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News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1926

Page

11

Science Gwes a Great Debt To the Witches of Old

The essay argues witches shaped early science and medicine, noting modern witches sell cures and demand drives supply. It contrasts old witches as powerless midwives with herbal knowledge, cites the Witch of Endor as a medium, and highlights botany's roots in medicinal plant study led by women doctors.

Rene Bache Hallowe’en Endor Saul P. T. Barnum

Arrival of the Witches and the Roots of Medicine

A survey tracing beliefs in magical cures and witchcraft from pull‑out dog rituals to king’s touch, voodoo charms, and fetishes. It links historic cures to modern faith healers, notes African and Ig orot practices, and credits witches as early botany pioneers while urging respectful tribute.

Charles II England Europe Johns Hopkins United States

Automatic Devices Improve Safety in Railroads

An article by Norman C McCloutd explains how automatic signaling and intermittent track devices raise safety on major U S rail networks. It details block signals, locomotive control, and automatic braking that protect crews, with examples of signals at cabside and the use of ramps and contact shoes to enforce speed and stopping rules.

Norman C Interstate Commerce Commission Tautime Tnicipal Railways United States Block Protectio Atford Concrete Trampie Ia Tram

Crooked Man and crooked bank accounts in verse fragment

A fragmented verse hints at a crooked man with a crooked smile who deals in crooked homes and a hollow financial scheme. The jittery cadence suggests critique of deceitful dealings in an unsettled town. No clear names or dates are provided.

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