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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1905
Page
2
The article extols sunlight as a great disinfectant, explaining how bright daylight destroys germs, mold, and parasitic organisms. It urges opening shutters to expose every room to light, links alcohol and drunkenness to social decline, and notes tuberculosis in Norway and liquor’s toll on Swedish workers.
Dr J M French in the Medical Examiner notes occupation as a TB risk. Four classes raise consumption risk: sedentary indoor work. inhaling dust and fumes. strenuous athletic and labor activities. and roles involving alcohol production and sale. Tatham tables show publicans 140, brewers 148, bartenders 257 deaths per 100.
Advocates claim hereditary predisposition to tuberculosis can be offset by outdoor living and regular hygiene. They argue sunlight and outdoor activity outperform drugs, noting experiments across the United States show cures without medication. The piece predicts urban adoption of outdoor treatment to save patients and protect public health.
An old England scene notes pity in public bars as young women scramble to the counter and stand shoulder to shoulder, a vivid social vignette of the era.
Dr Lorenz, famed for bloodless surgery, criticizes American eating habits. He links pies sauces and rich dishes to declining vigor, arguing that forefathers led simple hardy lives whose constitutional capital the current generation is rapidly spending. He urges a return to simple habits to avert decline.
A collection of old kitchen instructions for corn based breads and puddings. It outlines methods for Corn Dodgers Hominy Gems Sally Lunn Gems Cream Corn Cakes and related items including Hoecake with details on ingredients such as milk cream corn meal and Graham flour plus cooking on heated irons or griddles with baking times and texture notes.
A long list of House and Case rolls outlines changes from guardian authority over spouses estates to county treasurers serving ex officio city roles, property and tax reforms, hospital and school provisions, licensing rules, motor vehicle registrations, and anti corruption measures. Emergency clauses accompany multiple items.
Letter from J. D. Head in Birch Hills Saskatchewan dated Feb 1 to Ottawa immigration officials reports a warm reception to settlers. He describes mild winter, logging work, hay harvests, 60 tons stored, 20 acres broken, proximity to rail, and wife’s relatives planning arrival in May. He touts rich land, favorable climate, and urges others to move north.
Many children are sickly Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children used by Mother Gray a nurse in Children's Home New York cure feverishness headache stomach troubles teething disorders break up colds and destroy worms Atall Druggists 25c Sample mailed free Address Allen 5 Olmsted Le Roy N Y
The text states that normal death without pain is a painless occurrence usually preceded by gradual loss of consciousness and compares it to the ease of sleeping. It argues that the pain of death is not merely less than scalding pain but is non-existent.
An old advertisement claims deafness comes from a mucous tube inflammation and cannot be cured by focal applications. It promises one hundred dollars for catarrh cases cured by Mail's Catarrh Cure and urges readers to send for circulars. It also pitches Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The passage describes crystals possessing repair and enlargement abilities after damage, a capacity the author claims outperforms plants. It notes minerals lack growth principles but crystals show structural and chemical properties enabling self repair during subsequent growth.
Advertisement notes Lewis Single Binder cigars sold annually in Peoria Illinois. It highlights extra quality tobacco and that many former 10 cent cigar smokers now choose Lewis Singler and Lewis Factory brands from Peoria Illinois.
In all dog bite cases the wound should be thoroughly cleansed in hot water first to stop bleeding. After cleansing, cauterize the surface with lunar caustic or carbolic acid and then dress with carbolized ointment for healing.
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