Crop Bulletin Reports Widespread Hot Weather and Drought
North and South Dakota crops suffer from heat and lack of rain with reports of half to poor yields. Harvest underway in many counties while some areas see fair to good results. Officials seek county yield estimates to prepare a forthcoming special bulletin. Sam W. Green, Sergeant Signal Corps in Charge, Huron S. D. Central Station.
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Grant
McCook
Minniehaha
South Dakota
North Dakota
Buford
Hettinger
la Moure
Orton
Nelson
Steele
Stutsman
Montpelier
Traill
Wells
St. Vincent
Minn
Beadle County
Campbell
Qlark
Oodington
Davison
Mintehaha
Sanborn
Union
Sam. W. Green
Sergeant Signal Corps
Huron
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Central Station
How to Cure all Skin Diseases Explains Ointment Claims
Advertisement copy asserts Swayne's Ointment cures all skin diseases including tetter and eczema. Text mentions facial and hand affects and promises clear white skin. Notes readers may possess the remedy for family use.
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Swayne
Paralysis Cured After Spinal Decompression Operation
A boy with upper spinal vertebra deformity due to Pott's disease underwent ether anesthesia. Surgeons opened the spinal canal, removed the vertebral projection, drained an abscess, and closed the membrane. Paralysis gradually disappeared as recovery followed, per New York World.
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Pott
New York World
Nose diseases link to whole body says Hall's Journal
The article argues nasal catarrh affects overall health, linking nasal condition to hay fever, asthma, dyspepsia, and even heart and lung disturbances. It cites a epilepsy case improving after nasal treatment, noting recovery when nasal health improved, with the connection through the nerve system.
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Hall
Journal of Health
New Method of Covering Pulleys Enhances Power Transfer
A new pulley covering uses a specially prepared soft elastic leather glued to the iron without rivets. It resists glazing, remains firmly attached for years, and claims to transmit 50 percent more power with imperceptible slipping, per the New York Commercial Advertiser.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Two Youngsters and a Street Trick in Central Park
A New York Times account describes two boys staging a petty quarrel and selling old newspapers to bystanders. The larger boy disappears after pocketing gains while a park policeman approaches. They later share pie at a cheap restaurant, discussing their exploits as a “greatest racket.”
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Jimmy
New York Times
Meissonier Napoleonic Picture Sells for Record Sum
The 1814 Meissonier painting of Napoleon, 30 by 20 inches, sold for £34,000, the highest price yet for a living artist. The piece sparks exultation in the art world but raises questions about whether such prices truly benefit art or merely divert funds from other creators, potentially limiting new producers and future works.
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Meissonier
Napolleon
M. Meissonier
Ju Rior
Spectator
German East Africa Admin System and Forces Detail
German territory in East Africa is under a strict administration with Zanzibar as the imperial commissioner's base led by Maj Wissman. Each coast station is overseen by a commanding officer responsible for political and military matters. Monthly reports go to headquarters and the commissioner inspects stations personally. Four steamers and smaller vessels maintain mail and freight service between stations. The military includes 207 officers, 1200 Soudanese troops, 500 Zunu and Arkari soldiers, and Somali police, split into two regional corps. Hospitals are at Pangani and Kigomeyo.
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East Africa
Zanzibar
Maj
Wissman
Arkari
É Ch
Pangani
Kagemoyo
Strop and Razor Use Described in Hand Sharpening Guide
A fragment explains strop use for sharpening a razor and mentions the hand as a surface to rub the blade. It notes oil stone maintenance and edge refinement, with emphasis on avoiding hair and skin contact. The text references the palm area as an effective stropping surface.
Great Expectations Dialogue on Marriage Prospects
A fragmentary exchange questions a daughter's engagement to Mr. Churchmouse. Mrs. Tiptop debates the match’s future, Mrs. Highup warns of the long path to fortune, and a chorus of voices weighs prospects and social stakes.
How Mechanics Are Made Now and the Labor View
A Chicago Tribune quote discusses specialization in labor where workers master only specific parts like balance wheels or spokes. It argues such division disrupts whole production during strikes and predicts broader control by skilled mechanics if the system persists.
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Chicago Tribune
Singular French curiosity Simeon Aiguier showcased as living statue
The French naturalist M. de Quatrera examined Simeon Aiguier, a 30 year old provincial who calls himself L Homme Protee. Through extraordinary muscle and nerve control he can reshape his body into a statue like form, compress and reposition internal organs, imitate torture poses, and even create a cadaverous appearance. Blood flow reportedly shifts with his muscular actions.
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M. de Quatrera
Vincial
Simeon Aiguier
Aiguier
M. de
Mayflower gag on a steamer prompts nautical joke
Bostonian playfully points out a Mayflower decoration on the Purin's stairway lamp to a New York friend with limited yacht knowledge. The punchline asks how such a rubbery craft could win a race, reflecting light humor from a Boston Post item.
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New York
Fall River
Bostonian
Boston Post
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Sena
Masi J. Hiepago
Deco Hibbard Herb Extract CO
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