Weight myths fade as experts urge health over averages
Chicago physician Dr Bundesen and educator Charles K. Taylor dispute fixed weight standards. They argue heredity and type determine healthy weight, not a single average. Taylor develops height type tables for youths eight to nineteen to link physical build with mental and moral stamina and tracks progress via a class score system.
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Health Bundesen
Chicago
Doctor Bundesen
Charles K. Taylor
Carteret Academy
Orange
N. J
Taylor
Speyer
New York
University of Pennsylvania
Department
Mr. Taylor
Mipuses
Sandon
Beard School
Conscience and Naboth Vineyard Tale from Bible Study
A teaching piece recounts King Ahab desiring Naboth’s vineyard and Jezebel’s plot to seize it. Elijah confronts Ahab at the gate, declaring divine judgment as conscience speaks like a prophetic aid to moral choice. The story ends with a lesson on inner conscience.
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AftaAs
Samaria
Naboth
Ahab
Jezebel
Elijah
George Washington
Western Newspaper Union
Fatal Snake Bites and Rattlesnake Behavior
A historical note discusses venomous snake bites in the United States, stating mortality from bites is about ten percent but bites are rare. It attributes the rarity to infrequency of encounters, unsettled habitats near cultivation, and rattlesnake warning behavior that deters people from disturbing them.
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United States
Uncle Fogy on Age and folly in life wisdom
The Kansas City Star quotes Uncle Fogy musing that age ripens men who bear knocks as luck or folly. He notes some profit from foolishness and others become wiser, though not eager to relive life, realizing a larger foolery awaits the second go.
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Uncle Fogy
Kansas City Star
All Obeyed Small Boy's Injunction
A photographer taking a panoramic shot of the Christian Men Builders class at Third Christian church paused mid shot when a child cried smile at his father. The moment caused half the group to appear serious while the other half smiled, forcing a second exposure.
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Third Christian Church
Indianapolis News
Freezone promised to remove corns painlessly
A drugstore bottle of Freezone is advertised to instantly numb and remove corns and calluses. The copy claims no soreness or irritation and says a tiny bottle costs only a few cents, suitable for hard or soft corns and corn between toes.
Represented People Congressman Sol Bloom Impresses Crowd
The New York crowd blocked the entrance as Sol Bloom, scheduled speaker, declared he represents the people. A bystander asked who he was and Bloom replied I am the people, underscoring the servant role of public officials.
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Sol Bloom
New York City
Bloom
Mr. Bloom
People
New York Evening Post
Bayer Instructions Found In Each Unbroken Package
The article notes that every intact Bayer package carries proven directions and mentions that a twelve tablet bottle is inexpensive. It adds that druggists also offer bottles of 24 and 100 tablets.
Dictionary of Slang Expressions From Flapper Era
A quotation from F H Vizetelly on American Speech discusses slang like finale hopper and Aire dale used by flappers. It notes many terms may be kept on file to gauge usage before inclusion in the dictionary and reflects on evolving slang in Fleet Street and social circles.
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Boswell
Fleet Street
F. ‘H. Vizetelly
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepin A Child’s Gentle Regulator
Dr Caldwell of Monticello Illinois urges mothers to use his Syrup-Pepsin as a harmless laxative to establish natural bowel regularity in constipated infants and children. He notes many remedies irritate and sickly effects and promotes his pleasant tasting bottle as a safe, gentle option sold for 60 cents.
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W. B. Caldwell
Monticello
Ill
Caldwell’s
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Hincox Chem
Hiscox Chemical Works
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W.an. U
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Vassar
Northwestern Yeast CO
Ashland Ave
WN U
W.B. Caldwell
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