Fresh Air for Consumptives in Tuberculosis Study
Abstracts from J I Stubbert M J in The Medical Record urge open air life for early tuberculosis. Sleeping outdoors shows rapid improvement in cough, fever, breathing, and weight. Open air beds on roofs, tents, verandas mimic tent life. draperies not needed. Hospitals for open air treatment expanding in Naples and Germany, with three months average stays and high cure rates, urging self-control for appetite and exercise.
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J. I. Stubbert
M. J
Miller
Brockton
Mass
McGrahnam
South Carolina
Naples
Italy
Ace
Extra Good Appetite Signs and Health Dangers
In a health journal Q and A exchange a nineteen year old asks about pimples despite an extra good appetite. The text links excess appetite to digestive overload, skin disorders, and irregular bowels, noting that hearty eating persists with rising temperatures and can worsen health.
Cigarette Smoking Linked to Teen Athletes’ Health
The Chicago school board conducted medical exams on pupils before sports. Girls all passed. many boys, especially smokers, failed. Twenty one of a hundred were unfit, mostly from heart trouble. The report links smoking to poor fitness for vigorous exercise.
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Chicago School Board
Earn Sound Sleep Amid Harsh Medical Drill
A health resort proprietor runs strict rules for patients to follow and sometimes uses harsh methods. A well known clergyman visits and endures orders to walk and ride, culminating in a forced return walk. The next day the clergy man admits relief from sleep and vows to obey the doctor's instructions implicitly.
Timely Vegetarian Recipes Cream of Celery Soup
A collection of plant based dishes including Cream of Celery Soup with celery tops and milk, Tomato Celery Onion Sauce, Candled Sweet Potatoes and Cutlets, Porkless Baked Beans, Potatoes Lyonnaise, and Turnips Stewed in Cream. Each item outlines ingredients and basic method for preparation and cooking times.
Peddling Pups by Newfoundland Mother on the Street
A mother Newfoundland dog walks the street with three puppies in a basket labeled For Sale. She follows her owner as compassionate onlookers watch the scene. The owner explains one pup is not for sale as the dog caresses the trio during examinations.
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Cigtats
Philadelphia Record
Court of Maury County Abolishes Chancery Court Over Carmack Incident
Anecdotal column recounts Senator Carmack pressuring Maury County to abolish the division’s Chancery court after mocking its expense. Includes other quick-hitting vignettes from New England, New York and Chicago with judges, ministers, and a range of humorous misadventures.
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Maury County
Tenn
Carmeck
Carmack
Columbia
Congress
Chancery
Solons
Chancery Court
Mountain Climbing Perils of Crevasse Formations
A cautious note to climbers describes crevasses in ice as deadly obstacles with deep splits and treacherous ice walls. The piece warns that rescue is rarely possible once a fall occurs, and it highlights a snapshot showing a party crossing such a crevasse.
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Fce
Streets of the World: Notable Global Avenues
A globe trotter ranks streets by fame and features. Highest street is on Main in Denver. richest Fifth Avenue in New York. widest Market Street in Philadelphia. shortest Rue Ble in Paris at twenty feet. dirtiest Tchang-tsi in Nanking. cleanest Via Castile in Seville. Grosvenor Place in London seen as aristocratic. Champs Elysees in Paris praised as beautiful. Via Sol in Havana the narrowest at forty-two inches. Broadway deemed ugliest by some for its skyscrapers.
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Globe Trotter
Main Street
Denver
Fifth Avenue
New York
Market Street
Philadelphia
Ble
Paris
Nankin
Castile
Seville
Grosvenor Place
London
Avenue Des Champs Elysees
Via Sol
Havana
Broadway
Candle Shot Through Board Demonstrates Penetration
A correspondent describes shooting a candle through a weather heated pine fence board using three drams of black powder. The candle passed cleanly through, embedding in the sand behind the target and remaining largely intact despite some tearing.
Venus Visibility Diagram Resembles Woman’s Figure in 1905 Almanac
A French almanac diagram charts Venus visibility for 1905 and curiously resembles a woman's figure. The graphic links planetary phases to monthly visibility, suggesting an artistic coincidence noted by readers and collectors of astronomical prints.
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Venus
Crocodile Declared God of River Returned to Singapore River
A six foot crocodile was captured in the upper Singapore river and, as superstition held, hailed as the river god by coolies. After painting sacred red Chinese characters on its back with white paint, the saurian was released back into the water amid loud cracker fire.
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Singapore
South China Post
Pallbearers to be Paid in McGowan Will
The will of Catherine McGowan of Baltimore Maryland offers probate in the orphans court and provides that six men asked to serve as pallbearers shall be paid three dollars each for so acting.
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Catherine McGowan
Baltimore
Orphans’ Court
Sixty Years In Ivory Business At Ivoryton Shaler Dies
Simon W. Shaler of Ivoryton Connecticut, the oldest ivory worker, aged about 78, has spent sixty years in the ivory trade since age nineteen, marking a lifelong career in the industry.
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Simon W. Shaler
Ives
Ivoryton, Conn
Shaller
Dean's Kidney Pills Promoted by Firefighter Testimonial
Captain S. S. D. Hunter of Pittsburg Fire Department in Bays claims kidney trouble caused back ache and credits Dean's Kidney Pills with a full recovery after a three year prior attack. He would use them again and recommends to all. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. Weather prophets face more home competition than honor.
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Dean
D. Hunter
Pittsburg
Wyllie Avenue
Bays
Foster-Milburn Ca
Buffalo
N.Y
Defiance Starch Promises Durable, Superior Results
Advert claims Defiance Starch offers more lasting performance than competing brands and boosts value by delivering one third more for the money, suggesting long wear in hunting or fishing gear and a disclaimer about explanations after outings.
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