Akron boy with blind sense power shocks doctors
John Porter TM Reilly, a 13 year old Akron boy blind for years, astonishes physicians at Huron Street Hospital with a remarkable touch based perception. By feeling objects he identifies money, people, and even two identical tops, distinguishing Tom from Jerry by touch alone. Medical observers report this as a rare form of tactile perception.
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John Porter
Reilly
Akron
Huron Street Hospital
Hoe
Efe
Tom
Jerry
Cioelunnat! Enquirer
Allen's Foot-Hase Powder for Foot Pain Relief
An old ad describes Allen's Foot-Hase powder to shake into shoes for curing corns bunions swollen feet and ingrown nails. It claims quick result with comfortable shoes, sold by druggists for 25 cents with samples mailed to Adams Allen Le Roy New York.
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Allan
Allen
Addidga
le Roy
Curious Fragments Suggest Quiet Note on Zongs and Cure
A fragmented, era-styled excerpt mentions modern zongs and cheering, with aside on faint hearing and walking backward during a supposed cure for nervous Leaduche, hinting at a whimsical or coded discussion without clear event details.
The Farmer's Gorden and the One-Horse Harrow
A thrift column argues farmers should grow more vegetables for family health citing Norfolk Virginia farm practice. It notes a small garden near the house aids daily variety and health and explains a simple one horse harrow design using lightweight beams and nails for efficient weeding.
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Gorden
America
Norfolk
St. Paul Dispatch
Home Made Harrow and Shade Plans for Poultry Yard
Instructions describe a frame harrow with a handle supported by iron rods and a weighted frame for heavy soils, plus ideas for shade in poultry yards using trees, corn rows, seaflower or castor plants, and canvas around sunny sides. Also notes on saving clover hay by cutting after dew and letting heads brown, and a discussion on keeping individual cow accounts versus herd totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bammer
Poultry Yard
Sheep Pasture Layout and Old Farm Life Reflections
An article from the Farmers Almanac era discusses efficient sheep farming on modest land, proposing a three-field division with rape and feeding crops, movable fences, and alternated grazing to enrich soil. It then reflects on farm labor history, noting farm boy labor wages and the shift from backbreaking toil to labor-saving methods, and ends with a brief discussion on corn cultivation depth and weed control.
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Aome
Daviess County
Nfe
Practical farming and livestock care notes from old text
The excerpt argues farmers should mirror pure breed breeders in herd care, noting milk quality signals, incubation variations, and the value of patient animal management. It covers feeding salt access, egg incubation factors, tree and apple production efficiency, and pruning concepts for future crops.
Doctor Advocated Operation Peru NA MA Atarre
A dated sensational health ad claims Peruna cures female weakness and catarrh of pelvic organs. It cites testimonials from Mrs Eva Sarthe and Maud Steinbach praising Peruna after avoiding surgery. Dr Hartman of Columbus offers free advice and guarantees prompt results or further guidance.
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Atarre
Hartman
Columbus
Ohio
Eva Sarthe
East 1Ath Street
M. Y. City
Peruna
Eve Barthe
Mies Maud Steinbach
12Th St
Milwaukee
Wis
Misa Maud Steinbach
Paruna
Church Choir Reorganizes After Minister's Remarks
Local residents report Mrs Nexdoor and Mrs Homer discussing a church meeting held last Sunday morning. The choir re organized as members objected to the minister's personal remarks during the sermon based on Acts xx verse quoted after the uproar had ceased.
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Nexdoor
Homer
Not for him says press on marriage prospects
A Philadelphia Press remark questions a woman’s suitability as a wife over her ability to make dresses, noting a poor father. The text then oddly cites London crime data claiming eight thousand nine hundred women were convicted of drink offenses, erthess more than ten times.
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Pinkham
New York
Dean Mra. Pinnnaat
Bydia E. Pinkhalm
Ancarre Praut
St. Ann's Ave
New York City
Adelaide Prahl
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Mra
America
Lynn
Mass
Finkham Sedicine Co
Maan
Philadelphia Press
London
Doan's Get Aching Back Pain Eased
This old-style ad claims Doan's Kidney Pills relieve back pains hip and loin aches. It asserts swelling and dropsy vanish, urine becomes clearer, and painful passing and frequent urination improve, noting relief of calculi and gravel.
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Jonn
London Crowds Look Much Alike in Scribner's
Walter A. Wreoff notes in Scribner's that crowded London crowds defy easy typing yet reveal class by wages. He contrasts beggars and workers, from youths to elders, and notes minimal dress distinctions among English laborers. The factory girl, costermonger, and swell shop workers blend, with wage levels the simplest standard of classification.
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London
Walter A. Wreoff
Scribner's
America
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