Munyon's Work Promises Free Medical Advice in City
The Munyon health work in Philadelphia draws crowds to his 53d and Jefferson Laboratories as callers and mail inquiries flood in. Physicians provide free health hints and advice with no charge for consultation, while remedies are sold at retail prices only when prescribed.
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Ees
James M. Munyon
Health Authority
Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Munyon
Corps of
53D
Jefferson Sts
James M. Munyor
Grandson of Burns James Glencairn Thomson dies in Glasgow
James Glencairn Thomson, grandson of poet Robert Burns and son of Betty Burns, died in Glasgow in his eighty fourth year. A lifelong bachelor, he lived mostly in Glasgow suburbs and was known for singing Burns songs at social gatherings. He held a small civil list pension.
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Burns
James Glencairn Thomson
Robert Burns
Glasgow
Betty Burns
Mr. Thomson
Pall Mall Gazette
Castoria safety and old remedies in ad clutter
A collage of old advertisements touts Castoria with signature claims and age appeal, plus references to Fletcher and over 30 years. Other items promote Groves Chill Tonic, Hamlins Wizard Oil, and a cheeky line about cheese and misery, ending with a proverb on poverty and gout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Toxins and Anti-Toxins
Aimed at the scientific race to stop killer diseases such as pneumonia and tuberculosis, the article argues sanitation alone cannot prevent spread. It emphasizes natural immunity, the limits of public health campaigns, and the rise of anti-toxin research led by laboratory science since Koch's lymph work. The piece foresees a future where anti-toxin science saves many lives, with spitting discouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Lieved
Koch
Columbia Press Syndicate
Civilizing the Indian by Eastman excerpt reviewed
An excerpt from The Soul of the Indian by Dr Charles Alexander Eastman critiques colonial civilization. Eastman, an Indigenous author, recalls learning morality from an untutored woman and nature, contrasting natural reverence with modern materialism and artificial life under white civilization.
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Charles Alexander Eastman
Houghton Mifflin Company
Nature
Why Friday Its Unlucky In The London Chronicle
A London Chronicle piece muses on Friday being unlucky due to “Friday Fag” fatigue from a week of dusty work. The author notes forgetting a daily task on Fridays twice before, attributing it to accumulated tiredness and concluding Friday carries a smirch on the blameless week.
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London Chronicle
The Pawlow Revolution and Stomach Science
A critique of outdated medical doctrine contrasts Pavlov’s breakthrough in digestion with reckless medical inertia. It highlights how modern taste for fluids, alkaline remedies, and nonfood stimulation misleads practice, urging reforms in American medical education to adopt Pavlovian findings and reduce needless prescriptions.
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Beaumont
Pawlow
America
Flexner
Columbia Press Syndicate
Cuticura Remedies Heralded For Eczema Relief
A Utah reader recounts a child’s severe head rash described as baby rash. After trying prescribed medicines, a mass and running sore formed, causing constant crying. Using Cuticura Resolvent Ointment Soap and Ointment, the head cleared and hair growth resumed. The letter promotes Cuticura products and offers free samples by mail from Boston.
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Francis Lund
Plain City
Utah
Boston
Emersons Story of Gratitude in Journals
A brief excerpt from Emersons recently published Journals highlights gratitude through a tale of a widow so poor she uses an old door as a bed covering for herself and her children. The child asks what poor kids do who have no door to cover them, underscoring hardship and compassion.
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Emerson
Pierce
The Brute and Bemused Banter in Public View
A flippant exchange contrasts a supercilious girl with a man’s crowding behavior. A patent medicine ad promotes Capucine for headaches and nervous troubles with quick relief and affordable prices. The humor targets social gripes and gendered observations from a vintage column tone.
My Daughter Is Cured by Vegetable Compound
A Baltimore mother shares a letter praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring her fifteen year old daughter Alice to health after doctors failed. The ad urges young girls with painful or irregular periods or related symptoms to seek the remedy and contact Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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Baltimore
Alice
Tala E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinknam
L. A. Coreran
Rutland Street
Lydia E. Pim
Lydia E. Pinkham
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TALK
Wagner
Science OF Health
Pawlov
Pavlov
Pastliff
St. Petersburg
Alexis St. Martin
University of St. Petersburg
West Point
Atlanta
Western Railway of Alabama
California
Texas
Mexico
West
Fourth National Bank
F. M. Thompson
Oc P. Billups
Dist
Gronsin
Xanthine CO
Richmond
Virginia
Box A
Atlents,Ga
Pettits Eve Salve
Dept
N. Y
Charlotte
American Seating Company
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W.l.douglas
Douglas
Spark St
Heino
Oks
Rand
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