Reward for Jesters Who Lighten Life's Burdens
England knights her playwrights and men of wealth while France awards academic palms to three clowns, the Fratellini brothers, for boosting public morale. The New York World notes the constant need for fresh jokes and calls for subsidies and pensions for top revues. The piece argues society underinvests in wit, favoring seriousness and lacking true clowns, urging cash prizes or medals for exemplary comedians.
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England
France
Fratellini Brothers
New York World
Will Kemp
Shakespeare
Grimaldi
Charles Dickens
College Alumni Income Gaps Highlight Career Choices
An University of Michigan instructor analyzed a supplement of graduates to compare earnings after ten years. He reports average annual incomes of about $8,000 for scholars and $10,000 for those active in extra curriculars, noting figures reflect career preferences rather than ability.
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University of Michigan
Sampa College
Oil's Well That Ends Well In Nation's Business
A fragment notes that others with flues seek a golden fortune, comparing scholars and mixers in college to those who burn or spread oil, concluding with the proverb oil's well that ends well in Nation's Business.
Age of the Sun Said Fixed Between Two and Three Billion Years
Prof Walter Nernst announced at a Berlin meeting that the sun’s age lies between two and three billion years. Estimates rely partly on radioactive decay rates and Einstein relativity ideas. Radioactive uranium to lead suggests Earth’s crust has existed at least one and a half billion years, with the sun’s remaining life about 400 million years before surface crust forms and life ends.
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Walter Nernst
Berlin
Society For Industrial Progress
Nernst
Sage and Sulphur Compound For Dark Hair
A vintage remedy describes Sage Tea and Sulphur used with Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound to darken gray hair neatly. The prep is applied with a comb or brush, darkening strands by morning and leaving a lustrous, full appearance.
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Wyeth
Have Kidneys Examined By Your Doctor
Advice urges medical checkups for kidneys and recommends Rad Salts for cleansing and flushing kidneys. Warns of pains, headaches, and urinary issues from sluggish kidneys and acidic buildup. Recommends a daily quart of water, occasional salts, and physician exams at least twice yearly.
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Backache Relief
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless backache remedy that eases lumbago sciatica and stiffness. It claims instant relief with a gentle rub, promising a strong easing of pain and stiffness, and urges readers to obtain a trial bottle.
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St. Jacobs Oil
St. Jacobs
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Wakefield
Wakefield’s
Sos
Northwest
Kodaks
Wakefield Pharmacy
A. Mann, Prop
Durant
Bedell Motor Sales Co
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