State Board to Reform Prisons Over Tuberculosis Crisis
The Illinois State Board of Health plans investigations and reforms as tuberculosis rises among Joliet penitentiary inmates. Officials warn current conditions risk spreading the disease to prisoners and future inmates, urging cleaner sanitation and humane treatment. The piece calls for prevention, cure, and a return to natural living principles to counter decay and death in crowded urban quarters.
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Chicago
Joliet
State Board of Health
Slaughterhouse Victim Highlights Hazards of Meat Trade
A Cripple Creek death recalls a Chicago slaughterhouse incident where a woman became paralyzed after witnessing killings. The piece links slaughterhouse horrors to broader health risks including gout, rheumatism, uric acid poisoning, and diseases from tainted meat such as trichina, tapeworm, and tuberculosis.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Armour Packing Company
Chicago
Footwear and clothing guidance for daily comfort
Advice warns against thin soles and tight bands, urging broad soles and ample toe room. It promotes seasonally appropriate dress, nonrestrictive waist support, and shoulder-based garment construction for comfort and health.
Fayette Honors Centenarian Amelia DuBois at Centennial
The town of Fayette Ohio celebrated Amelia DuBois turning 100 with hundreds attending a program at the opera house. Schools closed and children presented flowers as neighbors praised the couple’s long, active life and simple peaceful living.
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Fayette
Ohio
Amelia DuBois
Mr. DuBois
When a Stomach Changes Its Mind
A five year old eats one cake for breakfast after claiming four. The boy explains his stomach changed its mind, illustrating the humorous yet moral point that appetite can override will, though the person remains the master of desire.
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Mamma
Eugene
Prolong Life: Webber’s Guidelines for Longevity
The British Medical Journal quotes Sir Herman Webber advising moderation in eating and drinking, fresh air, regular work, daily exercise in all weathers, early rising, six to seven hours sleep, baths, and mental discipline. He urges restraint on stimulants and seeks placidity and hope through willpower and self-control.
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British Medical Journal
Herman Weber
D. D
Royal College of Physicians of London
Hothouse Plants and the Health of Wealthy Children
The Cincinnati Lancet Clinic warns refined social life and indoor upbringing threaten child health. Too much supervision and limited freedom create weaklings among the rich, likening them to hot house plants. Nature, not medicines, offers the cure if parents grant children more air, play, and independence.
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Cincinnati Lancet Clinic
Nature
Wholesome Medicine Poem Recited for Cheerful Hearts
A short verse extols Cheer as a wholesome medicine and Hope as a strong tone that conquers fear and lengthens days. It urges a happy heart and contagious health like honey bees sipping sweetness from flowers, inviting cheerful thoughts to prevail among men.
Rejected Naval Academy Candidates Highlight Body Health
Report cites 11 of 25 candidates fit for admission at Annapolis after physical tests. All passed mental exams, but 14 failed physical requirements. The notice frames this as a sign of rising physical decadence and cites increases in insanity idiocy and epilepsy over fifty years.
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Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Songs that Reached Hearts of Soldiers in Civil War Era
A discussion of war poetry born from Civil War events, focusing on The Blue and the Gray by Francis Miles Finch and Sherman’s March to the Sea by S. H. M. Byers. It recounts how Finch’s poem arose from a Columbus Mississippi burial scene and how Byers wrote and popularized his march while a prisoner of war, highlighting the poem’s national impact and ongoing debates over sentiment.
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Francis Miles Finch
Boston Herald
North
South
Columbus
Miss
New York Tribune
Ithaca
N. Y
Finch
Atlantic Monthly
Boston
Sherman
S. H. M. Byers
Pennsylvania
Des Moines
Atlanta
Georgia
Lincoln
Columbia
South Carolina
Confederacy
Savannah
Major Isett
Rock
Sudder
Grant
Carolinas
Grip's Ugly Sequel and Blood Remedy Rumors
The grip weakens vital powers and blood, inviting pneumonia and rheumatism. Mrs. Van Levy and Mrs. Laura M. Van Scoy credit Dr Williams' Pink Pills with rapid relief after severe grip and rheumatic symptoms. The pills, said to act as a blood builder and nerve tonic, are sold by all druggists.
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Thorpe Street
Danbury
Conn
Williams
A 103 Year Old Man Credits Longevity To Caution
A 103 year old man who has used tobacco and alcohol since youth remains robust. He says he has always avoided danger by never riding trolley or elevated trains and has never consulted a physician.
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New York Times
Wall Decor Trends Highlight Alabastine as Ideal
The article argues decor has improved with Alabastine wall coverings offering lasting color and brush-on application. It touts mural quality, permanence, and easy room renovation with minimal mess, contrasting older wall papers and costly methods.
New Darning Machine Promises Rapid Repairs
A recently invented labor saving device covers a hole in ten minutes, far quicker than a skilled woman could manage in an hour.
Defiance Starch Promises 16 Ounce Pack at 10 Cents
An advertising pitch urges housekeepers to choose Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry. It claims each 16 ounce package costs 10 cents, offers quicker ironing with no sticking, and warns grocers may push 12 ounce stock to clear old inventory.
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Defiance
No chromok or cheap premiums but better starch value
A brief ad notes superior quality starch offering one third more Defiance Starch for the same price as other starches. It emphasizes quality over low-cost options and positions Defiance as higher value per unit.
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Rene
the Atlantic
Tribune Dispatch
Mra
van Scoy
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