Etiquette Leader Sees Decline in Politeness in Paris
Paris report notes M. Fouquieres calls courtesy a vital science and laments a loss of manners among Parisians. He cites English courtesy as a standard and hopes sport and elegance will revive sociable behavior, recalling Fontenelle's old gesture of chivalry.
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Paris
France
M. Fouquieres
F. Hopkinson Smith
England
America
Fontenelle
Man Uses Device to Power Jaws and Run Machines
A man demonstrates a device that powers his jaws and operates machinery. The report notes the mechanism enables enhanced bite force and practical use in work settings, highlighting novelty and potential applications.
Fisherman Battles Creature as Man Is Readied in Lake
Report describes a dramatic struggle in which a fisherman fires four shots at a fish with a deer rifle before a fatal final strike. The man's wife assists in securing the boat and restraining the fish while Mrs Kennedy handles the rifle.
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Ken
Merry widow of 1 001 proposals wins Seattle romance
Rita May Dike, a former Ottumwa Iowa girl and widow who moved to Seattle after her husband’s death, gained fame for receiving 1001 marriage proposals. She kept the letters in a bungalow on 160 acres in South Dakota before moving to Seattle in 1909 where a Seattle businessman won her hand.
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Seattle
New York
Roscoe H.sanborn
Rita May
Dike
Iowa
Ottumwa
South Dakota
Huron
Truth Telling Is a Vice by Dr Earl Barnes
Philadelphia educator Dr Earl Barnes told Allegheny County teachers that truth telling is a vice not a virtue. He claimed children ages seven to eighteen are addicted to lying and that most truths are doubted in America. He urged grading moral condition in schools alongside reading and writing.
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Earl Barnes
Philadelphia
Allegheny County Institute
America
Dr. Barnes
Soldier Victim of Rare Affliction
Oatland Oregon reports the case of Thomas P. Dunn a Montana native and former First Montana volunteer in the Spanish American War shot in Caloocan Philippines over twelve years ago. He survived but lost smell taste and right eye sight and cannot enjoy meals or attend theaters. Dunn is a ward of the government and must report to military headquarters for periodic examinations.
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Oatland
Ore
Thomas P. Dunn
Montana
Caloocan
Philippines
Dunn
Tommy Dunn
Washington
Surgeon General
Woman Laughs Jaw Out of Joint in Harlem Birthday Party
Cecilia Goldberg dislocated her jaw while laughing at a kissing mistake during her eighteenth anniversary arrival celebration in Harlem. Police and doctors responded. the jaw was reset and she was advised to avoid laughing for about a week.
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York
Cecilia Goldberg
Har
Mott
The Normans Origins and Ancestry
The Normans were Northmen, descendants of Northmen expelled from Norway for attempting to subvert its institutions and to make lands hereditary. They belonged to a great Germanic stock with Scandinavian and German origins.
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Norway
Hunters Probe Moose by Night Under Searchlight
Under the influence of a bright searchlight northern forest hunters can approach within a few feet of a bull moose at night. Some even rub the animal's nose, risking danger to both hunter and animal.
No Missionary Cash for the Indians
The Oklahoma Methodist church executive board declines to send white missionaries to teach in Indian languages. They will combine the five civilized tribes Creeks under a policy aligning with state schools and English instruction for Indian children.
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Uskogee
Okla
Methodist Church
Oklahoma
Church
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