Fragmented opinions mingle in Caldwell Tribune feature
A kaleidoscopic column from Caldwell Idaho surveys Russia gossip, graft, finance news, railways, naval arms race, and social customs. It jokes on spelling reform, Catholic and Protestant clergy, Rockefeller philanthropy, and the symbolism of the wedding ring while touching on rail mileage, Dreadnought size debates, and the pure food movement.
Adulterated foods and phrenology in moral debate
The piece argues for specific labor federation actions to reveal adulterated foods through state health boards and public notices. It contrasts with a Philadelphia case where a boy’s behavior allegedly altered by skull surgery and phrenology is discussed, criticizing such pseudo-science while affirming timeless moral judgments.
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State Board of Health
Vermont
Philadelphia
Spurgeon Welty
Nazareth
Iittl Spurgeon
Ernest la Place
Jenkins and Henderson discuss selling land for potatoes
Mr Jenkins recalls an offer from Henderson to buy two rods of a sandy hillside for potatoes, while Mrs Jenkins objects and jokes about a walk. The piece ends with a quip about a man’s count of widows and women living longer.
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Mr. Jenkins
Bushby's
Henderson Feller
Mra. Jenkins
Mrs. Jenkins
Prisoners and Captives In Ocean Rescue Tale
A lonely west coast slave-trade intercept on a sunlit sea unfolds aboard a derelict merchantman. An English naval officer boards to find a capstan of death and a captain who vowed to endure, while a weary crew fights fever and loss onboard.
Rescued Officer Meets Cambridge Connection On Board
A fever ship rescue aboard a sunlit deck brings Lieut Grace, who saved a dog and now mentors Claud Tyars, a Cambridge-educated man linked to a Trinity figure. The two men form a bond as they approach Grace’s ship, uncovering a possible slaver pursuit and a shared academic lineage. The scene shifts toward a resolute captain awaiting their return aboard the yacht-like vessel.
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Africa
Lieut
Grace
Tyare
Claud Tyars
Cambridge
Trinity
Lieut. Grace
Tyars
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