Nursery Garden in Japan Portraits a Patient Artful Beauty
A Japanese nursery garden reveals tor tured trees arranged on benches in rows and bowls of faience. Masters spend decades perfecting a single cherry tree, shaping every curve with rigid rules, while many dwarfs sell cheap due to imperfect development, yet remain valued for their delicate presence. The piece contrasts centuries of practice with the eye of the untutored viewer.
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Maccmillan
Tokugawa
The New Woman and Sympathy in 20th Century Thought
The piece questions the charge that the new woman lacks sympathy and argues for a pragmatic ethic. It suggests women should shed excessive compassion as a social relic, embrace personal responsibility, and be a mobilizing force for societal advancement, likening resilience to Spartan courage and urging support for men’s success.
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Thas
Oregonian
Are
New England decline noted by Buffalo Times and Herald
The Buffalo Times condemns New England as stale and outpaced by progress, citing dwindling banks and deposits, lagging manufacturing, and waning political influence. The Boston Herald notes the region’s stagnation while others advance, and the Baltimore Sun questions broad policy cures. A Yellowstone cliff of natural glass, up to 290 feet high, is described as dense base glass with a black surface and mottled colors.
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New England
Buffalo Times
Boston Herald
Union
The
Herald
Baltimore Sun
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
Ireland Sees Lowest Personal Crisis Reports Worldwide
In a noted comparison, Ireland records the fewest personal crisis reports among countries, marking a stark contrast to higher figures elsewhere and highlighting a unique national trend in crisis reporting patterns.
Mollified the Grizzly Tale From Buckskin Cherley
Philadelphia man recounts a Washington Post interview about a Colorado mountains encounter with a massive grizzly. A hunter, armed with a single barrel muzzle loader, speaks to the bear and offers meat, noting the bear’s sudden calm before wandering back into the range.
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Buckskin Cherley
D. P. Altberger
Philadelphia
Washington Post
Colorado
Eggs and Iron: From Soft Eggs to Steel Freight Cars
A Victorian style item notes Aunt Dinah singing while cooking eggs and a pennsylvan ia railway waiter quip about train speed. It contrasts with Steel replacing wood in construction with steel freight cars and hopper coal cars carrying around 50 tons. The piece ends with a remark on nature not using self made beauties as patterns.
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Crook
Dinah
Howard Paul
London
Mr. Paul
Malaria Mosquito Link Persists Despite Absences
Journal of Hygiene notes Dr. Cropper's confession that Anopheles were previously undetected in Acre Palestine. New observations by Dr. Gould show larvae in cisterns and near towns, linking local malaria cases to Anopheles despite scarce adult mosquitoes. Nearby Jordan valley and Beisan supply malaria parasites, renewing counts in Nablous.
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Journal of Hygiene
John Cropper
Acre
Palestine
Gould
Bhefa Amr
Nablous
Cropper
New Hospital
Masion
Jordan Valley
Beisan
Tropics
Inconsistent Life Lessons From a Nervous Patient
A fashionable doctor prescribes for acute nervousness as a witty patient shrugs off danger. She rides in a speeding motor car, dodges traffic, and returns home unscathed, while a bemused physician notes the irony of her fragile nerves against bold behavior. The closing jab recalls a Chicago Daily News quip by Gritty George.
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New York Sun
Hicharge
George
Chicago Daily News
Tourists Funny Remarks From A Globe Trotting Man
Urton Holmes recounts decades of travel and amusing remarks by fellow tourists. He notes Japanese Shinto religion features sun motifs in temples. He recalls reactions at Grand Canyon and to naked Moki children, including a comment about fried cupids.
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Urton Holmes
New York
Japan
Alaska
Hawaii
India
Algeria
Mr. Holmes
the Lambs
Holmes
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Colorado Springs
San Francisco
Ear grafting and odd offers shock European readers
A derisive survey notes claims of ear and skin transfers between humans and animals. A Frenchman offers to sell ears or skin to Dr Livet, suggesting use by science bodies and the poor, with price hints low at first. A separate anecdote describes painless tooth extraction via secret powder used by a Chinese dentist, causing the tooth to drop out after sneezing.
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Europe
Gillaume Livet
Guy
Whale's Endurance Underwater For Hour And A Half
A whale can stay submerged for about ninety minutes before resurfacing. The finding highlights the species' diving capacity and respiratory adaptations in marine environments.
Messenger Mining District News and County Proceedings
The Messenger reports news from Loon Creek, Sheep Mountain, Stanley Basin, Custer, Clayton, Bayhorse and Thunder Mountain Mining Districts, with county proceedings of the Commissioners. Established May 21, 1881.
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Messenger
Salmon River
Loon Creek
Sheep Mountain
Stanley Basin
Custer
Clayton
Bayhorse
Thunder Mountain
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