat, and society chatter with a Theodore Roosevelt marriage count and a taft party-pivot fantasy.
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Pennsylvania
Rube Waddell
National Party
Ty Cobb
Napoleon Lajoie
Honus Wagner
Stir O'Laughlin
Supreme Court
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