New Power in the Sea Warns of Cape Race Graveyard of Ships
The New York Press reports a mysterious current off Newfoundland near Cape Race creating deadly whirlpools that have wrecked several ships, including the Assyrian and Lusitania. The piece explains how warm Gulf Stream arms meet the Labrador current to form a dangerous whirl, and urges strict following of Hydrographic Office warnings and soundings to survive fog and misleading currents. It also surveys ocean-current bottles, their drift distances, and raises Columbus-era insights from recovered bottles.
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Butterflies Cultivated in London Parks for City Display
London County Council is stocking Battersea Park with butterflies in a pilot project. A 12 by 40 foot shelter houses about 1,200 caterpillars, mainly small tortoiseshells, raised on nettles. Butterflies are released gradually to avoid sparrow predation, with eggs expected to be laid on nettles in enclosures. The effort aims to expand butterfly populations in other parks if successful.
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Blessed Be Hot Water
A Chicago Evening Post item extols hot water as a cure all for various ailments. It recommends drinking hot water as a tonic and cooler, claims headache relief with hot water applications to feet and neck, and notes swift relief for toothache, neuralgia, and croup with specific hot-water dressings. It also advises hot water as a laxative before bed for constipation and as soothing for stomach and bowels, plus quick relief for congestion, sore throat, and rheumatism when used promptly.
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Chicago Evening Post
An Age of Bridge Building in Leslie's Weekly
A Leslie's Weekly article argues the United States faces a coming century of bridge building. Experts warn many existing bridges are unsafe and call for rebuilding or removal, noting that warning signs on bridges indicate real danger. Farmers may face costly investments from cheap political contracts.
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Leslie's
United States
Leslie
Required Nerve in a Lost Umbrella Tale
A New York Evening Post anecdote recalls two men seeking an umbrella in a city cafe. A stranger notes a crooked brierwood handle with a silver band among several umbrellas, prompting a brag about betting on cafe habits. The tale ends with the promise of returning to lose the umbrella there.
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New York Evening Post
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John Drew's Shirt Polish Provokes Stage Moment
The New York Times notes John Drew, famed for his dress, faced a wardrobe mishap when a shirt with polish from a laundry reached the dressing room. Arthur Byron, during a long speech, noticed the gleam and subtly adjusted his appearance as the audience remained unaware, prompting backstage laughter.
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New York Times
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Arthur Byron
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Virtues of Buttermilk Told by Chicago Post
The Chicago Post extols buttermilk as a healthful drink with lactic acid stronger than citrus acids. Physicians praise its potential rheumatic benefits and ease of assimilation while noting it nourishes and fattening properties compared with carbonated, artificial drinks.
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Chicago
Live Stock Market Mixed in Indianapolis Markets
At Union Stock Yards Indianapolis on Aug 10 cattle receipts 2,000 plus light shipments. Steers up to 5.60, heifers to 4.70, cows to 4.35, bulls to 3.85, calves to 6.50 with overall steady close. Hog receipts 4,000 with packers liberal and prices around 5.65 to 6.00. week show gains from last week and year. Sheep receipts 175, week up 1,400 from prior, lambs sold to 4.50 with mixed quotes. interstate yard notes softer cattle, hogs active, lambs steady.
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Livestock Prices Across Markets Narrow Gains and Steady Receipts
Western and native cattle prices edge higher in Kansas City and Chicago reports with receipts rising week over week. Hogs show market strength with top quotes near 6.10 and mixes around 5.60 to 6.00. sheep and lambs mixed but generally firmer, with lambs around 4.25 to 5.25 and wethers near 3.20 to 3.75. Seasonal regional variations noted in St Louis Louisville and New York listings, Texas and Indian steers cited, with cattle, hogs, and sheep receipts summarized for Aug 10.
Worn-out Preacher urged to take up farming near town
The New York Independent suggests a forty four year old pastor facing retirement should consider land farming within ten miles of a market. It argues experience and a love of dirt, not money, matter most, with ten to thirty acres enabling diversified crops and orchard work.
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New York Independent
Mother Earth
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Funston and the Press in Harper's Weekly
A North Carolina dispatch links Funston to Daniel Boone and Lewis and Clark as kin, citing his notable restlessness. Kipling praises the explorer mindset, asserting few men are born to seek danger and news. Funston’s role in catching Aguinaldo is noted as useful, despite Aguinaldo’s weakened belt.
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Plumber Sues Charity Hospital Over Wrong Side Operation
A New York plumber injured on the left side sought surgery at a charity hospital. He was anesthetized and his left side opened, but the right side was treated. The court ruled that negligence claims cannot hold against charity hospitals, a decision seen as hardship for the poor seeking care.
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Philadelphia
New York
Week of active trade boosts market with cooler weather
The market gains strength as cooler conditions aided wholesale and commission houses the week ending August 10. Linseed prices fall 3 cents per gallon amid rising demand and tight supply. canned goods and pickles rise, while tea, coffee, and rice hold firm. Wheat, corn, and oats see steady to active demand with price stability in many staples. shipments of dry goods rise for fall and winter orders.
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Ideal mural church service advances musical freedom
The article argues for an electric system of church music in which all musical forms used across denominations enter worship as needed. It cautions against making the Catholic mass a required model, favors a strong choral tradition, and stresses the organizer role of the artist in shaping sacred music.
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L. C. Elson
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