Mental Homicide Tale Triggers Medical Controversy
A long essay traces a fraudulent yarn about a Philadelphia physician performing a brain operation to prove brain function independence. The tale misled journals worldwide, sparking debate on medical ethics and the danger of credulity in scientific claims.
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Nime
Philadelphia
Ocnlar
Howas
Nealp
Lim
Europe
America
Edinburgh
Melbourne
New York Mail and Express
Peoria's Corn Trade Powers Illinois Distilling Center
Peoria dominates corn sourcing with 9,000,000 bushels used annually for distilling and other manufacturing. The city hosts two large sugar houses and imports corn from nearby farms to feed its vast distilling and industrial operations.
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Peotho
Poorit
Peoria
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Corn to Spirits Path Shows Complex Chain of Value
A fragmented 19th century account traces a bushel of Nebraska corn through rail freight taxes distilling and retail, noting percentages paid at each step from producer to consumer. It argues value rises as corn becomes spirits and highlights tax and employment effects within the city.
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Nebraska
Sam
Chicago
The Adence of Memory in James W. Dodd’s View
The excerpt features James W. Dodd discussing memory, noting how the phenomenon can mislead inquiry. He cites a man who cannot write or spell yet can memorize and recite books verbatim after a single reading, highlighting a dissociation between memory and literacy.
Fighting Plants in the Palm House at Phipps Conservatory
The article surveys spiny palm species such as Pandanus reflexus and Latania barbonica in the Phipps conservatory. It likens the plants to fighters with defensive spine tactics, notes their growth, fruit protection, and comparisons to cacti, and praises their natural ingenuity and ecological battles.
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Phipps Conservatory
Aninia
Nagaine
Colvea
Soan
Africa
Polynowia
Tom
Latania
Ite
South China
Tb Haw
Jim Corbett
Nigar
Pittsburg
Causes of Sties and Eye Irritation in Infants
The text suggests sties may signal constitutional disorders or bodily changes. Constipation commonly appears during these periods, often with other symptoms such as skin eruptions and poor appetite. Delicate children are seen as less reliable indicators, prompting family physician consultation.
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Sineoesafon
Miss Trella Poliz Toland Advocates Humane Horse Care
The San Francisco actress Miss Trella Poliz Toland speaks on humane treatment of horses, noting she has unbridled heads back and unchecks unruly animals. She claims to have helped over 100 horses in Kansas City and Denver and received a thanks letter from the Kansas City Humane Society president.
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Trella Poliz Toland
San Francisco
Kansas City
Denver
Laughing Plant of Arabia Reported to Cause Hysterical Effects
The Laughing Plant of Arabia allegedly yields black seed that when dried and powdered releases laughing gas. Users supposedly shout and laugh for about an hour, then fall into a deep sleep lasting hours and awaken in a state of nervous collapse.
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St. Louis Republic
World’s Fair awards Washburn Flour Mills prize
The World’s Fair judges awarded Washburn Crosby Co. flour from Washburn Flour Mills Minneapolis a medal line calling it four strong and pure and suitable for family use. It ranks as first class patent flour for bakers and home use.
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Chaco
Washburn, Crosby Co
Washburn
Minneapolis
Megargel and Connell Flour Brands in Local Merchants
Local merchants stock Megargel and Connell flour brands offering price points of 25 cents per pound or 60 cents per barrel. The list spans multiple towns and stores, naming numerous shop names and streets where Gold Medal and Superlative brands are sold, reflecting broad distribution.
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Edlaon Company
Thomas A. Midison
Fitton
Lila Tewoie
Podtle
Kidison
Magee
Dith
Willard
Ridison
Fied
Edward TL Johnson
Aod
Fidison
Tohineon
Mentrical Review
Militant Plants
Morvel
Arabia
the Flour Awards
Scranton
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Price
Washington
Braid
Dunmore
Vries Golf
Danmore
FD Manler
Poster
Othold
Mada Minooka Mtl
Teneed
Tayhrsiindeo W Co
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Laironenstow
Galt
Metrindi
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Howley
Galt Mortal
Clark
Fracy & Parker
GORY
Einnis Gow
Beant. Nietiison
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Sanipalit
Puitore Ville
Chariad Gardiner
Hopbottom
Toby Haiti
Mercereau & Connell
Lackawanna Avenue
Lackawanna Ave
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