Why Fight It The Charity Society on TB prevention
A hand book from the Charity Organization Society of New York argues the fight against consumption is urgent The disease claims over 1 million deaths globally annually and 100000 in the United States each year It spreads by person to person and is worsened by spitting habits The piece notes a positive trend with deaths declining over two decades and urges broader prevention efforts It also discusses how habits form by brain education and how habits shape character
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Organization Society of New York
Tte
United States
Manhattan
Bronx
Use of Tobacco by Minors Sparks Call for Action
A dated medical summary argues minors’ tobacco use stems from inadequate training by parents teachers and physicians. It criticizes weak laws and urges individual and communal action to enforce regulations, warn youth, and shift public sentiment against smoking and chewing tobacco.
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Horace Greeley
Skin Training for Health and Hardiness
The article emphasizes daily grooming and bathing to keep skin healthy, arguing skin care is foundational to overall health. It cites horses and animals as examples of natural rubbing and grooming maintaining skin condition, and warns neglect leads to chronic diseases. It notes a well cared skin is warm, moist, smooth, elastic, and quickly reddens when touched.
Gentle Charity in Daily Judgment
A poem urges gentle treatment of others, warning that we know little of their inner struggles. It calls for charity, withholding harsh judgment, and seeking the good in every soul rather than measuring by appearance or assumed fault.
Asparagus Preparation and Cooking Guide
Select fresh and tender asparagus and keep it in water in a cool place before cooking. Clean each stalk, trim tough ends, and tie into bunches. Boil barely covered until tender, then use for stews, sauces, or toaster dishes with cream or egg sauce.
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Augustus
Trade shows even growth in Chicago markets
Chicago trade shows an even progression with strong consumer demand across city and country. The Dun report notes large crops, heavy iron and steel shipments, rising grain movements near 10 million bushels, and robust timber and livestock receipts. Prices edged up for pork ribs lard and hogs, with declines in wheat corn and oats. Failures in the district totaled twenty seven, up from last week.
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Chicago
Weekly Review of
R.G. Dun & Co
Bride and Groom Parted After Perjury Charge
Kalamazoo Michigan July 17 Delbert Preston aged 15 and Pearl Catherman aged 17 were arrested for perjuring themselves about their ages to obtain a marriage license Sheriff McElroy took Preston to jail and the county court will be asked to annul the marriage after an uncle reported the forged ages to Clerk Vosburg The couple claimed to be 19 when applied for the license
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Delbert Preston
Pearl Catherman
McElroy
Preston
Miss Catherman
Vosburg
J. Edin
Circuit Court
Yale Graduate Walter Sullivan Vanishes Overboard
Walter Sullivan, a Yale 1903 graduate, disappeared from the steamship Manchuria after being in the smoking room with friends until midnight. He was traveling en route to Manila to visit his sister, wife of Col. Clem, and was employed in banking with the D. Sullivan company of San Antonio, Texas. The cause of disappearance remains unknown.
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Honolulu
Manchuria
Walter Sullivan
Yale
D. Sullivan Company
San Antonio
Tex
Manila
Clem
Smallpox cases reported in Indiana counties
Secretary Harry of the Indiana state board of health has returned to Indianapolis from Brown and Bartholomew counties. He reports at one location seven people ill with smallpox in a single room, highlighting ongoing outbreak concerns.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Harry
Indiana State Board of Health
Brown
Bartholomew
Detention Station Planned for San Francisco Immigrants
San Francisco will build a detention station with adequate equipment to handle the large volume of immigration arriving at the port. The project addresses the growing need for processing and housing new arrivals in the city during the period.
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San Francisco
Cal
Fatal Fall From Train Shocks Shelbyville
George Craft of Greenfield South Carolina fell from a Ble Four train here and was instantly killed on Christmas Day.
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Shelbyville
Ind
George Craft
Greenfield
S. C
Sakhalin Hellscape and Vladivostok Crisis Report
A lengthy dispatch depicts Sakhalin as a swamp of misery with a brutal convict system and prison chains. It notes Japan’s occupation of southern Sakhalin and Russia’s stance near Vladivostok, detailing prison conditions, executions, and harsh treatment of convicts, including women, under Tolstych.
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Sakhalin
Bathing Suit Causes Stir at Rockaway Beach Crowd
Rockaway Beach drew about 120000 revelers on Sunday. A young woman wore a homemade gauze bathing suit that appeared transparent, shocking lifeguards who drove her off the shore. She was described as not a trained nurse and from a wealthy family.
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Rockaway
New York
Rockaway Beach
Hfe
Dentist guilty of murder in Kansas City case
In Kansas City on July 17 Dr Louis Zorn a dentist was found guilty of murder in the first degree for shooting Albert Sechrest a tenant. He was sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary for the crime committed in 190d.
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Kansas City
Louis Zorn
Albert Sechrest
Tennant
Peary’s Roosevelt Sets Sail for the Pole
Arctic explorer Peary leaves New York aboard the Roosevelt headed for Sydney and Cape Sabine with his family, Dr. Louis J. Wolff of Silverton joining as official surgeon. The ship carries 35 tons of coal and a small crew including Henson and Wardwell.
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Louis J. Wolff
Silverton, Ore
Godspeed
New York
Roosevelt
Anchorage
West Twenty-ninth Street
Robert FE. Peary
Robert B. Peary, Jr
Peary
Magdalena Diebitsch
Lois J. Wolff
Silverton
Ore
Cornell Dispensary
Wolff
Morris Plains
N. J
Dr. Wolff
Halliards
Coghlan
Navy Yard
Pentucket
Far North
George A. Wardwell
Bucksport
Charles Percy
Matthew A. Henson
Teddy
Houghton
Sydney
C. B
Robert Bartlett
Sabres Adh
HPN
Eskimos
Cape Sabine
Ross G. Marvin
Ithaca
Cornell
Bangor
Marvin
Erle
Car Kills Aged Woman in Wabash Indiana
Mrs Margaret Newcomb aged 80 was struck by a trolley car while crossing the track. She was thrown about thirty feet and fatally injured. The accident occurred in Wabash Indiana on July 17 and the woman died from her injuries.
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Wabash
Ind
Margaret Newcomb
Jailbreak in Albia Sparks Manhunt for Two Fugitives
In Albia Iowa on July 17 Andrew Smith indicted for murder and Robert Campbell charged with burglary escaped from jail. A posse boxed in the fugitives in a thicket. the armed men are said to be prepared to fight to the end.
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Albia
Andrew Smith
Robert Campbell
Ex Speaker Henderson in Fragile Health at Des Moines
In Des Moines Iowa July 17 there is little change in the condition of ex Speaker Henderson who is suffering from paresis. Very little hope is entertained for his recovery though he has months longer to live.
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Nes Moines
Iowa
Henderson
Overdose of lemon extract kills famous dentist
Vincennes July 17 Overdose of lemon extract caused the death of Dr C Hoke of Bridgeport a renowned dentist in the country He was 60 and leaves a family.
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Vincennes
Ind
Drs. C. Hoke
Bridgeport
Tie
Veteran of the Black Hawk and Mexican Wars Seeks Peruna Cure
W W Jackson of Washington DC, 83, a veteran of the Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil Wars and a physician by training, suffered severe stomach catarrh. After trying many remedies without relief he used Peruna and reported immediate gradual improvement, claiming three bottles removed the ailment. Address Dr Hartman, Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
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W. W. Jackson
St. N.W
Washington, D. C
Dr. Sr. 2. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
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