Doctor Beats Manufacturer in Name Recall Test
A quiet bet unfolds between a manufacturer and a doctor over naming 100 people from memory. The doctor claims ease, starts listing names, but only reaches 63 in fifteen minutes, exposing limits of applied psychology in a humorous Milwaukee Sentinel tale.
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James Brown
Milwaukee Sentinel
Excessive Meat Intake Risks Health and Mind
A passage from Blatter Fur Volksgesundheitspfiege argues that overeating, especially of meat, is more dangerous than overdrinking. It warns against satisfying every hunger or seeking satiety and notes mental decline and ailments like hypochondria and gout as results of chronic excess.
Noble Daughters and Nature as Teacher
Ruskin urges that parents must gift daughters not only noble teachings but noble teachers and the wild and fair nature that strengthens and invigorates. He argues true baptism comes from both church and the awakening waters of the native land.
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Ruskin
Loquat, the Japan plum, in horticulture and markets
The loquat native to China and Japan, known as Eriobotrya Japonica, is widely planted in gulf states and westward. It blooms August to soon before winter and bears fruit in early spring, often seen in northern markets. it can be grown from seed.
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Cyclopedia of American Horticulture
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Cheapest establishments claimed on Bowery storefronts
The New York Sun describes a two story Bowery building housing three aspiring occupants. Signs advertise a “Cheapest hardware store on earth” above the store entrance, a “Cheapest barber shop in the world” at the basement entrance, and a “Cheapest restaurant on the planet” to the second floor.
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Bowery
New York Sun
Apple Pie Bed and Its Odd Etymology
The term apple pie bed describes sheets folded to trap a person, with the foot end pulled to the head. It may derive from a corruption of cap-a-pied or ca-a-pie, as the expression is often written.
Local Man Praises Remedy For Constipation Cure
Poolville Texas resident E Henderson reports his wife found relief after using Ramen's Pills and Tonic Pellets sold by W J Bullington. He notes his family uses no other remedy and forecasts strong sales by Bullington. The letter also mentions H N White as a seller and dates the testimonial to July 17, 1897.
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Poolville
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Foley's Kidney Cure Proves Effective Says Seymour Webb
Seymour Webb of Moira New York writes that years of kidney trouble vanished after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He claims two bottles cured him and urges others to take Foley's.
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Seymour Webb
Moira
N. Y
Foley
G. H. Wade
Summer School Opens With Courses for Teachers
The Sievers School begins on June 28, 1902 offering attractive courses for teachers. A notice announces the winter term from January 2, 1902 and the summer term running through April.
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