Razor Used in Life Saving Tracheotomy Recalled
A student recounts Dr. George F. Shrady describing a near fatal choking incident where he improvised a tracheotomy with a razor found on a window sill. He then fetched a doctor and instruments to complete the life saving procedure. The tale underscores the need for nerve and quick action in emergencies. There is also an advertisement promoting Dr. King's New Discovery for coughs colds and consumption with trial bottles offered.
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George F. Shrady
Rondout
Aternoon
New York Journal
Dr. King
Property For Sale In Jenkinsburg Center Town
For sale in Jenkinsburg Georgia a dwelling and store on a 1 acre lot plus an unimproved quarter acre. For details contact W J Bankston Jenkinsburg Ga.
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Jenkinsburg
W. J. Bankston
Ayer's Cathartic Pills Endorsed for Sleep and Health
Before retiring, take Ayer's Pills to sleep better and wake refreshed for work. The pills are praised as a pleasant effective remedy for constipation biliousness sick headache and liver troubles. Sugar coated and carefully prepared they avoid common pill annoyances. Ask your druggist for Ayer's Cathartic Pills. When other pills won't help you Ayer's is.
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Ayer
Miles
L. C. Bramley
Henry St
St. Catharines
Ontario
Dr. Miles
DR. Miles Medical CO
Elkhart
Ind
Novel Armoring and the Role of Armor in Ships
Admiral P H Colomb argues armor should limit effective fire rather than be bountifully thick. Isolating guns in small armored citadels reduces shell bursts but requires more officers and challenges the moral impact. He notes armor can render 12 pounder shells ineffective against thick armor, while no armor would allow their effectiveness.
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P. H. Colomb
R. N
North American Review
Electric Bitters Promised to Relieve Female Ailments
A promotional notice extols Electric Bitters as a remedy for loss of appetite constipation headaches fainting spells nervous sleeplessness melancholy and dizziness. It claims the medicine strengthens and tones organs and guarantees health and vigor with bottles priced at fifty cents and one dollar.
St Ives Dice Ceremony for Bible Prizes
A Whitsun custom at St Ives Huntingdonshire endures where six boys and six girls dice for twelve Bibles amid church services. The ritual, dating to 1675 with a 1693 start on the altar, now uses a table in the aisle and yields leather bound Bibles for winners. Nearby Bible orchard and the Church of All Saints frame the scene.
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St. Ives
Huntingdon
Church of St. Lawrence
Reading
Robert Wild
Oundle
Northamptonshire
Church of All Saints
Abbots of
Ramsey
Ouse
St. James
Rogues Punished and Prominent Brand Marks in History
A San Francisco Chronicle piece recalls a school scene where a child humorously defines the phrase His spirits were dampened as putting water in whisky. It also notes William III era branded punishments for child thieves and explains Simmons Liver Regulator as a remedy for rheumatism and digestive issues.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Painting service ad by R H Catverr
A local painting advertiser offers first class work plain or ornamental. The ad claims quality workmanship can make projects profitable and invites potential customers to contact R H Catverr for services.
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R. H. Catverr
Hobbies to Order by a Strand Area Adviser
London Answers notes a Strand area hobby adviser who builds a large business by tailoring hobby choices to a customer’s temperament and job. Doctors even send stressed patients for “hobby treatment,” and wealthy clients find it a convenient, confidential service. An orchid collection can be ordered and shipped within a month to rival the countryside.
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Strand
London
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Sale Promises Quick Relief
Seaview merchants Kellam and Curren advertise Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praising its effectiveness for croup. Local customers from Tar and Near speak highly of the medicine, noting lifesaving results for children. Sizes 25 and 50 cents available at all druggists.
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Seaview
Chamberlain
Kellam & Curren
One Minute Cough Cure Claim Cures
A brief puff promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a remedy made to cure coughing. The advertisement asserts rapid relief and full cures for cough symptoms.
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