Albinism claims threaten race color with new cure claim
A New York Journal report outlines Prof. Marshall Saranston of Kane gms school of medicine proposing a serum treatment to whiten Black skin by inoculating with a leucitis albinism bacillus. The article describes experiments on an albino patient and a Black man, noting pigment differences and ethical concerns.
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Marshall Saranston
University of Kane Gms School of Medicine
New York Journal
Johnston
University Hospital
Prof. Johnston
Sai
Wilder
Promasor
The Intelligent Doc and the Dog Grant at Play
A reflection traces horse prices after streetcar adoption and praises high quality horses while noting the decline of common plug horses. It then tells of Grant the dog born 1883 who learned to speak climb trees and play racing games with Ben Roe the two year old colt, showcasing companionship and clever games at the old country house.
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Humane Society
Appomatox
M. Fritz Austin
St. Nicholas
Grant
Ben Roe
Ben
Adjustable Dam Concept Quick In Place For Emergency Use
A rough note outlines an adjustable dam design that can be quickly installed in an emergency. It emphasizes rapid deployment, modular components, and potential to control floodwater with minimal on-site time. Further details remain unclear due to garbled source text.
Temporary dam construction for spring flood relief
In spring melt floodwaters overwhelm small streams and damage irrigation. A practical temporary dam method uses eight foot timbers placed on two four foot high horses to form spans, with planks laid lengthwise and anchored by weight. Dirt sacks at the base seal the dam. the design appears in Farm and Home credited to J J Blanchard.
Love of Two Giraffes at Cincinnati Zoo
In Ladies' Home Journal Clifford Howard recounts two Cincinnati Zoo giraffes showing affection. The male caresses his partner, shares choice food, and even grieves when separated, gazing across their enclosure. When united they frolic with the frisky colts, a rare display of happiness in giraffes.
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Cincinnati Zoo
Clifford Howard
Zoo
Ladies’ Home Journal
Reproof Over Grammar In Webstep’s Dictionary
Mr Appexyby rebukes a sentence as ungrammatical and challenges his partner to consult Webstep’s dictionary for the correct ending Webster Todn't end it in Webster. The elderly partner, Mr Upperby, confirms the pronunciation and teases with a wry remark about the closing word.
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Appexyby
Webstep
Mr. Upperby
Webster
A Romantic Exchange from the Benton Magazine
The excerpt, cited by Leslie's Weekly and Judge, plays with a poetic duel of romance and satire. A married woman is praised for choosing a husband of her own age who is not a servant or prince, while a wry poet laments changing affections and financial duties. The Chicago Daily News references frame the miscellany with literary snippets.
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Leslie
Transit Tombstone Tale Muddies City Paper
A garbled OCR note describes a tombstone in transit being claimed by Mym Fanie Meeks at 2035 West Walnut, with references to Chicago papers and a business house sale at 170 Fourth. Details are fragmentary and unclear, but mention a 2 year transit period and Louisville placement.
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Louisville
Mym Fanie Meeks
West Walnuy Syeeh
Bird Shot For Tiger and Aged Stone Mystery
A fragmented Gazette item discusses bird shot versus tiger disease and praises Scott's Emulsion as a remedy. It also notes a 19th century stone crate found in a building teardown believed for Catherine Leyland, with burial details for Darney Leyland and a Cave Hill cemetery mention.
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Scott
Scott & Howne, Chemists
Pearl St. N.Y
Broor
Judge & Force
Catherine
Barbey Diagney Leyland
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Louisville
Darney Leyland
Cave Hil
Northern Tobacco Leaf Needs Neutral Flavor and Clean Burn
The article discusses tobacco leaf quality for cigars, stressing color, burn, texture, and a neutral flavor. It notes that perfect burn and texture come from the northern climate, while flavor comes from Cuban filler, and mentions unrelated advertisements for Raven's Stock Food and Kodel dyspepsia cure.
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Harper's Weekly
Connecticut
Raven Poultry Medicine and Serial Adventure Ad
An ad touts Raven's Poultry Food as a cure for chicken diseases including cholera and gapes, claiming it regulates digestion and improves egg laying in winter. It also promotes 4 Mont Lamentiabie Comedy by Willian Atten White in The Saturday Evening Post. A cough remedy pledges quick relief for children with the One Minute cough care.
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Raven's
Brant Hagenstein
Ackley
Iowa
Willian Atten White
Saturday Evening Post
Philadelphia
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Essex
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Tiger
Northern Tobacco
Frantz Hagenstein
P. Wiomas
Sumpterville
Ala
Ayer
J. Early Finley
Ironton
Banque
New York
New York Life Insurance Company
Great International Life Insurance Company
Total Insurance In Force
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Lewis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Pacific Coast
WM. Romine
West By
Des Moines
Oko the Genying
Nogny Mourtain Vat
T. Mm Nix
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Nee Senate
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