The Fly Crusade Against Disease and Man's Health
A medical pamphlet warns the house fly Musca domestica as a potent disease vector. It details its breeding in horse manure, bacterial carriage, and links to typhoid and cholera, urging manure disposal, sewers, outhouse reform, and strict food and waste screening as preventive public health measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel D. Jackson
American Civic Association
National Municipal League
Jackson
W. M. Eaton
C. J. Mason
Pandora’s Box
G. N. Kober
White House
Nice
New York City
Maddox
Simmonds
New York
Cians
Packard
Howard
East Side
West Side
Pele Expects a Quette from Stewed Chicken Leftovers
A quirky exchange features Pele and Teacher Tommy discussing a quette, with Tommy defining it as a dish made from leftovers of stewed chicken.
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Tommy
Poetic Prosecutor Faces Fence Tearing Case
City prosecutor John Burns tries to argue fines for tearing a fence picket near Mrs. Goesik. He names Mike Chicket as the offender but Judge Finehout retorts that no lady is charged with taking a fence and this is no place for poetry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burns
Sty Paul
Judge Finehout
Joe Goesik
Cottage Cure for Baby Eczema Inspires Mothers
Mrs. Drew of New York narrates rapid skin improvement in her two month old infant after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment four times daily for two weeks. She reports complete healing of eczema and recommends Cuticura to others. The ad notes Cuticura Remedies are sold worldwide and invites readers to request a free skin booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castile
Advertisements and quips from a late 19th century paper
An assortment of vintage ads and quips include Allen's Foot-Ease for tight shoes with a free trial offer from Le Roy New York, a line about street fights reminding a married man of home, Hamlin's Wizard Oil for rheumatism and neuralgia, a warning to prevent inflammation, and a witty remark about bravery in facing a dark closet with a mouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Adress Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Castoria safety reminder ends with a sly ad quip
The fragment urges careful examination of Castoria bottles for the signature and notes the product has been used for over years. It shifts to a cynical line about men cursing monopolies while neglecting their children, then mentions farms for rent and a Sioux City seller, finishing with a joke about laughter keeping the doctor away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Pierce
Pierce Peart
v'Ryven
Aucoees
World's Dispensary Medical ‘Association
Buffalo
Poe
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Helps Natick Woman
Mrs Nathan B Greaton of Natick Massachusetts details severe nervous condition and hot flashes during the change of life. After two physicians warned of a tumor she tried Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and reports a complete improvement. She urges others to seek its help and offers to publish her letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nathan B. Greaton
N. Main Street
Natick
Mass
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By Fred A Chappell
Pele
Eczema
Baby
Hamlins
Croents
J. Mulhall
Sioux City
Witchell
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Masse
Oregon
Henkle & Ford
Bend
W. O. Hagler
Sienna
N. U
Minneapolis
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