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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1898
Page
5
A Medical Record letter argues asthma, like mountain sickness, may improve with cycling training. It asserts deep breathing increases and stabilizes with practice, and suggests home cycling on a jo mmy cycle simulates riding hills. Anecdote cites one patient whose nightly asthma attacks faded after years of moderate cycling.
An old anecdote recounts a man who, during a period of low mood, plans to jump overboard but lacks a mackintosh. He survives, later dies at 97 after catching a cold in rain. The piece also notes the Irish Dueling Code as altered by duelists in England and the United States.
In Pearson's Weekly a domestic row unfolds over buying a silk dress to match neighbors, with Banks vetoing the extravagance and lack of funds. Mrs Banks snaps in frustration as dinner approaches, while he muses aloud about an aching void before resuming the meal with tense silence.
Fragmentary passage recounts Peter the Great in an imperial palace scene with princes nobles and soldiers. A chorus or toast erupts as the czar calls for attention amid revelry at a royal table. The readable text ends mid sentence with a question or challenge to the company.
Missive from The Ladies Home Journal outlines home candy making rules. It covers stirring, boiling, cooling, fondant preparation, and storage tips for various confections including cream candy and fondant. Emphasizes preparation, precise timing, and temperature control to avoid scorching and crystallization.
Fragmentary historical note traces Sir Walter Scott and the modern Scotts through Harden, Lockhart, Hopes, and Maxwell lines, detailing adoptions, marriages, deaths, and the transmission of the Abbotsford estate amid a sequence of heirs and altered surnames. Includes a vivid anecdote about a Wells Fargo cage of wildcats on a Santa Fe train and a brief reminiscence of Anthony Hope's early career and first case.
An 19th century ad extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a spring remedy to purify blood and prevent eruptions, itching, and scrofula. It cites cures for a child’s ear infections and a long history of skin and female health troubles, urging readers to try the tonic for better appetite and health.
A ship chartered during P. T. Barnum era to Africa carries live elephants rhino giraffe zebras and apes. Apes seize the vessel alarmed crew and captain. The narrator uses a banana ruse to recapture the ship as apes crowd the deck and watch for the prize banana counts.
A quoted line from Harper's Round Table notes a captain claiming to have secured Antgate after mutineers seized the door and locked it fast for the remainder of the voyage. The remark underscores vigilance and cautious management aboard during perilous travel.
A fragment discusses seabirds and shorebirds driven by strong gales. It notes many perish offshore or upon reaching land, as wind and spray exhaust their strength, with some carcasses washing up on Atlantic beaches. It also mentions a baby elephant in Ceylon and observations on Sir Edward J. Poynter and art.
Florence Elmi Winterburn in The Woman's Home Companion extols keeping children’s wishes in Christmas stockings and avoiding merely fashionable gifts. She favors thoughtful, surprising presents, kindness, and family rituals over flashy items, urging generosity as a true holiday virtue. The piece ends with a brief, fragmentary dialogue.
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