Venom as Epilepsy Cure Reported by Texas Study
Dr Ralph H Spangler reports venom injections from Texas rattlesnakes reduce epileptic attacks and improve patient condition in about 2000 injections across 110 cases. A eleven year old girl saw attacks drop from three daily to minor episodes in months. The tale appears in Technical World Magazine noting blood coagulation delay as the proposed mechanism and broader scientific interest.
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Ralph H. Spangler
A. St. George Joyce
Technical World Magazine
Spangler
Texas
M. Dissaud
Turkey’s struggle under Young Turks and old regime
The piece surveys Turkey’s repeated constitutional revivals and revolts from Midhat Pasha’s days to the 1908 revolution and beyond. It notes Abdul Hamid II’s manipulation of powers, the 1910 Union and Progress speech, and the use of “wooden bullets” by a nation torn between reform and suppression in a clash with civilization’s pace.
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Midhat Pasha
Ater
Turkey
Abd-ul ‘Hamid
Germany
England
Abd-ul-Hamid
Russia
Macedonia
Party of Union and Progress
Adrianople
Central American Girl in Washington Dines On Rhode Island Ave
Senora Dona Sanz Mendez arrives in Washington for the winter to stay with her father the Central American minister in the United States. She has spent months in Paris and will reside on fashionable Rhode Island avenue near the legation.
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Senora
Dona Sanz Mendez
Washington
United States
Paris
Rhode Island Avenue
Legation
A Dry Time
An old negro tenant asks his landlord for money after his red cow, the plow animal, went dry to buy rations. The brief dialogue captures a rural exchange with period dialect and a plea for aid.
Immigration reform and literacy test debate in early US policy
The piece discusses strict quarantine, literacy tests, and a proposed immigration pill to tighten entry controls. It warns of forged certificates, fraudulent passports, and potential public school impacts as the United States contemplates stronger enforcement and distribution of immigrants across regions.
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America
Italy
United States
Russia
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Pacific
Europe
Land Opening in Moses Lake Valley for Settlers
Fertile fruit and alfalfa lands opened east of Wenatchee fruit district in Moses Lake Valley. Hundreds arrive to claim 10 acre tracts at $1.50 per month, offering independence. Yields range from $506 to $1,000 per year for growers. free booklet available from Hallett Bros. at 106 Pike St. Seattle.
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Moses Lake Valley
Wenatchee Fruit District
Dept. B. Hallett Bros
Pike St
Seattle
Wash
Recipes for the Housewife Chicken Salad Filling and Desserts
A kitchen guide outlines chicken salad filling with celery onion peppers and boiled dressing, a ham and egg filling, and decorative bread ideas. It then covers lettuce cups with grapes and grapefruit and a gelatin grape juice dessert finished with whipped cream and garnishes.
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Boston
Frances Reeve Leaves London for American Drama Debut
Miss Frances Reeve, once a leading light at London's Gaiety Theatre, accepted a new offer after her engagement there and now appears in legitimate drama in America, a change she says she never regrets.
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Frances Reeve
Gaiety Theatre
London
America
Miss Reeve
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Portland
Coffee Dept
Inter-State Publishing Co
Portland, Oregon
U. S
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ABIRD
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