Youth Not Fleeting As Aged Pioneers Inspire Modern Flight
The article argues age is not a limit, citing ancient figures like Cato and modern icons such as Mrs. Eddy and Gladstone. It highlights Louis Paulhan’s London to Manchester flight boosting interest in aviation and Wilbur Wright’s belief that ocean flight is possible. Skeptics remain, but such feats push aerial navigation toward reality.
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Boston Globe
Cato
Eddy
Howe
Weston
Pope Leo
Gladstone
Adam
Abraham
Louis ®Aulhan
London
Manchester
England
Wilbur Wright
Paulhan
Fiscal reforms urged in Chinese imperial decree
The article notes the weak financial administration in the Chinese empire and calls for constitutional reform with a strong focus on fiscal overhaul. It cites sincere hopes reforms will be enacted as decrees signal general lines for change and precedent from constitutional matters.
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Confcient
End seat hog woes grip open car riders
As days lengthen and summer nears, the term end seat hog surfaces. The unnamed figure who occupies the most desirable open car seat refuses to relinquish it, arousing growing public ire and prompting calls for others to move on and let passengers pass.
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America
Mayor orders removal of keep off the grass signs
The New York mayor lifts restrictions on 30 city parks allowing children to play on lawns. He argues grass serves best as an outdoor surface for recreation and that light children activity does not harm well established turf, though wet or newly seeded ground should be protected.
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New York
City boy tempted by profits decried in estate tale
A Connecticut man left his son only ten dollars and the remainder of about five thousand dollars to a monument fund. The piece contrasts his view of the son with his own high opinion, hinting at the old story of rural ambition versus urban wealth and livestock profits.
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Connecticut
Street of Freaks on Cairo Street Gains Fame in Worcester
Worcester residents recount Cairo Street as a world renowned spot for animal oddities. A four legged chicken Peggy and a tailless cat Rhodamanthus drew crowds, joining past curios including a five legged frog and other peculiar pets that sparked seven day wonders.
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Worcester
Mass
William Scott
Joseph Warbis
Cairo Street
New England
Rhode Island
Mr. Scott
Peggy
Joseph Warbls
Scotts
Rhodamanthus
Rickshaw Emerges as Yankee Idea in London History
A historical overview explains rickshaws arose in Japan before widespread motors. It details disputed origins from Kyoto’s elderly inventor and an American, Goble, with manufacturing starting in 1870. The piece notes Japanese terms jin rikisha and kuruma, and explains puller roles and early city usage.
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Black
Japan
Goble
Brooklyn Couple Employs bona fide Countess as Servant
A wealthy Brooklyn manufacturer M. L. Lehman employed Delka Romanoff, wife of exiled Russian noble Count Ivan Romanoff, as a trusted servant for about two years. The couple, who had kept Ivan’s fate secret, learned he was pardoned and his estates would be restored, prompting the Countess and her family to sail for Russia after a final, discreet farewell.
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London
Japan
Far East
Tokyo
Hiogo
Kyoto
New York
Brooklyn
M. L. Lebiman
Park Place
Russia
Delka Romanoff
Ivan Romanoff
Russian Poland
Lehman
Count Lyan
America
Delka
Ivan
Kings County Hospital
County van
Drama Offers 35 Acts and Prologue in Vienna
The Vienna municipal theater received a play in 35 acts plus a prologue and the author promises to explain its beauties. The manager is likely away when the dramatist calls.
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Vienna
Vienna Municipal Theater
Dogs Ate Cooked Sponges Trigger Rabies Panic
Pasadena authorities report dogs died after swallowing fried sponge slices dipped in beef drippings. Autopsies on several canines, including a St Bernard, show sponge ingestion as a cause linked to the ongoing hydrophobia scare and municipal orders to muzzle or destroy unmuzzled dogs.
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Pasadena
Cal
St. Bernard
Hatches Chick in Bosom Sets Egg Record in Bangor
Mrs Michael Ross of Portland wins a local hatching record at Bangor Pa by incubating thirty six eggs and delivering eighty five chicks from a three dozen egg hatching. The hen carried the final egg in her bosom to complete incubation and produced the liveliest chick among the lot.
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Bangor
Michael Ross
Portland
Ross
Ossified Jim in grip of ten foot python at St Luke's
James Wood, called Ossified Jim, lies near death at St Luke's Hospital after a shock from a thrilling encounter with a ten foot black python. Five physicians attend, drawn to the case by a study offered in the unusual patient as fear and horror gripped him. The incident began when the snake escaped its cage in a dark state street museum after midnight.
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Chicago
James Wood
St. Luke's Hospital
Jim
State Street
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. C
Jonathan Bass
Wood
Vinton
Iowa
Doan's Kidney Pills Promote Safe Kidney Health
An Arkansas reader testimonial touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney distress noting frequent urination backache headaches and dizziness. The ad claims a 60 cent price and cites Mrs M A Gamblin of Russellville as recovery proof.
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Dean
M. A. Gamblin
Russellville, Ark
Doan
Evening Cloak by Chantecler Offers Reversible Style
The Chantecler line features an evening cloak reaching near the frock hem with capelike revers and raglan sleeves. It is reversible, crafted from two shades of fine faced cloth, and can be worn dark side out for mo toring or light side out for the lighter cloak. Some models show an irregular border of light cloth strips in two rows, but most lack trimming.
Skin Humor Cure After Twenty Five Years
S. P. Keyes of 147 Congress St Boston recounts twenty five years of severe head and neck skin humor. After costly doctors and hospital care failed, a Cutiura remedy reportedly cured him quickly, ending his agony and dread.
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Cutiura
P. Keyes
Congress St
Boston
Mass
Pimples Clear After Ten Days With Cuticura
William J. Badner of 1614 Susquehanna Ave Philadelphia reports a rapid recovery from facial pimples after ten days using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. He had previous several months of doctor visits without results and signs his note dated May 1 1909.
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Cuticura
Wm. J. Badner
Susquehanna Ave
Philadelphia
Fidos Exercise Prompted by Mrs Wyss and Mr Wyss
A dog named Fido is urged by Mrs Wyss to get exercise and be taught to wag his tail. Mr Wyss confirms the request, noting Fido has not had any physical activity today.
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Fido
Justin
Mrs. Wyss
Mr. Wyss
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