When Servants Take Commands Too Literally
In India Native servants sometimes interpret orders exactly as given. Cases include a servant delivering a ready bath at an officer's command despite ongoing action, and another waking a master when told to wake at a set hour. A boarding house anecdote links a teasing country boy and a cautionary Whittier poem about vanity and later comeuppance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Lord Roberts
Campaten
Sahib
Evan
John G. Whittier
Boston Transcript
Practical Hygiene for Tuberculous Patients and Heat
A long medical column urges tuberculous care emphasizing outdoor air rest nutrition and active bodily resistance over drugs. It critiques overreliance on tonics hoists caution about drafts while promoting indoor ventilation clothing and fresh air. It also covers sunstroke prevention treatment heat illness and bedroom furnishings for healthier living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Norman Bridge
What He Wanted in a Dissipated Youth
A fragmentary historic column urges reform of a decadent lifestyle through temperance and self control. It cites a physician and maternal guidance as moral anchors, warning that reckless drinking harms health and social standing. The tone reflects mid‑century editorial cautions against vice.
New Rubber Tree Found in Madageswar Island
A report claims a new rubber tree, Pirahazo, grows over forty feet in groves near Amboya in Madageswar island. It is said to yield caputehone juice that, when boiled, produces about 89 percent caputehone of good quality and is marketed in Soo Lola. The note mentions slight mineral ingredients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elville
Madageswar
Amboya
Soolola
No Tongue Can Tell How I Suffered From Eczema
A woman from Bellevue Michigan describes five years of terrible itching and bleeding eczema. After failed treatments, she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, reporting relief after the first bath and one application, then a complete recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Etson
Bellevue
Mich
Women’s Neglect Suffering The Sure Penalty
A historical item discusses women’s health and neglect, advertises Lydia D B Pinkhem's compound, and questions how many women you know who are perfectly well. The piece contrasts constant illness with attention to remedies.
Mrs Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Relief for Women
A reader describes uterine trouble and debilitating symptoms, praising Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a lifesaving cure. She urges others to seek rest and health, and to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts for free, helpful services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia B. Pinkham
Kate McDonald
Woodbridge, Ltd
Pinkham
Lydia
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Fac Siteite Signature of
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Castoria
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Astoria
Pilsbury
Pillsbury Purity
Tallabuay Wasmburn Flour Mi'r. CO. Ltd
Minneapslie
Maren
Lisdine
Clark
Asie Eaguaie
Francis G. Lume
Price
Suwanaere Neldon-Judaon Drug Co
General Agents
Salt Lake City
Utah
ST. Mark's Hospital
Galt Lake City
Great Western Iron
UTAB
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Venice
Lao
Callid Romodina
Bang
Lowell
Raf
Alaska
Boarth
Lydia DB
Pinkhem
TOWER
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A. J. Tower CO
Boston
U.S
Tower Canadian
Toronto
St.Jacobi Oi
Petco
Budding & Manufacturing Go
Tralt Lane Guy
Uran
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Patheraatenetion
Mirra Ilstinent
Rockon
Maas
Dourlan
W. Te Dourlas
Doug Siddsies
Mint Troat
W. L.dong
Douglas
Ilustratet
W.L Douglas
Bricktud
Mass
Matti
Drigging
Howard £. Burton
Pertwas Bateaa
Jule Wlet
Willey Calas
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