Understanding boils and diabetes in 1922 medical notes
A 1922 column by George Matthew Adams discusses boils and their relation to tissue resistance, diabetes, and kidney disease. The author links boils to skin infection by staphylococci, urges urine tests for diabetes, and emphasizes hygiene, avoiding reinfection, and the use of boric acid for treatment. He cites Job as a cautionary example and promises more on boils next week.
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Dear Mrs Thompson Love Letter About a Lost Lover
An anxious young woman asks if her boyfriend truly loved her after he vanished and stopped replying. The columnist believes the boy lost interest, notes she did right to write, and advises focusing on moving on with a brave heart while acknowledging others share similar pain.
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Mrs. Thompson
Dia
Farewell America in Nevinson's satirical journey
The writer H W Nevinson rails against modern life in a long Farewell America piece in the London Chronicle. He mocks suburban decay, electric wires, consumer excess, slang, and the noisiness of apartment life while joking about a noiseless coffee unit and the daily grind. He notes Americans spend about 27 per year per smoker, critiquing habits and urban culture.
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H. W. Nevinson
America
London
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Leaders in Rail-Union Wage Controversy
Rail workers and unions vote on wage cuts announced by the federal railway board. Major unions except the four big brotherhoods are balloting after a Cincinnati conference. Leaders including Samuel Higgins Horace Baker and Samuel M. Felton are pictured with union heads signaling a possible bluff and delayed strike, amid crossfire of AFL officials.
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A. W. Whar
J. H. Biltote
Samuel Higgins
Horace Baker
W. L. Meenimen
G. W. W. Hanger
R. M. Gorton
Ben Eenacre
Rail Below
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Hughes Wedding Sparks Harding Era Romance in D.C.
Miss Catherine Hughes, daughter of Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes, marries Chauncey Lockhart Waddell in a Bethlehem chapel ceremony. Several thousand guests, including President and Mrs. Harding, attend a gala reception at the Pan American building following the service at the Cathedral of Sts. Fever and Paul.
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Beauty Chats on Chin Care and Hair Tips
Lively beauty column offers chin firming and weight loss tips for women nearing 30. Advice covers reducing double chins, daily massages, cold creams, neck exercises, and chin straps, plus henna use and how weight affects hands and feet with milk as a health boost. The column invites reader questions addressed by Miss Forbes in the Beauty Chats section.
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Jimmie Warburton Reunites With Grace and Ilona
In a sunlit park scene Jimmie Warburton helps Grace and Ilona after a stumble. He invites a late outing and, amid light flirtation, Grace’s illness softens as Jimmie confesses happiness at seeing her again. The moment hints at a budding romance. (To Be Continued)
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Old Time Recipes and Home Crafts Fill a Homely Page
A garbled specimen of a vintage newspaper recipe page offers Maitre Hotel Butter and Brown Belly desserts, pork chops with canned tomato soup, stuffed potatoes, and brown sugar cookies. It includes shelf tips for stockings care, ink stain removal, and furniture decoration using rose designs and peacocks on Windsor chairs.
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Misa Forbes
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