Mysterious disease la grippe traced from 1510
The Cincinnati Times Star notes la grippe a long studied illness of three centuries with widespread outbreaks in Europe and America. It highlights uncertainty about causes from sun spots to microbes and cites pneumonia as its most frequent complication in the frail. It recalls Dublin deaths in 1887 and the 1891 92 Atlantic crossing.
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Europe
France
England
Great Britain
Dublin
Atlantic
America
Cincinnati Times Star
New Confidence From Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound
Mrs Maper Baxnococs of Grand Rapids Michigan reports ovarian trouble and sleepless nights improving after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. She says pain, fatigue and headaches have ceased, color returns, and her husband and friends notice the change. She invites others to write for free advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Native Philippine Girls Traits in Hair Feet Music and Marriage
Describes Philippine women as graceful with long black hair and notable feet. Notes fashion, lack of schooling, fondness for music especially guitar, and athletic skills. Mentions Manila Mestizos in society and a traditional arranged marriage custom requiring the groom’s family service before wedding.
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Islands
Manila
Philippines
The Brave Bull, the Cruel Spaniard in Spain
A Saturday Review correspondent describes a bull fight in Spain. The espada's final scene often lacks drama as the tired bull seeks escape but one savage beast fights to the end, bearing two swords, before being forced to kneel and die.
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Spain
Saturday Review
Espada
Virtue Firm as a Stone Umbrella in Burma Address
An address from Myitkyina inhabitants to the Viceroy praises Queen-Empress and the Viceroy. It likens the ruler to a cardinal virtue as firm as a stone umbrella and expresses happiness at Myitkyina’s visit and prayers for long life of the Queen-Empress.
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Myitkyina
India
Jambudipa
Allahabad
Mortality Rates in French Troops Across Regions
The Medical Record cites M. Noel showing French troops die at 6.08 percent in France 12.27 in Algiers and 42.95 in the colonies. It compares these to about 2 percent mortality among our troops in the Spain war, urging whether antiwar outcry is justified.
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M. Noel
Revue Scientifique
France
Algiers
Spain
One Advantage for Alabama Girl in Convict Marriage
A brief item notes an Alabama girl who married a convict and can recall a practical advantage she has in knowing her husband’s location, cited by the New Orleans Picayune.
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Alabama
New Orleans Picayune
Stranger Requests Parlor Fit Incident At Home
A well-dressed stranger arrived during a social visit to Mrs. D. Y. Van Dyne and claimed a parlor was needed for a fit. He lay on the floor in a side room, recovered, thanked his hostess, and departed without giving his name. Report filed by the St. Louis correspondent of The Chicago Times-Herald.
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Williams
Grip
Herman H. Eveler
W. Main St
Jefferson, Mo
Ap Builder
Bas
Dr. Williams
H.h.eveler
Eveler
Oyle Co. Democrat
Jefferson City
Dr. Williams Medicine
N.Y
D. Y. van Dyne
Despairing Lover Seeks Reply to Thursday Letter
A distressed speaker addresses Bertha asking for a reply to a letter sent last Thursday. The exchange reveals personal tension and concern over a future tied to Bertha's response. The Chicago Tribune notes the day next Tuesday set for opening sealed proposals.
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Bertha
Ashington
Horace
Chicago Tribune
Cascarets and Other Tonic Claims From Advertisements
A collage of 19th century ads tout Cascarets as blood purifiers and beauty aids while promoting Laxative Bromo Quinine for colds and Piso's Cure for consumption. It includes references to Boston and Maine Railroad cost savings, Winslow's soothing syrup, and various patent medicine claims amid political quotes. The fragmentary piece mirrors period marketing and public notices.
Misleading Christmas Hint Quip Recounts Courtroom Joke
In a court transcript, Mr Linger questions if Miss Kittish intended a hint. Mr Spotts asks what hint, and Mr Linger recalls her remark Marry Christ mas as the jest cited by the judge.
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Mr. Linger
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