Water Cure for Violent Patients Adopted in Iowa Hospitals
Des Moines May 6 the Iowa state board of control approved Kraepelin hot water continuous bath treatment at Cherokee and Independence state hospitals to calm violent patients. Four tubs will be installed with water heated to about 96 degrees flowing continuously for hours or days. Patients strip and lie in a hammock like canvas as water enters from multiple outlets and exits higher up. Claimed to induce sleep and soothe nerves, some cases reportedly achieved complete cure. Also reported were parole board considerations for William Glyndon who has served 31 years for a murder, plus updates on state optometry examiners appointments, bank reports to the National Monetary Commission, and Melvin H. Byers named Iowa oil inspector.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Cherokee
Independence State Hospitals
Board of Control
Kraepelin
Iowa
Parole Board
Carroll
William Glyndon
Fort Madison
Grundy County
Glyndon
United States
State Board of Optometry
National Monetary Commission
Bleakley
Cownie Boss of Iowa State Farm Plots Major Land Use
The Iowa state board of control led by Chairman John Cownie manages 7,333 acres across fourteen institutions to grow crops from potatoes to tobacco this season. The land, valued beyond $1,000,000, includes Fort Madison penitentiary acreage and multiple hospitals, with milk output exceeding 2,000,000 gallons in 1908 and stock valued around $71,000. A broader effort by Governor Carroll seeks to assess Iowa’s total value for tax and policy planning, while a joint expositions committee plans to unify dairy and corn shows in Des Moines. The Fifty-fifth Regimental Band will muster out at Centerville, likely shifting to Clarinda.
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State Board of Control
John Cownie
Iowa
Cownie
Soldiers
Marshalltown
Davenport
College For the
Vinton
School For the
Council Bhiffs -2Uscieck Opededuleechee
Glenwood
Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Guy Ceeweeeeeee
Eldora
Mitchellville
Mount Pleasant State Hospital
Independence State Hospital
Clarinda State Hospital
Cherokee State Hospital
Knoxville Hospital
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Anamosa Penitentiary
Guy Logan
Centerville
George BD. Sanders
Clarinda
Senda Power to Guard and May Target Shooting
Adj Gen Guy Logan sent 300 000 rounds of ammunition to Iowa National Guard units for target shooting starting May 1. Bay Furniture for College. The state college board executive committee awarded a 36000 furniture contract for the new agricultural building at Ames. Granted Suspended Sentence. Governor Carroll granted parole to Grover Babcock of Atlantic to seek treatment at a sanitarium for a preconviction disease related to an assault charge. New Iowa Corporations armera Incorporated Co-Operative Capital Brook James Bheeta.
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Senda Power
Adj
Guy Logan
Iowa National Guard
Bay
The
State College Board
Ames
Carroll
Grover Babcock
Atlantic
New Iowa
Armera’ Incorporated , Co-Operative , Capital, Brook, James’ “Bheeta
Dollar Wheat Has Come to Stay
A long analysis argues that central Canada plus Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta will supply much of the U S wheat needs as population rises and production lags. It cites James J Hill on price floors and predicts Canada will become the bread basket for both nations, with rising prosperity, new elevators, rail lines, and immigrants fueling a wheat boom built on dollar wheat.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
United States
Central Canada
James J. Hill
Mr. Hill
Hill
John Bull
Aemricans
Winnipeg
Prairies
Submarine Bell Aided Sinking Republic Rescue
The sinking Republic rescue involved wireless telegraphy and the underwater bell signaling. The device uses sound beneath water, replacing two pebbles, to summon aid over long distances, aiding efforts to locate the ship.
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Republic
Hertz
Germany
Marconi
New Tape Measure Improves End of Tape Design
A New York inventor has patented a tape measure with a flexible springy end that remains self supporting. This advancement lets users measure quickly and accurately without needing to hold the tape end, especially for small measurements. The illustration shows the improved end attached to the tape, promising easier use in precise tasks.
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New York
Trap for Mosquitoes in Calcutta Suburbs
In Calcutta suburbs a simple and inexpensive mosquito trap aids control in a stagnant canal area. A wooden box with hinged lid and sliding cover captures entering insects, then benzine is added to finish the kill, providing an easy method for beginners.
