Rates of death by own action in US rise over a decade
The item cites rising self harm death rates in the United States, notes figures from twelve to seventeen per 100000, includes a Toledo business notice by F. J. Cumner & Co. promoting Catarrh cures and patent medicines, and adds assorted advertisements for seeds and medicines with generic testimonials.
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United States
ToLedo
Lucas Country
Frank J. Cuexey
F. J. Cumner & Co
Frank J. Cheney
L. Iber
A.D
A.w.gareason
Ball
F. J. Cuexny & Co
Hall
House with no stairway tale echoed by real 1850s home
A real early American mansion on the site of today’s navy observatory area lacked a staircase. Once home to John Boyle, longtime Navy Department clerk who died in 1854, the house stood decade more before replacement by a brewery.
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John Boyle
Navy Department
Naval Observatory
Washington Star
Moonlight Possum Hunt and Miller’s Trick Tale
A Dallas Lore Sharp reminiscence from St. Nicholas recounts boyhood possum hunts under frost and moonlight. The piece blends rural lore with observations on possum life, habits, and proximity to towns, painting a nostalgic portrait of childhood exploits and nature.
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New Jersey
Ohio
Dallas
St. Nichea
Ants reveal strict civic purity and patriotism
McCook writes in Harger's Magazine on ant society showing collective sanitation and public service. Ants maintain clean streets and communal care, with sentinels at gates and daily grooming by nurses to protect the colony.
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Gafeways
H. C. McCook
Harger
Meteorite Records and Earthfall Estimates
The article notes 634 known meteorites up to 1908 including 182 irons and 74 stones in the western hemisphere and 299 stones with 79 irons in the east. It cites Berweth of Vienna estimating 90, or 90 meteorites per year, with 5 observing at least, and observes the distribution favors civilized regions yet poses greater risk in sparsely settled and mountainous areas.
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Berweth
Vienna
Peruna Promises Cure For Aged Catarrh Sufferers
An old health advertisement touts Peruna as a universal remedy curing thickened mucous membranes and related loss of hearing smell and taste. It asserts lifelong benefits for all ages and includes testimonials from Rev. J. N Parker and Bishop T. H. Lomax praising dramatic personal recoveries and urges readers to request Dr Hartman's free advice and books.
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Danforth
St. Joseph
Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
Duan
Prrxham
Mrs. Fruorrenog Damorrix
Miles Ave
Mans
Pisknau
Miss Euna Snyder
Hast
Center St
Marion
Ohio
Peruna
J. N’ Parker
Utica
J. N. Parker
T. H. Lomax
D. D
A. M.E
Charlotte
N.C
T. H.lomax
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitariam
Columbus
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Canada
John A. Salver Seed Co
la Crosse
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Salzer
La.c.l
Piso
O. Expster
Vanburen, Ind
Neva River
St. Petersburg
Leager
Elwie
pRhysicians
Philads
Druugista
Ripani
Henry Johnstone
St. Nicholas
Indianapolis
Hartman’s
Perwna Meticine Co
Ror
Parker
Mother Gray
Children's Home
Naw
York City
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
Boston
R, Paxton CO
Pope Blag
Mass
Lam Frea
Thia
B. F. Fisher
Roanoke
Sandy Cathartic
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
N.Y
H.H. Green
W. L
Douglas
W. TeDontlas
Shane
Dougina
Corena Colskin
Aene A
Gall
Free Homestead
Train
Western Est
Western Canada
W. D. Scaong
Plore
Ttawa
Cornel
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Cornell
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