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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1922
Page
5
An eminent tuberculosis specialist argues that removing patients to new climates offers little benefit. He notes climate changes affect heart and breathing, but the key to recovery is proper treatment, not travel. He cites England and Scandinavian results comparable to milder climates, emphasizing treatment over climate.
A Fall River Globe item recalls Paul, a tall weighted dancer, rehearsing with an alarm clock wristwatch and locomotive headlight pin as his mistress laments rug damage. Guests debate if his act will amuse or offend, while his mother balks at 50 cent seats.
Professor Conklin surveyed educated adults about superstitions. Touching wood topped the list as the most common belief, with over a third feeling unlucky if they did not perform the ritual. Four leaf clovers followed as a favored source of luck, while other beliefs varied by gender.
A reflection on the Anglo American apothecaries and their trade evolution from Shakespeare’s era to today. The article traces the Apothecaries' legal battles with physicians and surgeons, the 1668-1683 property history, and the shift of druggists toward retail goods and non drug items. It laments the drift from strict medicine to broader retail offerings and notes licensing issues in America.
An American consular officer reports on petroleum briquets used as fuel in France. They weigh half as much as coal and produce double the heat, burn with a white flame eight to ten inches high, emit no smoke or odor, and keep indefinitely in good condition. Made from crude or refined petroleum mixed with secret chemicals and solidified under 300 pounds per square inch.
Sir Thomas Parkinson a British surgeon and consultant to the American hospital for English soldiers states radium fails as a remedy. He adds radium is not only ineffective but also dangerous, its burning effects aggravating maladies instead of curing them.
A New York Sun report details a lab like building where mothers discuss a proposed law to exchange children weekly. Amid chaos from five families with kids, residents imagine a system to curb childish mischief while mothers vent about their own and others children and fear deportation schemes. A Minnesota inventor debuts a new explosive with unusual safety claims and stable behavior under heat or cold.
An advertisement argues women differ from men in health and temperament. It claims nervousness headaches irritability and melancholia are common in women and promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a safe remedy tied to decades of use in American households.
The Havre de Grace Susquehanna bridge was purchased by Maryland for 585000 after local counties refused a gift from the Pennsylvania railroad. The bridge cost over 2 million to build, spans 3480 feet exclusive of approaches, with state roads at both ends. Revenue over 12 years averaged about 60000 annually, with expenses near 366000, yielding roughly 370000 in dividends to the owners before sale to the state.
Albert Cline of Youngstown endorses Dreco after ten years of stomach trouble and chronic constipation. He reports relief from gas, nausea, cramps, and backache after twelve bottles, praising the product and urging others with similar ailments to try it. Pearce's Modern Pharmacy in Frederick markets Dreco nationwide.
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