Mosquitoes Tied to Yellow Fever In Cuba Study
historical med notes recount ideas from twenty years ago linking yellow fever to mosquitoes. experiments by marine hospital service and army physicians in Cuba and Mississippi support mosquito bite as a key transmission factor and urge extermination measures. recommendations include nets and kerosene treatment of standing water to kill larvae and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Hospital Service
Mississippi
Cuba
Fearful fall from Masonic Temple roof saves man
A. F. McKenzie spent over a day trapped in a gutter seventeen stories up at the Masonic Temple. He survived by signaling with a newspaper tied to a latch until rescuers arrived by noon Friday. He suffered a frozen leg but expects recovery in a week or ten days. His wife and two children were with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. McKenzie
Masonic Temple
Chicago Record
Wentworth Avenue
Frigid Manners in England Reported
A London Chronicle note claims Lord Salisbury never spoke to Liberal John Morley and likely never met Liberal Charles Parnell before his death. It adds Gladstone allegedly never spoke to Lord Melbourne, his contemporary for twelve years, whom he regarded as a gentleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Lord Salisbuy
John Morley
Parnell
London Chronicle
Gladstone
Lord Melbourne
Buffalo Commercial
Smith's Sure Kidney Cure Promises Full Recovery
An advertisement touts Smith's Sure Kidney Cure for kidney and bladder ailments with a 50 cent price and guaranteed complete cure. The piece also notes cats in Germany facing hardship as war orders drive fur consumption, claiming 14 cat skins per great coat and related gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
China
Hall's Catarrh Cure promise in oath
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co sworn as senior partner in Toledo Ohio that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public attests on the sixth day. Cure advertised as taking internally and affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists with testimonials offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onto
Toledo
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney &Co
Hall
Nagee
Sean
F. J. Cheney & CO
American bird wins prize as largest flying creature
British and American ornithologists end a year long debate awarding first prize to the American great condor of the Andes as the largest flying bird. The harpy eagle of the Philippines takes the second prize for size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
America
Cascar ets Candy Cathartic Implied Health Claim Ad
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a remedy for various ailments from headaches to cancer. The copy promises natural, easy bowel movements and credits the product with “C. C. C.” stamped tablets, urging 10 cent starts and warning against imitations.
Discipline in China Friction and Population Confinement
A historical article notes that brutal policing in China often yields perceived gratification to the regime through relief from population pressure. It discusses how state actions against armed groups reduce congestion and assert control, framing violence as a grim but strategic tool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Hymn Book Sold at London Sale After Bullet Incident
A hymn book belonging to one of Cronje's drivers was sold in London on the 2nd instant for 1 pound 8s after a bullet punctured it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cronje
London
Free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease offered in Le Roy ad
Get a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York. The powder cures sweating damp swollen aching feet and makes new or tight shoes easier. Also promoted as a cure for chilblains and frost bites available at all druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. A reader asks how you feel about trusts and suggests starting new ones to break up old ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Numerous 1900s Advertisements Use Health Claims and Goods
An OCR fragment lists tonic and patent medicine ads, grocery and textile notes, and consumer goods. It references Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic, Laxative Bromo Quinine, Wolfe's Schiedam Schnapps, Putnam Dyes, Russ Bleaching Blue, and Patented items. Also mentions Bank of England note circulation, Cape Nome dangers, and railroad earnings across 143 lines.
Florida population growth steady at five hundred twenty eight thousand
Florida reports 528 542 inhabitants reflecting a 45 percent rise since 1890. The growth rate in the prior two decades was 45.2 percent from 1880 to 1890 and 45.5 percent from 1870 to 1880, showing uniform expansion. After inaugurations of new governors the party split will be 26 Republican 18 Democratic and one Silverite Reinhold Sadler of Nevada.
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Florida
Reinhold Sadler
Nevada
Birmingham pig iron and coal production rise in year
Pig iron output in the Birmingham Alabama district for the present year is 1 200 000 tons, up from 1 083 905 tons in 1899. Coal mined reaches 8 750 000 tons, exceeding 7 484 773 tons last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Forest seeds retain vitality for decades in soil
Experiments cited by Science and Industry show many wild forest plants produce seeds that keep their vitality when buried underground for ten to thirty years.
Wood Carvers Seek 5 Million Acre Homesteads for Artisans
At the annual convention of the International Wood Carvers Association a petition to Congress requests 5,000,000 acres of government land for artisans displaced by labor-saving inventions. The plan envisions parceling the land into small farm plots to spur agricultural development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
International Wood Carvers’ Association
Congress
Union stamp gains in manufacturing firms and naval retirements noted
The Boot and Shoe Workers' union reports use of its stamp in 52 establishments, up from 43, with no strikes in two months due to improved employer worker relations and dispute arbitration. Lyman Cooley spoke at Ann Arbor on riverboat capacity needing at least 2000 tons to compete with railroads. March 4 marks retirement of Rear Admiral Hichborn and Pay Inspector Colby on reaching age 62.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boot and Shoe Workers’ National Union
Lyman Cooley
Chicago
Ann Arbor
Philip Hichborn
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Henry C. Colby
U.S. N
Mrs Brewer Praises Peruna For Grip and Catarrh
Letter from Mrs Lizzie M Brewer of Westerly R I to Dr Hartman extols Peruna as a sure cure for catarrhal affections and grippe. She claims quick relief, notes female weakness, and urges reading the Peruna book. includes testimonial from J W Reynolds of New Lisbon Ohio and a free treatise offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman
Brewer
Westerly
la Grippe
J. W. Reynolds
New Lisbon
Ohio
Peruna
Peruna Medicine Company
Columbus
London Eyes Boer War Fallout in South African Stocks
In London it was expected that Boer Republic collapse would spark a stock boom for South African shares nicknamed Kaffirs but prices stayed flat as investors anticipate a heavy bill from the mine owners war and potential costs for gold mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Boer Republic
Acknowledgment: defeated candidates lacked any real show
The article notes that candidates facing defeat had no credible effort or strategy left, implying a hollow campaign. It emphasizes that once defeat loomed, no substantial plan remained to alter outcomes.
Foot Ease remedy for itchy burning feet advert
Old style ad for Allen's Foot-Ease powder claiming relief from swollen smarting burning feet corns and bunions plus frost bite and chilblains. Mentions sample free 25c price and Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY delivery through druggists and shoe stores. Also brief notes on St Louis water bill retaliation blueing agent Russ Bleaching Blue and a college report on a fire causing $5000 damage.
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Mente
McKenzie
Bright
Smith
Grove
Cain
North Carolina
W. Grove
Bank of England
H. H. Green
Paris
Putnam
Cape Nome
Wolfe
Auburn
Maine
San Francisco
California
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
George Washington
United States
Thos. Robbins
Maple Street
Norwich
St. Petersburg
Mra
Winslow
Bettie
Ace
Pareen
Lizzie
Schnapps
Virginia
R. J. Reynolds
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem, N.C
LeRoy, N. Y
St. Louis
of the
Diamond Soda Works
Milwaukee
Wis
Ennai
RIAT
James Society
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