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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1881
Page
6
Rural readers learn better road construction and maintenance. Proper drainage, sturdy foundations, and careful planning beat cheap, quick fixes. Towns should hire skilled, long term overseers and pursue durable improvements over year to year patching.
A nineteenth century health piece explains that food consists of four organogens and that carbon nitrogen hydrogen and oxygen determine whether items are heat forming or tissue forming. It contrasts animal and vegetal foods in nourishment, digestion, and the need to vary diet with climate and age, noting nitrogen rich meat stimulates the heart and the danger of overindulgence in carbon rich foods.
The text discusses how foods rich in oils and fats resist digestion and mentions radiosyncrasies in digestion. It notes some organs struggle with simple foods like milk while others handle difficult-to-digest substances and absorb them readily.
A New Jersey man describes a homemade alarm clock device that starts a stove and kettle with a whistle cue. Weights wire and matches light paper and fuel, waking the user to a ready breakfast. He argues the system saves sleep time and could ease domestic strife.
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