All About Paresis The Insidious Brain-Destroyer
An early 20th century overview explains paresis as a modern, incurable brain disease linked to overwork and substance abuse. It details its creeping onset, symptoms, rapid decline, and a list of notable victims including bankers, lawyers, editors, actors, and doctors, with notes from Dr. Allan McLane Hamilton.
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Europe
Cid
Mediterranean
Monte Carlo
Allan McLane Hamilton
New York Star
Hamilton
Wictor F. Storey
Chicago
Trnos
John McCullough
Bartley Campbell
Bimple Diphtheria Cure Proposed With Tar Smoke
A correspondent touts tar smoke as a cure for diphtheria. The method prescribes applying tar to a warm stove lid and inhaling the smoke ten times daily for five minutes each. The writer claims success across experiments.
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Hia
Dentist disputes dental floss claims in revealing interview
A New York Star reporter sits in a dentist chair as the practitioner flatly warns against using dental silk floss or tape. He argues tartar is not the main danger and that floss often loosens teeth, calling many in the trade tricks and some dentists ignorant. He ends the chat with a $5 fee.
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Jean
New York Star
New York City
Reminiscence of James Whitcomb Riley in Warsaw
In spring 1873 James Whitcomb Riley painted window signs in Warsaw Indiana while studying medicine nearby. He shared poems and critiqued a piece called The Argonaut, revealing his early genius and forming a warm friendship with the author, who recalls Riley’s talent and generosity in that Wright House moment.
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B. McManus
Warsaw
Ind
James Whitcomb Riley
Newcastle
Riley
the Indiaman
Boss
Wright House
He Saw the Town and the Akron Visitor's Downfall
A Chicago hotel lobby tale contrasts two views of the city. An Akron visitor boasts a grand plan to “take in” Chicago but loses money and jewelry after a night with local sportsmen. The piece warns of temptations in the city’s lower strata and urges cautious exploration.
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Chicago
Kalsomine
Ed R. Pritchard
Arkansaw Traveler
Tremont House
Akron
the Tremont
Billy
Tom
Labor and Laborers in Various U S Regions
A survey of labor conditions shows 1 800 New York longshoremen unionized while Fall River weavers earn 8 46 weekly. Indiana bills affect pluck-men stores. half West nail machines idle. 6 000 Boston tailors idle. Minnesota eight hour city work. and many trades report wage cuts. Addyston pipe works, Edison Schenectady plant expansions, and Can ada considering social insurance schemes illustrate broader labor shifts.
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New York
Fall River
Indiana Senate
West
Boston
Tennessee
Indianapolis
Minnesota Supreme Court
Cnicano
Minneapolis
Lowell
Mass
Martin Lana
Steubenville
Peru
Ind
Omata
New York Musical Protective Union
Society
Supreme Court
Mahoning Valley
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Tur Works
Edison Machine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Canada
Muncie (Ind.) Nail Company
Luminous Insects Robbed of Radiance and Used by Birds
The piece discusses how humans and birds exploit luminous insects. It notes fireflies and glowworms provide light for people and adornments for tropical female head-dresses, while birds like the baya steal glow in nests shaped like inverted bottles lit by fireflies.
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New York Ledger
Earth
Earth Mother Uncovers Odd Natural Goods In Utah and Wyoming
A Rush Valley farm yields a natural shoe polish mine noted for its lasting shine. Wind River country reveals a natural soap deposit discovered years ago. The narrator muses on Earth holding untold riches awaiting future digs.
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Rush Valley
Utah
Horatio
Wind River Country
A Sailor Boy King Richard W Jackson Maine Hero
A portrait of Richard W Jackson of Maine whose life blends daring sea adventures and Arctic exploration. Born in Bath, he saved others from drowning, survived strikes of lightning, and captained a wrecked schooner to aid Ujae. He ruled briefly as King of Ujae, later recovered cargo for wreckers, then sailed northern seas and rose to third officer of the City of Pekin before a fatal accident at thirty.
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Richard W. Jackson
Sailor Boy
Maine
Jackson
Bath
Rainier
Morrisen
Ujae
Juluit
Marshall Group
Ishind
Ujue
Ishiund
Jaluit
San Francisco
Pekin
Clever retort earned Napoleon guard commission
A veteran recalls a moment when Napoleon, unaware a private held his hat, thanked him as captain. The quick reply to “In what regiment?” earned the private a commission in the Guard the next morning.
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Napoleon
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Sold By Druggists
Honest druggists push Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as the top blood purifier. It claims to cure a wide range of diseases from skin issues to scrofula and lung consumption when started early. The ad notes a guaranteed benefit or money back and lists pricing of $1 per bottle or six for $5.00.
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Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Golden Medical
Pierre Golden
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Parkesis
Jim
Ohio
Garden City
Labor and Laborers
Manison
Wis
Davis County
Wuatt
Addyston
Cincinnati
Addyston Pipe and Steel Company
Washington
Star of
Toy
World’s Dispensary Medical Association, Proprietors
Dr. Sage
Druggista
Saleratus
Savage & Farnum
Island Nome Stock Farm
Grosse Isle
Wayne County
Michigan
Detroit
Mich
Sarageds Farnam
Stornes
H. Hunter
France
Ian
Webster
Owabridge
Merriam &Co
Springfield
PAO Icatmack Palmirece
North Market
Ontario
Ford W
Alec Thade
Addree
Washington, D. C
P. H. Fitzgerald
U. & Claim Agency
Rators
Hee Pigo
Odest
Zoegler
Philadelphia
Soupumns
Deverters Resior
Dawe Pile
Oxyd Weshimgtion
Wisenissanresgas
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