Tape worm claim from Professor Munyon spreads alarm in US
A Philadelphia doctor Professor James M. Munyon warns that many Americans suffer from tape worms misdiagnosed as stomach trouble. He claims a standard treatment both digests food and kills worms with reported dozens of cures and offers free medical advice by mail.
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United States
James M. Munyon
Jefferson
Philadelphia
Tre
BPE
Jefferson Streets
Philadelpha
Postum Benefits Promoted In Church Letter
An anecdotal letter from a Cape May area churchgoer promotes Postum as a cure for coffee related ailments. The writer notes headaches gastritis and nervousness vanished after switching to Postum and reports peers including ministers adopting the beverage as a coffee substitute. The piece ends with a testimonial urging readers to consider the product.
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Wife
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Building a Home Freedom through Wise Ownership
William A Radford offers free expert homebuilding advice through this newspaper column. He argues renting wastes money and time, urging readers to pursue home ownership, noting a lifetime of rent payments could fund a mortgage for a comfortable dwelling.
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William
A. Radford
William A. Radford
Weat Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Ill
Build Your Own Home With A Flexible Design
The article promotes constructing a customized single family residence with brick veneer options priced at 4500 to 5000 dollars. It highlights designing to fit family needs, preferred locations, and collaboration with real estate firms, lenders, and architects to ensure a tailored, economical home. The showcased plan features a 15 by 32 foot living room, a central hallway, a right side dining room and kitchen, four second floor bedrooms, a sewing room, a bathroom, ample closets, and a broad front veranda across the front and side.
First wedding in fifty years charms Mount Washington
Miss Laura R. Schutt and Rev. Milton Whittler wed in Mount Washington Massachusetts ending five decades without a marriage. The town's people filled the church for the ceremony and aided preparations for the event before the couple moved to Brookfield Center Connecticut to start their life together.
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Oston
Laura R. Schutt
Milton Whittler
Mount Washington
Mass
Whittler
Yale Theological School
Little Congregational Church
Miss Schutt
Mr. Whittler
Great Barrington
Schutt
Brookfield Center
Conn
Move Picture Craze Drives Brooklyn Husband to Court
Samuel Denton, a Brooklyn produce merchant, told Magistrate McGuire that home moving pictures trigger relentless family antics and comic scenes, including his wife role playing a fat woman and a hot iron near his face. Denton was discharged.
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York
Moving Pictures
Samuel Denton
Denton
Brooklyn
McGuire
Flatbush Court
Chicago Talker Swindles Clerk With Fake Diamond
A well dressed English accent visitor dupes a Michigan Avenue jewelry clerk in Chicago by exchanging a fake diamond for a genuine valued at 4250 dollars. The impostor, who said a noon payment was arranged, left in a touring car after the switch.
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Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Board of Trade
Dental Work Improves Marion Pupils Mental efficiency
Dr W G Ebersole reported to the National Dental Association that proper tooth care raised Marion school pupils average mental efficiency by 80 percent and improved moral and physical condition. From 640 mouths charted, 40 worst cases improved, with notable gains from 30 to 100 percent in various pupils after a year of hygiene, diet, and breathing instruction. Twenty seven pupils completed the full test.
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Marion School
Philosophy to the Rescue by Charles Nagel
Secretary Charles Nagel praises the Irish for philosophy as a core trait. He recounted a dinner tale of a devout Irishman who prayed over a fine steak, only to have a dog steal it, then thanked heaven for preserving his appetite.
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Charles Nagel
Commerce and Labor
Pat
the Sunday Magazine
New Strength for Back Aches and Dizziness
Mrs. C. H. Tyler of Cando North Dakota reports severe back pain and swelling in the feet. She credits Doan's Kidney Pills with prompt relief and a complete cure after trying other remedies. Price 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
Consumers urged to inspect Castoria for infants and children and ensure the signature appears on every bottle. The ad notes the product has been trusted for over 30 years and mentions Fletcher's Castoria as the remedy children cry for.
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Chan
Fletcher
Janet Mistakes Doctor's Term for Toe Nail Poisoning
A four year old girl mishears the doctor speaking of ptomaine poisoning and tells a friend that her mother has toe-nail poisoning. The child repeats the phrase in a simple, poignant misinterpretation of medical language.
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Janet
Cole's Carbolisalve Relief for Skin Ailments
This notice promotes Cole's Carboli salve claiming quick relief and cure of burning itching and torturing skin diseases with instant burn pain relief and scarless healing. It advertises sizes 250 and 600 by druggists and offers free samples from J W Cole and Company Black River Falls Wisconsin. It ends with a Stevenson quote about making excuses.
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Cole
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Crown of Thorns Quotation Echoes in Medical Ad
A quotation about a noble crown being a crown of thorns is cited in connection with J. H. Rindlaub specialist of Fargo North Dakota, linked to Eye Ear Nose and Throat practice. The line appears as a moral or literary aside in the otherwise medical context.
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Ife
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Joe
Loca Weather Bureau
Dal
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Carters
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