Water Drinking Best Means of Health
An early health column argues that proper water intake benefits the body by flushing the body's internal sewerage. It warns that uric acid and other metabolic wastes can cause disease if not eliminated, and recommends drinking water outside meals while sipping rather than gulping during meals to aid digestion and overall health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Douglas
L. Douglas
Haward
Douglas
Heyl
Coromtt
Why Boiling a Potato Is an Art
A brief science based essay explains that boiling potatoes correctly hinges on maintaining water at boiling point to let heat penetrate the potato. It notes unscientific boiling wastes fuel, risks breaking the vegetable, and can lead to a gummy texture if overcooked or dextrinized.
The True Province of the Newspaper
A tract extols journalism as a public trust to tell the truth and neither distort nor omit facts. It laments sensationalism and proclaims a duty of conscience and patriotism for Americans to uphold honest reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
The Praise of Science and Franklin in Histories
A historical reflection argues that science elevates fame, citing Benjamin Franklin's household name status over Daniel Webster. It contrasts poets and conquerors with scientific leaders like Aristotle and Newton, positing Darwin could outshine other nineteenth century figures in future memory.
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Enjamin Franklin
Daniel Webster
America
Howard Everett Hale
Franklin
Webster
Alexander
Aristotle
Homer
Euclid
Columbus
Shakespeare
Newton
Luther
Copernicus
Galileo
Michael Angelo
Napoleon
Laplace
Darwin
Peercaaly
Berchinss
Benjamin Franklin
Washington
Joussl
Change of Life Testimony Endorses Vegetable Compound
Mrs E Sailer of Los Angeles credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her postmenopausal symptoms after two years of suffering. The endorse ment notes charitable use of the remedy and urges other women to seek Mrs Pinkham's free advice from Lynn Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Mrs. Proxaamm
E. Sailer
German Relief Association
Los Angeles
Cal
Aday
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hill St
Cannot Be Touched by Wiles of Women in War Stories
A London coronation visitor from South Africa recounts a tale about Lord Kitchener resisting a Boer spy’s advances in Cape Town. The piece notes strong admiration for Kitchener’s indifference to seduction and recalls his Egyptian and potential Hades conquests. It also mentions Boston Lafayette Square considering statues of Pulaski and Steuben alongside Lafayette and Rochambeau.
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London
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Cape Town
Egypt
Hades
Lafayette Square
Boston
America
Ady
Lafayette
Rocbeau
Pulaski
Steuben
Tim Donahue Apologizes After Noisy Hotel Row
The late Taunton born catcher Tim Donahue, famed for many public stories, once resolved a loud hotel dispute in Hot Springs. In a room split by Moran and others, he offered to apologize to a traveling man if his conduct warranted it, and then woke him to say sorry. The traveling man’s name cannot be printed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Donahue
Taunton
Mass
Tim
Hot Springs
Chicago
Minneapolis
Billy Moran
Ryan
Kittridge
Pete
Moran
Donahue
Grim Old Newgate Prison to be Destroyed May 24
London Exchange reports the condemned Newgate Prison will begin destruction and rebuilding on May 24. Temporary cells rise at the Old Bailey as workers prepare to dismantle the soot-darkened jail that housed infamous criminals such as Jonathan Wild and Jack Sheppard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newgate Prison
Old Bailey
Wewgate
Jonathan Wild
Jack Sheppard
Mrs. Brownrigg
London
London Exchange
Pelee eruption explained by Yale professor
Prof Verrill of Yale proposes that the Pelee eruption released hydrogen and oxygen from water as lava met the crater, creating a vast flame and deadly gases. Sea water could also dissociate chloride with sodium, producing hydrochloric acid that suffocated and burned, accounting for deaths and widespread damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pierre
Verrill
Yale
Martinique
Anecdote About Typesetters From John W Bailey
The late John W Bailey of the Philadelphia Record told a story from his newsroom days about a comp who split the word horses into hor ses. The proof reader noted the error but the typesetter argued the proper division. The tale highlights printer humor and newsroom tensions in old newspaper practice.
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John W. Bailey
Philadelphia Record
The
Record
Bailey
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Pelee
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Winchester
Winchester Repeating Arms CO
New Haven
Conn
Royal Worcester
BON Ton
Royal Worcester Corset CO
Worcester
Paix
Peria
Austr
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Lowuen
R. Towns & Co
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Porter
Rus
Howe Andy Cathartic
Coath
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Massey
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Houston, Tex. Va
Birmingham
Ala
Business
Montgomery
Jacksonville
Fla
College OF Kentucky University
Mee
Lexington
Regia Now
Albor R. Smith
Prest
Lexington, Ky
HE International Telegraphy
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Macon
Georgia
Teers
Havo Erie
H. F. Lewis & Co., Limited
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