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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1910
Page
2
A letter condemns a planned water treatment described as a new dope that allegedly kills germs but could harm healthy components. It laments medical vivisection trends, mocks vaccine measures, and urges caution, predicting harm unless water sources are protected and tests are properly managed.
A writer to the Lancet describes a manual method to revive a fainting person by rhythmic friction on the arms. The technique involves twisting and pressing the wrists and upper arms, repeated several times, with the person reporting immediate relief and suggesting medical friction could aid cholera patients.
A Berlin deputy finds a key on the sidewalk and is ordered to take it to the lost and found bureau. The police agent threatens fines or a day in jail if he disobeys. The deputy ends up obeying and now keeps his hand in his pocket.
A Derbyshire field near Forewark holds the hangman's stone a six foot high bowlder with a top indent said to mark a rope choke death of a sheep thief. Tradition says the thief used the stone as a rest and the rope caught his chin as the sheep struggled then killed him.
Dr Redwell recounts a case of chronic dyspepsia relieved by Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. A 50 cent purchase yielded rapid relief. after four boxes the patient gained weight and regained appetite. The doctor endorses the tablets as harmless and effective for indigestion biliousness and stomach derangements though noting they are advertised as a drug store remedy.
Settled out of court recounts in Denmark's Old Town Denmark tales of two farmers racing to the honest lawyer One farmer beats the other by a broken rig and moralizes that the honest lawyer ends quarrels The tale ends with the two neighbors returning home and making peace
A romance of the second Duke of Richmond and Lady Sarah Cadogan. The match arose to cancel debts, with Lady March thirteen at marriage. Three years later Lord March meets his celebrated wife at the opera box in London and they form a lasting, affectionate bond.
A sensational note describes a cruel trick alleging that a woman's age can be determined by her pulse. The piece claims counting heartbeats on a normal health female reveals age between twenty and twenty five at sixty nine beats per minute. It frames the method as a dangerous discovery and warns of implications for victims.
The article describes a British railway practice called the coach system where rear coaches are dropped just before stations without slowing the locomotive. It notes this maneuver speeds up travel, confuses passengers, and contrasts it with American railways. It references comments by George Sees the Peers and Lloyd George, plus a Carnarvon Welsh exchange.
A dialog frames life as a game with Terhapa and Mr. Meekton. Henrietta is portrayed as treating life like bridge, with Meekton always facing her as the dummy. Washington Star quotation style gives a wry, cynic tone through brief lines.
A Washington Herald clipping notes a scene where a character describes “ionitating hoof beats” in a melodrama. The exchange centers on the line “What are you doing these days” and the reply “Playing the horses” with the punchline that the performer earns 22 dollars nightly.
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