Tuberculosis study links poverty to Marburg cases
An analysis of Marburg Germany tuberculosis shows four fifths of affected belong to the poorest quarter of the population and 34 percent of all cases occur in 28 percent of the 1503 dwellings. In related items Prof Irwin Rautenstrauch asks a court to change his name saying pronunciation issues and a school nickname Rottenstraw persist.
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Marburg
Germany
Irwin Rautenstraach
Washington University
Rottenstraw
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders Promoted by Nurse in New York Home
The advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders used by a nurse at a New York Children's Home to cure constipation feverishness teething disorders and stomach ills. It claims over 30000 testimonials and mentions a sample at a druggist address in Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Mother Grey
Mother Gray
New York
Olmsted
LeRoy
Spoiled It All by Dr Reynolds on grape juice cure
Health commissioner of Chicago Dr Reynolds announced a discovery that grape juice killed many disease germs. He then continued experiments and found lime and apple juice had a similar effect, noting work is often unsatisfactory.
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Reynolds
Chicago
Sabra
Montana
Gottlieb Max
Mill
Good Story Cut Short By Chauncey Depew
A New York Times account notes Chauncey M Depew recounting a tale with gusto at a party when a girl laughs. He pauses to ask why the crowd mocks the story as his own half an hour earlier. Depew then grows quiet and strides to the extreme rear, appearing somber and tense.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Senator Depew
New York Times
Chinese Demand Sparks Women's Bicycle Boom
Dealers who pushed wheels to Chinese buyers found strong demand for women’s bikes while men’s models rarely sold. The reason: Chinese women preferred skirts that make the diamond frame of men’s bikes awkward, explaining the market shift and elusive gentleman’s models.
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Vet Je
Electric Harvesting Law for Farm Power Machines
An early report describes electric harvesting tools enabling mowers reapers thrashing and grinding machines to run on electric current. A portable motor drives a saw cutter that severs heavy stalks with guidance along field wires. Inventor Stephen J. Hylton Bravo of Hawthorn Victoria works on this patented device.
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Australia
United States
Stephen J. Hylton Bravo
Hawthorn
Victoria
Letter Sealing Machines Stir Public Interest
Readers learn how large firms mail vast daily volumes using automatic sealing and stamping gear. The device includes a dampened pad and shielded ink pad to stamp letters, with a mechanism to apply glue and seal envelopes, improving efficiency as mail quantities rise.
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Pontoficns
Effect of Color on Temperament in Home Decor
The article notes color surroundings influence mood. Dark wallpapers may dampen spirits, while warm yellow or rose pink lift mood. Green can feel springlike but vivid tints strain the eye. blue fades to green in sun, pink to terra cotta. Pink fades least among tones.
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Ins
New Washing Machine Idea from Maria Holman of Oklahoma
An Oklahoma woman, Maria Holman of Waukomis, claims a novel washing machine operates by a lever driven plunger system. The mechanism agitates water through a vertical cylinder to rinse clothes with soap and elbow grease as the garments immerse and cycle.
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Oklahoma
Maria Holman
Waukomis, Okiahoma
Learned by Scientists Discoveries From Early 20th Century Text
A mosaic of notes on scientific ideas and curiosities. Curie’s radium rays color glass violet blue and may relate to celestial shooting stars. Cornell researchers claim copper refining gains halve coat with higher temp. Global metal values, ancient Egyptian temples, meteors, and early atomic ideas appear in scattered summaries.
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M. Curie
Uranus
Cornell University
Abydos
Fiindurs Petrio
Mae
Aréen
Yary
Exerl
Out of Apace
Washington
Women’s Roles and Salvation Army Plans Headline Across Continents
The article contrasts women’s status in the United States and Russia, noting property rights and desertions, child labor, and agrarian work. It then reports a mammoth international Salvation Army congress planned for next summer in London with 100,000 attendees and chartering an ocean liner. Local anecdotes cover back pain remedies in Sabra and kidney pills, plus observations from London about country holidays for city children and exotic hair fashion.
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Weamen
Russia
America
Kate J. Woolsey
Republic
United
Runala
Rusela
United States
Hussia
International Congress of Salvation Iota
Royal Agricultural Hall
London
Delta
Salvation Army
Spoiled Children and Coffee Say It Weakens Adults
A Georgia woman testifies that early coffee use led to headaches and weakness. She credits Portum beverage with restoring health and weight, noting a friend also benefits. The ad suggests readers look for the accompanying booklet The Road to Welivitia.
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Georgia
Moetua Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Welivitia
The World Religions and Global Faith Counts
An article notes Herr Zeller’s table of world religions from Stuttgart. It estimates 1,044,516,000 people on Earth with about one third, 534,940,000, professing Christianity. It lists Confucianists at 200,000,000 Brahma 173,290,000 and Buddha 121,000,000, with Jews at 10,840,000.
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Herr Zeller
Bureau of International Statistics
Stuttgart
Fragmented Antique Advert and News Snippet Mix
An assortment of medical ads and social notes appears, including claims for Chesterfield pills and Allens Foot-Ease, a long running British pauper lunatics count, mayoral fete in Moulinsar Orne, and a travel expense joke from a minister. The text also references dye works, architecture comments, and assorted notices with dubious claims and fragmented phrases.
Little Girl Writes With Blotter Tales of Ink
A three year old girl, under observation, mimics writing with a blotter. She watches older children and uses the blotter to make marks on paper, believing it to be writing. Her father explains by pointing to the blotter, seeking to teach her the concept of writing.
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London
Winnie
Margaret
Abe
Theo
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