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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1902
Page
2
A historical ad describes salt pork as a traditional remedy for consumption and promotes Scott's Emulsion as the refined fat easier to digest. It claims fat feeding is half the battle and praises the cod liver oil and phosphates combination for reviving weak patients. A free sample is offered.
Ko kwai a Japanese incense game revived in New York circles and in Tokyo. Guests sniff through twelve incense packages, recall odors, and guess identities to win prizes while hostesses manage rituals, censers, and tablets. Prices for kokwai sets vary. some Samurai heirlooms are priceless.
A historical note highlights that over half of U S banking activity occurs with capital far smaller than the asset base of The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York discussing systemic capital disparities and financial risk in the era.
Summary of a Lancet article by Prof. A. E. Wright from the Army Medical School detailing synoptical data on anti typhoid inoculation. London Times notes reduced typhoid incidence and mortality among inoculated patients, with fourfold overall mortality reduction across 24 statistics, and potential future gains from vaccine dosage standardization and better handling post inoculation.
The 12,000 strong Sarawak expedition, led by Vyner Brooke, heir apparent, leaves Kuchin for the interior to punish head hunters. The force travels in 815 war boats up the Butang Super river, aiming to suppress atrocities attributed to the tribe.
Two hundred boats were destroyed leading to abandonment and a land march home. Men died rapidly as cholera thinned the ranks, forcing the corpses to be carried back to Sarawak. The retreat devolved from orderly to panic, with over a thousand dead and total deaths over one-twelfth of the army.
A compact collection of humorous quips and captions from several papers. Jests range from manners and gossip to clever wordplay about politicians and gadgets, featuring lines about oysters, pigs, and mismatched fortunes. Notable names appear in quick digest form.
A telegraphic note from San Francisco reports a man, drunk, lighting a cigar at a gas jet with his chest catching fire. The article parallels the Countess Randi of Cesena, Italy, whose body reportedly burned to ashes while feet and hands remained intact and candles on a table showed unburned wicks.
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