Battle Creek Sanitarium’s Return to Nature Movement
Battle Creek’s famed sanitarium grew from a reform effort centered on diet dress reform and water therapy. Since 1876 it expanded under new management, weathered a 1902 fire, and rebuilt by 1908 into a world renowned center for natural healing, training nurses, and medical missions with extensive charitable support and thousands of daily patients.
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Battle Creek
Lake Region
Dattle Creek
Michigan
Great Northwest
Brook Farm
Kown
Good Health
Health Reform Institute
Battle Creek Sanitarium
State Street
Middle West
Chicago
Bettls
College
Must Marry to Claim Prize at Blackpool Shooting Match
An artillery volunteer won a prize at a Blackpool England shooting match that includes a wedding ring a gratuitous marriage ceremony a wedding equipage a polished cradle and a basinet. He must marry within twelve months to receive the prize.
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Blackpool
England
The Winds Wind in South North East Verses
A lyrical piece recalls winds from the south north and east over a still lake. It laments a lost warmth and questions what has become of the ships or phips set forth, with vivid sea imagery and a somber mood.
Olga’s Voyage to New Jersey A Steady Hand to Love
Peterson plans to bring Olga from Hungary to New Jersey after spotting a steamship rate war promising cheap immigrant passage. Olga, earning ten dollars a month, agrees to relocate for work and a gentler life, while Matilda and Mrs. Peterson weigh the cost and benefits of the move.
Swindlers Slavery Allegation In Hungarian Washer Tale
Olga accuses Peterson and his wife of treating her as a slave for ten dollars while offering higher pay elsewhere. After initial wrangling they concede sixteen but Olga rejects, boasting of a twenty five dollar offer from Mrs Ytomaine. Peterson and wife despair and consider Maggie’s involvement.
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Peterson
Katie
Rosalio
Andro Washitzy
Olga
Women of India toil hard and strive for survival
The Calcutta Statesman notes that in India's lower caste strata women bear much of the labor burden. They work beside men in domestic tasks and in heavy manual roles such as hauling a roller up a mountain road, while caste norms limit male assistance. The piece also mentions Coorg customs where a hunter killed tiger or panther is married to the animal in a public rite.
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Peterson
Matilda
Paterson
Hungary
Jersey
Olga
Mrs. Peterson
Calcutta
Mexico Under Diaz Rule Brightens Mexico's Progress
The New York Sun notes striking growth under President Diaz from 1876 to 1903. Population rose from 9.38 million to 13.61 million while school pupils grew from 163,519 to 661,155. Banking capital jumped 107.35 million dollars as foreign trade expanded by 24 million yearly and rail freight surpassed 9.99 billion tons carried one mile. Public works spending reached 148 million. Limantour reports 1903 04 revenue 86 million and expenditures 76 million, with a 10 million surplus. Diaz can claim notable national progress.
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Mexico
Diaz
Limantour
New York Sun
Generous Bridegroom Pays Off Wedding Tip Tale
Dr Madison C Peters, traveling in a small town, officiated a simple wedding where the bridegroom offered three half dollars as a tip. The doctor, all things considered, took only one coin, declining generosity with a genteel nod. The anecdote highlights differing norms over appropriate wedding gratuities.
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Madison C. Peters
Fragmentary verse fragment about mourning and fleeting time
The passage laments a rejoicing heart amid flying hours and fading joys. It speaks of the sun departing, sorrow growing, shadows filling, and a red dawn approaching as time rapidly passes.
An Ohio Fruit Raiser Cured by Kidney Pills
An 78 year old Ohio fruit raiser claims a decade of kidney trouble ended after taking Dosa's Kidney Pills. He cites backache rheumatic pain and urinary issues, noting three boxes produced a permanent cure. Also advertised are Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children and other health items with sample offers.
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Ohio
Aidney Justus
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Mother Gray
New York
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
A Temperance Woman Finds Relief From Coffee
A reform-minded woman recounts years of asthma and coffee dependence. After refusing medical advice, she tries Postum on strict trial and, despite initial doubt, quits coffee for over two years, noting improved health and a calmer heart. She acknowledges empathy for drinkers and credits Postum with her recovery.
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Daily Story Pub, Co
New Jersey
Maggie
George
Jove
America
Frau Ollendorffs
Petersons
Women OF India
M. Barruel
Chemical Laboratories
Paris
Lynn
Maes
Peru
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