The Mule That Went to Jersey
A Knob County man recalls Ebenezer the mule who longs for Jersey and causes a stir in a country store. The stubborn mule travels 200 miles to Jersey, returns homesick, and ends up beloved after repeated mischief and resolve by Old Joe.
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Slambs
Job
Terbacker
Mose
Simon
Jersey
Knob
Ebenezer
Joe
Shorty
Jordan
Old Joe
Knob Country
Mandy
Kncb
Acousticon described as artificial ear device and its use
An article explains the acousticon as an artificial ear that replaces damaged parts of the ear. It includes a two and a half inch diameter receiver with a dry battery, fits in a corsage or waistcoat, and can be adjusted for many deafness conditions.
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Opera
Mosquitoes Attracted By Song Say Doctor In Port
A Port of Spain physician reports experiments with mosquitoes and notes a childlike game in which a recurring oo note followed by a lower ah note drew the insects. The sound caused the mosquitoes to swarm and attack, a hobby that ended with their own unintended harm.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
Pernicious Practice Warns Against Inhaling Cigarette Smoke
The London Lancet cautions that labels claiming cigarettes are harmless mislead buyers. It notes inhaling smoke rapidly delivers poisonous substances to the bloodstream and damages the heart and nervous system, urging sellers to drop such claims.
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London
Chord Theory and Glass Breakage Attributed to Sound
A Metuchen man reports a glass that shattered along a curved line when a chord was struck on a zither. The incident, cited by the New York Herald, supports the theory of the chord of the mass and objects breaking under specific musical sounds. Also note York cathedral windows reportedly deteriorating from a fungal disease, dulling and holeing ancient panes.
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RK. C. Kennedy
Metuchen
N. J
New York Herald
Water clads battleship plan shocks naval minds
The Chicago Tribune reports Russia tests a water clad battleship with cork upper deck and armor second deck. A water filled space between allows the vessel to float beneath the sea surface and evades detection. The article notes pneumonia and related diseases rising in epidemics alongside measles and scarlet fever.
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Chicago Tribune
The Intelligent Juror and Curious Questions
A collection of quips about jurors and legal terms from a newspaper page. An intelligent juror asks what plaintiff and defendant mean in court. A comic exchange about breakfast and a medical student’s water antidote closes the item.
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New York Sun
Supreme
Elden
Aounsel
Vacation travel grows with lake resort and mountain home trips
A budding summer travel boom is forecast as many plan journeys to lake resorts and mountain homes via the Chicago, Mt. & St. Paul Railway. Published booklets to aid trip planning are available by mail for six cents, including color California and a Summer Homes guide covering Okoboji and Brigit stegan.
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Chicago, Mt & St. Paul
Collora o-California
Okoboji
Brigit Stegan
Chicago
May issue of Coming Country opens for Indian Territory writers
The note invites writers to contribute to the May issue of The Coming Country, now ready. Address "Katy" in Wainwright, St. Louis. It notes the paradox that the indigent are often the most generous, attributed to Stanislaus.
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Times and Progress
Indian Territory
Katy
Stanislaus
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Una
Hartman
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