X rays discussed as last resort in cancer treatment
An Indianapolis physician describes using X rays on a patient with advanced cancer. He notes pain relief and reduced discharge but cautions the method is not a cure and should not replace surgery where operable. Dr Pusey of Chicago reports possible cures, yet stresses X rays as a reserve option only in inoperable cases.
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Indianapolis
Pusey
Chicago
Ellington
England
Lancaster
Illington
Meg
Ieee
the Fawn
Indiana
M. A. Conley
DRS
Aunt Meg Solves a Lover's Dilemma in Daisy
Ellington seeks counsel from Aunt Meg after Lancaster suggests courting Milly Holsworth. The letters reveal a humorous, class tinted romance as Aunt Meg prescribes action and the couple responds with a public wedding at the platform amid a risqué newspaper vibe.
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Mildred Ellington
Daisy advised admission resolves a dramatic misunderstanding
In a tense scene from Waverley, Harry and Milly confront a revealed ruse. Milly, drawing on Aunt Meg’s Daisy advice, admits she impersonated the aunt to guide Harry’s choices, and asks for forgiveness as they confront the truth together.
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Milly
Harry
Aunt Meg
Elllington
Meg
Hoosierisms and Small Town Tales Blend In Light Local News
Victor Lever and Miss Berdie Keefer of Attica eloped and wed. Will’s wife not surprised by his capers. Walcott girls described as stayers. A date at the ice cream parlor ends with a missing suitor. Springfield Hustler notes Cynthia Culshaw hanging butter, Dick Wilson sick after seven glasses of buttermilk. Enos Rosenberger to college, Philander’s daughters help on farm. New town doctor warned of poor prospects, deaths absent since Dr Finis left. Mrs Hall loses twenty dollars to a stove fire. Hancock County chickens stolen, amid a powder shortage scare.
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Meg
Firetat
B.C
United Income
Springfield
Cynthia Culshaw
Dick Wilson
Quill Matlock’s
Philander Rosenberger
Enos
Dr. Finis
Elmer Hall
Stilesville
Don’t Fast warns against self denial health risk
Mrs J Kurtz of Cliftondale details a 21 day fast she undertook to slim down from 220 to a sprightly figure. She reports losing 20 pounds during the fast but after resuming eating gained 21 pounds, warning that the abstinence wrecked her life and she may not survive without relief.
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Boston
Plan to relocate old bridge to park faces opposition
Supt Power of public parks rejects moving the Washington Street bridge to a park as a relic. He questions sentimentality and suggests preserving land for meetings instead, saying the bridge would not be pretty and should not be placed in parks.
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Power
Old Bridge
Washington St. Bridge
How to care for gloves a practical guide for women
A practical guide explains using a rubber glove cleaner to preserve white gloves and keep dark gloves looking fresh. It covers proper fitting without alterations, how to put on and remove gloves, cleaning, storing, and selecting gloves suited to immediate wear to prevent stiffness.
Remarriage After Seventeen Years Ends In Myerstown Rites
William A. Bowers and Emily Martin, once separated and later remarried, completed a marriage in Philadelphia and planned a future in Lewiston Maine. The Myerstown church history reveals a 18th century red rose rental tied to Caspar Wistar that governed land rents, now settled with back payments and ceremonial closure.
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Philadelphia
William A. Bowers
Emily
Lewiston
Emily Martin
Kensington
William Bowers
Church of the Good Shepherd
Martin
Bowers
Lukens
Red Roses Paid Rent by Wistar Descendants in Church
In Myerstown Lebanon county Penn sylvania a Philadelphia family descended from Caspar Wistar received 157 red roses representing back rent owed to the Dutch Reformed church. The ceremony occurred as churchmen presented the flowers to Dillwyn Wistar, the city figure, for the year of default in rent.
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Wistars
Myerstown
Caspar Wistar
Philadelphia
Germany
Thomas Penn Wistar
Berks
Lancaster
Lebanon
Holland
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Baron Stiegel
Manheim
H. J. Welker
Wistar
Little
Lebanon County
Dillwyn “Wistar
Kenosha Plans Community Kitchen to Ease Servant Shortage
In Kenosha Wisconsin women pressed for a solution to the servant girl problem and six families back a planned community kitchen. A cook and maid shortage has driven imports from Chicago and overseas with many workers drifting into factories.
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Kenosha
Wis
Chicago
Dr A W Chase Nerve Pills Marketed As Nerve Builder
An advertisement extols Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills as a cure that reaches the root of nervous troubles. It contrasts pills with sedatives and urges continued use to rebuild the nervous system, citing testimonials from Mrs Elizabeth Ingram of Indianapolis and Mrs C O Line of Indianapolis about improved heart action and renewed vigor.
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A. W. Chase
Elizabeth Ingram
Columbia
Indianapolis
Ind
Hyder’ Es
Six-Family Kitchen Plan Aims For Shared Chef System
The proposal outlines securing a large house as a communal kitchen and hiring a chef to cook for six families. An assistant would deliver meals to each home. Husbands fear drawbacks, but the women strongly support the scheme despite concerns.
Alma-Bromo Salt Mineral Water Cure Ad
Be cured to stay cured Alma-Bromo Salt from Alma Michigan springs offers a home remedy for constipation stomach liver kidneys and nervous disorders. Tastily pleasing cleansing to bowels soothing to brain and nerves 50 cents a bottle at druggists. Send postal card to The Michigan Drug Co Detroit Michigan for a free trial bottle.
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Alma
Mich
Michigan Drug Co
Detroit
Hermann Had Business in City Hall Park Crowds
New York on June 12 reports bootblack Hermann drew large crowds with his Horses fortune tale. Police chased him from City Hall Park three times as he complained rivals had cost him eight dollars in business. The piece ends promoting Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for fatigue.
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New York
Hermann
City Hall
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