Women Truth on the Witness Stand Sparks Debate in Pittsburgh
A Pittsburgh Dispatch round table of women of note rejects the notion that women are inherently untrustworthy on oath. Mrs. Enoch Rauh and Miss Suzanne Beatty defend women's veracity, while Dr. William H. Taylor and Mary Heaton Vorse face counterpoints. They argue truthfulness in both sexes, with anecdotes and reflections on heredity, sentiment, and early discipline shaping honesty.
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Ittsburg
Jeet
William H. Taylor
Virginia
State Medical College of
Mary Heaton Vorse
Pittsburg
Pitttsburg
Enoch Rauh
Council of Jewish Women
Taylor
Mrs
Samuel Ammon
Lars
Samuel A. Ammon
Ammion
Fife
Suzanne Heatty
Miss Beatty
Judge Campbell
Clarian
Campbell
Franklin P. Jams
Mrs. Jams
Ned and Lightning Track Cattle Thief by River
Ned, living with his father on a Texas cattle ranch, is sent to follow a river bank trail after three cows go missing. He observes footprints near the water and rumors of a thief, riding his swift pony Lightning toward the river to uncover the culprit.
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Ned
Texas
Mr. Wilson
Ned and constable recover lost cows near hut
In a rural pursuit Ned and a mounted constable trace missing cattle. They locate three cows and an empty fisherman’s hut, suspecting a thief may have fled. The cows are returned to a ranchman, Ned earns a holiday, and the father expresses relief at the safe return. The Detroit Free Press is the cited source.
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Ned
Ocart M. Schulte
Detroit Free Press
Bicycle cord experiment yields backwards travel sketch
An illustrated experiment shows a bike with a cord attached to the lower pedal. Pulling the cord from behind causes the cycle to move backward while the pedal moves forward. The rear wheel drives the pedals, not the other way around, a counterintuitive effect.
A Remarkable Man Ends Kidney Suffering
An elderly man recounts personal health struggle with kidney pains and sleepless nights. After trying Dean's Kidney Pills, he reports complete relief and renewed vigor. Ad copy notes price 50 cents for two boxes from Foster-MMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
All Desiers
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Cure Promised From Cuticura For Eczema Suffering
Patient recounts seven years of eczema on hands and lists dramatic relief after two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and one cake of Cuticura Soap. Newark Delaware man W H Dean reports cure in 1907. Also includes light humor items about a Scottish lawyer and charity tale by Cyrus Townsend Brady.
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Cuthura
W. H. Dean
Newark
Del
Mar
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Toledo
Dr. Brady
Grape-Nuts Endorsement From Aging Readers
A health section touts Grape-Nuts as ideal for aging digestive systems and brain nourishment. It cites long baking and diastase action on barley, plus phosphates from wheat, with testimonials from an Iowa man and a 92 year old customer praising vitality and regularity.
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Iowa
Tor
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Commonwealth
Huntington
University of Boston
Eliot
Harvard
Thomas
Bryn Mawr
van Hise
Wisconsin State University
Association of Collegiate
Ducie Island
South Pacific
Samuel A. Amman
Columbian Council of Jewish Women
William
Supreme Court
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