The Professor Microbe Finds Flavor in Southern Night
Professor Ebenezer Microbe, a scientist famed for theories on bacteria, leaves his rigid routines to sample the South’s pleasures. He observes a glamorous woman at a balcony across the way and impulsively plucks a rose, abandoning his sterile diet and orthodox lifestyle. He follows her to the opera and later pinks the night with renewed curiosity about life beyond oatmeal and milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Microbe
Boston
Microbe
South Pole
France
Spain
Rue de la Paix
Boulevard Des Italiens
Monsieur Microbee
Monsieur
Nanette
Rose
William Tell
Ebenezer Microbe
South
Catharine Cole
New Orleans Picayune
Lightning Strikes Burke County Cabin Wounding Seven
A spark from a bolt hit a McMaster family cabin in Burke County. The one room shack caught fire at the bed where three children and the mother slept. The eldest boy aged 13 suffered extensive burns along his back. a 5 year old boy burned from back to heels. a 2 year old infant burned from hips down. The mother was unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Constitution
Burke County
McMaster
Exhibition of Vanity in Hearse Mirror Illusion
A young man admires his reflection in the glass of a draped hearse in front of an undertaking establishment. He adjusts his necktie and glances from side to side as if presiding before a pier glass, unaware of the morbid setting. His image also appears reflected in a casket.
Farming and Housecraft Notes on Crops and Dairy
A compilation of practical farming tips including butter making, seed treatment with kerosene to deter birds, dairy cow care, efficient corn yields, windbreaks in winter, Holstein calves’ feed efficiency, and farm management lessons from historic trials and columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Edward Burnett
Rights and duties in marriage and poverty
A writer argues a husband must provide for wife and child and cannot neglect one for a future unseen. Cruelty arises when he withholds daily joy and bread, exploiting thoughtless selfishness. Police reports on wife beating are horrible yet the greater wrong is depriving the wife of moral oxygen and rights.
Washing Out the Stomach Procedure
Dr. E. G. Cutler describes stomach washing as repeated water irrigation until clear and sweet. In chronic gastric catarrh mucus and alkaline fermentation dilate the stomach. some require daily washings. patients should be guided by a physician, though some learn to do it themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Cutler
Seed stock claims and imitations in seed trade debated
A letter criticizes seedmen who tout tests for freshness and truth to name and warns readers to beware of imitations. The writer recounts buying Early Snowball cauliflower seed from a named dealer, planting 100 plants, and finding the resulting crop a late, poorly headed variety, illustrating deceptive practices in seed marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S.C
W V. &. Beekman
Practical Tips for Warm Light Children's Clothing
The article urges light warm fabrics like flannel or wool next to the skin to guard against colds. It praises current fashion for allowing free limb movement, longsleeved dresses, and stockings. It stresses dry warm feet, daily sock changes, and removing outer garments on entering the house.
Importance of Changes of Clothing for Health
A letter urges thorough air exposure when washing linen to prevent skin issues and disease. It argues laundries dry clothes in closed rooms and stresses outdoor drying, fresh air, and sun for true cleansing. A humorous breakfast scene follows with characters debating breakfast habits and food safety.
An Appealing Indian Family Visit Describes Courteous Welcomes
The narrator visits a Muslim family in a courtyard dwelling with women in sarees and young girls studying from an Indian primer. A Hindu family scene follows with a multichild mother and a precocious seven year old reading, while elder women nurture guests and explain daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Toilo
Prinmer
A Wonder in Industry
A Commercial Enquirer digest shows the U S canning trade uses about 1,000,000,000 cans yearly. Tin plates yield roughly 100 cans per box, implying around 10,000,000 boxes of tin plate are needed, with total metal weight about 110 million pounds and costs near 45 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dipi'ng
Commercial Enquirer of
New York
Symptoms of Coffee Poisoning and Tea as Contrast
Chronic coffee poisoning is seen in well fed individuals while tea poisoning occurs in hard worked and undernourished women. Coffee poisoning shows loss of appetite sleeplessness and nervous tremors with indigestion and torpor. tea poisoning requires rest and nourishment whereas coffee excess calls for exercise and a lighter regimen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guelliot
Reins
Oliver
