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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1906
Page
8
The piece argues many ancient crafts have fallen out of use as new knowledge and tools emerged. It cites quarrying and shaping massive stones, Damascus blades, and copper hardening as examples that modern methods render old techniques unnecessary. It concludes that youth should study current science rather than rediscovering lost arts.
A column blends moral exhortation on keeping body and mind active with historical vignettes. It cites the dangers of idleness to physical, mental, and moral faculties, then recounts anecdotal items about Anne Boleyn, a cast shoe altering English history, a balky mule at Gettysburg, and quips about luck and travel in old newspapers.
The New York Herald reports on divers suffering a condition called divers paralysis seen in pearl divers of Ceylon and sponge divers of the Mediterranean. It allegedly vanishes underwater, with a homeopathic remedy described as removing the disease when the diver returns to the surface.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Seal Discovery as a life strengthening tonic for heart conditions and general vitality. It cites authorities and medical figures praising the remedy for valvular disease, muscular support, and improved digestive and organ function, including claims of curing constipation with Pierces Pills.
Interuban timetable lists multiple departure times including 5:30 am 8:30 am 10:00 am 1:30 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 5:30 pm 7:00 pm with several unclear entries. The schedule notes thirteen trips per day across Cedar Rapids City with various morning and afternoon slots.
Chambers' Journal explains strict decorum for peers to preserve dignity in the gilded chamber. Only members may be present when not in session, no hats for peers or their heirs, and doorkeepers barred from entering during sittings. Conference rules require full attendance, no scattered lords, and proper wearing of hats except for infirm members out of sight. The regulation is now largely obsolete.
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A dyspeptic observer notes that many drug stores add 10 to 15 cents to medicine prices when a copy of the prescription is requested at purchase. He argues this violates professional etiquette and says fees disappear if the copy is asked later without buying medicine. The quote is attributed to a New York press source.
A compact note surveys opinions on large houses and status. It quotes G S Street on parvenus building vast homes, notes inheritors’ comfort yet public vulgarity, and references old uses, display value, and modern practicality. It also cites lines from London Quotidien and New York Times on gendered notions of merit and wealth.
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