Medical martyrs and dangers of the X ray era
A sweeping survey recalls physicians who died or suffered from their search for cures. It notes Dr Kassabian and others burned by X rays, Edison’s assistant Dailey, Weigel, Reed and Lazear in yellow fever work, and warns that science exacts heavy personal costs while fighting deadly diseases.
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Ellis Island
Immigration Bureau
Simon Wrexner
New York
St. Louis
Kassabian
Chalmers da Costa
Jefferson Medical College
Thomas A. Edison
Louis Weigel
Dailey
Edison
Weigel
Curie
London
Walter Reed
Reed
Ing
United States
Louisville
Memphis
New Orleans
Dr. Ricketts
Little American
Mexico City
Rickett
Amazon
Niger
Ganges
Philippines
America
Burns Quote on Education and Self-Knowledge
The excerpt cites Robert Burns praising human tools for colleges and schools. It argues that when real ills perplex them, people reveal their own vexations. The line reflects Burns's emphasis on self-awareness through learning and critique of ignorance.
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Robert Burns
Pudding Sauces Add Variety to Desserts and Tables
The article lists several pudding sauces including Cocoanut, Duchess, Maple Sugar, and Peach sauces with simple steps and ingredients. It notes using leftover fruit juices for sauces, thickened with cornstarch and enriched with butter. It also suggests elegant party table decoration with several small tables and coordinated colors to enhance sociability.
Let the Sunshine In Promotes Health and Simple Kitchen Tips
A vintage health and home column extols sunshine as a germicide and mood booster, urging open windows for light and air. It shares practical tips on roasting, fish preparation, greens storage, and quick sewing advice for white fabrics, all in a practical homemaking voice.
XQUISITE Music and Flowers Dominate Dinner Charms
Witty remarks aside the prose praises the evenings with music and flowers as chief charms of these dinners. The writer celebrates refined ambiance and tasteful gatherings, noting how melodies and blossoms elevate dining into artful sociability.
Progressive Dinner Party Idea Cuts Hosting Strain
A traditional idea revived for hosts seeking a relaxed, informal event. The plan divides courses among several households, reducing pressure on the hostess and avoiding the stiffness often linked with formal entertaining.
Domestic Kitchen Guide for Soups and Dishes
Detailed steps for emergency peanut butter soup using milk and onion, mint garnish for pea soup, a breakfast toast dish dipped in hot cream, banana atop toast, and a rhubarb sponge with cake layers, custard. The instructions include quantities, preparation methods, and serving ideas.
Cakes for every luncheon and tea traditions
Cakes were invented for that meal, for five o'clock tea, weddings and for school boys only. The note suggests ISS ASD ISS ASD AKE as an acceptable phrase at every kind of luncheon.
Milk Cure for Tuberculosis Warned by Doctor Osler
A health column cites Doctor Osler praising nutrition to combat tuberculosis. It describes drinking warmed milk from a cream-rich cow, a quart twice daily, to gain weight and strength, with meals and care in digestion. The piece notes home use and farm practicality, claiming broader applicability for debility.
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Osler
Too Few Elopements in England Says Author
Mrs. York-Miller argues for more elopements to secure happiness in marriage. She cites a breach of promise case where a girl engaged six years sued for damages after the engagement ended. Eloping and immediate marriage, she says, avoid boredom and strain of long engagements.
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England
York-Miller
London Mirror
Repatriated Canadian farmer testimony on settlement value
Eugene Jubinville recounts his move from Ontario to Meota district near Jack Fish Lake in 1903 with eight children. He details land purchases, cattle, crops, and income, asserting Canada offers superior opportunities and convinces others to consider settlement. He urges securing government literature from a local agent.
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Essex County
Ontario
Monroe County
Michigan
Red Lake Falls
Minnesota
Canada
Jack Fish Lake
Meota P. O
Eugene Jubinville
Jobinville
Itch relief with Cuticura Remedies praised by Miss Johnson
Miss Lu Johnson of Washington DC reports severe itching under the knees beginning in April 1904. After trying many treatments she used Cuticura Pills Ointment and Soap, claiming cure within eight days and continued use since. She endorses Cuticura Remedies and notes availability worldwide from Potter Drug & Chem. Corp Boston.
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Cumberland
Miss Lu Johnson
Ninth St
N. W
Washington, D. C
Miss Johnson
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
With One Exception Harduppe Marry All Men Should
A compact item from the Philadelphia Record notes a remark attributed to Wigwag about a ten spot owed, reflecting social chatter and a personal pledge of loyalty to his wife. The brief quote highlights themes of marriage and debt in a casual society column.
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Philadelphia
Ham lines Wizard O relief for tired feet
A quirky ad touts Ham lines Wizard O as a foot rub solution. It promises tired feet feel better by morning and suggests both feet and user will be glad with its use.
Long-married man lets wife boast for him after fifty years
A man who has been married fifty years defers to his wife for the celebration and social boasting, signaling a lighthearted end to half a century together.
Garfield Tea Promises Relief And Health Benefits
A vintage advertisement claims Garfield Tea, a herb laxative, overcomes constipation biliousness sick headache and promotes better health. It contrasts price with other products and mentions Lewis' Single Binder cigars and a note on flattery as social behavior.
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Lewis
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