Cares Woman’s Weaknesses and Favorite Prescription Featured
Editorial quotes doctors praising Unicorn root and Golden Seal from Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It highlights uterine tonics and treatments for amenorrhea, hemerrhoids, and general female debility with cited physicians from medical colleges endorsing the ingredients and their uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
John Iyre
The
Eclectic Medical Review
Helenias Diolea
Fyfe
Finley Ellingwood
M. D
Bennett Medical College
Chicago
John M. Scudder
Cincinnati
BR. Bartholow
Jefferson Medical College
Bricklaying Record for Capitol Building Construction
The House of Representatives office building near the Capitol in Washington saw 11,000,000 bricks laid in 1906, a possible world record for a single year. The unusually open 1905-06 winter allowed continuous work with only 12 to 15 weather-related stoppages.
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House of Representatives
United States Capitol
Washington
United States
Scientific American
Ten Years of Pain Ends for Mrs Emmerich Patient Says
Mrs Margaret Emmerich of Clinton Street Napoleon Ohio suffers kidney trouble with back pain vision problems and dizziness. After fifteen years of suffering and two years of confinement she found relief and a cure with Deans Kidney Pills. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Margaret Emmerich
Clinton St
Napoleon, U
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Counterfeit Platinum Sovereign Surfaces At Bank
A famous photographer deposited a worn sovereign at his bank and learned it credited as 21 shillings. The mint revealed a clever counterfeit cast in platinum heavily gilded. Though dated to seven shillings and sixpence, platinum’s current value makes a sovereign’s weight far more valuable.
New Persian Parliament Election Rules Enforced
The parliament’s new election rules disenfranchise women and specify male Persians aged 30 to 70 who can read and write, are not in state service, and have no criminal convictions may vote. The policy outlines eligibility for casting ballots in the upcoming parliamentary election.
Fire and the Window Route in Fire Prevention
Commissioner Fitzpatrick argues window protection cuts fire damage. He cites 73 percent of non origin damage via window route and 48 percent of normal fire losses from lack of window protection. He favors wireglass in metal or asbestos sash for ordinary windows and double glazed sash where danger is great, noting one failure where wireglass was improperly installed.
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Fitzpatrick
San Francisco
Wages of Russian Farm Laborers
An official investigation covering 1852 to 1891 shows Russian male agricultural workers averaging less than $32 annually and females less than $18. Subsistence costs bring yearly totals to about $55 for men and $40 for women, with five summer months nearly matching annual wages. Bureau of Statistics Bulletin.
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Russia
Bureau of Statistics Bulletin
Reform Needed in Tobacco Factories for Health and Sanitation
The Medical Record argues for stricter health oversight of tobacco workplaces. It notes widespread tobacco use among workers and urges regulations to curb scrap tobacco sales and improve sanitary conditions. The piece calls for safeguards equal to those protecting food consumers and emphasizes reducing health risks during manufacture.
Absentee Cat Prompts Government Service Proposal
In a small Indian city a clerk kept two cats after rats damaged papers. The senior cat went absent without leave and a telegram to Calcutta drew no reply. The clerk then proposed promoting the junior cat and appointing a probationer cat on full rations in government service.
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Calcutta
Househall Matting Care Instructions
Guidance on keeping matting clean and dry stresses avoid excess water and staining. Use a soft cloth with borax soap solution for marks and air dry by opening a window. Remove dampness promptly and sweep flooring before damp cleaning. Use a pliable broom for matting.
Safe red coloring from beets for cakes and sweets
The Druggists' Circular advises red beet coloring as economical and easily obtained. To make permanent color heat beets until soft, macerate with vinegar, express and evaporate to half, then dilute with alcohol. For immediate use, beet liquor from pickled beets or canned beets yields a deep shade.
How to keep irons from rusting and smooth for use
A Massachusetts Ploughman piece advises pre treating irons with warm grease and wrapping in brown paper to prevent rust. Before use rinse in hot water with dissolved soda, dry, and heat normally. For ironing boards rub a surface with brown paper dusted with bath brick to improve smoothness and speed.
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Massachusetts Ploughman
Home Made Lamp Shades for Room Decor
Instructions describe crafting circular lamp shade foundations from stiff paper, forming a funnel shape, and covering with crinkled tissue. Narrow crystal fringe at the bottom and artificial fern accents finish the decorative shade, with material choices for lamp and candle bases noted.
Hints for the Housekeeper Practical domestic tips
A compilation of household advice including oil of pennyroyal storage, mud stain removal with raw potato, selecting fresh fish by eye and flesh, teapots and sugar to prevent musty tea, washing wool via handwork, baking sponge cake in cracker boxes, and making potatoes white and fluffy by shaking the pot after draining.
Farm Wages in Russia in the 1882 91 Era
The official investigation shows average annual wages for male agricultural workers under $82 and female workers under $18. Subsistence costs average $21 for men and $22 for women, making yearly labor costs about $50 for men and $40 for women. Summer wages for five months hover near annual figures at $22.
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Russia
Wood paving gains favor as best general use pavement
A Department of Agriculture bulletin notes wood paving, though costly, is favored by many engineers for general use. Indianapolis Toledo and Boston lead in wood pavement. Together five cities hold most creosoted wood pavement. about 1,400,000 square yards were in use by end of 1905. Georgia pine is the principal wood in use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Indianapolis
Toledo
Boston
Cure for Humour by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
A navy man from Newark New York describes a three year suffering from a chronic humour on his leg that resisted doctors remedies. He used Cuticura Soap daily and six to seven boxes of Cuticura Ointment for three weeks and was cured with no recurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.J. Myers
U.S.N
U.S
Newark
New York
Woman at 77 Grows New Teeth in Portland
Mrs. Mary C. Parsons of Portland Oregon at age 77 reportedly developing a full new set of teeth after years of wearing plates. The growth follows removal and later appearance of a full size double tooth and a new front tooth, according to her dentist.
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Mary C. Parsons
Portland
Ore
O. P. Hoff
Salem
Brandreth's Pills Promoted For Health and Purification
Advertisement touts Brandreth's Pills as a purely vegetable laxative suitable for children and adults. It claims they cleanse the stomach and bowels, stimulate the liver, purify the blood, and have been in use for over a century with broad sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandreth
Ovcer
It takes six months to tan an elephant's skin
A brief historical claim notes that tanning an elephant's skin requires six months.
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Washington D.C
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Japan
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Carcat
Atlantic Refining Company
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