Ear's altitude sense linked to balance in balloon ascent
Article notes M. Paul Bonnier's claim that ear detects altitude via barometric changes, proven by balloon sensations. It discusses potential greater development in birds and mentions a French refrigerator for fruit storage, with gradual thawing and air/light control. Also covers ancient Egyptian graves at Girgeh, Wright brothers' experiments, British coal supply concerns, lightning protection research, and osteopathic views on spinal trauma from concussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Paul Bonnier
Elliot Smith
Cairo
Girgeh
Upper
Egypt
R. H W. Thurston
Cornell University
Messrs. Wright
Dayton
Wright
Vyhe
Great Britain
Don’t Jump Off Cars Says Osteopathy On Nervous Disorder Link
A medical caution argues against jumping from moving trains or streetcars as a source of nervous disorders. It explains repeated jolts can misalign vertebral segments, leading to spinal issues and a range of nervous system problems, with osteopathy proposed as a solution.
Lost Oregon mine found after long search in Grants Pass
S D Johnson of Iowa arrives in Grants Pass with a rough map and bag of gold dust and shows a dramatic revival of a fifty year old discovery on Jack Creek. The tale ties to a Colorado Springs capitalist and an earlier Jump Off Joe district bonanza that was disrupted by conflict with the Cloody Rogue River Indians. Johnson plans hydraulic work with a partner to develop a southern Oregon placer prospect of great richness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Grant's Pass
S. D. Johnson
Iowa
Grant’s Pass
Josephine
Colorado Springs
Johnson
Jack Creek
Joe
Josephine County
Ile
Coolorado
Johson
Nin
Grantis Piess
Treland
Elaine
OT. Hiall
Trall
Portland Telegram
What the Insects Cost Us Losses to Crops From Pests
The article catalogs vast crop losses caused by pests such as chinch bugs, Rocky Mountain locusts, cotton caterpillar, fly weevil, codling moth, and ox bot. It cites figures from 1860s to 1899, estimating U S annual insect losses from $300 million to $400 million at times, with notes from entomologists and period publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
B. PD. Walsh
United States
C. W. Riley
Division of
Entomology
James Fletcher
Dwight Sanderson
Surgical Operations After Travel Brings Ovarian Health Cure
Mrs G Bruce of Lansing Michigan speaks of illness from long travel and irregular rest. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash she reports health restored in three months with no missed engagements. She endorses the product as wonderful and worthy of praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
G. Bruce
Lansing
Mich
Where are the socialists show me a socialist
A tall well dressed man in an east end public house challenges the crowd to produce a socialist. A quick retort from a patron leads to a boastful exchange as the man vows to prove the claim by taking the tester around the corner to meet a socialist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Inquirer
London
Postmaster in Arkansas Recovers with Dodd's Kidney Pills
Isirk Arkansas July 14. Postmaster William S. Drennan also a justice of the peace and church member suffered severe kidney discomfort and sleeplessness. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills he reports a full return to health and gratitude. The piece ends with a note on Gibraltar's famed fortress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isirk
Ark
William
Drennan
Christian Church
Dodd
Allen's foot-Hose powder advert inspiring relief for feet
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's foot Hose a powder for the feet It makes new shoes feel easy Cures corns Bunions Swollen Hot and Sweating Feet At all Druggists and Shoe Stores oe Samplesent FRE Address Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy N C The most obstinate man can't do as he is told not to.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. C
Rubber Stamps and Ink Accessories Catalog Offer
An advertisement invites readers to request a catalogue for self inking daters rubber stamps and ink pads from Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana. The note cites a testimonial style line and includes a claim about Piso's Cure for Consumption with a local advertiser from Leipsic Ohio dated August 81 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Indiana
P’. KE. Bierman
Leipsic
Ohio
Minister's Grip Causes Teary Exchange in Chronicle
A anecdote from the Little Chronicle recalls a minister who, in a firm handshake, accidentally squeezed a boy's hand and asked after his health. The boy replied through tears that he had been fine until the grip, illustrating the clash of formality and childlike honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Chronicle
All Up to Date Housekeepers Use Red Cross Ball Blue
An assortment of unclear lines promotes housekeeping bleach and laundry products to readers. Fragmentary text mentions a self dating stamp offer and an Indiana address. The tone imitates old print advertising with misread phrases and garbled lines.
Still More Serious One Situation in Which Children Are a Drawback
A city apartment rental tale shows why landlords fear families with children. An agent refuses a trio, then learns the couple’s married children will visit with grandchildren, triggering warnings that family gatherings would ruin the building.
Inventions on the Move from New York to Liverpool
The article recounts Robert Livingston Stevens sailing eighty years ago to devise an iron rail for railways, inventing a broad based rail still in use. It also notes the elder Cunard’s whittling of ship hulls and experiments with ballast to achieve upright stability, shaping the Cunard standard model and later ocean liners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Livingston Stevens
New York
Liverpool
Stevens
Hig
Cunard
Ocean Greyhounds
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised at 75 Cents
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy priced at 75 cents. It echoes a humorous exchange about inflated barrel prices and a public figure named Jeater-DPoor, noting the rising cost of barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Jeater
Jhnson
Boston Post
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Offers 20 Percent Save
Grocery shoppers urged to buy Red Cross Ball Blue with a large twenty percent discount. An odd note advises gratitude when a friend lends a musical instrument, suggesting not to practice while they are nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross
Special Chautauqua Excursion on July 25 via Nickel Plate
Special Chautauqua excursion offered July 25 on the Nickel Plate Road at reduced rates to benefit the Chautauqua Summer Assembly. Return limit available until August 25 and agents can provide details. Quote from John Todd about character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Nickel Plate Road
Chautauqua Summer Assembly
Fort Wayne
Chicago
A. Asterlin
Ind
Peruna Promises Free Summer Treatment for Women
Dr. Hartman promotes Peruna as a cure for nervous women and female catarrh, claiming many female troubles stem from catarrh and that Peruna cures it. A letter from Mrs. A Johnson of Kingston Ontario and other endorsements are cited, offering free treatment advice from Dr. Hartman and inviting women to write for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hartman
America
Peruna
New York City
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Lizzie Sneatiting
Hartman
Ohio
Verona
Wife's False Burglar Tale Lulls Husband to Sleep
In a Philadelphia Press item, a wife texts her husband tales of hearing a burglar downstairs each night. The ruse finally quiets him, after doctors failed to ease his insomnia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
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England
United States Department of Agriculture
G. “Bruce
Gibraltar
George Eliot
Lock Bar
Fort Wayne, Indiana
John Todd
C.C. C
Thompson
Alex. Johnson
University Avenue
Kingston
Ontario
Call
A. Johnson
Mabel Meyers
Kan
The
Kansas Temperance Union
Catarina
Hartman Sanitarim
Miss Lizzie Sneathing
Mrs. Alex. Johnson
Niagara Falls
SVIA
Wabash
Co. S. Crane
Wabash Railroad
ST. Louis
Bridget
T. Felix Gouunaud
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