Starkville mine disaster frames coal owners as killers
The Starkville explosion kills 55 miners, exposes mine operators’ greed, cites 1900s US and European death rates, and argues electricity and safety lapses drive avoidable deaths. It urges immediate regulation, safer electric mining gear, and Colorado’s push to prohibit electricity in mines despite costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starkville
Colorado
Ags
Dawson
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Belgium
Pittsburg
Geological Survey
Hall
Walter Snelling
United States
France
Department of Naviies
Pennosylvania
Monongah No. 8
Joutpalp
Hearih
No. 6
Jenkins
Streul
Marianna
Department of Mines
Pittebure-Buffalo Company
J. R. Smy
Monongahela
William Underwood
John F. Hell
Pittsburg Buffalo Company
State Department of Mines
Federal Department of Mines
H. H. Clark
Renmaliz
Belive
Spring Tiredness Warns of Blood Impurity Hood’s Sarsaparilla
An advertisement urges readers to treat spring fatigue and pimples as signs of impure blood. It claims Hood’s Sarsaparilla offers unique cures by combining twenty ingredients, asserting it though it contains sarsaparilla it provides superior remedy and urges insistence on this product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Health and Tuberculosis in Churches and Remedies
An excerpt discusses Hood's Sarsaparilla claims and a dentist or medical anecdote. It cites the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis with figures from church reports and populations, noting deaths and rates in 1909. The piece urges preventive care and mentions Hamline Wizard Oil as a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association For the Study and Prevention
Churchea
Harcher
Custed
Cure That Catarrh With Paxtine Antiseptic
An article promotes Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic as a cure for chronic catarrh. It describes Paxtine as a harmless germicide in powder form that mixes with water for spray or gargle, claims it heals inflammation, clears secretions, and removes odors. Available at druggists 25 or 50 cents, with free samples from Paxton Tailor Company, Boston.
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Paxton Tailor Company
Boston
Mass
Witty Exchange Sparks Dark Gas Death Joke
The cartoon caption depicts Mrs Scrappington reading as a woman turns on gas while her husband sleeps, an act deemed asphyxiating him. The husband responds with a flippant remark about considerate behavior, likening it to waking a husband only to talk him to death.
Her Way. Mrs Hoges Slipper Quip Sparks Laughs
A humorous exchange between Mrs Woggs and Mrs Hoges features a wife teasingly asking about keeping her husband at home. Hoges counters with a sharp remark about mislaid footwear, provoking chuckles in the page’s lighthearted corner.
Randall’s Bravery Reputation Questioned by Hoax Text
Fragmentary notes claim Randall has a reputation for bravery with ambiguous phrases about flowers and a series of obscure medical and brand mentions. The text includes a misquoted line about Winslow’s syrup for teething and other nonsensical phrases.
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Randall
Flowers
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