The Family Doctor Excerpts on Health and Diet Hazards
The article discusses health advisories on fevers from decay and water exposure, parasite remedies, and a lime-based antidote. It reports on nervine headaches treated with salicylate of sodium, a drastic diet using boiled egg yolk and white for severe dyspepsia, and cautions about urban indoor air quality and ventilation to prevent sickness. It also notes Navaho housing and worship practices, describing their hollow-square village design and peaceful, dwindling population with intermarriage restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hrapacza
Ochlschlager
Dantzing
Bohemian women as laborers in Carlsbad's past and present
A Philadelphia Bulletin correspondent from Carlsbad describes Bohemian women performing heavy labor from cradle to marriage. They bear burdens, haul water and coal, and carry goods up stairs while men rest in the street. The piece notes few riding horses despite many cavalry uniforms nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Bulletin
Carlsbad
Mr. Balte
A Strange Tribe of Indians of New Mexico and Arizona
The article describes a tribe labeled the Zanies on the eastern edge of Arizona and New Mexico at 34 latitude 100 longitude. It portrays them as pale skinned with light hair and even blonde women, noting red eyes in albinos. It claims women have fair features, modesty, and truthfulness, with men described as intelligent and industrious. The community supposedly stores corn and cereals, maintaining a multi-year stock and not being warlike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taos
New Mexico
Port Chester
Arizona
Penny prize box fools several buyers at Grand avenue shop
A confectionery counter display on Grand avenue sparked curiosity when a printer explored a penny prize box containing four candies and a topaz stud. Several coworkers examined the jewel, debating its value, with offers fluctuating between thirty and forty-five dollars before nearly everyone concluded it was a mere piece of yellow glass. The episode ends with warnings about cautious commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Grand Avenue
Sun
French Missionary in Africa and absurd expedition notes
The piece details Debaize's store with rockets one box named expedition gear, dynamite, gunpowder, armor, firearms, bombs, brandy, and a hurdy gurdy. It mocks a French mission plan to pacify savages with music then armor and rockets, describing the curious, impractical array of instruments and supplies for geographic research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debaize
Thomson
Too Much Grammar in the Indianapolis Review
An old newspaper opinion denounces formal grammar study as largely useless for practical language. The piece mocks predicate and Copula jargon, arguing practical language use matters more than theory. It cites Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for medical cures as an example of practical know-how over scholastic detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Grant White
Barbara Celarent Darii
Pierce
John Willis
Elyria
Ohio
4.T. Phelps
Cuthbert, Ga
Abraham and Sarah and the Chest in Egypt Tale
A compact nostalgia piece recounts a Tahnudist tale where Abraham hides Sarah in a chest at the Egyptian customs to protect her beauty from gaze. The story sits alongside brief notes on Dr. Prence’s tonic, railway door safety in Britain, and a royal trademark claim affecting Offenbach tunes through 1930, plus a jokey definition of a naturalist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham
Sarah
Egypt
Great Britain
Hop Ditters Promises Beauty and Health Benefits
An advertisement touts Hop Ditters as the superior cosmetic and health product, claiming it improves complexion strength and spirits more effectively than any makeup. It urges readers to try a trial as proof, citing a Telegraph column reference for further detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph
Fearful Penalty At Drill Meeting For Invincibles
A Texas Siftings report notes Capt Skidmore newly elected to lead the Austin Colored Invincibles. He stresses strict drill discipline and attendance with a stern warning that failure to appear will be treated as desertion during Friday eight oclock drills in their main hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Colored Invincibles
Skidmore
Invincibles
Jim Webster
Sam Johnsing
Texas Siftings
Single Women and the Value of Staying Single
An elderly voice urges patience for women regarding marriage. It argues that being single can be preferable to marrying unsuitable partners, praises educated independent women, and warns against marriage for status. It advocates useful work, self-improvement, and personal duty regardless of marital status.
The Genie Presents A Casket Of Enchanted Visions
A poem-like passage tells of a genie gifting a casket filled with visions and desires to restore happiness. It extols a singular beloved soul, while a closing note from Lampton warns about a woman with Italian sunset hair and aurora borealis cheeks bringing calmer weather if left alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lampton
Census shows voters to population ratio and health claims
The piece notes a census rate of one voter per 574 100 residents and claims Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure reduced liver and kidney troubles. It touts Hop Bitters as a strong remedy and mentions railroads seeking engineers amid a harsh job scene. An Arabian scale armor remark closes the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Questionable patent cures and tonics advertise widely
An OCR style advertisement piece touts Piso's Cure for Consumption claiming it cures coughs and consumption, with testimonials from A. A. Snyder of Walcottville Ind. It also promotes Dr. Winchell's Teething Syrup, Fant Druggists’ Elixir of Calisaya, Heurt's Daylight Liver Pills, Cannarine for hair growth, and Ancle Sam's Nerve and Bone Liniment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Snyder
Walcottville
Ind
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Africa
Tuy
Robinson
Miss Fitzroy
Indianapolis Review
Abraham and
Dr. Prence
Far
America
England
Scotland
Worm
Abe Pt Cas Association
Buffalo
Hook
Gis
John
Philadelphia Press
CaLisaya
Hiert
Amon
Draggista
GENWS
Sollicy
National Fupriscine Co
Chicago
Lebanon
Valentine Bros
Janeaville, Wis
J. N. Harris & Co., Proprietors
Cincinnati
BR. Hunter
State Et
H. Hallett , Co
Portland
Grest West Gum Works
Plitzborah
Tavs & Co
Auguats, Ma
Stimon 2 Co
Portland, Ve, A
Sina
Rural Press
Fifth Ave
BOD
Des Fe
Jay Bronson
Detroit
Mick
Outfit
F. QO
Vickery
Augustyn
Macaulay
Manhattan
Jarley
Samuel Frengo & Son
E. 14Th St
New York
Frazer
Sammy Tubbs
E. B. Poete
I. S. Johnson & CO
Boston
Flase
Bangor
N.Y
Paine & Co
Third Av
Tva
Onutits
As. N. Andxaur Ley
LAN
Canal Sit
EAN
Garfield
National Publishing Co
Bloomingdale Bros
Third Ave
56Th St
New York City
Botan
Arthur
Pew
Arthursson
Philadelphia
J. 7
Girl & CO
Commission Merchants
Clark St
Dr. C
Hop Bitters Mig. Co
Rochester
N. Y
Toronto
Oak
Martiney
Ayer
L. Martines
Mons
Mass
O.N. Y
de Mettaurs
Mettadur
Ebeown Chemical
Mason & Hamlin Organ CO
Haing
Randy
Tremont St
Eastih St
Wabash Ave
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