Treatment of baldness in four alopecia forms described
Dr. T. G. Jackson presented a New York County Medical Society paper outlining four baldness types: congenital aloperia adnats, A. wenilis, A. prematura, and A. areata. He ties senile baldness to aging, nutrition decline, and scalp blood supply, and advocates prophylaxis, scalp hygiene, and limited headwear as preventive.
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T. G. Jackson
New York County Medical Society
Aniher
Ellinger
Eaton
Boston
Sam
King
Jackson
Goninleck
Hares in a Battle at Wagram Described by Captain Blaze
An extraordinary Wagram encounter recounted by Captain Blaze of the French Imperial Guard tells of 400,000 hunters amid a vast plain covered with hares. As the armies advanced the hares fled, some were bayoneted or captured, and a great Austrian cavalry charge disrupted the lines, with many hares slain alongside soldiers in a chaotic, almost comic episode from the youth’s companion account.
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Wagrams
Wagram
Blaze
Fresch Imperial Guard
Old Father Dunder Fairy Tale Warns Against Cruelty
Detroit Free Press recounts a cautionary tale featuring Shacob Horgberger in the Black Forest. A boy tortures a rabbit and is transformed into a blind, lean wolf, teaching children mercy and pity for the afflicted. The piece uses a folksy narrator and moral lessons to urge kindness toward animals and the less fortunate.
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Pe Yan
Namad
Dean
Hornbercer
Black Forest
Shacoh
Shaceh
Rabbit
Dot
Detroit Free Press
The Fear of Draughts Commentary
In the Epoch’s tone the article rebuts the superstition that draughts cause colds. It argues fresh air can help, while hot room air weakens the skin. It cites Prof. Reclam saying draughts only harm when one is overheated and condemns hot-house atmospheres as the real culprit.
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Mel
Reclam
A Ridiculous Irish Bull and a Chef in War Talk
A Norfolk servant recalls an elderly age joke in Harper's Magazine and a clever quip by Mme. de V. at dinner with Colonel Benedict. The dialogue reveals playful views on aging and music and ends with the Colonel retorting to a polite music question.
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Hasens
Harper's Magazine
Mme. de V
Colonel Benedict
Norristown Herald
Toads and Frogs as Remedies Among English Irish Peasantry
A nineteenth century account details folk curatives using toads and frogs in England and Ireland. It describes harmful practices such as wearing severed toad legs as charms, burning toad dust, and other superstitions for scrofula rheumatism nosebleeds and quinsy. The piece notes the reliance on faith and sacrifice, including a live toad given in exchange for a fee, and mentions related remedies like frog spawn, licking frog eyes, and fox teeth or saliva amulets.
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England
Ireland
Devonshire
Gaddesden
Cornwall
Northampton
Kenelm Digby
Aberdeenshire
The Motions of the Sun
The sun shows three real motions: axial rotation with a 25 day mean period, a motion around the solar system's center of gravity with the center always inside the sun, and a progressive space motion toward Hercules. The last motion is certain, rate uncertain, estimated near 150 million miles per year, likely higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hercules
Chicago Inter-Orean
Fragmented 19th century advice column and snippets
A jumble of short pieces and quotes from a old newspaper page mixing medical ads, proverbs, and pop culture lines. It references Dr Pierce remedies, eggs, earthquakes, courtship, footwear, poems, and miscellaneous quips as if torn from a local insert section. The tone is period, compact, and observational.
Value of Valets and Patents in a Tarnished Market
A fragmented 19th century ad-like fragment discusses investments and health products. It touts Pierce’s Garden Medical Discover with claims of pure blood and renewed vitality, praises infant Emulsion with digestive benefits, and mentions Glenn’s Sulphur Soap Hill’s Dye Piso’s Cure for Consumption and various potions, ending with a stray note about a “pretty one.”
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Manktat
de. Pierce's Garden Medical
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