Surgeon General Walter Wyman A Strong Health Leader
Washington profile of Surgeon General Walter Wyman detailing his Capitol Hill headquarters, long service at the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service, and his role in advancing national health laws, quarantine, and disease control including yellow fever and cholera. He previously led Baltimore and New York marine hospitals and fought abuses on oyster crews.
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Dr. Wyman
South
United States
Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Marine Hospital
Baltimore
New York
Unique Marine Hospital Service Shaped National Health
The Marine Hospital Service evolved under Surgeon General Wy man into a national health system. It oversees quarantine, migrant inspection, epidemics, serum and toxin control, and scientific research from a central lab and field facilities nationwide. The service began as isolated hospitals after 1798 acts, later consolidating under Woodworth and Wyman to a unified public health agency.
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Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Congress
Norfolk
Boston
Newport
Charleston
Baltimore
New York
Evansville
Ind
Woodworth
National Health Service
United States
Naral Observatory
Penny Slot Confusion A Hazy Tid-Bits Exchange
A brief exchange describes a penny in a machine that yields nothing, prompting a q uestion about what value was received. The dialogue reflects a humorous, dated tone with a patron and a shopkeeper-like interaction.
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Amery
United States medical research bureau outlined
The article describes a national medical research bureau aiming to become a premier institution. It notes 350 doctors connected to the bureau and highlights work in leprosy, spotted fever, drug purity, and inspecting anti toxin serums.
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United States
Soils Inoculation Affects Eastern Fields with Bacteria
The Department of Agriculture reports soil inoculation for legumes shows practical results after a short period. Cultures benefit more than 75 percent of tested cases, with new plants in Pennsylvania and Vermont aiding growth. A growing industry aims to supply cultures while keeping costs low for farmers.
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Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Second Assistant Secretary Adee Runs Meeting By Gavel Script
In southern France Hon Alvey A Adee the Second Assistant Secretary of State vacations yearly by bicycle. Deaf and soft spoken he directs a Bureau of American Republics meeting by a self typed agenda and timer, cutting off speeches to run on schedule.
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France
Spain
Alvey A. Adee
State Department
Adee
Bureau of American Republics
Atee
Why He Worked Alone Robbery Exchange Cited in Tit Bits
Dramatic exchange from Tit Bits quotes a judge questioning a delinquent about working alone in a robbery. The delinquent answers affirming solitude, while noting the risk of a partner being dishonest. The excerpt captures legal interrogation and street crime mindset.
Dianas Rough It In The Rocky Mountains
A Chicago Chronicle inspired feature extols camping women in the Rockies from June to October. It contrasts rugged outdoor life with glamor and praises simple gear, divided skirts, broad hats, boots, and sun protection for Dianas in the wilds from Yellowstone to the Canadian Rockies, noting deer season hunting.
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Rocky Mountains
Great West
Chicago Chronicle
Rocky Mountain States
Yellowstone National Park
Canadian Rockies
Arizona
Naming Japan Warships After Mountains and Landmarks
The article notes Japan names its battleships after great mountains and small warships after natural features. It explains ship endings can be kan for war vessels of the emperor's fleet or maru for merchant ships, though the reason for maru is unclear.
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Japan
Bluffer and wife joke about trunks and impression
Mrs Bluffer plans to take two new trunks to the hotel despite lacking enough clothes. Mr Bluffer questions the need, but she insists a long baggage string will make an impression when arriving at the hotel.
Results About the Same Getting Married as Swapping Horses
The text compares marriage to exchanging horses, suggesting similar outcomes and implying routine or transactional views on partnership. No specific people or events are identified.
Gardening Ants and their Ant Garden Cultivation
E Ule of Berlin describes how ants in Amazoni a and Peru tend gardens in tree crowns. He observes stages from budding to full leaf, noting plants with tiny seeds or spores sown by ant farmers within their nests.
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E. Ule
Berlin
Amazonia
Peru
Naval officer Uriu’s graduation from USNA and studies in America
Rear Admiral Uriu, hero of the Straits of Korea clash, graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1881. His government selected him as a leading, daring student at the Japanese Naval Academy and sent him to the United States for study. His wife is a graduate of Vassar.
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Uriu
Straits of Korea
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Vassar
Deacon Smiff Frowns Over Savings During Sermon
In a Chicago News excerpt, Deacon Smiff frowns after a meeting over a sore topic. He complains about the collection, but the joke notes the real issue is a chorus of crying babies disrupting the sermon.
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Chicago News
Windig’s Jury Recall Sparks Town Talk
A local exchange recalls Windig who spent six months away and was once known for confidence. A friend notes his absence but recalls his 39 Pally News mention as a juror at the last term of court.
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Windig
Pally News
Mayflower Compact Narration From School Exercise
A student history task recounts a simplified, imperfect explanation of the Mayflower compact. The snippet cites a New York Times quote about the Mayflower and Speedwell voyage, with a student’s naïve retelling of passengers joining the Mayflower after the Speedwell calamity.
New Official Questioned For Progressive Originality
A Washington Star debate questions whether the newly appointed official is a man of progressive originality and notes he did not mention sacrificing a large private income to accept the post.
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Washington Star
Witty remark on women exiting cars backward
A quoted quip suggests a woman exits a car backward to avoid risking a change of mind and needing to reenter. The joke relies on gendered assumptions and practical phrasing from an older text.
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Ore
As Old Age Sees It Little James Father what are follies
A compact, reflective exchange on folly and amusement through a father and son lens. The lines frame aging perspectives and the changing value of pleasures as time passes.
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James
Two Years of Agony Cure by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
A sister’s skin illness that lasted two years is described as healed after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. The letter from Lillie Chase Walker of Woodfords Maine praises the treatment and notes prior consults with various doctors. The piece also mentions a Porto Rico campaign against the “lazy worm” and cites anaemia affecting tramps.
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Lillie Chase Walker
Tremont St
Woodfords, Me
Porto Rico
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Splitting Headache Cure Promoted by Dr Caldwell
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a safe head ache remedy that targets the root cause. It claims relief from headache dizziness and constipation with no after effects and offers money back if unsuccessful. It also includes a note on modest boasting by successors to great men.
A Woman's Misery Endured Nine Years of Kidney Pain
Mrs John LaRue of 115 Paterson Avenue Paterson New Jersey describes nine years of kidney trouble with back pain headaches dizziness and nosebleeds. After using one box of Doan's Kidney Pills the stinging pain and blood rushes disappeared and she continued treatment. Doan's Kidney Pills cost 50 cents per box and are sold by dealers.
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John LaRue
Paterson Avenue
Paterson
N. J
Doan
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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