Scarlet fever deaths decline while diphtheria rises
The record shows scarlet fever per year nearly stationary for 40 years but deaths from diphtheria now approach twice scarlet fever. Measles and whooping cough exceed diphtheria twofold, and the era notes rising disease impacts. Russell Sage loses Minnesota lands and assets worth about one million dollars amid farmer fortunes. A 6 ft 10 in gorilla display in Hamburg sparks crowds and curiosity.
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Packes
Walsat
Russell Sage
San Francisco Call
West Africa
Museum
Hamburg
Thirteen Tables Tie to Superstition in Penn Socials
In Penn there are thirteen young women linked to a superstition tied to a No. 13 table at St. Michael's events. They host and attend gatherings and social functions with thirteen minutes past the hour marking routines. Miss Mamie Duffy organized a reception.
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Penn
St. Michael’s Church
Mamie Duffy
Dean's Kidney Pills Restore Health, Walls Testimony
J W Walls Lebanon Kentucky streets superintendent suffered kidney pain back ache and painful secretions. He read of a cure with Deans Kidney Pills and purchased a box from Hugh Murrey Drug Co. The remedy gave quick relief and he endorses it for kidney disorders. Free trial offer by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Sold by druggists at 50 cents per box.
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J. W. Walls
Lebanon
East Main Street
Dean
Hugh Murrey Drug Co
Walls
UnitedStates
Foster- Millburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Life's Yield to the Moral Conqueror sermon in Plymouth
The Rev. T. Rhond da Williams of Greenuweld Congregational Church Bradford preached at Plymouth Church on Life's Yield to the Moral Conqueror. He urged perseverance in the moral life, noting promises to overcomers, the danger of misreading Christ through Psalm II, and the reward of hidden manna and the morning star for faithful effort.
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T. K. Williams
Brooxney
T. Rhondda Williams
Greenuweld Congregational Church
Bradford
England
Plymouth Church
Dwight Hillis
Mr. Williams Gald
Rao Victor
God
Lie
Victor
Christ
Tay
South Africa
Gethsemane
The Pharmaceutics Era Attacks Drug Store Proliferation
A historical note condemns many druggists for selling unrelated goods and cites shifts in per capita alcohol consumption over decades. An ad promotes Bolenic Blood Balm B B B claiming to cure rheumatism and catarrh, with free samples and medical advice via mail from Atlanta.
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B.B.B
Machine to Sew Up Wounds Innovation by Dr Michel
A wound stitching machine invented by a doctor named Michel rapidly stitches wounds with nickel hooks held in a case. The device, adjustable at 25 per minute, uses forceps to position hooks that penetrate only the epidermis, minimizing pain. The hooks are easily disinfected, offering a painless, efficient alternative to hand stitching.
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Michel
Flood Blesses Rocheport Man With Furnished House
The Missouri river flood saves P. C. Nuckles of Rocheport, Missouri, giving him a largely new, fully furnished house found on his land after he returned to his farm. No owner is identified. A separate note mentions Lord Grimthorpe, near ninety, still crafting a chimney clock for Beckingham parish church tower at Gainsborough.
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Paul
P. C. Nuckles
Rocheport
Mr. Nuckles
Lord Grimthorpe
Beckingham
Gainsborough
Various Remedies and Notices From a Century Ago
A collage of old patent medicine claims and notices includes F J Craney Co promising $100 per catarrh cure case, Hall's Catarrh Cure testimonials, Dr Kline nerve restorer claims, London guardian job ads, Zurich journalism chair, Mrs Winslow soothing syrup, Putnam lapels dyeing, and a Minneapolis testimonial, all typical 19th to early 20th century trade and public notices. The mix shows medical cures, job postings, and consumer endorsements amid dated branding and ads.
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Dr. Kline
J.H. Kress
Arch St
Phila
Universit of Zurich
Ashes Scattered at Rose Bush by Mrs Anderson
Mrs Laura K Anderson who died in Muncie Indiana had her ashes scattered over her favorite rose bush last Tuesday afternoon as per her dying wish. She was a former editor of Free Thought and requested cremation and annual scattering on her birthday.
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Laura K. Anderson
Muncie
Ind
Free Thought
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