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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
4
In April 1851 a brutal easterly storm battered Minot’s Ledge lighthouse. Despite rising seas, keepers stayed at their posts as waves reached forty to fifty feet and the structure buckled. At 4 PM the ocean surged higher, an alarm bell rang, the light failed, and the two men perished. by dawn the rock bore only jagged iron stumps.
The article explains fatigue stems from nitrogenous waste poisons formed in muscles during exertion, paralyzing fibers. Sedentary people risk gout or feverish prostration when starting activity, while regular training drains reserves, reducing fatigue. It notes body heat, diet, and brain work influence fatigue, and highlights ages 21 28 35 42 as critical for renewal of body materials.
The Chone tree, named by Kanakas, grows to forty feet in New Caledonia with white jasmine like flowers. It belongs to the Apocynaceus family, yields milky juice forming a black water resistant gutta percha like gum, and when dissolved in turpentine produces a waterproof varnish for boots. Leather treated with its gum resists water for hours.
Closing days of the October term yield chancery decrees in Jefferson Circuit Court. Awards order resales of lots, probate and estate actions, and sales of land. A homicide near Grapevine, W Va, recounts James Thacker shooting William Anderson, burying him the next day in an improvised coffin.
How to get strong. P J Daly of 1247 W Congress St Chicago describes a method to gain strength. He claims his feeble mother benefits from Electric Bitters with improved flow and vitality. The tonic allegedly aids stomach liver and kidney issues and is sold with a guarantee at Hill's drug store.
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