Notes From A Century Ago On Humor Censorship And Public Health
A digest of scattered anecdotes and reports covers humor censorship debates, misheard quotes, and a story on an artist, a drummer, and Ibsen. It also surveys historical health trends from 1704 Stockholm to London mortality, typhoid and tuberculosis statistics, and the rise of preventive medicine led by George Washington University researchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Europe
China
Stevnberg
London
Census Bureau
United States
George Washington University
Boards of Health
Stamping Out Disease Through Preventive Medicine Efforts
The piece notes universities expanding training for future disease preventers. Gen George M Sternberg, George Washington University faculty, highlights preventive medicine as modern warfare against contagion. It discusses yellow fever, plague origins, Koch’s work, and historic epidemic mortality in London and Vienna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington University
National Capital
George Mo Sternberg
Jen «Sternberg
United States Army
Spain
Havana
National Board of Health
Sternberg
Tropics
Japan
Tassia
Koch
Berlin
London
Vienna
Inconsequential Homes and American Aspirations
A quoted critique from Success Magazine reflects on American youth, noting honest, hardworking young people with limited magnetism and a parade of pretty but intellectually dull girls. It questions where such trends lead, predicting a generation mirroring parental tastes and intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Success Magazine
Meerschaum Trade Centers Vienna and Rubin
The article notes Vienna and Rubin as historic centers of the meerschaum trade for 150 years. Rubin, a Thuringia town near Eisenach, grew to a modern center with electricity gas and water power. Manufacturing includes paper, brasswork, briarwood, and meerscham ware with several factories employing hundreds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Stabla
Frit, Worrs
Technical World Magazine
Thuringia
Saxony
Eisenach
Martin Tutner
Rubia
Rubin
Briarwood-Mnking
Meerschamm
Sonneberg
English hostess faces crowded reception
Sendens recounts an English hostess hosting about 300 guests with only seventy-five seats. In despair she tells a comrade she is distressed that most cannot sit. The companion replies in surprised humor, asking what is the matter with them.
Definition of a pessimist from a thought provoking quip
A humorous quip defines a pessimist as the man who after a cyclone destroys his house and he is inside it still grumbles at his lot. The pun highlights stubborn gloom in a child friendly exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J
Puck
Forest graveyard plan near Munich announced
A forest near Munich will be turned into a municipal graveyard while preserving the forest’s exact character. The article also describes medical home remedies for eye irritation using elder flower water and boracic lotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Catarrh Cure Promoted As Constitutional Remedy
A claim that catarrh is a constitutional disease is followed by promotion for Hall's Catarrh Cure from CHENEY & CO. Toledo Ohio, with promises of blood and mucous surface action and a monetary guarantee. Also advised are tips on Brine Spring water and daily water intake for complexion, with a rough skin remedy using soap glycerine and oatmeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Setetec
Hall
FL J Chenes & Co
Toledo
Oslo
Onia
Cheney & CO
Taleda
Druggiss
Broitwich
Measles Scarred Scalp Clears With Cure
Mrs Henry Porter of Albion Nebraska reports a severe head and neck skin condition lasting six months worsened by doctor remedies. After using Cuticura Remedies she saw a big improvement in a week and was fully cured in three weeks seven years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuthara
Henry Porter
Albion, Neb
Golden Peak Transforms At Sunset In Heavenly Light
The description notes Sunset peak rising like a dome at 6000 feet and glowing as the sun sets behind the mountains. Reflected light bathes the topmost peak turning it into a minaret of gold and a heavenly sight. Weeds and rows are referenced as part of field work.
Sloan's Liniment Promises Swift Nerve Pain Relief
A remedy for neuralgia and nerve pain touts immediate relief and soothing warmth. J P Hubbard of Marietta credits Sloan's Liniment with curing his neuralgia after a five cent-to-a-quarter bottle, noting it also helps insect bites and sore throat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
J. P. Hubbard
Marietta
Accident insurance required for Iolland workers
The policy mandates accident insurance for all Iolland workmen while other forms of insurance remain optional for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iolland
Personal Letters Promise Help for Secret Illnesses
Advertisement urges readers to write to Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts seeking medical insight for private ailments. It claims decades of correspondence with sick women prove the letters offer confidential, effective guidance beyond what a family doctor may receive.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad Claim
A testimonial from Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allen town Pa describes relief from organic derangement and female weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She cites severe headaches and nervousness and credits the remedy with restoring her health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman R. Barnett
Allentown
Lydia E. Pinkham
Facts for Sick Women from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a thirty year standard remedy for female ills. It claims to cure displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains backache bearing-down feeling flatulency indigestion dizziness and nervous prostration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
45 Years Courtship Ends In Swiss Couple Marriage
A Swiss couple recently married after a 45 year courtship sparked by teen engagement vows. The man aimed to earn 56000 dollars in America before proposing, while thousands of letters passed during his quest. Other notes offer household tips and an advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease with a free sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Cleaning Trick for Stuck Cinnamon Rolls
To remove cinnamon rolls from pans without damage place the pan on a hot stove briefly. This warms the bottom and helps the rolls loosen so they can be turned out cleanly.
