Vast Early 20th Century News Blends Global Facts
Eminent Chicago citizens plan a beauty show as Japan surrenders prisoners and Russia follows. Trade and crime reports note U S imports, London street growth, and new fire congress in Milan. A Swiss couple’s Mt Norn wedding ends with frozen champagne. Arctic exploration plans unfold amid international cooperation. Hay fever group forms in Jamaica L I. Austrian police pursue a famed thief. Canada operates 12 wireless stations. a shark’s stomach yields a gruesome cargo. Valuations set Boston land records high. Italian carbonic acid idea for ships proposed. A porcelain urn in Pomerania hides 16th century gold pieces. world armaments costs and Greenland’s exploration reach. Historical notes mingle science, crime, and exploration.
Milk diet folly ends in collapse for art student Marcella
In Chicago Chronicle fashion, Marcella, an eager art student, adopts Janet's milk diet craze from Germany. Quarts of milk and added cream, eggs, fruit, and tomatoes lead to indigestion, insomnia, and weight gain. After a doctor, landlady, and friends intervene, Marcella and Janet abandon the plan and head to the country for recovery and real food.
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Arcella
Marcella
Janet
Germany
Panela
Marcela
Marcello
Cee
Chicago Chronicle
Time's Whirligig: A Man's Remembrance of Youth and Age
A Brooklyn Life snippet recalls a man at forty reflecting on a sixteen year old love from twenty, noting four years between, then wondering if time could reverse aging as his former beloved grows older. The verse plays with time’s wheels and memory.
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Brooklyn
Clock With Thirteen Dials Marks World Time
A remarkable English-made clock intended for an eastern potentate’s palace features thirteen dials. Each dial displays the local time of a different city including London Paris Rome and others, offering a panoramic view of world time from a single ceremonial clock.
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London
England
Paris
Rome
Ber
Reuse of Old Boiler Tubes in Mines and a Cold Weather Steering Device
A writer notes discarded boiler tubes from mines can be cleaned and flanged to serve as air or water pipe for pressures up to 75 to 100 psi, with sizable savings versus new piping. Also describes a British inventor’s warmed steering wheel using engine water to melt cold-weather hand numbness in public service autos.
Bees and Flowers Mile J Wery Report On Attraction
Belgian naturalist Mile J Wery reports new experiments on how flowers attract bees. Perfume alone draws bees, artificial flowers under glass attract as natural ones, full flowers attract more than cut petals, honey lacks attraction, color and form drive most attraction. Bees seem guided more by sight than scent when seeking honey.
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Mile. J. Wery
The Hampton Court grapevine of 1769 grows colossal
The celebrated Hampton Court conservatory grapevine, planted in 1769, is described as having a stem 13 inches thick by 1830 and a main branch 114 feet long. The entire vine covered over 160 square yards and yielded about 2,200 bunches in one year, weighing roughly a ton.
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Hampton Court
England
Smallest Engine Model Bowing to Precision Craft
A detailed note on a miniature marine triple expansion engine built by Robert Bunge of New York City. The model measures 3.5 inches across and 3.25 inches high, uses 100 psi steam for 7260 RPM, and features piston-type valves, single-piece shaft and split eccentrics, illustrating exceptional micro-machining quality.
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Robert Bunge
New York City
Scientific American
Smallest triple expansion engine model on display
A miniature triple expansion engine model showcases minuscule components. Nuts measure under a sixteenth of an inch, studs under a thirty-second, with steel crossheads and brass shoes. Steam pipe is one eighth inch and exhaust three sixteenths. The maker claims it is the world’s smallest working triple expansion engine.
Illuminated door signs aid locating houses at night
A Baltimore man suggests illuminated door signs as a solution to the vexing problem of finding a specific house at night. He notes that without direct light the house number is indistinguishable even to keen eyes, and few can afford to keep a light burning to guide visitors, according to the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
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Baltimore
Saya
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Haa
Illuminated door number scheme proposed for houses
An inventor describes a patented device to light door numbers using an electric lamp housed above the transom. A bell-like button on the door frame activates the light, with a reflector directing illumination onto the number so seekers can verify they are at the correct residence.
Strengthen the Stomach With Dr Williams Pink Pills
A historical testimonial promotes Dr. Williams Pink Pills as a cure for indigestion and stomach weakness. It claims the pills rebuild blood, root out disease caused by bad blood, and offer a lasting remedy beyond temporary relief from common remedies. The ad cites a Capleville resident’s cure after three boxes and urges readers to request a free diet guide.
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B. E. Strong
Capleville
Shelby County
Tenn
Memphia
Schenectady
N.Y
Passing Personalities of Noted Figures and Achievements
Edward B. Russ named engrass for treaty of peace between Russia and Japan, with state papers to his credit. Mrs. R. F. Herrick, Ohio governor’s mother, discusses anthropology in California. American Anthropological meeting covers Indians of Humboldt, Nevada. Hetty Green notes lack of fixed religious views, claims past mortgage holdings on 28 churches. Guy Parker, Colorado cowboy, demonstrates notable art talent and plans study in the East. Prof. Blake of Kansas University heads submarine signal venture, based on early underwater sound experiments.
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Edward B. Russ
United States
Russia
Japan
Department of State
R. F. Herrick
Ohio
California
San Francisco
American Anthropological Association
Humboldt
Nev
Hetty Green
Guy Parker
Colorado
Parker
Blake
University of Kansas
Are Doctors Disappearing In 1905 Medical Students Graduates
During the year ended June 20, 1905 there were 26,147 students at 157 medical colleges in the United States. Of these, 5,646 were graduated, while the previous year saw 1,996 more students and 141 more graduates.
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United States
One Continual Round First Motch Amid A Gay Summer
The source notes a lingering season lasting from April through September with a steady progression of rounds and matches implied. It reflects a continuous period in which events or games continued without significant break, as reported by the New York Sun.
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N. Y
Secret of Youth Promised by Digestion Not Elixirs
A 34 year old man shares relief from chronic indigestion and constipation after using Grape-Nuts daily for two years. He reports restored digestion, normal bowel action, renewed strength, and improved posture, claiming continued health into old age. The testimonial is attributed to Postum Company’s Battle Creek branding with the slogan There’s a reason.
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de Soto
New World
Eagen
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mick
Wellvilla
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