Local anaesthesia used in Milan military hospital surgeries
Surgeons at Milan chief military hospitals report a new local anaesthesia method tested on thousands of operations. Prof Bruscchi of Como leads over three hundred lung procedures using a phenol marker on a sterilized scalpel, dipping and slicing with a slow up and down motion, forming a tissue-numbing phenol film between dips.
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Milan
Italy
Bruscchi
Come
London Times
Spider relatives of tarantulas misnamed in America
The big spider of the American Southwest and nearby regions is described as a relative of the tarantula yet not identical in name or nature. Its color, hairy legs, and disposition are noted, with the author suggesting avoidance of the tarantula label while acknowledging exaggerated reports of its mean temper.
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Arizona
New Mexico
California
Old Mexico
Spain
Italy
Quip on Self View and Wife in Holiday Chat
A speaker muses that a wife reflects how others see her, saying she fulfills a wish for self sight. A man teases his wife over a new dog, she retorts that he was troublesome at first, implying mutual concession and humor during holidays.
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Bobbie Burns
Will
Speaking Of Operations and A Nurse Study Tale
London Answers notes Rose and Ruby discuss Jim's loves in a witty exchange. Ruby believes Jim loved only himself beforehand. A reader nearby queries if the woman is studying to be a nurse while another reads Colel's amusing piece.
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Rose
Jim
Ruby
London
Colel
Popular Place for Children in Atria Desert
An article notes a popular area for children and mentions the desert sands of Atria with an average depth estimated between 30 and 40 feet. The report frames the location as a gathering spot and cites the unusual sand depth as a geographic detail.
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Atria
Woman Swallows 1290 Metal Objects At Insane Hospital
An inmate at Springfield State Hospital for the Insane in Baltimore swallowed 1290 metallic articles and survived. Surgeons removed 1200 pins, 45 safety pins, 198 hairpins, 36 pieces of wire, 6 buttons, an iron hook, a nail, a paper clamp, and a garter buckle after a hard mass was found in her stomach.
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Baltimore
Springfield State Hospital
J. Clement Clark
Liquid Fire P D Q Bedbug and Insect Killer Ad
An old time drug advertisement touts a new chemical called Pesky Devil's Quietus P D Q as a safe, quick remedy for bedbugs ants roaches and fleas. It claims hospital and railroad usage and offers hospital size bottles at 2.50 for five gallons with mail order options via Owl Chemical Co Terre Haute Indiana.
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Owl Chemical Co
Terre Haute
Ind
R. P. Mullins
1920 season stock for sale at Morton area farm
J Owen Sigler Proprietor advertises 1920 breeding stock at his farm 114 miles east of Clinton Falls three miles south of Morton. Includes registered pure bred Belgium horse Jumbo foaled 1911 weight 2050 bay proven sire season fee 15 dollars Pur Bred Percheron Dalebert foaled 1916 color sorrel fee 15 dollars Four Mammouth pure bred jacks two sired by George Lewis Jack grandsons of Old Sweeney Jack season fee 12 dollars. Animals enrolled. Call to inspect stock and arrange care of mares.
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Belgium
George Lewis
Sweeney
My Farm
Clinton Falls
Morton
Old Home Place
Owen Sigler
Resident’s Recovery After Mayr Remedy Prompts Refund Offer
A resident recounts being confined in hospitals with injections and starvation, then credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for recovery. The notice claims the preparation removes catarrhal mucus and inflammation causing stomach, liver, and intestinal ailments, including appendicitis. One dose is claimed to convince or money refunded, sold by druggists.
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Mayr
Lew Shank Endorses Trutona Health Tonic in Indianapolis
Former Indianapolis mayor Lew Shank extols Trutona as a general tonic for a weakened system after personal relief from indigestion constipation and poor appetite. He owns storage business at 227 29 North New Jersey Street and lives at 3547 East Washington Street. He urges others to try the medicine, claiming it recovers strength and aids liver and bowel troubles, sold at R P Mullins Drug Stores in Greerle.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Trutona
Lew Shank
Mr. Shank
Greerle
R. P. Mullins
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