Feeble mindedness linked to heredity study prompts unsexing plan
Researchers at Vineland New Jersey trace feeble mindedness through families finding high inheritance rates and urging state action to prevent breeding. They propose special school classes for backward children and, if morally unsuitable, removal to training schools with unsexing and vocational training.
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Henry H. Goddard
Vineland
N. J
Bumler St
Goddard
Jukes
Orig
State of
New Jersey
Johnstone
Prof. Johnstone
Oman
America
Parish Sermon on Counterfeit Coin Provokes Laughs
A minister at a Sunday service recounts a congregant passing a counterfeit silver dollar into the collection. The reveal is met with humor as the donor, a red headed man, admits guilt and offers a genuine dollar. The scene ends with the treasurer exchanging the money and a quip about suspender buttons versus fake coins.
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Skinnerton
Harper’s Weekly
Granny’s Hoard Discovered After Cat Reveals Savings
Fort Plain New York relatives learn Granny Krag hid savings after her February death. A house cat, chasing a mouse, uncovered a hiding place under an old foot stool and pulled out a $50 bill. Further search revealed a total of $870.
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Granny
Granny Krag
Fort Plain
N. Y
Henry
Mr. Mouse
Soul In the Corporation and the Rock Island Tramp
The Toledo Blade criticizes a corporation for sacrificing passenger welfare to speed a special train to a hospital after a tramp fell into boiling water. It argues the policy keeps labor wages low while ignoring human suffering and condemns soulless corporate gain.
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Rock Island
Toledo Blade
Red Cross Ball Blue Bluing on Sale at Grocers
Advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue laundry bluing as the best blue and a frail excuse to clean, claiming a half cent worth in water yields strong results. Large bottle advertised. large package five cents at all good grocers.
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Canada
U. S
Piiany
Iowa
Can
Shakespeare Statistics Reveal Poem of Play Lengths
A Shakespeare enthusiast reports totals for the canon: 106,007 lines and 814,780 words across the plays. Hamlet is the longest with 3,930 lines, Comedy of Errors the shortest at 1,777 lines. The corpus contains 1,227 characters, including 157 female characters, and Hamlet holds the longest role. The line references Costard’s quip from Love's Labour's Lost is noted.
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Hamlet
Costard
Moth
Cuticura Remedies Cure Long-Lasting Acne
A Chicago reader reports three years of facial acne resolved in days using Cuticura Soap and Ointment after failed treatments. The testimonial notes severe itching and social distress, then relief and full cure following the advertised regimen. A free sample and booklet offer is made by Cuticura Dept. 28 K in Boston.
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G. Baumel
20Th Place
Chicago
Boston
Peculiar Industry in Spain: Jute and Hemp Sandals
A Spain note highlights a unique local industry centered on making jute and hemp sandals. The craft reflects regional specialized manufacturing tied to traditional footwear production and export potential.
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Spain
Ramlins Wizard Oil Promotes Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Ramlins Wizard Oil as superior for headache toothache earache stomachache and other pains. It also makes a casual reference to money and fuel costs with airships needing gasoline.
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