Poison From Viper Serum May Supply World Fifty Years
New York reports the venom from the lance-head viper was safely obtained at the Bronx zoo under Dr Runyon and others. The tiny amount yields a serum valued for extreme illnesses and dangerous diseases, with potential global supply for decades if kept alive and usable.
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New York
Bronx Zoological Park
W. Runyon
Amazon
Raymond L. Ditmars
Park
Bt. Clair Smith
Brazil
Old Landmark Gone Big Log House at Kirksville
The 1827 log house of John W. Thrasher, once near Kirksville in Knox county, was torn down to make room for a modern farmhouse. Built of oak and walnut with massive brick chimneys, it held pioneer history, Civil War echoes, and local legends of haunting bygone residents. The structure, over 60 feet long with two large rooms and a central hall, stood as a regional landmark dating from Missouri’s early statehood.
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Kirksville
John W. Thrasher
Missouri
Nelson Bronson
Knox County
John Miller
St. Louis
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Jefferson City
Coyotes
Thrasher House
Giant Skeleton Found Near Stubb Town Farm
In Lebanon near Stubb town, John Watkins uncovered a burial ground of Miami Indians in a gravel bank. A seven foot five inch skeleton of a woman lay with pearl ropes and valuable artifacts. Excitement spread among farmers as more skeletons appeared in varied positions. Watkins plans to contact the State Archaeological Society.
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Lebanon
Stubb Town
John Watkins
Wat King
State Archaeological Society
Inventor quiets Jersey City cats with electric fence
Eugene R. Blake, of Jersey City, devises an electric cat deterrent after repeated disturbances from neighborhood tomcats. A proof test killed two felines on the fence, silencing late night caterwauls. City officials consider backing the invention with taxes on decorative cats that fail to hunt rats.
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Jersey City
N. J
Eugene R. Blake
Thomas
Blake
Big Thomas
Salem man seeks wife to keep his job ad reads
Dave Houchen of Salem Illinois seeking a wife due to railroad job cuts. The 23 year old bachelor, who does not smoke chew or drink and attends church, offers $30 a month and asks for a willing single woman or widow to marry him. A bachelor girl preferred.
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Salem, II
Dave Houchen
Salem
Ill
Common brick found best in fire test
Washington reports the geological survey conducted in Chicago tested two brick samples old foundation and new brick with severe heat. The older brick withstood the fire better while natural stones showed almost complete destruction making comparison impossible.
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Washington
Geological Survey
Chicago
Trout Halts Bangor Church Organ in Odd Water Failure
Bangor Pennsylvania. When organist Pritchard of St. John's church attempted to play the large pipe organ a water motor failed to operate. Investigators traced the problem to a live six inch trout wedged in the pipes, stopping the system.
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Bangor
Pritchard
St. John’s Church
Adamless Eden to West Show Women Run Towns Alone
Twenty Chicago women from the Arts Crafts Institute plan to found an all female colony in Wyoming or Idaho. Mrs. T. Vernette Morse will head the venture as mayor, with men barred at first while women farm, build, and govern. A male student counter colony may form nearby to demonstrate Eve-less living.
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Chicago
Wyoming
T. Vernette Morse
Arts-Crafts Institute
Manness Colony
Rosser
Lynch
Miller
Bootblack Becomes Greek Teacher in Alton Barber Shop
Alton bootblack 18, Thomas Kalends, praised for perfect speech by Dr D G Ray at Shurtleff College, appointed critic of Greek classes. A Athena High School graduate, he studies ancient and modern Greek and teaches weekly so students learn syntax and pronunciation while he learns English.
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Alton
Thomas Kalends
D. G. Ray
Shurtleff College
Athena
Greece
America
Dove Brings Mumps From Neighbor’s Cake
In Waterbury Connecticut a pet dove from Gilbert Wakelee’s farm foraged nearby and returned with a cake dropped in a neighbor’s yard. The child who had mumps later became ill, and a doctor claims the dove carried the contagion to the Wakelee household where a Wakelee youth also contracted the disease.
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Waterbury
Conn
Gilbert Wakeles
Wakelee
Death Valley Magazine to publish Jayhawkers of ’49 tale
Death Valley Magazine plans a May feature on the Jayhawkers of 1849 written by survivor John B. Colton then 75. The group of 49 left Galesburg Illinois on April 5 1849 and endured a 52 day foot trek to California with scarce supplies. Four survivors remained including a 94 year old woman who carried a child and kept order as others faltered. The piece promises both humorous and pathetic aspects, with subscriptions at $1 yearly and five shares of Death Valley Quartz & Placer Mining stock as a premium from Death Valley Publishing Co, Rhyolite Nevada.
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Death Valley
California
Death Valley Quartz & Placer Mining Company
Death Valley Publishing Company
Rhyolite
Nevada
We Reach the People in Effective Telephonic Service
A brief promotion for Northern Telephone Company extols long distance use to ease daily business tasks. The ad emphasizes reaching customers and partners efficiently through their long distance network.
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Northern Telephone Company
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John G. Capers
United States
Internal Revenue
Mr. Capers
South Carolina
Republican Party
Republican National Committee
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Shurtleff
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Robert C. Clendening
Wimbledon
Robert Elsmere, Jr
Robert Elsmere
Wilkie Collins
Geo. Wilkes
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