Fresh Air for Consumptives in the Medical Record
Abstract discusses open air treatment for tuberculosis, citing early 20th century experiments. Nightly outdoor sleeping, tent life, and large open rooms claimed to aid recovery. Notes hospitals adopting open-air methods, with German program data. cautions about climate, drafts, and bedding. Also mentions tobacco harm and medical screening in schools related to athletic activity.
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J. Shubbert
Warn
Miller
Brockton
Mass
McGraham
South Carolina
Naples
Italy
Extra Good Appetite Linked to Health or Disturbance
An advice column discusses a nineteen year old with pimples, languor, and an unusually strong appetite. It attributes pimples to digestive strain and blood conditions, noting that eating habits may worsen with rising temperatures and spring dining.
How to Earn Sound Sleep
A Washington Star story chronicles a famed health resort doctor who enforces strict treatment rules, often harshly, to ensure patient welfare. A clergyman client initially resists long walks and horseback rides but endures the regimen, ultimately achieving rest and vowing future obedience to the doctor’s orders.
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Hmit
Timely Vegetarian Recipes Feature Classic Dishes
A collection of vintage vegetarian dishes with step by step methods and ingredients. Cream of Celery Soup, Chili Sauce, Candied Sweet Potatoes, Sweet Potato Cutlets, Porkless Baked Beans, Potatoes Lyonnaise, and Turnips Stewed in Cream are presented with measurements and cooking times to guide home cooks.
Willow Willow and the Ever Changing Mowing Ts
The lyric fragment exalts Willow Ilthe in a blurred tribute from the New Orleans Times-Democrat. It speaks of passion, joy, and evanescent charm, with references to a vaned Fort and Mayors, and a playful wooing theme amid a shifting scene.
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Willow
Bowrie
Island Misadventure Foils Plans for a Romantic Ride
In a seaside tale Captain Holly helps John Pegley attempt a private confession to Nora Phipps aboard a boat to Crane Island. A miscalculated row ends with Pegley and Nora stranded offshore while Mrs. Phipps disapproves and fears London gossip as the captain contends with their sealed fate on a rocky outcrop.
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Holly
Mr. Pegley
Nora Phipps
Crane Island
Nora
Thomas Holly
Pegley
Grand
Captain Holly
Re@ham
John Pegley
Cama
Mrs. Phipps
Halkoed
Captain and Nora Plan Flopped on Beach Misadventure
The Captain and Nora hatched a scheme to elope with Mrs. Phipps assisting. After parading along the beach for three hours, a passing tug rescued them. The Captain later claimed the plan failed only because Nora chose Dempsey the night before, while declaring he was engaged to Mrs. Phipps.
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Captain Holly
Mrs. Phipps
Seed Orange Eating, West Indian Method Praised
A New York traveler recounts learning from a Jamaican native to eat seed oranges by peeling just inside the rind and sucking the segments to enjoy juice without pulp fibers or seeds. He argues this native method makes seed oranges superior to navels and calls the seed orange the king of fruits.
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Jamaica
New York
West Indies
California
Florida
Traced Photograph Leads to England Kinship
Justice B. Nathan of Alton received a letter from Mrs. H. T. Robinson of Richmond Missouri containing his photograph. Robinson sought relatives of Elizabeth Turnbridge Jepson, who died in Richmond and left English blood relatives, and Nathan supplied the names and addresses from Kent, England.
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Justice B. Nathan
Alton
H. T. Robinson
Richmond
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Robinson
Elizabeth Turnbridge Jepson
Jeps
Hat Thief Roams New Zealand Colony
A brand new pelt hat was exchanged at a local hotel last Thursday and has not been returned. The note from London Answers blames the thief as a disgrace to an honest hat and wishes the lightning strike on his skull if the owner escapes hanging.
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New Zealand
London
Curious Child Questions Newborn Teeth and Hair
The six year old son of a resident in a home of recent arrival asks if the baby has teeth or hair. He then clasps his hands and jokes that someone has done something to the baby, reflecting a child's inquiring mind in a lighthearted moment.
Discouraging Flax Outlook for Farmers This Year
The American Homestead notes a large flax seed and oil surplus across Minneapolis, Duluth, elevators, and belts, with Sweden Europe likely to take 45 million bushels. Supplies total about 20 million seed and oil, while U S demand remains near 19 million, signaling an annual 1 million bushel surplus. Prices likely to fall as exports shrink and crop prospects dim.
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Minneapolis
Duluth
United States
Europe
India
Argentine
Early Bird Quip Sparks Comical Encounter Tale
A Miss Fitz Jones jokes with Mr Smithers about catching the worm after a swift dance claim. The scene shifts to a teacher describing an encounter with a bold tramp, ending with a fainting remark. A child asks if the faint happened with the left or right hand, adding a humorous punch to the vignette.
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Miss Fitz-Jones
Smithers
Ittle
Johnny Jimfries
Pugilist
Philadelphia Hulletin
Eve and the serpent question from Sunday school remark
A Detroit Tribune reader quote recalls a Sunday school exchange. The teacher asks what is not understood about Eve and the serpent and the child replies with a humorous concern about Eve’s reaction upon seeing it coming.
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Eve and the Serpent
Detroit Tribune
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by West Pembroke Mother
In Growing Girls, West Pembroke Maine on April 24, Mrs A L Smith recounts her daughter's months long illness with spells and yellowing that baffled doctors. After a course of Dodd's Kidney Pills, the girl has not had a bad spell and continues to use them occasionally. Mrs Smith urges other mothers to heed the remedy for a healthier future.
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West Pembroke
A. L. Smith
Dodd
Doga
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Trans
Jim
Tie
Lazy Jim
Hunols State Journal
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