Quips on Nansen, Bernhardt, and a Spinning Wheel
A Townsend Messenger column riffs on a range of topics from quack doctors and bank loan customs to famed figures like Bernhardt. It notes a new African war lore, a 75 year old miser starving in a New York cellar, and a Kokomo smoker’s death after four weeks unconscious. The piece also mocks heart studies, Indiana Sunday baseball talk, and early claims about X ray germ destruction.
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New York
John Pugelesy
Ohio to regulate beer glass collar size before law soon
A bill to limit the foam on beer glasses is being prepared in Ohio. It follows a German rule requiring glasses to be marked so foam cannot be below the mark. Violations would incur a fine. In Berlin a physician, Erich Langheld, announced a tuberculosis remedy named anti microbia using ozone and cod liver oil via subcutaneous injection.
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Ohio
Berlin
Erich Langheld
International Physicians’ Congress
Weisbaden
Moabit Hospital
Gerhardt
The Princess and the Prince of Rome Quest
Anselmus of Rome seeks an heir and a wary amity with Amphrey. A betrothal to Amphrey’s daughter ensues, a perilous voyage ends when a princess survives a storm. She chooses a plain leaden casket and vows that what is ordained will be for the best.
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Rome
Pople
Amphrey
Anselmus
Wedding of Prince and Princess Celebrated With Joy
The king cried maiden as he bent and kissed her on the brow. The wedding of the prince and princess was celebrated with great rejoicings in a pageant of royal ceremony reported by the Philadelphia Times.
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Philadelphia Times
The Cattle Show Scene in English Country Life
A Parisian reporter visits an English cattle show and meets a wealthy family. The father and mother discuss feeding, cake versus mongers, and prize judging. The daughter Florence volunteers to display her calves, leaving the narrator overwhelmed by the unexpected reveal.
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England
London
Monsieur
Potterbeer
Madame
Olright
Mademoiselle
Florence
McIsion
A Poet's Instruction by Lord Saltboodle
Lord Saltboodle briefs the poet laureate on duties beyond poetry. Adaptability to occasions, including soothing verses about territorial gains, is required. The laureate muses on whether the role is a sinecure. Washington Star.
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Washington Star
The Last Red Rays Upon Paradise Love Scene
Eve asks Adam if she is his first true love as the setting sun bathes paradise in red. He gazes into her eyes and softly says he would not doubt her. The pair share a tender, intimate moment framed by evening light.
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Anselmus
Jerusalem
Paradise
Adam
Eve
Woman from Stockton Challenges Dancing Evil in Print
A Stockton Kansas woman who sometimes dresses in male attire after dark writes opinion pieces denouncing the evils of dancing. The outspoken writer uses provocative garb to critique social norms and advocate moral reform.
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Stockton
Kan
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Stout & Watt
Townsend
Nansen
Boston
Bernhardt
Tonawanda
N. Y
Aruwimi
Africa
Bert T. Derek
Kokomo
Ind
Mary Daly
Holbrook
Mass
Mary Good
Tallmadge
Joseph H. Milburn
Indianapolis
Indiana
William Slowey
Clinton
Iowa
Chicago
Hood
Columbia
Pope Mfg. Co
Hartford, Conn
Kennedy
Donald Kennedy
Roxbury
Lindsey
OMAHA
Hamcree
Thomason
Pele
Pwiets
LN U
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