Officials burn adulterated drugs and foods in Washington
Washington officials of the department of agriculture burned hundreds of dollars' worth of adulterated or misbranded drugs and alleged foods. Purchased in the open market, the items were tested by the bureau of chemistry for pure food law violations. After testing, condemning reports were issued and manufacturers were reproved.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Chemistry
Prescriptions Mistaken for Excavated Notebooks
A patient fears his doctor has unearthed a grave discovery as the physician reveals slips of paper are only prescriptions. The patient momentarily confuses medical notes with a cryptic excavation, highlighting humorous mistrust of hieroglyphic-like writing.
The Napoleonic Race and Enduring Royal Dynasties
A sweeping meditation on royal extinction and continuity through Napoleonic, Capetian, and Tudor lines. The piece argues dynastic fate hinges on timely marriages, vs. nature, and chronicles Caesars, Valois, Medici, and Tudor trajectories, ending with Elizabeth I’s demise.
Teaching speech to deaf mutes in beat schools
The article outlines methods used to train deaf mutes in beat schools, starting with breathing through the nose and mouth, mirror-demonstrated tongue positions, and low tongue placement. It covers tongue gymnastics, vocal cord vibration, the physiological alphabet, reading by sight, lip reading, and sequentially integrating these skills as patients learn to speak and read.
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New York Medical Journal
Problems From King Alfred Arithmetic Lesson
A historical note recalls two old time arithmetic problems from an Alfred the Great era lesson book. The swallow invites the snail to dinner, distance a league and snail speed one inch per day, asking time to dine. Another riddle asks a man’s age given living years, extra years, and a century goal with a possible additional year.
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Philip VI
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Charles the Bold
Claude
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Francia VII
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Doctor cures scalp disease with Cuticura remedies
A reader recalls a childhood scalp infection that caused hair loss and months of discomfort. A doctor prescribed Cuticura Remedies, which healed the condition in weeks. The writer later used Cuticura on hand eruptions with good results. A note credits Barnum endorsing the remedies as effective with his circus shows.
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Sahe
Schumann
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Hope Terriss
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Hope
Misa Terriss
Dacellent Society
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Boba
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Hamilton, Ga
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P. T. Barnum
Dreadful Flood Tale Hears Wee Anita Ask About Dam Break
The child Anita recalls the Johnstown flood tale and asks if the dam disaster was dreadful and killed many, prompted by her grandfather explaining that the dam broke and caused destruction. Her concern centers on the tragedy and its deadly impact.
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Johnstown
Grand
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