Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Drugstore notices claim many people have kidney trouble without knowing it. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is praised as a mild healing tonic with a high success record. An insurance examiner notes kidney disease often blocks applications. The ad offers two bottle sizes and a test bottle for ten cents from Dr Kilmer Co.
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Italian Aqueduct set to be world’s longest
Compressed Air Magazine notes the Apulia aqueduct project will become the longest in the world when finished. Begun in 1905 after a 1902 law, the main line runs about 140 miles with over sixty miles through Apennine tunnels. A network of branches totals about one thousand miles serving five provinces and 2.5 million people.
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Apulia
Basilicata
Apennines
Doctor’s Bathing Advice Cited in Kansas City Star Debate
Mrs. Johnson exclaims about a paper claiming health cannot be kept by bathing alone. Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge reacts to the doctor’s claim, asking for specifics on how many people, when, and what bathing practice is advised, reflecting a humorous newspaper exchange.
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Mercy Sakes
Record Snapshot From Highest Photo Ever Taken Exhibition
War department in Washington hosts a photo from Dayton Ohio taken at 32220 feet above sea level about six miles. Temperature was 62.5 degrees below zero F and electric warming devices cooled the camera. An unrelated Cuticura ad promotes ointment soap and skin care.
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Dayton
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Pencil Marks 45 Years Old at Cape May Beach Pole
Frank Digman discovered a weathered pole from a beach bathhouse tower in Cape May New Jersey with pencil marks dated June 28 1879. He notes that 44 years of rain sun and wind have hardly faded the inscription. The note includes an old quotation about rest and fasting credited to Franklin.
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Bicycle reduces mile steps to six hundred twenty seven
A man walking a mile averages 2 263 steps while cycling with a standard gear covers the same distance as about 627 steps. The comparison highlights the efficiency of bicycles in translating distance into pedal revolutions.
Belgian Congo launches 60000 francs infant mortality campaign
Reports show high infant death rates in parts of the Belgian Congo with many children dying before age two. The national children's bureau of Belgium allocates 60,000 francs for a first time campaign to combat infant mortality in the Congo.
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National Children's Bureau of
Belgium
Congo
Alloy bells debut in Allracht village church
In Allracht near Cologne a church proves aluminum copper bells with one third the weight of bronze. Lighter steeples cost less to build and maintain while avoiding rust and bursting risks.
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Cologne
Germany
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