Education of Teachers for Health Education Advocated
Opinions from leading journals praise the new Teachers College plan to educate matr ic ulats in health rules so they may impart knowledge to pupils. Personal hygiene equals applied physiology and a solid grasp of normal body functions is essential, warns American Medicine. The piece cites Herbert Spencer, noting health and vitality as key to happiness and learning, and laments late adoption of health education in schools. World’s Work adds cautions about isms and narrow outlooks that obscure broader knowledge.
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Teachers’ College
American Medicine
Herbert Spencer
New York Press
Decay of Military Prestige in Modern War Thought
The chapter from NHIS argues modern warfare erodes military prestige and appeal. Advancements in weaponry raise dangers without commensurate pay or glory, making war more mechanical and less knightly. Regarded as hell on earth, war will become a frightful memory unless civilization resists it.
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NHIS
M. Bloch
Loslie
Life in a Rat and the Faults of Fixed Judgment
The passage notes judgment impairment from fixation on a single subject and wind as a metaphor for unshakable focus. It cites Burke on perpetual labor hindering true judgment and warns that deep rut fixation makes one increasingly peculiar with age.
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Burke
Noises in the City and Country
A Philadelphia Public Ledger declaims against urban and rural noise in a brisk critique. It argues modern comforts like asphalt and rubber tires still leave friction and disturbing sounds such as trolley screeches, tram bells, barrel organs, factory whistles, and church bells. The piece links noise to strain on both healthy and sick, urging reduction to protect vitality.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
The Saving Workman a Capitalist
The New York Times argues that a savings bank depositor is in effect a proprietor as his funds back railroads and factories. Deposits start at $1 but stock requires $100, and gains from savings are comparable to corporate shares. Savings laws protect principal, limiting risk but narrowing investments.
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Savings Bank
Savings
New York Times
The Passing of Steam in New England Trolleys
McClure's Magazine notes the shift from steam rail and horse power to electric traction. Electric trolleys extend from towns into suburbs, weaving a network across eastern Massachusetts and southern New England, transforming travel routes and accessibility.
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Massachusetts
New England
McClure’s Magazine
Humorous anecdotes and a Vatican premiere noted
A string of short humorous stories spans Lincoln remarks on loyalty to a joke about a colored woman, an artist paid in advance for a hidden portrait, and a North Carolina justice of the peace who jokes about split decisions. Also told is Dom Lorenzo Peres’s organ recitals at the Vatican and John Philip Sousa’s cautious decline of a dinner invitation after a boastful hostess. The report closes with a dramatic sea incident, Bevan’s action against an Arab attacker, and the seizure of a dhow carrying French rifles and ammunition, with prize money awarded to Bevan’s crew.
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Abraham Lincoln
Ttme
Seward
Lincoln
China
Gilestella
Kitchin
North Carolina
Cnrenna
Hank
Tom
Stelly
Walla
Dom Lorenzo Peres
Leo
Vatican
Halstead
Bevan
Hbutt
Aix
My Lorda
Admiralty
Thair
London Express
Ingenious phonograph burglary deterrent backfires
A man boasted of rigging a phonograph with a megaphone and strings to scare off burglars. He tests it, then his wife and mother arrive home late to a roaring machine and police threats, causing a chaotic, frightened reception and a chilly atmosphere at home.
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New York Times
Whey
Paying the Doctor. Superstition Affects Two Patients
A Detroit Free Press report notes two distinct superstitions that influenced how patients approached medical care. A middle aged physician recalls a house where a bed bound lady murmured to her husband as she sought treatment, illustrating differing beliefs about illness and healing.
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Detroit Free Press
Doctor’s Bills and Superstitions: A Curious Case
A doctor recalls patients delaying medicine and payments for fear of debt. One nervous businesswoman demands sedatives to curb fancied ailments, saying Poe-like worries lead to illness only when bills remain unpaid. The doctor notes many people harbor strange superstitions about medicine and owing doctors.
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John
Poe
Gounod the Man Revealed in Vivid Portrait
A fragmentary portrait describes Charles Gounod as a charming, persuasive figure with a warm minister, soft eyes, and witty conversational skill. It notes his preference for his own language and his blend of religious mysticism with Parisian gaiety, while observing aging loneliness.
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Gounod
Wwowan
Hughiah
Carp
Fierce Red Sea duel between British gunboat and mullah dhow
A Reuters account of a high seas clash near the Red Sea as HMS Kitty engages a gun running dhow aiding the Somali mullah. The Kitty misleads with a distress signal, opens fire, and fights to board while enduring heavy return fire and casualties on both sides.
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Reuter
Kitty
Witch
Littoral
Hard Luck Man Scrounges Fare and Bath at Midland Hotel
A weary traveler from Chicago arrives penniless at the Midland Hotel in Kansas City. He recounts buying an $11 broker’s ticket that proves invalid, leaving him with 12.20 and a delayed journey. After borrowing 20 cents from a porter and swapping his watch for funds, he asks for a bath and a discount on a Chicago draft.
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Railroad
Midland
Irving Doolittle
Chicago
Williel
Kanaas City Journal
Eating for the Brain Says Spinach and More
A New York Sun passage advises girls to eat spinach for complexion and cheer, noting its iron and potassium. mustard may quicken memory, cheese calms nerves in moderation, potatoes drain energy, and apples provide sustenance and spirit lift due to phosphorus and malic acid.
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New York Sun
Twopence Earned Weighing Prank Ends With Surprise
Mr Pawer and a friend used a public weighing machine. The indicator spun to 207 before settling. The friend claimed 143 pounds previously, then Mr Pawer declared his weight as 154. The moment brought a quiet, amused satisfaction to Mr Pawer as he stepped off.
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Pucer
Ancestral Talk Spurs Debate in Washington Bar Tale
In a Washington bar Uncle Eben argues that people descend from monkeys to dismiss claims of special ancestral privilege. He cites a woman who boasted no rare heritage, underscoring a pragmatic view of lineage. The lively exchange reflects local voices on ancestry and equality.
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Eben
Washington Tar
Crop Outlook for Corn and Wheat Across States
The weekly crop report notes late corn planting due to hard cloddy soil in the lower Missouri and Ohio valleys and mid Atlantic regions. Winter wheat shows mixed results with some improvement in Nebraska and Kansas but deterioration in Indiana Illinois Kentucky and Missouri, while Oregon winter wheat thrives and California needs rain. Overall cooling delays germination. rain is beneficial where soil is dry, and planting advances across Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska Iowa and the northern regions amid variable conditions.
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Korena
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic
Missouri
Misalasippi
Ohio
Vallesy
Miasouri
Mississippi
Middle Atlantic States
West Gulf States
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Washington
California
Missouri Valley
Missourii
Alfinoia
Carolinas
Georgia
Tennessee
Werton
Lake
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Wisconsin
Uth
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
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Red Sea
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