Air conditioning dangers and the science of comfort
The article explains how cooling indoor spaces from hot outside air creates shock to the skin and body. It discusses heat transfer, evaporation cooling, humidity importance, and the risks of overrefrigeration, calling for research and safe, scientific temperature standards.
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Canada
Louisiana
The King of the Filibusterers
William Walker, the American filibuster leader in Nicaragua, rose from a Nashville background to command 19th century Central American conflicts. He seized Granada, proclaimed rulership, clashed with Britain and Vanderbilt interests, faced multiple expeditions, and was executed by a Honduran firing squad in 1860 after a yearslong career as a controversial adventurer and dictator.
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Tennessee
William Walker
Man
Destiny
Cortez
Napoleon
Central America
Pierce
Buchanan
Queen Victoria
New York City
Walker
Nashville
Tenn
University of Nashville
University of Pennsylvania
Edinburgh
Paris
Gron
New Orleans
the Crescent
California
San Francisco
Daily Herald
Nicaragua
General Castellon
Democrats
Lable
Realejo
Leon
Castellon
Honduras
Granada
Corral
Legitimists
Don Patricio
Costa Rica
Salvador
Guatemala
United States
Great Britain
England
France
Spain
Britain
William L. Marcy
North
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York
Vanderbilt
von Bulow
Rivas
St. Mary’s
Davis
St. Mary's
Panama
Washington
San Juan del Norte
Castle Viejo
Paulding
Mobile
Trujillo
Icarus
Salmon
Alvarez
Rio Negro
Joaquin Miller
Sierras
Western Newspaper Union
Dyes in War Against Disease and the Rise of Synthetic Indigo
The article traces how dyes used in medicine aid diagnosis and treatment, cites phenol red eosin scarlet red and methylene blue, and recounts Perkin's coal tar discovery that launched synthetic dyes. It explains Baeyer and Heumann's roles in commercial indigo formation from coal tar, aided by mercury catalyst.
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Carey P. McCord
Hygeia Magazine
William Henry Perkin
England
Perkin
Adolph Baeyer
Heumann
Baeyer
Dizzy Dean Winners Free Prizes Ad Read In Paper
A note invites readers to find the Grape Nuts advertisement in another column and learn how to join the Dizzy Dean Winners for chances at valuable free prizes. The item reflects a promotional spot typical of midcentury newspapers.
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Adv
Insurance Q&A Reveals Father’s 104 Death Hint
In a terse exchange an insurance doctor asks how old the applicant’s father was at death and what he ate. The applicant, determined to pass, cites that his father died from heart strain while playing football at age one hundred and four, revealing a quirk in the line of questioning.
Milnesia Wafers Promise Quick Pleasant Elimination
A wartime style ad promotes Milnesia Wafers pure milk of magnesia tablets for fast pleasant elimination of waste. It claims acidity, gas, headaches, and bloating relief at the source and notes prices 85¢ 60¢ for bottles or 20c tins. Physicians endorse and druggists carry them.
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Lloyd Arn
University of Tallege of Medicine
Elmo Scott Watson
Sanquin
Republic
Lua
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