Mortality report links winter lung deaths to TB and pneumonia
Mortality statistics for 1900 to 1904 show tuberculosis lung disease and pneumonia as leading causes of death with the winter months recording the highest deaths. The piece urges caution for those with weak lungs and promotes a home remedy involving Virgin Oil of Pine Pure, glycerine, and whisky, while warning against imitations and noting regulatory claims. It also contains a brief anecdote about Secretary Taft and Congressman Sulloway and an advertisement offering seeds and catalog from Salzer Seed Co.
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Bureau of Census
United States
Leach Chemical Co
Cinemnatt
Crisis Averted in Grievance Between Men
Two men faced off in a tense exchange before one declares Rivers is wrong and it is a We. The other, Brooks, retorts with a denial of any cure for the grip and quickly commits to no disclosure. They then shake hands and walk on.
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Rivers
Brooks
California
California Fig Syrup Company
California Fig Syrup Co
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
San Francisco
Cal
London
England
Home Made Rugs and Kitchen Tips from a Century Ago
Household hints describe crocheting rag rugs from dyed flannel strips around rope, with color-change steps and thick, durable surfaces. It covers cleaning burnt pots with egg white, milk boiling prevention, pumice stone selection, browned potato soup, and drawing room cushions with gold braid diamond motifs.
Breakfast Dishes And Basic Muffin Mixes
Instructions describe plain muffins toast pancakes and geome with rice muffins added to Pet Lift mix half a teaspoon salt baking powder two cups flour two eggs one cup milk melted butter dry rice heat bake five minutes with maple syrup. Drop Cakes beat eggs sugar flour cream of tartar soda anise bake in buttered tins sift dust with sugar. Oatmeal Water mix oats sugar lemon rind and juice three quarts boiling water strain chill serve iced.
Some Wives Are Different and Quiet Cynicism
A fragment from a column contrasts wives reacting to infidelity. Dave Potter’s wife calmly dismisses a letter from another woman, describing her as a fool and noting that a discriminating few see the situation as deeper than a simple rumor.
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Dave
Cuticura Remedies Help Family Overcome Eczema Pots
A Tennessee family reports using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills to heal a child’s eczema and later a poison oak injury. They credit rapid relief and no doctor for miles, urging Cuticura as a reliable household standby. Mrs Liewie Vincent Thomas Fairmont Walden's Ridge Oct 13 1905. Pope quote ends note.
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Liewie Vincent Thomas
Fairmont
Walden's Ridge
Tenn
Undertaker Adverts and Oddities From a Colorado Town
A local Colorado paper carried a curious mix of advertisements. One offer touted an established undertaker business for sale in an unhealthy town with high fever mortality and a single local doctor. The ad claimed most profits came from deaths, with no competition. The rest of the page featured assorted notices and vintage product pitches, including medical tonics and patent medicines, alongside general exhortations and promotional lines.
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Washington
Taft
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Congressman Sulloway
New Hampshire
Uhlan Guards
la Crosse
John A
Salzer Seed Co
Box W
la Crowe
Wis
Carter L
Jrefuse
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Rolie
Binell
Iy Brotece
Warren Butreet
New York
Pope
Louisville, Ky
New York, N
Thompson
Wichita
ST. Jacobs Oil
Chesbbrough Mfg, CO
State Street
CIT
Cardui
M. C. Austin
Memphis
Ladies” Advisory Dept
Chattanooa Medicine
Pirane
Cheney
Macrae
Tad. O
Mail
Paulie
Germany
Arthur Stringer
Cedar Springs
Ont
Bartholomew
Pas Es N
Pia
Our Flealer of
Lewis’ Pastory
Veuriag Ul
Ra. Winslow
Alley
Sloan
Sloanis
Earl S.sloan
Boston
Mass
Wevle
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