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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
8
A sermon contrasts faith with works and traces Old Testament figures from Abraham to the Messiah. It then extols the modern baseball as a mathematical marvel and notes a French method to keep grapes fresh using a water-filled stalk bulb system for months.
The note plays with egg orders and stomach reactions, from soft boiled to poached to omelets, with a Bowery scene where diners joke about Adam and Eve on a raft and a scramble order. It ends noting some people cannot beat eggs and suffer bilious headaches, with women reportedly disliking eggs like men.
Colonel Semple of England advocates a bacterial vaccine approach to typhoid cases while Greek medical experts argue that Mrs. Mosquito is the primary spreader of typhoid in parts of the old country.
The report notes that germs may sour milk and kill lobsters found in shallow boxes near the sea surface. The potential agents are discussed as the cause of the observed spoilage and mortality.
A health note explains that some diabetics lose control of hunger and thirst and may eat unusual items such as soap. The text warns that these symptoms reflect metabolic imbalance requiring medical attention and monitoring.
Rev Henry M Barbour lectures on the Christian duty to govern speech. He warns against extravagance, irreverence, and slander, urging accuracy, discretion, and truth before spreading reports. He stresses preventing harm by questioning the necessity and truth of injurious words.
A Scotsman and steel works boss striker becomes religious and vows to avoid alcohol. He recounts daily prayer with hourly “dots” on a calendar from seven to ten, asking the Lord for strength to resist drink. The tale ends with a note on pious effort and self control.
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