Big Moose Hunt In Maine Draws Many Hunters
Maine open hunting season attracts many sportsmen in search of moose and deer with guides and camps now more casual than decades ago. The article notes the need for careful stalking, quiet movement, and proper moose calls using birch bark horns, as well as cautions about timid bears and the skill required to lure a bull moose with authentic cow calls.
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Maine
Signa
New England
Fales
Sam
Canada
Studying Rivers And The Work Of Hydrographers
A detailed account of government hydrographic work across the United States, highlighting risked lives of hydrographers measuring streams for irrigation and reclamation. The piece explains methods like slope, weir, and velocity measurements, and stresses the role of topographers in mapping and resource conservation.
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Itm
Made the Patient Walk Under Dr Mitchell’s Intervention
A nurse recounts an case where a nervous patient believed she could not walk. Dr. Weir Mitchell arranged a plan to force mobility, meeting at a street corner. The doctor helped the patient to the sidewalk and she walked home amid tears and protest.
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Weir Mitchell
Dr. Mitchell
Insurance Gambling on British Vessels
A historical notice reports a system of gambling on ships where individuals take out insurance policies on British vessels in which they hold no ownership or stake, highlighting speculative and potentially deceptive practices in maritime insurance.
Soap Demand Grows in Southern China Says Consul
Deputy consul general at Hongkong reports a rising soap market in southern China with brisk demand from the peasantry, as cleanliness awareness increases. Britain sold over 500000 dollars worth of soap in 1906, the US shipped 22000 dollars, and European and American trade is expanding. Chinese buyers favor highly scented soaps with attractive wrappings, suggesting American makers could gain by Chinese character cartons.
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China
Hongkong
Great Britain
United States
The Medical Fee Debate and Medical Association Stance
The American Medical Association, the nation’s leading medical authority, has never fixed an ethical fee. In practice the fee has evolved autonomously, always changing over time.
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American Medical Association
Youngest US judge elected in Wyandotte County
Richard J. Higgins aged 25 is elected Judge of the court of common pleas in Wyandotte county Kansas to fill an unexpired term. Higgins was born in Kansas City Kansas, attended two years at the University of Kansas and completed studies at the Kansas City Law School.
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United States
Richard J. Higgins
Court of Common Pleas
Wyandotte County
Kan
Mr. Higgins
Kansas City
University of Kansas
Government moves to curb speculative medical practice
Government seeks to suppress a prevalent form of medical speculation seen as potentially criminal. The London board of trade will support authorities, inviting a conference of shipowners, underwriters, and others to plan feasible actions. Most practice is charity, with rural charity often deserved while urban charity is sometimes misplaced. in New York City about 33 percent of practice is charity and a third of those cases overcharge patients.
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London Board of Trade
New York City
North American Review
Burglary Comment Sparks Newspaper Joke exchange
A fragment shows Harold and Sliggins discussing burglars and a plan to speak kindly to them for newspaper coverage. The dialogue jokes about silverware being plated and the incident described as a comic moment in Poor Things. Olivia remarks on beauty, echoed by Puck.
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Harold
Sliggins
Remarkable Cure at Lourdes Reported for Leveque
Italian publication prints sworn medical certificates about Mile. Leveque a school teacher who suffered an ulceration for 15 months. After weakening through several surgeries she went to Lourdes and, alone in her hotel room, was suddenly cured. She has returned to teaching.
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Lourdes
Leonie Leveque
Shrine of
Italy
Mile. Leveque
Mile
Leveque
Normal Theory Debunked In Roving Essays On Pleasure
A collection of satirical snippets argues the normal life is not sustainable for happiness or distinction. It mocks the idea that pleasure or fame can coexist with normality, lampooning fashion, sport, and social norms with quips from Philadelphia Record and Harper’s Monthly.
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Philadelphia
Paying the Price by Anna Loutia Barbauld
The speaker questions Providence and wealth, condemning the pursuit of riches as a costly moral bargain. It argues that those who attain wealth do so at the expense of health and conscience, urging readers to value contentment over material show.
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Anna Loutia Barbauld
The Truly to Be Pitied and a Woman’s Quiet Attire
A reflective piece on pity for the deaf and uncommunicative, comparing speakers and listeners. It notes the limits of expression and the human heart unable to speak any language. It then remarks that a woman in a becoming gown can feign indifference to clothes, while outward appearances mask inner concerns.
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Stevenson
A Book of Sweethearts Offers Luxurious Gift Volume
A Book of Sweethearts from Bobbs-Mer rill company Indianapolis presents twenty eight full color illustrations by Wil Jenkins, each plate nearly a foot square. The book features toasts to beauty and a text filled with advice and opinions, celebrating portraits of beautiful girls and the idea of beauty as a social feast.
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Bobbs-Mer- MU Company
Indianapolis
Ind
Wil Jenkins
Trouble Ahead On Street Car Belief Quarrel
Fragmentary dialogue presents a worried Hewttt Jewitt and Hewtt on a street car over a book and a bank balance. The exchange hints at a missing item and fear it will be discovered, prompting concern about a home and spouse. The text lacks clear actions or outcomes.
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Jewitt
Tewitt
Howe
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Geological Survey
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Higging
Oliver
Olivia
Puck
the Postal Savings Bank
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Meyer
Postal
Georgia
Congress
Salt Lake City
Utah
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Salt Lake
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Main St
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P. D
Tennessee
Hyer
Harper's Monthly
Uncle Bhen
Washington Star
Atchison Globe
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Augustis
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Clarence
Polly Granger
Small Clarence
Polly
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