Serum from venom of deadly lance head viper first since 19th century
New York reports the Bronx Zoo performed a historic extract of venom from a Brazilian lance head viper under E W Runyan. The venom, weighing under a third of a teaspoon, will stockpile serum for decades to treat malignant diseases and serious infections, with future operations likely. The procedure, led by Dr Raymond L Ditmars and Dr St Clair Smith, ended with the serpent kept captive and at risk of starvation if it does not eat soon.
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New York
Science of Medicine
Bronx Zoological Park
E. W. Runyan
Amazon
Raymond L. Ditmars
Park
St. Clair Smith
Brazil
Zoological Garden
Bourbon Poultry Cure Fights Fowl Cholera
Lexington Kentucky maker W H Clay reports fowl cholera left without deaths after using Bourbon Poultry Cure. The claim states sick birds refused to eat and were cured by the product. Sold by all druggists.
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W. H. Clay
Lexington
Box of Coins Found in Roof of Historic Fallstown House
While removing an old cedar roof from the home of Mrs James Watson in Fallstown Hartford County workmen Kerr and Colder uncovered a tin box hidden between roofing and plaster. The copper and silver coins inside date to the 1794 construction of the house and total several hundred dollars in value. Several shingles and several wrought iron nails remained in good condition.
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Rising Sun
James Watson
Fallstown
Hartford County
Kerr & Colder
Barn Fire Destroys Mallon Property in Harrodsburg
The barn of J G Mallon on Lexington Street burned Thursday night between 9 and 10 o clock. A car valued at 850 dollars a phaeton thirty barrels of corn oats hay and fencing were lost bringing the damage to about 1600 with only 1000 insurance. Heat damaged his strawberry bed and fruit trees. the fire appears incendiary as the barn door stood open when first responders arrived.
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Harrodsburg Herald
J. G. Mallon
Lexington Street
Mild Laxative For Baby’s Bowels Promoted
An advertisement urges mothers to use Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for babies and adults, warning against salts and narcotics. It touts safety and ease of use, cites testimonials from mothers, and notes price and availability at drug stores with a free sample offer from Pepsin Syrup Co.
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Lafe Weathers
Indianapolis
Mattle Crouch
Tiptonville
Tenn
Almon Willis
Jamaica
Mra
A. B. Cunningham
Fresno
Calif
Fiora Hebrew
Bow Creek
Kan
Saimot
Mary &. Young
Burlington
Alice Miller
Canal Dover
Ohio
Pepsin Syrup Co
Caldwell Bidg
Monticello
Red Cross
Brazills Black Diamonds Mining Tactics and Profits
The report describes crude mining by native laborers in cascalho gravel on Sincora mountains and Paragua ssu river areas. Owners lease lots to known miners who take one fifth to one quarter of the finds. Diamonds are bought locally or shipped to Paris or London, with Bahia firms handling sales and retaining 80 to 90 percent of invoiced value, the rest paid after sale.
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Sincora
Paraguassu
Bahia
Paris
London
Farmhouse Antiques and the Old Furniture Scam
A dealer reveals a clever scheme in western England selling so called old furniture. He stored 80 Welsh farmhouses with authentic looking pieces for tenants and holiday buyers. The trick included worm holes created by peppered shots and dusted with sand to fool demand.
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England
Not Complimentary Offer From Lawyer to Client
A young lawyer comments that the case looks good and a verdict may be secured easily. The client recalls his wife urged hiring a first class lawyer at first. This dialogue appears in Philadelphia Press and related papers.
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Philadelphia Press
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