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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1913
Page
7
An engineer describes a device using a porous plate to mix inflammable gas and air. Lighting the surface initially produces a flame, then the flame vanishes while heat rises, with a claimed temperature of 3 200 degrees. Potential applications remain undetermined.
Edna Paulson a seventeen year old girl from Chicago became the subject of artists after a Paris interest in her Roman nose. An artist first noted its value and now copies are being sought, earning her about $3,000 annually.
Dr Robert C Wilson tells Georgia Medical Association in Savannah the patent and proprietary remedies threaten public health. He accuses physicians and druggists of greed and self interest, noting high rebates and physician incentives. Delegates urged a committee to study reform and closer cooperation between doctors and pharmacists.
Paris April 17 The article outlines the papal election ritual, detailing the conclave process from death rites to the locked gathering, the voting method, and changes by Pope Pius X that shortened the voting timeline. It describes the six voting tables, the oblong ballots, the chamber prayers, and the moment the new pope accepts.
Advertised remedies promise relief for stomach pains and kidney issues with Electric Bitters and Dr King's New Life Pills. Personal letters claim liver and kidney improvement and rapid headache relief, urging readers to try products priced at 50c to $1.00 and 25c respectively.
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