New York's tall buildings and tunnels questioned
A New York Times excerpt recounts Sir Edmund Barton doubting deep tunnels under high rises and London’s foundations. a Broadway glimpse of Prince Chen triggers a joke about the shelling risk and language masking thought.
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Edmund Barton
Australian Commonwealth
New York
London
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Prince Chen
Broadway
Sir Edmund
New York Times
Visiting Cards in Sweden and Their Formal Titles
An old Swedish custom on visit cards shows addressees inflict their business on cards. Professions and offices appear as part of the name, with titles like burgomaster consul alderman and the use of Mr. and Hon. rarely. Women often display maiden names under married names to highlight ancestry.
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Sweden
Smaril
Jones
Smith
Morary Johnson
Weown
Grosserer
Swholesale
Ferguson
Geol
Thompson
Anesthetics Used in Ancient China Revealed by 4A Manuscript
A Paris library 4A Chinese manuscript claims anesthetics were used in ancient Chinese surgery about 1700 years ago. It describes a surgeon giving a decoction to a patient before a serious operation, rendering the patient insensible, followed by incision or amputation, tissue gathering, liniments, and eventual recovery with no pain.
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China
Paris
Miemi
Siewr Teaches Pet to Ride a Ball in Arena Act
Frank Lessies notes readers may recall sibears balancing on rolling balls. He describes a bear that enjoys the trick, waiting to perform, being trained by pedestals and walls, then a flat sphere. The bear has performed for two years without falling off.
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Siewr
Sibeurs
Willie
Bear
Frank Lessies
The Chaser Chased by an Angry Bull
A man ran from a pursuing bull across a field toward a fence. He looped around a haystack to escape, then grabbed the bull by the tail. The bull bucked and dashed away as the man clung on and shouted in mock dispute.
Dean Kirchwey Keeps Class Engaged With Pearls Until End
The New York Times notes Professor George W. Kirchwey new dean of Columbia University Law School kept a dull class attentive by promising a few more pearls after the bell. Students showed eagerness to leave but he urged one more minute to finish his lecture.
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George W. Kirchwey
Columbia University Law School
Gettlemen
New York Times
Oral Advertising Plague Puzzles New York Transit
An itinerant oral advertiser roams New York streetcars and ferries promoting a cure for many diseases. In an uptown elevated train a man declaimed that mothers-in-law are not cranky but sick, praising a remedy before vanishing into another car.
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New York City
Mrs Murphy the Grief Stricken Hippo at Central Park
The New York Times reports Mrs. Murphy the hippopotamus and her mate Caliph at Central Park Zoo reacting to Lotus being moved to a separate tank. The separation sparked loud bellowing and dramatic protests from the mother as keepers moved the animals between summer and winter quarters. Even the lions grew uneasy as Lotus cried and Mrs. Murphy roared like a calfless cow.
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Murphy
Central Park
New York Times
Caliph
Hippo
Lotus
Lron
Mrs. Murphy
Ylovel Device Aims to Foil Safe Burglars
A New York Evening Post report describes a heavy iron safe mounted at an air shaft opening with a separate iron wall as a buffer. When a burglar cracks the safe with powder, the blast drives the safe down the shaft into the cellar, offering strong protection but limited practicality in crowded cities.
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New York Evening Post
Your Share of Money and Per Capita Wealth
A financial note cites the Treasury report claiming each person’s share of U S money in circulation rises with population. It argues individuals gain cents more than a year ago despite population growth and a large portion of new money in gold or gold certificates, highlighting ongoing wealth gains since 1879.
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United States
Treasury Department
New York Herald
Paris Critics War With Managers Over Free Press Trials
Gossip from Paris via London says drama managers clash with critics. They stopped inviting critics to dress rehearsals and will sue journalists for articles deemed damaging. Theaters suffer bad business, and managers threaten legal action against press and papers over reviews.
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Paris
London
New Electrical Method Hardens Armor Plates
Lieutenant Davis of the U S navy uses high tension electric currents with carbon anodes to diffusion harden armor plates. Five hours of treatment reportedly yields a harder surface than any prior method, offering time and metal savings.
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Davis
United States Navy
Woman Predicts Death Then Dies On Schedule
Mrs Elizabeth Lawrence of Royerton Indiana aged ninety nine died after predicting she would die on September 10. She told her children she would die in fifteen minutes and exactly that time passed. Her father had died at age 109.
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Elizabeth Lawrence
Royerton
Ind
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