Alum in baking powder sparks health worry and Royal praised
Prominent physicians condemn alum in baking powders as injurious, urging cream of tartar alternatives like Royal Baking Powder. The piece then notes flowers under artificial light lose blue tones and features light-hearted vignettes from Chicago Tribune and Sussex village tales.
Anger Wastes Nerves and Appearance in Old Advice
A Denver News fragment counsels against anger worry and hate noting temper wastes nerve energy and harms looks. It compares temper to a burden and warns it may bring trouble to the person.
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Denver News
Dyspepsia cures and golden mine claims headline
A dated ad style note cites Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for stomach trouble and urges its use. It mentions the Homestake mine in South Dakota yielding about 80 million dollars over 22 years. The piece also promotes Cascarets for constipation, Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, and reports a 14 percent rise in postal product sales by the postmaster general.
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Homestake
South Dakota
Ear Cure Claims and Patent Remedies Highlighted
The text states several medical claims for deafness cure via constitutional remedies and catarrh treatment with Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills. It includes testimonials and pricing, plus a claim about Dr. Kline's nerve restore, and ends with immigration throughput at New York’s barge office.
Sea Dog Fears For His Son And A Lesson On Education
A weathered dockside voice worries over a boy’s chance at sea education and the dangers of ill taught speech. The tale contrasts a sailor father, a chiding park bench crowd, and a boy’s dream of sailing with the peril of misused words. A second vignette shows a sharp domestic exchange over postcards and manners. Also a medical style advertisement touts Allen’s Foot-Ease to ease tight shoes and cure foot ailments with a large testimonial claim.
Fasting death thresholds and body weight loss details
The excerpt explains how death may follow a prolonged fast when a critical percentage of body weight is lost. It notes variability by initial weight, cites examples such as 143 pounds potentially dropping to about 88, with fat individuals tolerating more loss than thinner ones. It mentions physiological changes and records from a 47 year old woman who died after 43 days of fasting in a case labeled suicidal melancholia.
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San Francisco Examiner
Oh Promise Me Song Sparks Wedding Promise Debate
A note from the Atchison Globe recounts a quip about singing Oh Promise Me at a wedding and whether a promise is made in that moment. It references a story about a Boston man and an eastern Texas white man who married a black woman and faced derision, told in a dialogue with a colored waiter.
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