Doctor’s cure for church slumber ends in a shawl pin
A physician recalls treating an elderly man who slept in church despite his wife’s warnings. Attempts to stay awake included chewing tobacco and peppers, while the wife finally jabbed him with a shawl pin. The doctor notes factors like church temperature, lighting, and seating contribute to dozing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Israel
Morpheus
Land of Nod
Virginia bond-set executor named for Har rison Phoebus estate
Capt. P. T. Woodfin of Salem Massachusetts has qualified as an executor of the Harrison Phoebus estate, famed Old Point Comfort hotel keeper. The bond stands at $600,000 with each executor required to own property in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. T. Woodfin
Salem
Mass
Harrison Phoebus
Old Point Comfort
Virginia
Olympic Time, Chariot Races, and Millais Advice
The Olympia foot race and the stadium defined time in Greek history through Olympiads lasting nearly 1,200 years. Chariot races drew fierce crowds with up to 40 teams wrecking chariots, while winners’ cities gained glory. The piece also notes Millais advising American students to train in England, Depew’s mail volume, various hair products, a Dover strait bridge plan, and other brief items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Corcebus
Ipiritus
Theodosius
Greece
Arcesilaus
Cyrene
Africa
Pindar
Pheronicus
Ol. i
Pyth
National Review
Free self operating washing machines offered by The Domestic Co
The Domestic Co announces a promotion giving away 1,000 self operating washing machines to customers who send their name. The offer claims no washboard or rubbing is required and provides Chicago address 418 and 420 Wabash Ave for entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Ave
Chicago
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Relief for Many Ailments
The article extols the virtues of Dr. R. V. Pierce and his Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy. It credits the Creator with plant remedies, notes the laboratory’s secrets require long labor, and lauds Blaine as a healthy exemplary man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Pierce
Remarkable claims on beauty pills and remedies
An article extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as restoring youth and beauty when hormonal issues threaten vigor. It also notes a German emperor improving in health and warns of nocturnal cholera pain, urging Perry Davis' Pain Killer for home relief.
Grant's widow receives $411,000 from general's book profits
The statement notes that Mrs. Grant has collected a total of $411,000 to date as her share of profits from the general's books, outlining the earnings as an accumulated sum.
Emulsion Promoted For Health And Bronchitis Claims
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites as beneficial for overworked organs and digestion issues. It quotes a physician praising improved health from the product and contrasts with Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy as a guaranteed cure for catarrh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
L. P. Wappveryt, M. D
Hough
Miss Jones
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Fred Grundy
New Yorker
New England
Denver
Union Pacific
Lincoln
Nebraska
Boulder
Colorado
Hoard’s Dairyman
T. B. Terry
Humbuegery
Commons
Mr. Battle
Mr. Rottle
John Millais
England
Chauncey Depew
Hall
Strait of
Dover
Gov
Hamilton
Maryland
Blaine
Perry Davis
Jay Gould
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Jarvis Patton
Washington
Pottes Droug and Chemical CO
Baltimore
Detroit
Gee
Columbia Law
Yakesley
Oberlin
University of Penn
Michigan University
Chautauqua, &c
Richard Proctor
W.W Aster
Judah P
Judge Gibson
Dr. Brown
E. H. Cook
Prin
N. Y. State Normal College
Cor— "Dence
Fifth Ave
N. X
North Carolina
SwaYsg
Swayne
D. W. Bliss
Garfield
North Star
Prof. Huxley
Switzerland
Cote
Hood
Mary
Illinois
J. Curustian
Iaipolis
Il Hood
C. J. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Maas
Pines
Elery
Dugcistes Wells, Richardson &Co
Burlington
Allens Lung Balsam
Ely
Exy Bros
Greenwich, N.Y
Clothier
Northwest
J.l.hudson
Seventh and
Robert Sts
Ryan
St.Paul,Minn
Bwight
Eratus
ALLES
Ucbrinesalya
J. Ailea
Sc. Teal
Mina
Moody's
Drese Cutting
Moody & CO
Cincinnati
Brewster Safety
Holder CO
Holly, Mich
Allen
J. P. Allen
Ss. Pacl
Wells, &E
Loomis & Nyman
Tiffin
Ohio
B. Johnson & 14
Main Street
Richmond
Braze Chemical Co
G.h.ingraham
M. D
Amsterdam
D. EK
Astor Nts
F. Eberleis
Droz
Shiregu
E. Cohen
L. Bold
Sherman House
Jno
F H.C. K
Forresters
FE Koenig
Fe. Wayne
Ind
Madison St
Mendensall Greenhouse
Minneapolis, Minn
Ren
Ban Tee
Minneapolis
Montgomery Ward 2 CO
Michigan Avenue
Batavia
Saleratus
Arm & Hammer
Ona Sacer Hammer
S. E. Olson & CO
Mammoth Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods House
Nicollet Avenue
J Tower
Simmone St
Bostor
Mase
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