Fragmented Iowa News by Randall Gillispie misc items
The clipping reports on liquid air science and its effects at low temperatures, mentions Dr David Hubbard and Professor Dr David Mo Robingen, Athens appointment, and notes Miss Jennie B. Metcalf winning a private secretaryship tied to a tea firings firm. It references tours in Europe, Copenhagen, Hamburg, and St Petersburg, plus a lecture at the Regal Society of Arts.
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Daavid Hubbard
Rine Cate
Thursten
Regal Society of Arts
Bndin
David Mo Robingen
Johns Hopkins University
Athens
Greece
Habtimorg
Europe
Copenhagen
St. Tietersburg
Jennie B. Metcalf
Winchester
Jno
Thies Sees
Hongeleras
Incl
Medical and scientific notes from early 1900s press
Dr. Clara M. Moore of Denver named physician of the woman’s department at Pueblo State Hospital for the Insane. Dr. Sarah Mayo and Wr. darth Loeber join the clinical staff of the Anti Tuberculosis League of Louisiana. Royal College of Surgeons of Maghiad moves to admit women to public health diplomas and to practice licenses on equal terms with men. A Bellevue horse in Sy. develops a tobacco-chewing habit, even chewing hats when deprived of tobacco. Railway Mail Service errors and improved sorting linked to 1897 data. England receives broccoli, cauliflower, and Raleigh-era potatoe history, plus Miss Meredith leads a municipal orchestra in England. Ultraviolet cautions from indoor lamps and recommended shielding. Mrs Clarence Mackis donates six sets of books advocating women’s suffrage to New York Public Library, to be shared with 42 public libraries. Dockyard thefts prompt navy report on conspirators. Roentgen therapy handbook hits 1000-page mark in Germany. China’s anti opium crusade may open U.S. tobacco markets. Male brain weight loss begins at 40, female 30. Malaysia ijo papermaking from lalang grass noted. Madrid’s olive oil price cited.
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Clara M. Moore
Denver
Woman's Department
State Hospital For the Insane
Pueblo der
Vatherine Calling
State Board of Health
Georgia
Sarah T. Mayo
Darth Loeber
Louisiana
Miss Meredith
George Meredith
England
Harrowgate
Royal Society of Arts
Leon Caster
Flo
Wallis
Clarence Mackis
der. John & Hillings
New York Public Library
Orb of Chatham
Eng
Andifters
Navy
Germany
Nemideh
Prince Regent
China
Oo Jt Fg
Ames Rivalry and Smoking Rules Highlight Capitol Circles
A Washington Times sketch notes Representative Butler Ames of Massachusetts challenging Senator Henry Cabot Lodge amid Massachusetts political waves. It also describes Senate smoking rules led by Senator Hale and enforcement after Allison’s era, plus anecdotes on Rainey’s Panama Canal dealings and Gustav Kuestermann’s missing speech incident in the House.
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Washington Times
Ames
Lodge
Butler Ames
Massachusetts
Bay State
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massacusetts
Florida
Ben Butler
Mr. Ames
West Point
Senator Lodge
White House
Wortor
Senator Trane
Crane
Flo
Boston
Lowell
Hale
Senate
Allison
Capitol
Senator Tate
Maine
Rainey
Panama Canal
Henry T. Kulney
Nots
Martin W. Littleton
New York
Littleton
St. Louis
Altun Bo Parker
Gustav Kuestermann
Wisconsin
Kuestermann
Griggs
Georgia
The Real Thing as It Is Made in the Maine Pumpkin Pie Zone
An odd Maine regional piece extols pumpkin pie as a cultural staple from Bangor to the New Hampshire line. It details seasonal openers, preparation stages from dried pumpkin to milk and eggs, storage practices, and social virtues linked to consuming pumpkin pie.
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Maine
Orrington
Bangor
New Hampshire
New England
New York
Great Lakes
Maina
Kennebec
Waldo
Arostook
Poland
The Queensborough Bridge a World’s Greatest Structure
Frank W. Skinner praises the Queensborough bridge as the world’s greatest, noting its 8,600 foot total length, 86 foot width, and over 300 foot height. The five main spans total 3,724 feet over dry land plus three long river spans, with a combined steel weight above 105 million pounds and an enormous daily traffic capacity exceeding 200 million car passengers annually, costing over 20 million dollars.
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Frank W. Skinner
Collier's
Queensborough
East River
Fifty-ninth Street
New York
Ravenswood
Queens
Blackwell's Island
Forth Bridge
Kindness at a railroad junction turns delay into meal
A hungry traveler at a southern rail junction meets a generous young restaurant manager who offers a delayed train by coordinating with the superintendent who owns the establishment. The piece notes stockings made from human hair used by Chinese fishermen to keep feet dry.
Moments of Gladness and Gossip in Domestic Ques tions
A collection of humorous vignettes and dialogue snippets about jealousy, mourning, social perceptions, and romantic schemes. The jokes touch on sensitive temperaments, class humor regarding colored help, and the idea of rebukes in relationships with quick quips and light sarcasm.
New Tuberculosis Cure Promises Rapid Public Benefit
London reports a claimed breakthrough by William Doig, head of William Doig & Co., who says a simple poultice and salve cure tuberculosis including bone disease. Six patients to receive final testing at a private hospital, cost estimated at 16000 dollars, with the aim of curing all six within six months.
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London
Speciaul
William TP. Stead
New York
William Doig
Doig
Dolg
Doty
United States
Early Surgery and Russian Drum Reform
Benvenuto Celing recalls a perilous eye injury treated by pigeons guiding blood into the eye to pull out a steel shard, restoring sight within days. The piece notes Emperor Nicholas I ordering abolition of drums in war time and training drummers as marksmen.
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Kansas City Journal
Benvenuto Celing
Nicholas
Opportunity Knocks Yet Again Says The Morning Soul
A reflective meditation on opportunities and renewal echoes through lines about awakening each sunrise and leaving the past behind. It contrasts revival with regret and urges action, tying a brief humorous anecdote about a tiny lamb chop to a broader moral.
Girl Runs From Home To Earn Her Own Living
Adele Boas an 18 year old daughter of a wealthy New York manufacturer ran away to Boston amid reports she might be kidnapped. Her parents feared foul play until the girl, after stirring a stir, returned home. The article notes U S petroleum production in 1908 estimated at 175 to 180 million barrels, up 5 to 9 percent from 166 million in 1907.
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Adele Boas
New York
Boston
United States
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George
Bellevue
Esta
Kletts
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Cyprus
Walter Raleigh
Royal Society
Malaysia
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Maaisie
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Daisy
Maisie
Hell
Heaven
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