Meteor Fireball Strikes Road Near Oxford
Reginald Harvey riding near Oxford on a cycle witnessed a ball of fire the size of a coconut whiz past him and strike the road about 20 feet ahead. He found only gray ashes scattered on the ground after the event.
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The Falls of Bradney and Malet as Conspirators Unfold
In a continued chapter, Bradney admits misdeeds in a quadricent lab project funded by an anonymous donor, while Milman links the downfall to Paul Raxon. Floyd Malet recalls a Parisian scandal that ruined his career, and Milman urges resilience as Malet gazes on his sculpture The Settlers, finding inner worth.
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Milman and the Trio of Fallen Men
Peter Milman, once comfortably wealthy, is driven toward poverty after Hazen Brewer’s suicide. He hires a French butler, Achille Lutry, to replace his longtime servant Sneed and to write to three disgraced former high achievers, Prof. Fleming Bradney Floyd Malet and Neeland Barnes. Each man visits Milman and recounts how their careers collapsed after a dramatic turn of events.
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California Fig Syrup Ad Promotes Gentle Pediatric Cleansing
A vintage advertisement advises mothers to use California Fig Syrup for a child’s stomach issues and feverish symptoms. It claims quick relief from constipation and sour bile with a fruity taste children enjoy, and warns to avoid counterfeits and to insist on genuine California Fig Syrup Company products.
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California Fig Syrup Company
Doctor at 83 Found People Preferred His Prescription
The piece outlines Dr. Caldwell's long standing approach from 1875, promoting Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild, safe laxative for constipation and related ailments. It stresses avoiding drastic purges, urges use for children with caution, and invites readers to request a free sample bottle by mail from Monticello Illinois.
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Cascara Candy Laxative Promises Cleanliness and Health
The article extols cascara as a candy laxative that sweetens the system and promotes regular bowel movement. It claims natural regulation prevents offensiveness, reduces need for deodorants, and improves overall health for adults and children, priced at 10c and 25c in drugstores.
Eider Ducks Near Extinction Highlighted by Iceland Trade
Pathfinder Magazine notes Iceland’s eider down trade once thrived but over hunting reduced profits. Laws protect the birds and nest down gathering is tightly controlled. Other sea birds like puffins and terns nest in cliffs, with rookeries crowded and loud when frightened to flight.
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Quaint Forms of Philanthropy in China Highlighted
Article notes varied charitable practices across China including funds for transporting the dead back to their native provinces another organization providing coffins for poor children and a society setting up tea or water fountains for thirsty laborers to aid the lowliest workers.
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