Williston Graphic Highlights Silver Debate and Odd Local Anecdotes
The Williston Graphic notes mixed silver debate sentiment from Chicago polls showing a two to one tilt against monetary reform, plus a string of curious local anecdotes on poultry brooding, a tomboy sermon, a sleepily manned gallery incident, a moving house by cow and rope, and a North Dakota land rush with 3,000 acres filed in Cavalier County during June.
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Graphic
Improbable Peking shock rumors reach American readers
The Washington Post reports speculation about the Chinese emperor's fate if Peking falls to Japan. It notes convoluted beliefs on burial sites and ancestral spirits, and describes the emperor's curtained access, feared reproofs, and the peril for anyone who delivers bad news to him.
Researches in the Air Touts Which Reveal the Number of Particles
A Gentleman's Magazine report describes air samples in meeting rooms showing micro-organisms from 185000 to 3500000 per cubic inch near ceilings and floors. Near Bunsen flames the count reached 30000000 per cubic centimeter. An individual puff from a cigarette adds about 4000000000 particles to the air. A German account credits a Dane named Marker with designing the first Stars and Stripes flag for the American colonies and notes the original Captain Marker flag may survive in a revolution-era relic collection. Frosting Man notes thorns protect plants from herbivores, but cultivated plants tend to lose thorns over generations as they rely more on human protection.
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Aitkin
Great Britain
Aitkens
Marker
St. Croix
la Nature
Bleached oysters fad stirs New York appetites and fears
A New York World reporter exposes the craze for white bleached oysters. Oystermen caution the practice ruins flavor and could mislead diners. Critics link alleged outbreaks to tainted waters and improper handling. The piece notes no pure white oysters exist and urges caution.
Senator Butler Hat Mixup Sparks Apology in Barbershop
A humorous tale from the New York Herald recounts Senator Butler of South Carolina returning a hat mixup at a Fifth Avenue hotel barbershop. A colored boy identifies the error as another man’s hat, prompting the barber and staff to correct the mix with a gracious private apology from the senator. The incident ends with mutual embarrassment and reconciliation.
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South Carolina
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New York Herald
Man Adjusting to Environments Warns of Epidemics
Dr J P Wilson notes in a historical volume that great epidemics have vanished as humanity adapts. He argues diseases have become innocuous to humans and that habit has made them harmless, allowing man to adjust rapidly to his surroundings.
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