Golden Medical Discovery Promises Liver Relief and Vitality
An aged medical advertisement extols a tonic named Golden Medical Discovery to treat torpid liver biliousness weak stomach and related symptoms. It claims non secret non alcoholic glyceric extract with ingredients printed on the bottle wrapper and endorsed by medical writers. The copy warns against indigestible foods and urges regular use to gain vigor and strength.
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Bayige
Nor Wodl
Lance
Chestevie
Grauny
Lees
Guise
Lvet Troitile
Arceins
The Bolometer and Stellar Heat Measurement Adventure
Technical World Magazine describes Langley's bolometer setup using a star beam focused through mirrors onto a platinum thread, with heat measured by a sensitive galvanometer and a tiny glass mirror. An embedded Kansas City Times quip follows the science note.
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5. J. Langley
Earth
Alcyone
Sirius
Technical World Magazine
Seeds and sowing moral lessons for youth
A religious homily explains sowing and reaping from Galatians. The speaker uses seed growth as a metaphor for deeds, warning that evil actions yield bad outcomes for the wicked and younger listeners should choose kindness and obedience. A Moody anecdote illustrates the life impact of bad choices.
The Chinese Lily Folktale of Ching
In Ching two orphan brothers clash over inheritance until the younger, bereft and despondent, finds a fairy who promises riches if he seeks a buried treasure. He digs, discovers a bulb, and grows a unique flower called the Chinese lily, which yields wealth and fame as people flock to view it.
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Ching
Patel
China
Ifa
Stones with Curious Origin Found in East Indian Fruits
The article notes tabasheer forming in bamboo joints and a coconut stone in coconuts, pure carbonate of lime and resembling a white pearl. Such stones, though rare, are valued by locals as charms against illness and evil spirits, while others arise in pomegranates and other fruits.
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Java
East Indian
Chicago News
No Great Punishment Leaves Grandfather Unable to Read
Jared Wilkins grew up illiterate and avoided school, a fact his seven year old grandson Harold uncovers when asking him to read from a new book. The old man explains he was a “bad boy” who wouldn’t attend school and now laments the outcome.
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Jared Wilkins
Harold
Sonny
Fragment from a tragic tale of a son and broken kin
A son learns his father died of a broken heart after his removal, and his mother is confined in a lunar asylum where she loses her mind and denies him. He mourns and tries to reach her but is rejected, then dies soon after. The narrative ends with moral about sowing evil in youth and reaping a whirlwind.
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Physicians
Boards of Health
Slie
Mr. Moody
Aoy
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Bright
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