Deafness Linked to Mental Slowness in Children
An medical overview notes a large share of children labeled mentally dull may suffer hearing loss. Studies by Dr. Sexton and others show 15 to 36 percent deficits in hearing among schoolchildren, with tests like whisper and watch tick used to measure impairment. The piece urges treatment for deafness and cautions against neglecting ear conditions, especially during illnesses like measles or scarlet fever.
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Sexton
Stuttgart
Gente
Paris
Une
Trains Could Finish New York to Philadelphia in Ninety Minutes
In a speculative piece from Harper's Young People, passengers would enjoy lightweight cars with side doors and closer coupling, allowing faster runs between New York and Philadelphia. The essay also notes crowded cars with passengers using wraps and bags, and suggests two seats per passenger to avoid the daily scenes at entrances. It then shifts to Frank Hogan of Ingersoll Texas, a sixteen year old who has graduated school, rented fifteen acres, and aims to clear about $1000 this year through crops and turkeys, with projections for oats potatoes cabbage onions and high market prices.
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Strectuusus SS
Peesoss
New York
Philadelphia
Frank Hogan
Ingersoll
Texas
United States
Harper
Middlesex County
Ont
Canada
W. F. Shedd
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Michael Blake
Englefield
Meredith and Cox
London
High Court of Justice
Hastings
George Anderson
Michael Ryan
Tyendinaga
Messrs Meredith & Cox
J. P. Anderson
Belleville
Blake
Lash & Cassels
Toronto
Russell
Chancery
Shedd
Sizzard Named For Heat Wave In Weather Columns
A popular World word labels the muggy heat spell as the sizzard to distinguish it from the blizzard. The term highlights the suffocating, breezeless heat and offers a lighter contrast to winter storms. The piece notes the sizzard is the lesser terror of the two extremes.
Ayer's Pills Advertised As Best Family Remedy
An advertisement claims Ayer's Pills prevent stomach and bowel irregularities and headaches by addressing functional derangements. It touts a purely vegetable, sugar coated tablet that is easy to take and quickly assimilated, citing Mrs. M. A. Brockwell of Harris Tennessee reporting relief from sick headaches and neuralgia.
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Ayer
M. A. Brockwell
Harris, Tenn
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