Abbott clinic claim links to kidney pills and abbreviations
A reader recounts relief from kidney disease using Deans Kidney Pills after weeks of bed, while a Britain newsy column derides abbreviations in urban transit names and praises efficient speech. The piece notes Australian military tent sheets used as shelter in wartime Japan and by soldiers, detailing multiuse shelter possibilities.
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Mary Wagner
Kowath Ave
Bridgeport
Conn
Raya
Tony Aimee
Dean
Milburn Co
Bottulo
N.Y
Japan
Grape-Nuts Rebuilds Pastor After Severe Illness
Elizabethtown minister recalls suffering La Gripe like collapse five years earlier, losing appetite and 50 pounds. After starting Grape-Nuts, he regained weight, slept better, and returned to pulpit. Endorses the food as a restoration aid and invites readers to try ten days with recipes and the Read to Well book.
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Elizabethtown
Ronny
Everely
Partum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Phys
The Disgrace of Jack Tetlow
A rugged tale from the West recounts Joe clashing with Black Jack Tetlow in a tense room showdown over a cow ranch dispute. Joe surveys the room with calm precision and forces a breast to breast duel, ending Black Jack’s bluff and the standoff.
How He Saved Money
A man helped his wife choose hats at a millinery department. He rejected one at first for style, but after comparing both he saved eight dollars by advising the second hat, which made her look younger.
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George
Exeen
Hyor
Tre
Speak Daily to One You Know Your Superior Say Hale Quote
The note urges daily speech with someone viewed as a superior and advises on conduct at home. It adds a reminder to communicate with the household staff if a wife is away, reflecting informal domestic guidance.
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Highlands
Donald
Edward Everett Hale
Great Tarahumara Run Endurance Feat Across Sierra Madre
The Tarahumara runners are hailed as the greatest endurance athletes, averaging up to 170 miles daily. An extraordinary 600-mile government mission was completed in five days, averaging 120 miles per day, over rugged terrain with only pinole and water for sustenance and carrying camp gear.
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Sierra Madre
Kaffir Woman Was Brave in Lion Rescue Tale
An extract from William Cotton Oswell’s biography recounts a Kaffir woman who courageously intervened when a lioness grabbed a man near Mubotse. She chased the lioness, grabbed its tail, and, despite being dragged, knocked the animal with a hoe to free her companion and retreat to cover. The story highlights African womanly bravery in danger.
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South Africa
William Cotton Oswell
Livingstone
Mubotse
Silkworm Fibre Length Varies Widely Says Study
Forest and Stream reports Entomology division measurements show Bombyx mori cocoons produced in the United States from French eggs yield fibre lengths from 888 to 1196 yards. Other authorities have claimed lengths from 1100 feet to eleven miles, with Britannica citing 300 yards.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Division of Entomology
United States
France
Washing Fluid Recipe From Old Text
A historical recipe describes washing fluid made from a box of potash one ounce sal tartar one ounce pulverized ammonis one ounce pulverized borax two quarts boiling water then four quarts cold water. Dissolve and add to boiler of clothes keep in jugs away from children and out of the room where it is made.
Power of Flattery Alters Mistress's Command
Mrs Simperton scolds her maid Jane calling her lazy and unredeeming. Jane pleads that music distracts her from work, praising the piano and singing. The mistress relents after hearing the music, allowing Jane to stay.
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Jane
Mrs. Simperton
We Make Travel Easy Five Trains Daily
Travel advertises five daily trains via the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe line to major cities including Colorado Kansas City St Joseph Chicago Galveston El Paso and Mexico City. Reduced rates offered. C F Warren 1G A A T and 8 F Ry 411 Dooly Block Salt Lake City Utah.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Colorado
Kansas City
St. Joe
Chicago
Galveston
el Paso
City of Mexico
C. F. Warren
F. Ry
Dooly Block
Salt Lake City
Utah
Merit System Indorsed by Washington Reformers
Representative civil service reformers who met in Washington with the national civil service commission received the president's endorsement of their work. The president praised merit in appointments, warning that political influence damages efficiency and arguing the service is the least efficient in government offices where leaders try to circumvent the merit system law.
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Civil Service
Washington
National Civil Service Commission
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