American Agriculture Leads Global Farm Innovation
The piece argues American agriculture is young but highly developed, influencing old world farming. It notes American scientists top in the field, international interest in U S methods, and foreign experts studying soil improvement and weed control. State stations and the federal Department of Agriculture are credited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Ile
Formosa
Federal Department of Agriculture
Goodall
Boston Inventor Debuts Automatic Can Washing Machine
A Boston inventor showcases a can washing machine that cleans milk and lard cans on a moving chain. Cans are placed over upright nozzles that hold and guide them as cleaning fluid or steam jets clean the interiors, then deposit them on the floor for easy handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Yellow W Rust Parasite on Wheat and Resistance
An Experiment Record from the Department of Agriculture describes how the yellow rust parasite attacks wheat varieties. Michigan Bronze shows rapid germination and pustule development, while resistant Mingern limits progress. the plant remains healthy apart from small damaged leaf areas. The mechanism of resistance is unknown but may involve host plant tonic principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Michigan
Weeds as Spring Growth Enemy in Agriculture
The article stresses early weed control as essential for crop growth. It notes that weeds sprout with spring and challenge farmers throughout the season, risking seed spread if growers fall behind. Continuous effort is required to keep fields weed-free and productive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic
Burning Dead Animals Stressed To Prevent Hog Cholera
A farmer article argues burning carcasses is safer than burial to stop disease spread like hog cholera and anthrax. It notes burial dogs and digging graves risk germ spread, suggests kerosene fires or special furnaces, and discusses costs and practicality on ordinary farms. It also links barbed wire fences to lightning strikes and cattle losses, noting higher insurance rates.
Breeding Dairy Cows From Shift to Purpose
Message from the Experiment Station warns dairy breeders against switching between dairy and beef aims as markets swing. It urges a fixed objective to develop a herd suited for a single end rather than a changing mix that harms milk and meat output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niansas Lexperiment
Grass Seed Mix for Permanent Meadow Cropping
A described one acre seed blend uses two bushels orchard grass and meadow fescue, plus half bushel each Kentucky blue grass and meadow foxtail, with half bushel redtop if moist soil. The aim is long summer forage with minimal other crops.
Paris horse meat slaughter rise shocks European ethics
In 1906 Paris slaughtered about 56,000 horses for meat, yielding roughly 12,000 tons. Once eaten only by the poorest, horse meat is no longer considered refuse and consumption among workers is rapidly rising across Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Europe
Louisiana Station Reports Worm Remedy For Sheep
The Louisiana Experiment Station notes bisulphide of carbon as an effective stomach worm treatment in sheep. One drachm mixed with raw linseed oil and lime water, given as a drench, produced positive results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Experiment Station
Farm Dairy Breeding Shows Mixed Paths To Milk Gain
Breeding for milk production at Canada experiment farms indicates superior dairy cows can be found across breeds. Pure bred females not essential, but a pure bred bull is advised. Egyptian cotton grows well in New Mexico and Arizona, with millions imported annually and potential savings. W J Monroe of Iowa reports extremely small Shetland twins, one weighing eighteen pounds and the other twelve. Bees aid crops and income, while avoiding heavy borrowing and encouraging ownership of tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Boston
Caer
Die Nest
Stn
Mike
New
Imperial Gazetteer of India
Loiwold Starr Jordan
Brooklyn
John Muir Yeading
Yosemite
Mute
Muir
Ibsen
Lasen
Kedda Gabler
Canada Experiment Farms
W. J. Monroe
Towa
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Telegraph
F. A. Gapen
Sendens
Petti
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N.Y
The
Philippines
N.on. C
York
Neb
el Ppl Advice
LY Riller
Dlazy Rown
DeKalb Ave
Aman
Atures
Saskatchewan
Alberta
W. D Scott
Ottawa
Canada
Sennett
CVE
Washington, RL
falMieled
WMT Homesan
New Mexico
Arizona
Bureau of Animal Industry
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!