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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1899
Page
7
A New York Sun physician warns morphine addiction among women is rising and easy to obtain. He cites a wealthy patient with 200 pills found, describes nurses and pharmacists enabling access, and notes doctors often push morphine for neuralgia and rheumatism. The piece condemns physicians who themselves become users and urges vigilance.
The article notes that infectious diseases are extraordinarily deadly in Russia with high child mortality. Diphtheria, measles, scarlet fever, and smallpox devastate villages and rural towns, highlighting urgent health crises across the country.
Women shop for a round punch to mark score cards at Handel hall after a game at the Woman's Euchre club. A friend wins eight games while fourteen marks reveal she also punched her card, highlighting a subtle cheating edge amid prize stakes and gambling concerns. A separate note describes diplomats mistaken for wearing night dress at Washington receptions, and an analysis of Hungary's feudal labor system with serf-like peasants bound to their landlords.
A collage of blunders from faux religious verse and comic misreadings in Household Words marks a humorous Victorian moment. The Detroit Free Press caricatures a doctor patient exchange about rest and hospital care. Arab Marie notes an overstrung prima donna in a faltering duet with herself.
A fragmented quotation set contrasts marital tensions with social status. Chicago Record cites Wasted Grandeur while Mae laments a gendered restriction on privacy, followed by Ethal’s remark about avoidance of another kiss from a different paper.
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