Remarkable Indian Woman Drives End to Child Widows
The piece lauds the campaigns against child marriage and widowhood in India led by Sharada Sadan founder Pandita, highlighting census data on under fifteen child widows and noting her education, advocacy abroad, and a 1500-strong program aiding high caste child widows through domestic arts and industries in Bombay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
East
Cuthbert Hall
New York
America
Sharada Sadan
Bombay
Domestic Superstitions and Household Cautions
A list of old wives tales links common acts to omens such as a forgotten dish signaling a wedding and a redhot stove predicting a quarrel. Other beliefs cover pie drops, bread baking, tea strength, odd cork eruptions, and fortunes tied to daily chores plus notes on toy Poms and care for wet paws.
Farmers Debate Rest Periods and Storage for Dairies
An article discusses six weeks to three months between lactation periods for cows, the value of a solid machinery shed, and the benefits of Red Poll cattle. It also covers winter tree care for rabbits, winter lumber from cottonwood and soft maple, and ethics in business and life.
Combined water heater filter cooler sterilizes and cools
A two vessel device provides boiling sterilization of water in the upper boiler, filtering into a drip chamber, aerating as it drips into the cooler below. Ice in the lower vessel chills the water, with multiple filter shells and stops to prevent contact with the hot range. Dr. P. A. Burness holds the patent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Burness
Minneapolis, Minn
Fear of Lightning Tops European Fears Census
The urban fear of lightning leads in a European fear census though statisticians say a strike by lightning is far less likely than a burn from a storm. Reports describe groups at risk, tree proximity, and high thunderhead voltages, with notes on electrograph photography by Professor Elmer Gates.
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Europe
Elmer Gates
Washington
Chicago Tribune
Scarlet Fever Serum Promises Safe Preventive Cure
San Francisco Chronicle reports Professor Monti of Vienna developed a scarlet fever serum. Experiments soaked patient scales in water and injected into rabbits to create fever, then used infected animals to obtain a fever poison. Inoculations produced immune subjects and an antitoxin yielding a safe, effective serum for treatment and prophylaxis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monti
Vienna
San Francisco Chronicle
Bucklen’s Amica Salve Praised by Maine Man
It does the business says Mr. E. E. Chamberlain of Clinton Maine after using Bucklen’s Amica Salve for piles and old sores. The salve allegedly cured piles and healed a sore without leaving a scar. Available from Evans Drug Co. and Postoffice Pharmacy for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Chamberlain
Clinton, Maine
Bucklen
Evans Drug Co
Postoffice Pharmacy
Weak Ankles Seen as Sloppy Walking By New York Health Writer
A New York Health writer argues that ankle weakness results from sloppy walking and underused ankle muscles. He warns high shoes weaken muscles by bandaging the ankle, urging readers to engage foot muscles, avoid flat foot walking, and develop a springy conscious stride to prevent sprains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Racing Sulky Lets Horse Pull Easier and Faster
A Paterson New Jersey inventor debuts a racing sulky with reinforced longitudinal rigidity, light weight, and reduced wear to minimize interference with the horse’s motion. The design includes a compressible coil spring under the rear seat, eliminating seat bars and preventing lateral play for steadier, more efficient draft and speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
N. J
Herculaneum Treasures Aimed For Excavation Plan
Archaeologists hold that Herculaneum houses remain promising yet hard to reach, with Signor Rava proposing a $10,000 fund to raze modern Resina above the site and a $3,000 yearly budget for digging work.
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Herculaneum
Pompeii
Europe
Signor Rava
Italy
Resina
Dr King’s New Discovery Endorsed For Coughs
A resident of Empire Georgia extols Dr King’s New Discovery as the best remedy for coughs colds croup and throat and lung troubles. The product is sold by Evans Drug Co and Postoffice Pharmacy with 50c and 1.00 sizes and a trial bottle free.
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Evans Drug Co
Postoffice Pharmacy
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Maine Experiment Station
Illinois
Suley
Patterson & Locke Co
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Aberdeen
Aberdeen State Bank
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H Streets
Aberdeen, Wash
E. J. Bradley
C.W Miller
Herald Printery
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TEL
Oswald Bell
Bell & Ellis
Roy Ellis
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