Temperature Extremes and Climate Pointers Across the United States
The London Globe notes Miles City Montana records with a 178 degree range from 67 degrees below zero to 1 degree above, while Phoenix Arizona and Yuma report 119 and 118 degrees respectively. The Florida peninsula rarely freezes and Tatoosh Island in the Strait of Juan de Fuca has a narrow 80 degree ceiling.
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Unitedates
Arctic
Phoenix
Ariz
Yuma
Florida
United States
Tatoosh Island
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Washington
Vancouver Island
London Globe
Portable folding boat gains favor in Europe
A European inventor unveils a folding boat that forms a large valve shaped package carrying paddle floats and essentials. The device is remarkably light and portable enough to be carried by a single person.
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Europe
Unlucky Thirteen Marks St Louis Wedding
A St Louis wedding between Miss the Watson and Thomas Finnegan is tied to multiple thirteens. They met August 13 1908 they got engaged March 13 1910 they bought a home August 13. The wedding breakfast included thirteen guests.
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Number 13
St Louis
Miss the Watson
Thomas Finnegan
Removing the Stomach Surgical Milestone Recounted
The article notes that the operation to remove the entire stomach was first attempted, marking a historic milestone in surgical procedures. It discusses the pioneering nature of the procedure and context for its development and implications.
Fifteen Towns Aim to Form a German Metropolis
Ambitious leaders in the Rhenish Westphalian industrial district plan amalgamating fifteen towns to create a metropolis of over 2,500,000, challenging Berlin’s size. Target towns include Essen, Dusseldorf, Hague, Elberfeld, Barmen, Witten, Dortmund, Bochum, Gelsenkirchen, Wattenscheid, Herne, Hattingen, Muelheim, Duisburg, and Oberhausen.
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Berlin
Germany
Essen
Dusseldorf
Hague
Elberfeld
Barmen
Witten
Dortmund
Bochum
Gelsenkirchen
Wattenscheid
Herne
Hattingen
Mulheim
Duisberg
Oberhausen
Thornless roses and a climate fix for prickless scent
A Seattle woman, Mrs. W. J. Beggs, claims to have produced a thornless rose after years of attempts by Luther Burbank and others. She moved to Seattle, credited the milder climate, and reports a beautiful thornless bloom with a lily smoothness and strong fragrance.
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W. J. Beggs
Seattle
Luther Burbank
California
Dream reunion after fifty years brings sisters together
Two sisters, Mrs. Louisa Corletto of Gloucester New Jersey and Mrs. Laura J. Colver of Newark New Jersey, reunited after half a century following a dream. A Newark resident contacted Gloucester post office prompting messages that led to the emotional meeting. Both women, over sixty five, said the moment was the happiest day of their lives.
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Louisa Corletto
Gloucester
N.J
Laura J. Collver
Newark
N. J
Passing of Eltham Palace and its decaying hall
The article laments the decay of Eltham Palace in England once a royal home for three centuries. Only the great banqueting hall remains, built by Edward IV, with a chestnut roof still fair but needing extensive repairs to stand longer amid neglect since Elizabethan times and later dismantling by Parliament forces.
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England
Eltham
Edward,iv
Elizabeth
Parliament
Travels of a Leg Labeled With the World Due to a Hospital Curiosity
A hospital doctor expresses desire for a wooden leg worn by a patient in the fever ward. The leg bears stamps naming places and dates from around the world such as Singapore September 1900 Cape Town and Constantinople. The leg’s markings trace a globe trotting traveler from knee to toe.
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Singapore
Cape Town
Constantinople
Archangel
Globe
Do It Yourself Door Holder From a Barrel Hoop
A simple eight inch piece of barrel hoop can become a door holder. Attach rubber head tacks to ends on the underside and two tacks on the top edge so the door can rest between them. Friction from the arched hoop secures the door in position and alternatives include soft coverings or notches if tacks are unavailable.
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D. Pennington
Scientific American
Flying Fly Weighs More in Suspended Cylinder
A German engineer Boeninger reports a novel effect at Frankfort where a fly inside a sealed cylinder alters balance readings without touching the outside, increasing weight when near the exterior wall but not when flying inside, with changes only when both lids are removed.
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Frankfort
Boeninger
Much Abused Vermiform Appendix
Dr. A. E. Shipley argues the vermiform appendix is a functional lymph gland and that appendicitis stems from intestinal worms. He suggests ancestors used vermifuges, and modern cases rise as such practices declined.
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A. E. Shipley
Treatment of Skin Troubles With Liquid Air
Liquid air and carbon dioxide have been used to treat skin troubles including moles pimples cancer and tuberculosis. The method uses cotton wool dipped in a liquid air flask placed on the skin causing freezing and inflammation. In 10 to 20 days the morbid growth sloughs off.
Pure Radium Claim From Curie and Debierne
Mme Curie and M Debierne present a joint resolution to the French Academy announcing success in producing pure radium. The isolated metal is claimed to be free of foreign matter and represents a significant advance in radioactive research.
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Mme. Curie
M. Debierne
French Academy of Sciences
New German Sound Instrument Uses Air Instead of Needle
A German device combines phonograph features with a siren using compressed air instead of a needle. Incisions on a large recording cylinder create varying gaps with a smooth contact cylinder, producing sounds like a siren and enabling distant speech to be heard.
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Deutsche Musikwerks Inducttie
Air Purifying Apparatus Aims to Revitalize Large Rooms
Popular Mechanics describes a new Teliovating purifier with a motor exhauster drawing room air through an antiseptic solution. The liquid absorbs carbon monoxide carbon dioxide sulfurated hydrogen and dust and bacteria while releasing oxygen to refresh air in halls coaches and similar spaces.
Global science notes from an early 20th century digest
Escieng Science reports Britain exports about a quarter of its mined coal. A gas jet consumes as much oxygen as five people. Red haired people are said to be least likely to go bald. Twelve English cancer cases traced to X rays. Austria orders two large army balloons. Ta ilium ore found in the Urals. Food adulteration in France yields large profits. Radium colors glass violet and paper yellow. US cold storage capacity exceeds 300 million cubic feet. Brazil raises 9 million in public funds for a new dread...
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Great Britain
England
Austrian War Office
Ural Mountains
France
United States
Brazil
Mothers and Babies Defy Health Department Rules
A St Paul Dispatch column argues that loving care surpasses antiseptic guidance for infants. It ridicules newborn hygiene diktats, recalls Roaring Camp, and says parent affection cannot be replaced by medical rules.
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Health Department of
New York
Health Department
Roaring Camp
Paul Dispatch
What the World Lost Calamity in a Gust of Wind
A pale young woman laments a ruined manuscript after a servant girl uses the wind blown pages to start a fire in the grate. Mise Tartun comments on the burning shame of the loss.
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Mise Tartun
King’s Sudden Exit Hinted by Railroads Case
A courtier questions the king’s hurried departure while another suggests he fled before railroads sued royalty, canceling privileges. The exchange implies pressure from rail interests impacting royal affairs.
Country move births quirky brood ward off danger
Four year old Elmer and his family settle in the country where a friendly hen hatches new brood while a lanky cat eyes the chickens. The father, seeking a harmless defense, finds a bag of soup beans and thus alters the tale as a cautious boy retreats indoors.
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Elmer
Elmers
Littl Bimer
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