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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1906
Page
10
The article explains dizziness and vertigo as distinct sensations tied to balance. It notes eye strain and refractive errors as common temporary causes and links vertigo to digestion heart and vascular diseases, brain tumors, or ear disorders, with seasickness caused by canal nerve irritation.
A compact survey traces early milestones from Henry I linking the Trent to the Witham and the 1495 Wynken de Worde musical book to the 1748 Paisley handkerchiefs. It notes 1184 B C brass coins and 862 B C gold silver minting, 1508 movable theater scenery, and Pliny’s Natural History as an early encyclopedia.
An early 20th century-style comparison likens exercise to mountain streams for health. It contrasts dynamic, pure movement with stagnant bodies of water and warns that a stagnant body leads to mental distress. It urges radical life changes to renew vitality and blood flow.
A physician notes that middle aged and older patients report a flood of varied symptoms. He cites a fiftyish patient describing feverish spells, pains in multiple areas, numbness, dizziness, cough, sore throat, earache, and weakness, illustrating diagnostic confusion.
A contented mother Mrs Snow defends her daughter Angie against gossip about disease. She doubted an outbreak but Angie contracts measles. The mother praises the doctor and declares Angie’s illness a chance to show the doctor’s skill and Angie’s resilience.
A Pittsburg bank president, famed for aiding ambitious youths, listens with sympathy to scholarship aims but dismisses a hopeful interview. A youth seeks college funding and declares he will one day bear the letters D. D. LL. D. The banker bluntly retorts that such a dream is beyond the bank's resources.
Sir William Wightman lingered past the court’s term at Westminster Hall and, after a mock farewell, returned smiling. When pressed by Sir Alexander Cockburn about delaying resignation, Wightman explained his wife’s teasing remark about him “messing about the house all day” led him to stay to face the court again.
A Columbus Dispatch brief notes a husband criticizes a statue for not being true to nature while his wife questions the portrayal. He argues the statue depicts a woman sitting still and saying nothing.
Ethel asks why a lady wears black while Mamma explains she is a sister of charity. Ethel then questions if charity is dead, prompting a reflective exchange on mourning dress and charitable life.
A London lecture by Dr. Pinches cites a little known Assyrian king Horus noting ancient remedies for drunkenness. An inscription in the British Museum mentions owl eggs in wine, dried sheep lung, and swallow beak ash with myrrh as protections against intoxication.
The excerpt advises firefighters to apply water at the bottom of a blaze rather than from above. It notes that a small amount at the base can generate steam to extinguish rising flames and that attacking from the windward side with water at the base is the quickest way to quench a fire without needing large amounts of water.
A Chicago News item reports Count Broken being questioned about his suit for the heiress. The father jokes that the count seeks a handout rather than a dowry, hinting at social awkwardness and potential matchmaking misfires.
Excursion tickets offered by the Illinois Central to numerous destinations including Hot Springs Havana Colon New Orleans and many Gulf Coast and Western points with varied rates and sale dates. Tours include One and One-Third Fare on Certificate Plan Homeseekers rates to Midwest and Plains states with regular Tuesday sales and special events in Iowa Vicksburg Chattanooga Shiloh and National Military Park dedications. Inquiries to any Illinois Central Ticket Agent or address on file.
The Des Moines Capital offers a full year 1907 subscription during December 21 to 28 for $2 regular or $3 regular by mail. Existing subscribers may pay arrears to Jan 1 and $2 for 1907. send letters to Safe Young or pay at a post office. Give The Capital as a Christmas present.
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