Infants Paralyzed as Doctors Link Carriers to Policy Makers
Dr. Simon Flexner and two associates report in the Journal of the American Medical Association that healthy parents of a child with infantile paralysis may be carriers. Nasopharyngeal washings from such parents caused infection in a Macacus cynomolgus monkey, with recovery from anesthesia but later signs of paralysis and spinal cord lesions observed.
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Simon Flexner
Journal of the American Medical Association
Flexner
Remarkable Kidney Cure Reported By One Otter Dein Man
R M Fleenor of Otterbein Indiana writes of 25 years suffering from kidney trouble that worsened to bladder inflammation. After failing to improve with doctors he used Dodd's Kidney Pills and claims a full recovery after two boxes. He endorses the remedy and notes free literature and music offered by Dodd's Medicine Co. Buffalo NY.
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R. M. Fleenor
Otterdein
Ind
Dodd
Mr. Fleenor
Dodd's Medicine Co
Buffalo
Subscription Drive After Killing of Book Agent
A tenant explains a subscription drive to reward the killer of a book agent. The businessman offers to contribute ten thousand dollars. The scene unfolds as the caller lays a paper on the desk and asks for support.
Medical Humor Boils Theme in Simple Exchange
A patient asks about boils that come and go and the doctor gives a pun filled reply about not letting those that are off trouble him. The exchange reflects light medical humor rather than serious clinical detail.
Dr Pierce's Pellets Labeled as Thorough Constipation Cure
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a thorough cure for constipation and related ailments. The copy promotes the product as the favorite family laxative and emphasizes its healing claims.
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Pierce
So Miss Jiggers Had an Eye to Vaudeville Stage
A brief note recalls Miss Jiggers pursued vaudeville dreams but faced a setback, with an ironic curtain call as she was given the hook. The item captures a local theater anecdote and its punchline in a concise amuse-bouche.
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Jiggers
Backward Front Staircase Homes by William A Radford
American Mr William A Radford offers free advice on building to readers, citing Chicago contact. He describes lake shore suburb designs with a backward front stair, rear chimney layout, and spacious living areas, noting the need for a wide lot of at least fifty feet frontage.
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William A Radford
William A. Radford
West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Lake Shore
Window seat and sash design in Radford editorials
The article discusses architectural details of bay windows and sash construction. It explains variations in sash size and recess, options for solidly fitted sash to reduce drafts, and emphasizes careful exterior boarding, building paper, and plastering around window frames. It cautions that a large house requires quality craft to avoid a barnlike appearance or an improved, streetworthy finish.
Age of Societies and The Endless Organization
A witty satirical piece lampoons the era of endless societies and committees. It mocks endless organizing to control every aspect of life, suggesting absurd new societies to stop other societies, ending with a call to form a society for preventing useless societies.
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Selah
Mercenary Husband in a Society Theatrical
A society affair features Mrs Van Clews who plans private theatricals. She frets about appearing in tights while her husband Wilfred predicts gossip that he married her for money. The exchange highlights social scrutiny and marital pique.
Cure Cough in a Day with Globe Pine Compound Remedy
A claimed cure for any curable cough uses Globe Pine Compound with glycerine mixed in half a pint of good whiskey. Dosages are one to two teaspoonfuls after meals and at night, with smaller amounts for children. The formula, attributed to a reliable doctor, is said to have appeared six years ago and remains in demand, distributed by Globe Pharmaceutical Laboratories of Chicago.
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Globe Pharmaceutical Laboratories of
Chicago
R.V. Pierce
M. D
Dealera
Embarrassing Exchange Caddie Quip Sparks Laughter
A brief anecdote features a boy asked to define an oath. He recalls serving as a golf caddie for a week last summer, triggering amused reactions. The exchange highlights a playful, tongue in cheek moment.
Cuticura Cure Promises Soft White Hands
Red rough hands are claimed to be softened and whitened overnight by a Cuticura treatment. Soak in hot water with Cuticura Soap, dry, apply Cuticura Ointment, and wear loose gloves at night. The ad touts emollients that prevent redness and chapping and urges postal sample requests.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Youth Denies Villainy. Star Names Treasurer as Fleeing
A baggageman asks if the youth is the troupe’s villain. The youth with black curly hair denies before claiming the real villain is the company treasurer, who is about five hundred miles westward, en route to an unknown destination.
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Washington Star
Quip on Mrs Plodgitt’s gowns and accent
A humorous line notes Mrs Plodgitt buys gowns in Paris while her French accent comes from elsewhere. The joke hinges on fashion origin versus manner of speech.
Steamer Cap Jokes Highlight Style and Witty Banter
In a light exchange a speaker questions why few women wear a steamer cap while another quips that it is because it is a handy cap. The brief chatter captures period humor and social style.
Hatchet Attack at Greensboro Demand for Help
Louis Brownlow, Washington newsman, paused in a Greensboro drug store when a young man ran in with a deep skull wound claiming a hatchet attack. A separate tale has a laborer with a smashed nose after sticking it through a boiler hole for fresh air, misread as a red-hot rivet by a hammer-wielding outsider.
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Louis Brownlow
Washington
Greensboro
N. C
Brownlow
Castoria Safety Reminder for Mothers and Children
Mothers urged to inspect every CASTORIA bottle for the physicians signature as a trusted remedy used for over 30 years. The notice emphasizes Castoria’s safety for infants and children and cites the familiar Fletcher’s brand name.
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Fletcher
Think Before You Speak by William Penn
The quote urges careful speech and truth over victory. It emphasizes thinking before speaking, choosing fitting moments, and avoiding unjust aims. It advocates earnest debate focused on truth and constructive gain rather than exposing opponents.
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William Penn
Unlucky to Marry in 1913 Says Nell
Depenas asks Belle if marrying in 1913 is unlucky. Nell responds that it is a sure thing for a poor man, indicating superstition or wit in a domestic dialogue.
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Depenas
Belle
Nell
Sulphuric Acid Linked to Lake Deaths of Waterfowl
Dr Buckley of the pathology division of the bureau of animal industry confirms that sulphuric acid discharged into Great Salt Lake Utah killed about two million waterfowl last year. The American Game Protective association sent him to Salt Lake City to probe a contagious disease theory.
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Great Salt Lake
Utah
Buckley
Bureau of Animal Industry
American Game Protective Association
Salt Lake City
Eye Ear Nose and Throat Specialist Dr Rindlaub
An advertisement lists Dr J H Rindlaub of Fargo North Dakota as a specialist in eye ear nose and throat care. It promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and notes a general remark on doctors fees.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
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