Flammarion Reports Proof of Immortality in New Book
French astronomer Camille Flammarion releases After Death claiming definite proof that the soul survives bodily decomposition. He cites about a hundred posthumous interventions in earthly affairs and argues messages reflect the influence of souls beyond. He stipulates only some souls cling to matter while highly developed ones ascend. He says his methods follow strict scientific rules.
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Camille Flammarion
Paris
Flammarion
Comptroller General Defies Navy Secretary in Fiscal Power
Comptroller General J R McCarl warns Secretary Denby he will not be directed in fiscal matters by any executive official. He asserts his authority, under the Budget Act, to rule on matters within his jurisdiction without direction from other officers. Denby considers seeking attorney general opinion on the scope of McCarl’s reach in Navy administration.
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J. R. McCarl
Nebraska
United States
Denby
Navy Department
McCarl
Tanlac Restores Foreman From Rheumatism Pain
Edward F. Steiner of Canton Ohio, foreman for Gilliam Mfg. Co., credits Tanlac with ending his first rheumatism attack. He reports rapid relief, restored muscle freedom, improved appetite and energy after three bottles. Tanlac sold by all druggists, over 37 million bottles sold.
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Tanlac
Edward F. Steiner
2Nd St
N. E
Canton
Ohio
Gilliam Mfg. Co
Swap Talk At Rumpus Ridge Sparks Laughs
Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge jokes about quitting neighbor trades after many swaps. His wife asks why he stopped and he replies that a good swap takes too long to hide from those he swapped with. The Kansas City Star notes the humorous exchange.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
Happiness is a rare cosmetic in Melville era
A sharp aside notes how happiness is scarce and mocks liberal use of others' money, reflecting a satirical tone about spending. The quip contrasts personal well being with fiscal generosity and social attitudes.
Choice Piece Meets Shaving Ad Parody Scene
A Harvard Lampoon quip contrasts a crusty boast about a tender piece of meat with a mock advertisement for Cuticura Soap promising efficient shaving and skin health. The spoof highlights double-usage claims and a no-irritation promise for daily shavers.
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Harvard Lampoon
Putnam Faceless Dyes and a Millionaire Dream
A comic tableau on wealth and social status appears in a Houston Post joke. A man recalls that three words spoken ten years ago by a wealthy heiress’s daughter would have made him a millionaire, but she rejected him with a single line. The tale is framed among club chatter and nostalgic quips about social climbing.
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Croesus
Houston Post
Stinnes Calls For More Work In Germany To Rebuild
Industrial magnate Hugo Stinnes urged at a German economic council meeting that underproduction must end and productivity rise. He argued Germany should work two hours more daily and abandon the eight hour day to avoid famine and ruin.
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Hugo Stinnes
Germany
German Economic Council
Reparations Commission
Berlin
Stinnes
Oider
American concessions in Turkey spark protests over rail and ship rights
J Hamilton Lewis, former Illinois senator, says France and Turkey protested American concessions in Turkey. He returned from Turkish fields where he advised American interests. The issue centers on rights to build railroads and operate docks and steamship lines along disputed borders.
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France
Turkey
J. Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Lewis
Chester
Aligora Assembly
Washington
Genoa
Lausanne
Hague
Paris
Mr. Lewis
Was That Much French, Richard G. Herndon
Richard G. Herndon, play producer, recalls an encounter with a pass fiend. He notes he explained that the play he asked to see for nothing was a success and that no professional or other courtesies could be granted. He clarifies he is American despite knowing French.
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Richard G. Herndon
Mr. Herndon
New York Herald
Rare Presence of Mind during Rain Prayer Crashed by Plane
In Ohio a drought era preacher prayed for rain when an airplane burst through the church roof. He finished the prayer with a dry punch line about bounty. A humorous note on quick wit and common sense closes the piece.
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Ohio
Boston
Hvening Transcript
Hall's Catarrh Medicine advertisement claim text
Hall's Catarrh Medicine con ef an Ointment which Quickly Relieves the catarrhal and the Internal Medicine. a which acts the Blood on the mal fons. Sold ruggists for over 40 Years, "Enenes & Co. Toledo, O.
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Hall
Enenes & Co
Toledo
Airplane hospitals to aid French colonial medical service
Giant airplanes shaped as flying hospitals will be supplied to the French colonial medical service for work in remote territories. They include white walled operating theatres and staffed surgeons anaesthetists pilots and mechanics. Engines are triple silenced to minimize vibrations for serious operations in flight.
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French Colonial Medical Service
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