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Newspaper

Nanaimo Courier

Location

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Date

May 11, 1889

Page

3

Overwork and paresis dominate alarm in era of fast life

The piece warns that overwork and rapid, restless American life fuel a rising case load of paresis, a deadly brain disease. It cites Dr. Allan McLane Hamilton, outlines symptoms from mood changes to grandiose delusions, and notes the disease often progresses over about three years though alcohol can extend the course. It warns of widespread risk among prominent men and the danger to families and estates.

Perecete Merchante Fanclers New York United States Allan McLane Hamilton Vico Sellers Rey New York and Express Representative Cannon Mlinois Congress Austria Sidney Bartlett Boston Gladstone Cleveland White House Queen Victoria Edgar Baltus Saul Witch of Endor

Inventions and natural science notes from the era

A collage of scientific curiosities and industrial notes, including Harrington on cloud heights, a Perpignan fossil tortoise, France’s railway horse traces, land-subsidence observations, Galileo and the microscope, sparrow digestion studies, cedar paper uses, a new electrical fire engine, and fashion notices. Local ads note dentists, fruits, cigars, and dry goods promotions.

Mark D. Harrington Michigan University Observatory Perpignan Pyrenees Eastern Railway France Cornelius Drebbel M. Govi Galileo

Oddities and Anecdotes From a Distant Era

A collage of curious facts and anecdotes from a bygone era. Tales range from a Baltimore tailor fathering twenty s children to a Pekin weekly finishing a 2040 chapter serial. Other notes cover meteor showers, eccentric wagers, and peculiar local lore across cities and nations.

Chloro dyne touted as miracle cure in 19th century ad

An advertisement extols Dr J Collis Browne's Chlorodyne as a universal remedy for coughs consumption bronchitis asthma and diarrhea claims it cures epilepsy hysteria and other ailments while warning of piracy and imitations and noting government stamp authenticity sold in London bottles with various prices and cautions.

de. J. Collis Browne Symes & Co Pharmaceutical Chemists Medical Hall Simla Sth J. T. Davenport Hsg Great Russell Street Bloomsbury London Collis Growne Hindostan Collis Browne Pharm, Society of Great Britain Viceroy’s W. Page Wood J. Collis Browne Freeman Times Ts. Bid

Creation's Lower Orders and Odd Natural Feats

A sweeping, tabloid style roundup notes mass monkey killings in Brazil with pelts shipped to London for furs, a trained African gorilla that trails a trader for long treks, and a farmer in Kentucky accused of skinning a dying ox. Also covered is a Charleston harbor episode with a blackbird catching a live crab, a London greyhound price record, a freak mammoth four-winged cochin rooster, and a railway ban on riding in East Wellington.

Brazil London Hin Russellville Charleston Harbor Fullerton Brown Duluth Minn Chicago

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