Fowl Broth Sacred to Halt Humana Ailments Says Chinese Doctor
Dr W H Park head of Soochow hospital in China recounts Chinese belief in chicken soup as a remedy and symbol of strength. He cites cases from vaccination to lupus showing how soup is prescribed on lucky days and spread by word of mouth. He notes China lags in medicine but American dentists and missionaries aid local care.
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Chicago
W. H. Park
Soochow Hospital
Soochow
China
Park
Shanghai
Dead fish at sea tied to quake near Diamond shoals
A wireless report from Captain Johnson of the Morro Castle notes miles of dead fish near the Diamond shoals and an earthquake link. Mariners discuss the phenomenon and a tale from Captain Acheson about fish washing their faces as a quake omen. Quiet chatter about further investigations follows as readers seek clarity.
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New York
Diamond Shoals
Johnson
Morro Castle
South Tery
Acheson
Lexicographer
Sie Tae Coes
Kittens Cause Nighttime Alarm in Town Clock
Janitor Walter Geruby and city official Bernard Walsh discover a cat and six kittens nesting inside a town clock mechanism after an accidental entanglement. A lantern reveals the group as Walsh bids farewell to his old timepiece in a somber, odd scene.
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Neval
Walter Geruby
Bernard R. Walsh
Ansesnor
A Coming Statesman and Teacher-Bobby Pair
The fragment notes a pairing of Bobby Mope with Skimpy Jones and references a remark about yesterday involving a teacher and Bobby.
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Coming Statesman
Bobby
Skimpy Jones
The Way it Works. What is ibve
ake asked. Lover is a brand of insanity that makes a man call a 200 pound woman his little tootsy wootay.
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Ake
The 1910 Barnard Ideal Man Race Card Rejects
In a Barnard College gymnasium close to 1910, readers learn the ideal husband myth as Grace Reeder presents a humorous list of traits for the perfect mate. Critics poser questions about ethics, Kant, and suffrage while coeds cheer the chosen partner.
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York
Charles Dana Gibson
Robert W.chambers
Barnard
Grace Reeder
Columbia Gymnasium
Epicurus
Walter Pater
John Ruskin
Temple of Knowledge
Cop’s Feather Tickles on Niagara Street Car Tale
A New York officer recounts a comic incident on a Niagara Street car. While reading about Gotch vs Zbyszko, he felt a tickling ear and brushed it away repeatedly until a long hat feather revealed itself. He grabbed the feather, causing laughter among students nearby, then rode to Jersey Street to catch the next car downtown.
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Ufpaso
N. Y
Edward O'Grady
Third Precinct
Richard Tobin
Niagara
Gotch
Zbyszko
O'Grady
Jersey Street
Man Swallows Five Dollar Bill During Cheese Sandwich
In Upper Alton John Henry chewed and swallowed a five dollar bill while trying to make change for W. W. Lowe. Henry claimed he stuck the bill in his mouth to hold it and forgot it as the sandwich disappeared, later noting the sandwich tasted odd.
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Henry
Mr. Lowe
Lowe
Magicians Dine at Sixth Annual Banquet in New York
About 150 magicians gathered at the Hotel Marlborough for the American Society of Magicians sixth annual banquet. A hatless 16 year old presented a torn bill trick to a clerk, then circulated cards naming Max Herr as headlining magician.
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York
Marlborough
Max Herr
American Society of Magicians
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