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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
2
A humorous tale contrasts a philanthropic Bowser seeking to cure consumption with a stubborn wife who doubts the method. The improvised potion backfires, causing a small fire and domestic tension as the couple debates charity and science, ending with a faded, comical reconciliation.
Mothers are urged to influence sons against tobacco. Navy and Army surgeons at Annapolis and West Point cite effects on students including nerve impairment, neuralgia, indigestion, throat irritation, vision defects, tremor, heart irritability, and slowed adolescent development. Smokers reportedly score lower academically than nonusers in French schools as cited.
Dispatch from Jacksonville, Florida profiles Eli Geiger a Georgia region laugher whose constant laughter draws crowds at circuses and camp meetings. His high pitched cries and joyous mood break up services, amuse audiences, and fuel family anecdotes about his childhood. Willie resolves to stop fighting after another year’s defeats.
The text defines sleep as a condition common to animals and plants’ brains, noting it reconstitutes exhausted brain and muscle energy. It distinguishes sleep from death, stating vital activities continue in sleep, with the body’s systems active while external perception fades. It includes observations of a tired child and a talking anecdote about a young lady and a tramp, ending with a joke exchange about love and malarial suspicion.
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