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Calcutta
India
Improvements to Telephone Receiver Without Diaphragm
The system uses a permanent magnet whose poles are linked by soft iron to form a noncontinuous magnetic circuit. A coil around the core connects to the transmitter and a pattern, using undulatory current to move the magnetic air circuit and reproduce sound without diaphragm distortion. Sounds fill a large hall.
New Typewriter Shifter Aimed at Faster Carriage Return
A Havana inventor has patented a wrist rested key to return the carriage to the line start automatically after each end, promising faster typing by keeping hands on the keyboard. The concept improves on the hand shift used since early machines and could boost speed for quick operators.
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Havana
Return of Halley's Comet Captures Public Imagination
The article notes the return of Halley’s Comet after about 75 years with mapped trajectory and predicted Earth crossings on March 31, 1910 and June 19. It describes historic panic in 1456, reports the comet’s appearance reaching 45 degrees and up to 90 full moons in length, and urges calm while noting its appearance will brighten from fall.
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Talley
Europe
Quirles
Emth
Copymaid
Joseph
Bowles
Detector of Ultra-Violet Rays method described
C Seal of the Pho tographische Wochenblatt explains a photo chemical method to detect ultraviolet rays. Paper saturated with p phenylene diamine shows a blue color under UV exposure from a Heracus quartz lamp, but glass blocks the rays. Paper prep uses phenylene diamine in water and nitric acid, dried quickly and used immediately.
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C. Seal
Photographische Wochenblatt
Radium in Surgery May Extend Cancer Treatments
The British Medical Journal says radium offers unexplored medical uses beyond X rays and high frequency currents. It suggests radium could cure certain birthmarks and pigmented lesions, including port wine stains and moles, and possibly early epithelioma of the lip and tongue, in two one hour sessions.
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Frederick Treves
British Medical Journal
Houseowners Paint Outfit No 49 Promises Lasting Work
The National Lead Company offers a free Houseowner's Painting Outfit No 49 with guidance on timing surface condition and materials. It includes a color scheme book and a device to detect adulteration, plus a Dutch Boy trademark on white lead kegs as purity assurance. If your dealer cannot supply, National Lead will arrange alternatives.
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National Lead Company
Trinity
New York
Proof Positive in a Toying Tone
A playful exchange features a couple arguing in light humor about a gift necktie. The question Do you really love me prompts a teasing reply about whether the tie was given, and the companion asserts ownership through attire.
Cure of Eczema in Boy by Cuticura Remedies
A caregiver reports a severe eczema rash in a boy cured after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. Despite over a score of physicians failing, the child showed marked improvement within weeks and was entirely well after about two months. The testimonial cites George I Lambert of Mahanoy City Pennsylvania and Potter Drug & Chemical Company in Boston.
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George I. Lambert
West Centre St
Mahanoy City
Potter Drug & Cham, Corp
Solo Props
Boston
Salting a Diamond Mine Tale Shared by Engineer
Howard DuBois told Tech men a mining yarn about salting a diamond mine. A South Africa landowner assays soil after a casual walk and eight rough diamonds appear, provoking feverish land speculation as the host’s wife questions where the other two were.
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Howard DuBois
Tech
South Africa
John
Boston Record
Early Experiences in a Front Office Prank
A joke recalls a novice office boy answering the telephone for the first time. Told to respond when the bell rang, he yelled Hello who s there. The caller replied I m 105. The boy retorts Go on It s time you were dead, highlighting a humorously grim misunderstanding.
The Disappointed Office Boy and a Street Parade
The boss taunts the bookkeeper with a Buffalo Daily appearance, then the office boy rushes to the door searching the street for the procession. He mutters in disbelief that his boss would trust a kid with such a sight.
Old Soakers Get Saturated with Caffeine
A Huntsville Alabama woman reports decades of stomach trouble and insomnia tied to coffee. After stopping coffee and using Postum four months she says health improved, appetite returned, and sleep restored. She endorses Postum and cites a testimonial format with a call to read more.
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Huntsville
Ala
Welmilie
Bunaa
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