Medical Virtues of Fish The Carp and the Tench
A Brooklyn Eagle dismisses antiquated beliefs about fish healing powers. It notes carp used for rheumatism relief by rubbing into skin, carp bones as styptic, and gall for sore eyes. The eel gains respect but with cautions from Hippocrates and Galen about spleen disease and voice loss. Pliny cites humoral cleansing of choleric and phlegmatic humors but warns against throat harm.
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Ixaak Walton
Brooklyn Eagle
Galen
Hippocrates
Jalen
Salermo
Badlam
Pliny
Farmer and the Birds a Classic Lesson in Nature
The Galveston News recalls past farmer bias toward birds and praises birds for crop protection. It notes blackbirds eat pests, redbirds guard grain, doves destroy weeds, and mockingbirds feed their young, with study showing birds reduce pests and support crops.
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Galveston
Agricultural Department
Washington
P Waieat Ee
Risks of feathered tribe in accidents and hazards
A New York Post inspired survey details how birds face many dangers. Collisions with birds and manmade obstacles like lighthouses, wires, and glass kill many, while storms, hail, and burrows under snow trap or drown others. Some species show surprising peril in flight and nesting.
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New York Post
West Indies
Queer Customs of Slam in Siamese Society
An article describes Siamese daily life and customs. It notes dawn bathing without soap, rice breakfast, fishing in canals, mud-balling, cockfighting, and mosquito feeding battles. It highlights smoking from baby to grandfather, and traditional marriage, dowry called the price of the mother’s milk, astrologer rites, and elastic divorce laws.
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Boye
Montreal Herald
Russian Fisherman Navigates Black Sea Voyage Without Compass
Simon Strabrovsky, a hardy Odesa fisherman, sailed solo in a small sailing boat from Odesa across the Black Sea to Constantinople and back, stopping at Constanza and Salina on return. He claims the stars guided him without a compass and received $1,000 for the feat.
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Europe
Simon Strabrovsky
Odessa
Black Sea
Constantinople
Constanza
Salina
Strabrovsky
We Are Growing Larger A Century Of Men’s Dress Inches
A hundred years ago the average man wore 36 inches of coat measure while tailors’ hooks indicated 38 inches today. The shift reflects broader fashion changes and sizing trends in men’s apparel.
Peculiarities of Eyesight in Fitting Glasses
The article notes that seven of ten have stronger sight in one eye, two in five have an eye out of focus, nearly half are color blind to some extent, and only one pair of eyes in fifteen are perfect in all aspects.
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Scrott Sante
Winkler Furniture Co
Ffty
New York Life
T. Orear
Jetetson City
Drysdale
Chichester
Shue Eam
Avai
Petit
Farmer and the Birds
McClure
McClures Fie
Ges
McClure Company
Lexington Midg
New York, N.Y
Battle of
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Missouri
James A. Mulligan
U. S.A
Sterling Price
R. T. van Horn
Joseph A Wilson
Lexington Historical Society
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B. Waddell
D. W. BR. Trvis VicerPres
Wallace
Pool
Ieven Tryis Arsistant Carles
Lexington Savings Bank
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JP Nicholson
Aoffman
Walter B Waade
Tevis
Rankin Fannie
Barton Jackson Bradley
Irving Tewis
E Hofman
Rufus Youn, Alice W Wingate
TLS
Cook
Howick Beitio
Wsmith
Lee Wallace
Elisabeth A Wallace
Fandfond Sellers
Motaysland
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SJ Asneew
Lexington, Missouri
Po Kinin
Wienke
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Catron
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Morrmots
Marks Gordon White
Young
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Chas. M. Bowring
R LL Mann
Wellington
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