National Leprosy Hospital Debate Spurs Renewed Action
Washington officials push for a national leprosy hospital to aid treatment and isolation amid recent cases in the capital and Arizona. A 1905 bill for a leprosarium failed due to local opposition, though New Mexico was eyed as a potential site. The 1901 commission found 278 U S cases across 21 states with 72 isolated and urged dual institutions and strict isolation to curb spread.
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Washington
Arizona
Congress
New Mexico
Health Bureau
Law Rea
United States
Louisiana
California
Florida
Minnesota
North Dakota
Georgia
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New York
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Texas
Wisconsin
North
Wyman
Public Health Service
Jersey City Man Bequeaths Airship Gift From Insurance
Jeremiah Carbanne died of heart failure after a fear of cars. An autographed will, found on his table, leaves $350 to the executor Edward R. Doyle to fund an airship project aiming to reduce street traffic and increase flying, with Doyle to decide the final distribution.
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New York
Jeremiah Carbanne
Jersey City
Hamill & Egan
Carthanne
Edward R. Doyle
Corihanne
Water taste in Athol blamed on Aphanizomenon algae
The state board of health explains the odor and taste in Athol water come from Aphanizomenon algae. They state the algae are harmless and advise removing them to restore normal conditions.
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Athol, Mawe
Athol
Maine
State Board of Health
Five Year Thief a Snake in York County
Mrs. Arnold shot a nine foot two inch black snake that had preyed on her farmer husband John F. Arnold’s flock for five years. The large reptile was discovered beside a fence consuming a fowl and killed with the shotgun. Also reports a Swiss engineer Hans Steewart inventing a concrete telegraph pole to replace wood and iron, aiming at cheaper, durable lines for tramways and overhead telecom.
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York
John F. Arnold
New Salem
Arnold
Herne
Switzerland
M. Hans Steewart
Real Artists Struggle for Livelihood Says Waalington Star
The Waalington Star notes artists of real meat face livelihood challenges and fault their focus on painting pictures that only appeal to the artist. The writer suggests giving struggling artists a chance despite their self-focused art.
Ice in Michigan sand dunes tale of frozen bed reveals cave-like relics
Traverse City readers learn of curious happenings on Lake Michigan dunes where campers found copper hatchets and kitchen utensils buried fifteen to twenty feet deep in frozen sand. A man digging for relics uncovered a bed of ice that preserved items until summer usage, turning dunes into an accidental cache. Local fishers and cottagers used the frozen sand to build feehouses, while authorities explain the winter frozen layer preserved by lake water seeping through dunes turning to ice.
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Traverse City
Mich
Lake Michigan
Ludington
Sca
Five Months in Plaster Helps Crippled Child Walk
Mary Lascomb of Chester underwent the Loreng bloodless method for double congenital hip dislocation at Crozer hospital. Doctors Maddox and Northrop supervised five months in a plaster cast, reshaping hips and legs. Now she can romp along hospital corridors, fully active again.
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Chester
Mary Lascomb
Crozer Hospital
D. P. Maddox
Kerbert J. Northrop
Hahnemann Medical College
Philadelphia
Mary
Profits From Our Forests and German Methods
Washington reports that U S forests can yield more wood per acre than German forests with proper management. Experts note our climate and soil favor growth, but poor stocking and carelessness reduce yields. German foresters emphasize uniform dense stands and rapid growth of species like Norway spruce, Scotch pine, silver fir, beech, and oak.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Germany
Man Denies Eating Dog After Village Carnival
Freeland Pennsylvania resident John Wicharick faced Maagietrate Malloy denying he ate the Witte dog of Michael Mollick. The church carnival at St. Ann's parish sparked the accusation after a hairy Wild Man from Borneo sketch. Managers Daniel O Donnell and Jomens Gillespie were arrested on a warrant but the case was dismissed.
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Freeland
John Wicharick
Maagietrate Malloy
Witte
Mru
Michael Mollick
St. Ann's Catholic Parish
Borneo
Nailing Him from a Young’s Magazine snippet
An exchange features a flirtatious dialogue with lines about kissing and mercy. The scene centers on jokes about romance, hesitation, and social boundaries between He and She in a playful 19th/early 20th century magazine style.
Catarrh Cure Promises Cure With Constitutional Treatment
An advertisement touts Halles Catarrh Cure as the only known cure with a constitutional internal treatment. Proponents claim it heals by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces, strengthening the patient to fight disease. The firm offers a $100 reward if they cannot cure, with testimonials available and distribution throughDaunists.
Moralizing talk and family humor noted in the Press
A Philadelphia Press quotation reflects on blessings and daily racket from moralizing men and nurses tucking children into bed. An advertisement touts SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE claiming to cure distemper pink eye and related horse diseases and offering a free book and agents wanted from Spahn Medical Co. Goshen Ind.
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Popley
Philadelphia Press
Spohn
Spahn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
Colony of Barbary Apes on Gibraltar Protected
The Rock of Gibraltar houses the unique colony of Barbary apes, the only one of its kind, safeguarded by the British government.
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Rock of Gibraltars
Fragmented moral snippets and business notices
A fragmented OCR fragment shows varied short quotes from Seneca and personal notes. It includes a Nebraskan name J. G. Meliride Stella Nebr and a Sioux City farm for rent or sale on crop payments. Mentions Lewin’s Factory Peoria Il and smoking references.
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J. Mulhall
Sioux City
Defiance Starch Promises Superior Strength and Smoothness
A late 19th century sales blurb touts Defiance Starch as free of harmful chemicals and superior to earlier patent starches. It claims a new ingredient improves strength and smoothness beyond rival brands and contrasts with older starches from 26 years prior.
Stray Stories Dialect Note on Nursing and Children
A fragment from Stray Stories presents a clipped exchange with a nurse and a speaker debating misperceptions of care. The odd banter contrasts roles and outcomes as a satirical micro scene.
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Mistresa
You can't always tell by appearances
A brief note on judging people by outer looks. It warns that appearances mislead and that noble character or real intent often lies beneath a façade.
The Well-Informed Demand for a Gentle Laxative
The General Demand for a simple pleasant liquid laxative is met by the California Fig Syrup Co with Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It is marketed as an ethical, wholesome, gentle yet prompt remedy trusted by physicians and preferred by the Well-Informed. Only genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product sold by leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Uncle Sam
Nebraska
Uncle Sam Breakfast Food CO
Omaha
Nebr
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Summer Resort Colony
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Toledo
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Lewis
Linder
Lewin’ Factory
Peoria, Il
Pio
Carters
Putnam
Uote
Wis
Wecaan
Beaiman & Co
Montgomery
Defiance
Tarry
Bee Building
Neb
Colara
Monroe Drug CO
Quincy
Bears
the Centaur Company
Slees
Castoria
Ita
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W. I. Downe
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