Time of Births and Deaths Revealed by British Medical Journal
The British Medical Journal reports Raseh analyzed 25 274 death cases and 30 515 births with exact times, finding deaths peak 2 p.m. and dip before midnight while births peak in the early morning and fall in early afternoon. deaths align with high pulse and fever in illness. A Welshman’s watch tale prompts Scotland Yard to stop at nothing, then regrets delaying action. A quiet station scene shows barefoot children awaiting homebound orders as a mother’s warning looms.
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Raseh
Eiderdown Industry Emerges on Norwegian Coast
A new industry on privately owned Norwegian coast islands centers on rearing wild eider ducks for down. Keepers feed and protect the birds from predators, attracting large flocks at feeding time and bringing substantial profits to owners.
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Norway
Norwegian
Jose
Women Write for Lydia Pinkham Help in Time of Ills
A long appeal to women to write Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for advice and vegetable compound. The ad claims over a million helped and provides testimonials from Eta Brenner of East Rochester Ohio and Neue Russiin of Pittsburg praising relief from backache menstrual pain and kidney issues.
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Eta E. Brenner
East
Rochester
Ohio
Lydia B. Pinkham
Admiral Cervera Arrives Aboard After Battle
An account from Captain Evans describes Admiral Cervera arriving aboard the Gloucester with the Vizcaya crew and torpedo boats Faror and Plutop. The reception includes a full marine guard, cheers, and dignified bowing as Cervera, scantily clad, is saluted by former enemies. The narrative reflects on honor amid war and ends with a satirical note on spelling and language.
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Evans
Lows
Centurr
Cervera
Gloucester
Loy
Wainwright
Faror
Plutop
Vizcaya
Iowa
Si Bay
Summer Outings on Grand TrunkRail System
The most famous and popular summer resorts on the continent are reached directly by the lines of the Grand Trunk Railway system and its direction Service. Copies of inshated descriptive pamphlets of lake mountain and seashore resorts with full information as to rates be sent an application to J. H. Burgis City Passenger and Licket agent S25 Clarks corner Jackson boulevard Chicago.
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Grand Trunk Railway System
J. H. Burgis
Clarks
Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Curious Burial Custom Causes Diptheria Spreads
The Servians reportedly kiss the dead before burial, spurring a diphtheria epidemic. Belgrade police issue urgent orders to stop the practice for now and protect those who died from the disease.
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Police
Pieste F
Belgrade
Deafness Cure Promises Hundred Dollar Reward
An advertisement asserts that deafness linked to catarrh can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It explains the illness stems from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes order details and a joke about a military cook at the end.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
C. E
Lawrence Journal
G. H. Snyder
Lawrence
Kan
Tam
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Deering Twine’s Global Reach Cited by Dealers
A Chicago firm claims a single length of binder twine can encircle the world, citing 31 percent of 1898 twine usage. The claim rests on recent correspondence with dealers across America and notes 500 miles to 220000 miles of twine as the scale.
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Deering Harvester Company
Chicago
America
Deering
Paris Streets Swept by 2600 Men and 600 Women Schrengers
A fragmentary notice describes Paris streets swept each morning by 2,600 male and 600 female schrengers. It includes a dated testimonial from John A. Miller of Sable, Michigan, April 22, 1895, and scattered references to Piso's Cure for Consumption and various names.
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Paris
John A. Miller
Sable, Mich
Wheels and boilers update from Pennsylvania Railroad shops
The Astoonat plant produced car wheels that typically run 40 000 miles on passenger coaches before reuse. A forty two inch wheel has logged over 70 000 miles and a thirty six inch wheel 600 000 miles. A new automatic boiler-fill device in firehouses uses a pipe with a self coupler to connect with engines and draw water into boilers.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Astoonat
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