Description of a Colonial Style House Interior and Exterior Details
The text outlines a 28 by 20 foot house layout with four inch siding and one inch lap, cedar shingles, green painted brick chimneys and olive green roof, and olive green gables. First story cinnamon color with white trim, art glass, and a living room fireplace arch. A large half round veranda accessed by a French window, a reception hall with a beamed ceiling, and a sliding door. Construction notes include two coat plaster, beamed ceiling, colonial hardware, five panel doors, gas and furnace piping, modern plumbing, 9.5 foot first story height, 9 foot second story, 7 foot basement, 2x4 studding/roof joists, double floors, Georgia pine finish, veranda roof tin, basement amenities, and occupancy readiness.
Sleeping Sickness Linked to Tsetse Fly in Uganda Study
A government commission report on sleeping sickness in Uganda ties the disease to a tsetse fly species, glossina palpalis, showing transmission from infected humans to monkeys and across areas matching fly ranges. The decline of Buvyema Iceland and Busoga province underscores survivor impacts as researchers pursue eradication through fly control and trypanosome serum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uganda
Iceland
Busoga
South Africa
Silk Made of Wood Promises World Market Shift
A new German product imitates silk from wood and may transform dress goods. An English patent uses wood pulp to create 18 strand threads, yielding ivory cream, silk-like fibers. A plant near Sydowsaue, Germany now produces 50 pounds of skein silk, usable up to 2,000 pounds. real vs imitation strength and wear remain uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Sydowsaue
Germany
Weight of the Brain by Occupation from Prague Anthropologist
Prague anthropologist M Mathiega reports brain weights from 286 brains aged 20 to 60. Males average 1400 grammes and females 1200 grammes. Professions vary, with brewers and cafe workers lighter at 1419, cabinetmakers 1442, shoemakers 1446, and blacksmiths 1447. Also notes on crop yields comparing potatoes and wheat per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Mathiega
Prague
Geographical Taffy in Five-Letter City Distinction
A statesman touring the roving provinces praises a thriving city for its beauty and promise. He declares the city bears a five letter name with four syllables, eliciting loud applause as the private car departs.
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Chicago Tribune
Sonia
The
Republic
Courtroom English Secures Fine Over Backlash
A New York Times report recounts a judge insisting the defendant’s guilty plea was clear English and upheld a ten dollar fine. In another item, Western Woolgrower of Newcastle Wyoming features S C Holst, a stock raiser who credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing his chronic backache after two years of pain and doctors' failure.
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New York Times
Newcastle
Wyo
C. Holst
Mr. Holst
Dodd
Wyoming
Fragmented Vintage Jokes and Ads From a 1900s Newspaper
A collage of quips from various papers and brief notices, including humorous exchanges about romances and mistaken impressions, a cough remedy ad for 25 cents, a shoot the leopard joke, a subscriber editor exchange about the newspaper business, and short miscellaneous notes. Notable mentions include Philadelphia Press and Chicago Post style snippets, plus a 1900 date reference.
Peruna Protects the Little Ones in Every House
A historical advertisement extols Peruna as a household safeguard against catarrhal diseases. It urges keeping Peruna in every home with children, sharing testimonials from Mrs. Schafer and others about cures and health benefits. The piece promotes immediate use for colds, coughs, and related childhood illnesses and invites readers to seek Dr. Hartman’s free medical advice.
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Schafer
Rope Ave
St. Louis
Alice
Peruna
Avery
Mleen Moitt
Bergen
Mrs. Schafer
Albert Lietzman
Milwaukee Ave
Chicago
Ill
J. M. Brown
Bunnegan Springs
Perrin
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
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Ehrhart
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Gf Red Wing
Minn
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