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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1900
Page
7
The piece notes that intelligence is shown by plants with a dry season water experiment where a bucket near a growing melon alters growth, guiding leaves toward the water. It mentions a US twenty mile shot as a record and touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for fifty years curing constipation indigestion dyspepsia and biliousness.
The queen now wears large black rimmed spectacles for driving and uses a different pair for reading or writing, indicating two distinct sets of eyewear for her activities.
A vintage ad promotes Cascarets candy cathartic as a natural cure for all ailments starting with bowel health. It claims gentle relief, painless movement, and a 10 cent price, warning to beware imitators and noting the stamped C C C on tablets.
A compilation of patent medicine claims and personal ads notes claims to cure colds in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine. Dr Kielne nerve restorer promises cure. dye brands and grooming tips mingle with crime rumors and promotional lines.
A prominent Egyptian official suggests dredging the Mediterranean to recover and bury the late Emin Pasha Sid Ahmed, former undersecretary of state for justice, who died at sea. His father Choukri Pasha, long involved in interior affairs, seeks to identify the burial location with Mediterranean agents.
The article notes Germany with a population about 52 million has over 1.3 million tuberculosis sufferers and estimates 170 thousand deaths annually from the disease, per Prof Leyden.
Manila has about 165000 inhabitants with a smaller number of saloons in proportion, fewer than in any U S city of comparable size.
Jell O presents Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry flavors as a new family dessert at grocers for 10 cents. The ad ends with a playful aside about bets and the alphabet.
The text notes Garfield Tea purges the stomach liver kidneys and bog els to purify blood and protect health. It also questions whether Tod Sloan will be allowed by Londoners to ride on a cable car.
A collage of patent medicine and cosmetic claims dominates the snippets. Piso's Cure touted for throat and lung troubles, Parker's Hair Balsam promised hair restoration, Mrs Winslow's Syrup aimed at teething pain, Hindercorns advertised for corns, Carter's Ink praised for color and clarity.
The Medical Press discusses golf as a potential preventive and curative aid for nerve and functional nervous disorders and notes its value as a mental and nervous tonic. It cautions that golf should not exclude other sports with similar benefits and emphasizes physicians understanding a game’s physiological impact from experience.
The article explains that sleep lowers heart rate by about ten strokes per minute, saving roughly 5,000 heartbeats over eight hours. It notes each beat pumps six ounces of blood, totaling 30,000 ounces less blood moving at night. To compensate for reduced circulation and warmth loss, extra coverings are needed during sleep.
Prof Pagenstecker famed eye surgeon to Queen Victoria is noted for adjusting fees to patients means. His normal operation charges range from £20 to £100, but he has asked as little as two guineas for those of small means. He commands the best practice in Europe.
The piece notes the typical cost of a railway horse in England at about $300 with weekly fodder costs around $2.25. It states railway companies usually drive horses about ten hours daily under fair conditions.
In a May 9 1898 letter from Salem Oregon Governor W M Lord extols Peruna as the sole safeguard against catarrh urging its use for coughs colds and winter illnesses. He claims perfect health requires being free from catarrh and notes Peruna cures and prevents colds. The letter promotes Dr Hartmans free booklet Winter Catarrh and urges households to keep Peruna in the home.
A Boston physician aided a needy family with a five dollar bill along with medicine. The next day he learned three dollars went to a priest and two dollars to hire another doctor.
The record notes that last year 39,000,000 sterling was deposited into the English Post Office Savings Bank and 35,000,000 was paid out.
Fragmentary OCR lists Genova tablets and various drug firms in Elgin Michigan Iowa and Nebraska, mentioning retail and wholesale operations, injections for urinary inflammations, and prices like 2 for $5. A quoted line references Clara Belle and a dive with a man getting soaked, reflecting unclear local chatter.
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