Red hair in Scotland tops off color survey findings
A Scotland wide color survey of over 50 000 school children shows brown as the dominant hue with dark and fair in equal share and red hair at about five percent. Distinct European hair type patterns are noted. in Scotland red hair may reflect non racial factors and possible physiological links highlighted by Tacitus reference.
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Laughable Cures and Cider Legends Across Daily Life
A collage quotes anecdotes on humor as medicine and lifestyle cures. A Baltimore doctor prescribes funny stories at meals to revive a worn businessman, while other bits joke about laughter as health. The piece touches cider folklore in England, cigarette quitting, and thoughts on inheritance shaping daily life.
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Baltimore
The Evils of Divorce and Rare Stamp Sale Highlighted
A Chicago Herald note suggests marriages often aim to avoid social judgment rather than happiness. Also reported is a London auction where a rare 1865 Italian 20 centimes stamp, known as the Variety with dots and surcharge inverted, sold for 36 pounds.
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Italy
London
The Ingrate by Edgar White in Stanfield tale
A young bank assistant embezzles twenty five thousand dollars, is pursued by detectives, ends up in a penitentiary. He reforms after release, receives support from a benefactor, but his romance with Nell Thorne collapses as he moves on to Ohio to pursue a new career. Nell resists and the former convict faces harsh judgment from Trustwell.
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The Trolley Rabbit Episode in Woods and Water
A group called Nimrod Gun and Red club devises a hoax rabbit hunt using a self guiding electric trolley to move a mounted rabbit through an orchard. Wilbur, Buck Swearingen and Big Jack stage wagering and trick newcomers into chasing the fake rabbit amid snow on a lake farm near the woods. The scheme ends with Wilbur failing to shoot and Jack paying for a supper.
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Boy Fires at Bird Triggering Quarry Blast
A 13 year old boy in Italian marble quarries fired at a bird with an old pistol. The shot ignited stored dynamite in a nearby shanty, killing five men and crippling seven. The boy, unharmed, is expected to face lifelong confinement.
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Italy
Woman Seeks Help for Female Ailments in Newspaper Notice
An oblique ad describes a woman suffering female troubles and seeking medical advice. The note cites a doctor recommending treatment and invites readers to write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynne address for health guidance.
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Cavenielle
Five Dollar Bill Hidden In Coat Discovered In March
A quarreling pair, Mrs Lobelia and Billiger, discuss a coat lost long ago and a five dollar bill tied to it. The exchange reveals a rubber plant purchase funded from an allowance. The scene closes as the house adjourns without further business.
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Lobelia
Billiges
Untitled passage on office hours and human act
A fragmented dialogue discusses husbands seeking offices and being detained at work. The text shifts to a philosophical reflection by George Mere All about human acts, deathlessness through deeds and identity. The piece blends mundane talk with a musing on existence and action.
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George Mere
Lost Money and Health From Poor Diet Ends with GrapeNuts Cure
A rich young woman recounts spending 300 dollars on treatments for nervous dyspepsia tied to rich foods like pastry and pork. After trying GrapeNuts, she reports rapid improvement, saying she would not be without it even at a dollar per package, and urges others to publish her letter to help sufferers. Read Creek, Aitch Read, The ville, to pkgs. There’s a &
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New York Press
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