Latent Tuberculosis Toll Threatens Schoolchildren
National estimates from the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis indicate about 100,000 currently in school will die of tuberculosis before age 18, or roughly 6,400 annually. With an average six years of schooling lost per death, the yearly educational cost is about 1,152,000 dollars. New York Boston and Stockholm studies show a larger share of children afflicted than death figures alone suggest.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
New York
Boston
Stockholm
Clubwomen Prepare for 1910 General Federation Convention
Nineteen hundred ten means much for club women as the General Federation of Women's Clubs plans its biennial convention in Cincinnati Ohio in May. The federation counts about 800000 members and will gather women from across the world for a common purpose.
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Generalederation of Women’s Clubs
Damage by Smoke Estimated at 500 Million in U S Cities
Herbert M. Wilson of the United States Geological Survey says annual smoke damage and waste in the United States totals about 500 million dollars in large cities alone, roughly six dollars per person.
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Herbert M. Wilson
United States Geological Survey
United States
Talkative Women and the Quiet Men
A witty exchange contrasts talkative women with men who say little. Hewitt notes some men speak at length yet convey nothing, while Jewett counters that his wife is the same type of man, sparking a humorous clash.
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Hewitt
Jewett
Hicks Capudine: remedy for colds and grippe
Hicks Capudine promoted as the best cure for gripp and colds. It relieves aching and feverishness and cures the cold with headache relief. Sold as liquid effects immediate at 10 percent and 50 cents at drug stores.
Hard to read: a woman’s impression on man with soft heart
The line suggests any woman can impress a man who has a soft heart or a soft head, implying receptiveness varies with a man's temperament. It reads as a tongue in cheek remark about gender dynamics and personality.
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Sears
Dean
Bromo Quinine Ad Claims Road to Cure All
Fragmentary note promotes Bromo Quinine as a universal cure with bold claims of overnight results and world-wide efficacy. The text resembles an advertising teaser urging quick action and implied medical authority.
Perry Davis Painkiller Ad Claims Sixty-Year Use
An old advertisement touts Perry Davis Painkiller as a cure for rheumatism and neuralgia claiming seventy years of constant use and warns against substitutes. The copy frames relief as a silver lining amid others' troubles.
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Perry Davis
New Envoy's Wife Explores America and Chinese Women
In Washington the Chinese envoy Chang-Yin-Tang and his wife discuss adapting to life in the United States. She explains growing up in Peking and studying American language and culture while noting traditional roles for Chinese women and the evolving place of women in society.
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Washington
United States
Chang-Yin- Tang
China
Wu Ting Fang
Congress
Chang-Yin-Tang
America
Peking
Legation
Premature Repentance In a Narrow Stroke of Fortune
A dying man clings to his wife and begs for the full truth. She tells him he will recover, and he asks her to inform his partner that he did not mean to foreclose the mortgage yesterday. He fears the crisis has passed.
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William
Corbett Praises Jeffries Style in Mauretania Smoking Room
James J. Corbett lauded Jim Jeffries style as neat and effective describing it like a quick remark from a child to a minister during a long visit. He compared it to a girl asking a doctor if he forgot his amen concluding the point with sharp humor.
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James J. Corbett
Mauretania
Jim Jeffries
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Offers Reward and Patent Promise
One hundred dollar reward offered for catarrh that Hall's Masanek Sueme 4urru cure cannot cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo endorses. Walding Kinnan and Marvin wholesale druggists vouch for honesty. Cure is taken internally and works on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. price 75 cents per bottle. sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
All Drugeista
Hall
Sporn
Spohn Medical CO
Coshen
Mystery of Snakes and Their Hidden Nests
In a London Express letter, "Uncle Arthur" reflects on how snakes vanish into mossy burrows, the grass snake's egg incubation near manure heaps, and whether young snakes have maternal guidance. He notes young reptiles are small at birth and grow quickly, with adders adults leaving nests.
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Arthur
London Express
Pioneer shelter tale sparks humorous remark about hats
A school mistress asks what history means about settlers lacking roofs. The reply jokes that in those days the women could not afford merry widow hats.
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Robbie
This Will Interest Mothers
This advertisement promotes Druggists selling Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children to cure feverishness headaches bad stomach teething disorders regulate bowels destroy worms and break up colds in 24 hours. Pleasant to take and harmless as milk sample mailed free Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
Engagement Rumor Winds Through Dne Family Circles
A terse exchange hints at an engagement involving one of Dne's daughters, noted with a sharp joke about Bessie and Meggendorfer Blaetter. The fragmented text offers no clear names or dates beyond these references.
