Radium in Human Body Examines 41 Organs Across 13 Persons
Dr Albert Caan of Heidelbere reports radioactive substance found in all 41 organs from 13 individuals in his study of radioactivity in human tissues. Brain and lungs show highest activity while heart and over show less. Substance may come from food drink air and could increase with age and disease, independent of social status occupation or living locality.
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Albert Caan
Heidelbere
Bercker
No Women Admission at Pulitzer School of Journalism
The Pulitzer School of Journalism at Columbia will not admit women, citing university policy rather than female unfitness. The Philadelphia Ledger notes women have succeeded as news gatherers and editors, though editorial work is said to suit delicate susceptibilities. nonetheless, women have achieved in both reporting and editing.
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Pulitzer School of Journalism
Columbia University
Philadelphia Ledger
Strassburg Cathedral Pigeons Decline Linked to Street Asphalt
At a Linnean Society of London meeting Prof Poulton read a letter from Herr Paul Scherdlin noting pigeons nested on Strassburg Cathedral for centuries. He argues the recent sharp decline results from asphalted streets around the cathedral, where pigeons once found abundant food between stone pavement sets.
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Linnean Society of London
Poulton
Paul Scherdlin
Strassburg
Harvard Professor Endorses Self Reflective Facial Theory
A Harvard professor states that each person bears responsibility for their appearance, arguing it mirrors the traits an individual controls most. The remark provides a scientific endorsement of a method widely criticized as superficial.
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Harvard
Paris police ban pugilists from harming each other
A satirical note claims police in Paris ban boxing injuries, suggesting this curb would spark popularity. It contrasts with a noted French duel and contemplates public appeal. A robin anecdote and a professor’s quote add colorful, if tangential, commentary on modern life and costs.
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Paris
France
Wrights Build Fireproof Aeroplane and Gravity-Proof Design
The Wright brothers announce success in constructing a fireproof airplane and express that a gravity-proof model appears to be the most coveted advancement in flight technology.
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Wright Brothers
Many Hair Styles In Fashion This Season
In hairdressing fashion there are many styles, with no single dominant trend. Maids keep middling partings while biscuits fade, the braid and Psyche knot persist with light puffs, and the chignon offers a reliable rescue. Styles remain unsettled and experimentation continues.
Nails Need Especial Care
Form the habit of caring for your nails with a daily routine. File to desired shape, soak tips in warm soapsuds with benzoin, then rub vaseline at the roots. Push back cuticles with an orange wood stick, cleanse under nails, and polish. If healthy, rubbing nails in the palms polishes them.
Sachet in shoes adds scent with hidden sachet powder
The piece explains scented sachets for girls and how powder is sewn into shoe linings, leather, tongue linings, buckles, and concealed under silk ribbons to perfume footwear. It notes multiple hidden locations and simple technique for embedding fragrance.
Hair styles praised as becoming and varied
In fashion commentary Julia Bottomley notes that the braid, pompadour, and short curls suit many faces. She extols variety in hairdressing, calling it the spice of life in styling as in other matters.
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Julia Bottomley
Hatpin holder for hanging over the mirror
A compact project uses a cardboard cylinder wrapped in silk with ribbon bands and a gathered frill to create a hatpin holder. A ribbon loop with rosettes suspends it from the mirror, and a cotton wool core hides pins while supporting them securely. Diagram A shows the cylinder before covering.
Curtain Rings Replace Hem Ties for Sash Curtains
The New Era advises large battenberg rings to run the brass rod through on sash curtains. These rings protect muslin from wear and can be left on curtains during washing, reducing wear and simplifying laundering.
Crepe Underwear Gains Favor for All Articles
Cotton and silk crepe fabrics are in fashion for all apparel at Nagerle. They wash well and cotton crepe remains highly attractive, supporting handwork to good effect.
