Washington Gossip Al Fresco Potomac Dinner At Its Best
A gossip piece notes Associate Justice John M. Harlan may retire to lead a Presbyterian cathedral movement. It cites his fitness, golf skill, and long service, then sketches an al fresco Potomac shad dinner scene with planked shad, roe cakes, onions, mint juleps, and southern cooking along the river.
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Moody
Ashington
John M. Harlan
Supreme Bench
Harlan
Washington
Presbyterian General Assembly
Presbyterian
General Assembly
Chevy Chase Golf Club
Chevy Chase Links
Inks
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Potomac River
Maryland
Virginia
Potomac
Government Sees Shad Egg Shortfall and Low Spring Run
George M. Bowers of the fish commission warns that this year’s shad egg collection will be drastically lower due to unusually cold waters delaying spawning and heavy fishing. Government plans a $250,000 appropriation for propagation efforts and pays fishermen $10 per thousand eggs.
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M. Bowers
The
Fish Commission
Mr. Gowers
They Become a Peril Says Roosevelt On Immigration
President Roosevelt cautions that immigrants bring value if settled in sparsely populated areas but warn they can become a peril if they cluster in city slums. An ex change notes the potential dual impact on communities and the nation.
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Roosevelt
Face Reading Sketch in Yonkers Statesman Dialogue
A brief dialogue asks if a man’s character can be judged from his face and answers yes about shaving to determine a man’s appearance. The exchange reflects observational humor from the Yonkers Statesman.
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Patrice
Yonkers Statesman
Raw foods and cooking in health guiding notes
A Home Health Club column by Dr. David H. Reeder argues cooking enhances nutrition and safety, critiques exclusive raw diets, cites fruits and dairy as exceptions, and notes cooking destroys parasites and improves digestion. Letters from readers praise cures and urge ongoing sharing of home health remedies.
The Cobra Capture and Railroads and Progress
The text explains cobra capture techniques by Indian snake charmers using music and dust to subdue the snake, with expert one handed methods and swift actions to prevent bites. It then shifts to Hugo R. Meyer’s Senate testimony on railroads, arguing major industrial growth depended on western farming markets and long haul rail expansion.
Diet questions in Watoga Club Notes prompt advice
In Watoga, Dr. David H. Reeder responds to a reader’s note about health lectures and diet, noting that some people struggle to change habits. The letter mentions using buttermilk daily and questions consuming two or three quarts, reflecting readers seeking practical dietary guidance.
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Watoga
David H. Reeder
la Porte
Ind
The Cantilever in Thibet
A London lecture noted the Thibetans lacked wheel and arch concepts yet possessed full understanding of the cantilever principle and applied it to their bridge design.
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London
Limit of Enthusiasm Sparks Detroit Rumor
The Detroit Tribune reports a heated claim about a man named Cogg described as an automobile fiend. A second source notes another name, Guyer, agreeing with the sentiment and adds a bizarre detail about sleeping with goggles and gasoline on a pillow.
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Gunner
Cogg
Guyer
Detroit Tribune
Cool of the Evening: Sydney Smith on Monckton Milnes
A London dinner anecdote from Reminiscences of a Royal Academician shows Sydney Smith chiding Milnes for addressing him improperly Milnes jokes about Lambeth palace and Smith offers a carriage seat if Milnes refrains from calling the archbishop Howley.
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Sydney Smith
Monckton Milnes
Lord Houghton
London
Milnes
Smith
Lambeth Palace
Military honors for a seagull at Golden Hill Fort
A seagull named Mac, kept as a pet by Royal Garrison Artillery at Golden Hill Fort Freshwater Isle of Wight, died and was buried with ceremonial honors. The bird lay in a coffin with a sheet, two gunners served as bearers, mourners followed to the grave outside the fort, and soldiers saluted as the coffin passed.
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Golden Hill
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Royal Garrison Artillery
London Mail
Sees in Dark Only After Loss of Wife
A Pittsfield man who recently lost his wife reports night vision only. Weeping at her grave, he suddenly could see clearly in darkness while daylight leaves him blind. He now sleeps by day and rises at dusk.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Untitled Chicago Note on Dressmaker’s Bill Humor
A brief Chicago note humorously claims no woman wakes her husband from an afternoon nap to reveal a dressmaker’s bill as more than nice, reflecting light social satire in a 19th or early 20th century newspaper tone.
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Chicago News
Another Life Saved Mrs G W Fooks Credits Kidney Pills
Mrs G W Fooks of Salisbury Maryland wife of the Wicomico County Sheriff says she suffered eight years from kidney complaint with fatigue shortness of breath and swelling. After taking Dean's Kidney Pills for three days her back pain disappeared and she was cured. Sold by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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G. W. Fooks
Salisbury
Wicomico County
Bright
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.V
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Serpent
India
New York Herald
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Hugo R. Meyer
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