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Bessie
Meggendorfer Blaetter
Acme Home Treatment Promoted for Local Option
Local option supporters advertise Acme home treatment for drunkenness as the surest way to rid a community of liquor. Reach E Fortin at Dickey Building Chicago for a free trial.
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Acme
E. Fortin
Dickey
Scientist Claims Hogs Have Souls Amid Railway Car Line
A scientist argues hogs possess souls yet notes this does not apply to people occupying two adjacent seats in a crowded railway car. The remark highlights a humorous, philosophical take on animal souls versus human behavior in transit.
Witness Rule Compared To Placing A School Boy Under The Rule
The dialogue compares legal witness handling to disciplining a pupil. It uses a schoolboy under the rule as a metaphor for conditional testimony and controlled questioning within legal process. The exchange reveals curiosity about fairness and authority in courtroom procedure.
Pettit's Eye Salve for Inflammation and Eye Ailments
An old notice promotes Pettit's Eye Salve by Howard Bros of Buffalo New York for inflammation itching lids eye aches vision defects and sensitivity to strong lights with claims of multiple eye ailments treated.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
Quote About Troubles and Petticoats Appears
Pithy remark notes that two thirds of a man's troubles wear petticoats. The playful line hints at domestic or social satire without naming individuals or events.
Quip on Peace Sparks Between Widow and Bachelor
A humorous exchange has the fair widow asking if universal peace can be established. The old bachelor replies that lasting peace will never come unless people stop getting married.
Spinster to To-Day by No Mean Old Maid of Comic Papers
The old maid stereotype has faded as independent women find niches in society. Today spinsterhood is not condemned and many serve in charities and boards. Old maids are depicted as capable and engaged, aiding humanitarian efforts with common sense and purpose.
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Dr. Pierce
Spinisterhood
Old Maid
Opera the Great Leveler in a Dining Hall Moment
A New York Sun item recalls a brief opera scene where a woman asks about a bowing man and learns her fellow diner is her butcher who attends Wagner performances. The anecdote highlights casual cultural chatter and a German butcher who doubles as an opera companion.
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Opera
New York Sun
Parent-Child Conflict Spurs Harsh Request
A terse exchange features a parent criticising a child for getting what it wants yet lacking what it needs. The dialogue ends with a provocative suggestion that the child requires a spanking.
Capudine Headache Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief
Capudine relieves headaches from colds heat stomach or nervous troubles. The liquid formula is pleasant to take and acts immediately. Available in 10, 20 and 50 cent sizes at drug stores.
Help Beyond the Brink Browning Quotation
Line from Robert Browning asks what aid or hand we offer when facing ruin and catastrophe and what responsibility accompanies such intervention. The verse probes human duty amid crisis.
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Browning
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO Ointment
Guaranteed to cure any case of piles including blind bleeding or protruding within days. If not satisfied a refund is offered.
Allen’s Lung Balsam Ad Promises Deep-Seated Comfort
An old promotional claim touts Allen’s Lung Balsam as a simple safe remedy for years. The advertisement targets readers seeking relief from cavents colds and bronchitis and notes many people want assistance while a few truly need it.
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Allen
Winslow Syrup Ad Cites Teething Relief Claims
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming gum soothing and pain relief. It includes a warning line about men losing jobs due to the product.
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California Fig Syrup CO
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Waldo
Hasier
Wallie
Curea Goa
Carter
India
Stock & Poultry
Southwest
Baker Bros.co
Fort Worth, Texas
Thompson
Warlia
Texas
Tare
Marrlin
Carlsbad of America
Minera
Illustrated Litera Mercial Club
Houston
Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
R.V. Pierce
Pres
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Teres
Empire
Ee Mr Smait
Dears
Midney
Doan
William M. Sears
Cherry Street
Nevada
L. L. Babers
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Foster-Milburn Co
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W.N.Y
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Masanek
Putnam
CCG
Quincy
Micnell
Kali Works Continental Ridg
Baltimore, Md
Resinol
Resinol Chemical Company
Baltimore
Geo. A. Laney
Montreal
Canada
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Alvin Japanese Nursery Nursery
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