Little Mite Deaf and Tuberculosis Talks
The fragment references Emma Satter and Bert Gorham in a discussion about hearing aids and a public safety alarm. It cites Dr Henry Farnum Stoll from Hartford urging city institutions for delicate children and notes studies on tuberculosis infection rates among schoolchildren from tuberculous and healthy homes. A Cockney guest in the Highlands quips about shepherds, ending with a Bacon quotation on charity and truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Henry Farnum Stoll
Hartford
Conn
Dilemma Over Marriage as Office Life Collides with Humor
Comic exchanges unfold in a humorous office scene about married life and the urge to connect with loved ones. Wiggins-Say and Ragey tease about Russia and rappers while an office man recalls his colleague who calls his wife about headaches and finances, leaving him unsure about marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiggins
Ragey
Russia
Ragsy
One Type of Religion in a Jam Closet Tale
Rev Charles F Aked cites a New York luncheon remark about how people treat religion as a child would jam from a pot. A boy in a jam closet example shows praying for sainthood only after death, underscoring misplaced piety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Aked
New York
Jacky
Something Visible and a Tiara Request
A buyer asks to see tiaras for his wife and negotiates a price. The seller questions the balance of payment. The dialogue reveals humorous or ironic banter about marriage and reputation without clear resolution.
Doctors at Nation's Army Headed by Two Doctors
The army will be led by Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood and Maj. Gen. Fred Crayton Ainsworth, both doctors and non West Point graduates. Wood commands the Department of the East at Governors Island and becomes chief of staff on April 22. Ainsworth serves as adjutant general. ranks differ by eight months but ten years in service. The two men, long-time friends, entered service as civilians and share closely parallel careers, prompting broad interest in military circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leonard Wood
Department of the East
Governor's Island
New York
United States Army
Fred Crayton Alneworth
Army
Wood
Alnaworth
Ainsworth
Two Army Medical Chiefs Rise Through Rank and Card System
The article profiles generals Wood and Ainsworth, surgeons whose rapid ascent in the U.S. Army is tied to strong executive skill and personal networks. Ainsworth pioneered a vast record card system aiding access to veteran files, while Wood’s rise benefited from his friendship with Theodore Roosevelt. Both men are New Englanders with notable careers.
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New
General Wood
Ainsworth
Woodstock
Medical School
The
University of New York
Army
Record and Pension Office
War Department
Frank F. Hitchcock
United States Army
Navy
General Ainsworth
Congress
Wood
Theodore Roosevelt
Sewing Up a Man's Heart From Berne to a Cured Survivor
From Berne Switzerland the account of a surgical operation at the principal hospital where Arthur Schmid was stabbed through the heart during a quarrel. Surgeons sewed the wound and he recovered after five months of care. Doctors warn him to avoid laughing or crying to not strain the heart.
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Berne
Switzerland
Arthur Schmid
Schmid
Unlikely Bristol Weddings Pair Off Ages 23 and 61
A Bristol office reports a 23 year old bachelor married a 61 year old spinster while another notice records a 17 year old girl marrying a 57 year old widower. The piece adds a curious fact about oceans and river flows estimating a 2500 year refill time.
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Bristol
Eng
Fragmented humorous vignettes and dialogue snippets
A collage of light humor and classrooms of dialogue from various voices. Includes exchanges about pie for meals, a doctor’s family, and a mule’s stubbornness with quick quips and mock conversations. The tone reflects late 19th to early 20th century comic miscellany.
Right Elements in Regular Food and Drink Drive Energy
A promotional piece emphasizes clear headedness and steady nerves as keys to wealth and fame for owners. It claims regular food and drink, including Postum rich in gluten and phosphates, powers energy for body and brain, contrasting with coffee’s caffeine as a poisonous drug and urging reliance on Postum for vigor and hustle.
Cardul praised by Mrs Cassady for womanly relief
Mrs Jennie Cassady of Tringhurst Indiana reports three years of severe female complaints eased by Cardul. She credits the remedy with curing monthly suffering after two months and urges other women to try it. The ad explains Cardul formulations and directions, offering a free advisory book on request.
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Piringhurst
Ind
Jennie Cassady
Tringhurst
Cardus
Thedford
Aeaneas
Sunday Piano Sin Sparks Neighbor Exchange
Mrs Wise tells next door neighbor it is a sin to play piano on Sunday and Mr Wise questions why Sunday was singled out in the exchange.
Cuticura Baby Healed After Severe Skin Sores
A nurse reports her year and a half old child suffered growing sores all over body, nearly skeleton, then recovered after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for two months. Quote from Mrs. Egbert Sheldon of Litchfield Conn dated Oct 23 1909.
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Egbert Sheldon
Litchfield, Conn
Militant Suffragette Forces Husband From Home Case Dismissed
A London suburban police court heard that Mrs Tunnicliffe ordered her husband to leave after she told their daughter to pack his belongings. He sued for desertion and alimony but the magistrate dismissed the case, noting the wife's assertive conduct and claimed mastery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Elderly Woman’s Pain
Mrs. Catherine Sullivan of Joplin Missouri reports kidney trouble relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She describes back pain numbness and frequent urination, noting doctors' prescriptions failed but symptoms disappeared with Doan's. For sale by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Catherine Sullivan
Moffatt St
Joplin
Doan
Nature’s Dy conatinetinn tone eden Leyna
An old time advertisement fragment promotes remedies for catarrh and constitutional health. It mentions F J Cheney Co Toledo and A H Lewis Medicine Co St Louis offering free 16 day treatments and tonics claimed to cure liver and blood ailments. It weaves testimonials and quotes about exercise and service.
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A. H. Lewis Medicine Co. Bt
A. H. Lewis Medicine Co
St. Louis
Farmer urges more Quaker Scotch Oats for health
The article notes farmers should increase oat consumption for themselves and workers. It cites scientific demonstrations claiming Quaker Scotch Oats boost endurance and vigor. It adds oats are sold in regular and hermetically sealed tins for hot climates and mentions import data on leeches and snails, plus a European vacation by Mr. Adee and Mrs. Thackera with a six week bicycle tour in southern France.
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Adee
Europe
State Department
Thackera
United States
Berlin
France
Washington
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