Fashions Fancies Newest Dress Models
Fashion notes describe one sided effects in outfits with wide girdles on afternoon frocks and long gloves due to shortened sleeves. Filets of gold mesh and pearls add magnificence while keeping simple coiffures. Summer dresses use many small buttons in contrasting colors. evening wear favors hats with flowers over those with aigrettes. Mourning gowns feature a white net collar with black net edging and black embroidered dots.
Aunt Jenny's Johnny Cake from the Chicago Tribune
A recipe from the Chicago Tribune describes Aunt Jenny's Johnny Cake using milk buttermilk melted butter and cornmeal. The method instructs kneading rolling baking on a prepared board over red coals, basting with butter three times, and serving in square pieces with Virginia ground meal preferred.
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Chicago Tribune
HoustroL Questions and Kitchen Tips From A 19th Century Page
Parrafine rubbed on stockings extends their life. Orange fritters pair with broiled ham and apple sauce to spare rib. When beating eggs, whisk whites first then fold into yolks to avoid sticking and speed up lightening. Gas bill can drop by proper lighting. light match then turn on gas slowly to avoid small explosions that damage meters.
When Food Burns A Practical Home Kitchen Tip
A traditional adage warns that too many fruns in the fire can lead to burnt meals. If food begins to burn, remove the pot from the range and immerse it in cold water to stop the heat and steam escape. Transfer the food to another pan and continue cooking or serve.
Roast Beef With Vegetables Noted in Casserole Method
Roast beef browned in hot dripping with salt pepper and bay leaf. Add carrot turnip onion and celery, all finely chopped, with two cups water. Cook tightly two hours in casserole, or one hour if using a cookery bag, then make dressing from the remaining meat juices.
A Crucial Moment in a Tenant-Landlord Clash
Fibbitson claims a hypnotic eye failed to help yesterday when a landlady confronted him about six months of owed board. The tense standoff centers on unpaid lodging as the dispute unfolds.
Candled Sweet Potatoes Dish Method
Parboll the potatoes and slice a little thicker than for frying cover with butter and sprinkle with sugar and bake in a moderate oven until brown.
Moths From Furs and How to Deter Them
A brief note advises placing common rock brimstone in chests or wardrobes to deter moths from woolen furs. The method claims to keep moths away from woolen goods.
Nut Loaf Recipe Card From an Old Kitchen
A simple loaf mixing one cup bread crumbs and one cup ground nuts with one cup sweet milk and a beaten egg. Season with salt pepper and sage plus grated onion. bake about 25 minutes for a lunch dish.
Swiss Soup Stock With Lamb or Chicken
A simple old fashioned recipe for a light stock using lamb or chicken simmered with galt and pepper and butter, stirred with a small amount of rice, cooked until tender, and finished with a cup of cream just before serving.
Unsightly eruptions vanish after Garfield Tes course
Fragmentary humor item notes unspecified treatment called Garfield Tes ends eruptions. Dialogue hints at mischief and a ride girl described as suffragette, with character Cholly provoked by insinuations.
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Cholly
Lady Humorist Wit Sparks Satirical Banter
A clipped exchange features a lady humorist quipping about women book authors. The other speaker asks who says so, prompting a line about a typewriter spelling a friend Josh Billings in his palmiest days.
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Josh Billings
Royalty and Court Debates Over Showstopping Spectacle
A distorted, humorous note shows the lord high keeper of the buttonhook addressing a monarch. The monarch laments that court functions struggle to compete with the scenery and costumes of a large scaled show, reflecting carnival like pageantry and royal attention.
Milky Way Shifts Cited As Glacier Cause
A historic note suggests Milky Way movements may trigger glacier advances. Dr Rudolf Syitalel argues heat from stars shifts with galactic position, altering Earth’s climate. He notes stars near the Milky Way are not densely crowded but many are of the best type.
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Rudolf Syitalel
Mill Way
Betest
Tyre
Doctor Fooled by His Own Caw For a Time
A physician recounts his health tale about coffee and tea. He describes daily heart palpitations until switching to Postum with instructions to boil longer and add butter, then urges others to replace coffee with Postum citing wide physician use and a promotional booklet The Road Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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