State health board probes Joliet peniten tiary tuberculosis problem
An editorial warns that tuberculosis is rising among Joliet penitentiary inmates and urges state action. The Illinois State Board of Health is expected to launch an investigation, arguing sanitarium-style reforms and improved conditions are essential to prevent spread to prisoners and future con victs. The piece criticizes harsh confinement and calls for humane, preventive measures.
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Chicago
Joliet
State Board of Health
Slaughterhouse Death and Centennial Notes
A fragmented historical item reports a Cripple Creek death linked to slaughterhouse exposure and uric acid poisoning, noting great tragedies of meat plants. It also recounts a Centennial celebration in Pigette Illinois for Amelia DuBois with school closings, community flowers, and praise for her long life.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Amour Packing Company
Ada Chie
Bos
Pigette
Chily
Irs
Amelia DuBois Waa
Buxels
Pouse
Otta
Dulfpis
uHolg
Prolong Life Discussed by British Medical Journal
The British Medical Journal reviews eight pages of tax discussion on prolonging life. Sir Herman Weber outlines advice including regular meals, pure air, organ health, eight hours sleep, daily baths, stable mood, and strong willpower to curb cravings and injurious substances.
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British Medical Journal
Herman Weber
D. D
Royal College of Physicians
Tondon
What It Takes To Raise Sound Children Of Wealthy Homes
An excerpt emphasizes balanced social and physical development for children, criticizing overindulgence and excessive indoor life in wealthy families. It argues for freer activity and nature as the best remedy, while noting concerns about health and admissions standards for naval training, with rising insanity and deficiency rates cited as alarming trends.
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Calae
Beatrice Hanscom in Harper's Bazaar tale excerpt
A lyric excerpt features Belfina the maid and Beatrice Hanscom in Harper's Bazaar. A wooing scene unfolds with a shy response from Belfina about love and fidelity, ending with her question about other men and a playful retort.
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Belfina
Beatrice Hanscom
Harper's Basear
Abdication in the Court of Tinsel and Paint
A dramatic tale follows Yaco the jester and a princess in a staged romance. The fool’s loyal service contrasts with a prince’s real hostility as the audience sees a world of masks, deception, and a final public abdication. The jester confesses love while the imperial façade unravels and the princess weighs a new, humbler future.
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Yaco
Moel
Jords
Harney
Fairleish
Barney
Sata
Vado
Monstrous Western Sight Inspires Wild Horse Chase
A Colorado Hills monster with a humanlike face and brindled coat has been sighted near Wildhorse station on the Colorado Midland railway two miles west of Buena Vista. Reports describe a dog sized, drab creature with black spots, a long tail, erect ears, and a humanlike mustache. The animal alarmed a prominent ranchwoman, causing her horse to shy and prompting hunting parties to pursue it in hopes of capturing it alive.
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Colorado Hills
Wildhorse
Colorado Midland Railway
Says
Buena Vista
Colo
Denver Times
Arkansas River
Gun fire effects on warship engines surprise experts
Army and Navy Journal reports engine rooms of armored ships proved surprisingly comfortable during modern gunfire. Russian cruiser Varlag noted below decks ran smoothly after heavy bombardment. battleship Gzareviteh steamed to safety with engines and boilers only lightly damaged. Retvizan and Poblada, though wrecked above, managed to return to shelter and later sail out to sea.
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Army and Navy Journal
Far East
Varlag
Chemulpo
Gzareviteh
Port “Arthur
Tsingtan
Retvizan
Poblada
Engazer
Arthur
Four Winds of Heaven and Freedom Message
Fragmentary verse urging release and inner strength. The text references ashes, winds, freedom, and love, with scattered phrases about warmth, beauty, and human action shaping surroundings. Names and concrete details are scarce.
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Hebiven
Unclear OCR fragment at rail station yields garbled words
Fragmentary OCR text from Créwé Hing Jand station describes a puzzling scene with distorted phrases. The garbled lines mention a fitter named Erigin AY and a pose session, but most names and actions are illegible, leaving no clear reportable event or identifiable entities.
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Créwé
Mrs Murphy Claims Simple Treatment Restored Her Health
Mrs Murphy describes years of stomach disorder and weakness finally eased by Williams Pink Pills after trying several doctors. She reports rapid improvement within half a box and credits the remedy with renewed strength and vitality. The piece promotes the pills and mentions free literature and a manufacturer contact.
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Ghdwaa
Williams
Mary’ di Murphy
Forca'street
Fort Wayne
Indiana
de. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N.Y
Dr. Williams
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