Washington Letter 1888 Fourth of July in Dull Washington
Washington correspondence notes a quiet Independence Day in 1888 with government offices closed and crowds touring monuments and Alexandria. Congress debates tariff and Fisher treaty tactics while the Treasury reports June debt cuts and a near 1.17 billion total debt. The piece includes anecdotes on advertising hustlers, rainfall patterns in Illinois and surrounding states, church-building plans in Henry and Wenona, and a mix of local opinions and poems.
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Lead in hat sweatbands linked to headaches say chemist
A chemist warns that lead compounds used in hat sweatbands cause headaches and other ill effects. He cites a hat with a sweatband containing white lead totaling about 0.0556 grammes per square inch and argues that unsanitary practices should be prohibited.
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Sneezing Causes and Treatments for Nasal Sensations
The article explains nasal turbinated bones and olfactory nerves shaping sneezing and asthma when membranes are thickened from congestion. It cites Hack of Germany advocating galvanocautery and Dr. De Haviland Hall of England noting neurotic nasal membrane afflictions respond to targeted treatment while noting simpler measures should be tried first.
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