Tuberculosis in Marburg Reveals Poverty Link
A Marburg study shows four-fifths of TB patients are among the poorest, with 34 percent of cases in 28 percent of dwellings and 59.1 percent of cases among the poor concentrated in 33.6 percent of houses. A year’s data for the entire state is noted. Prof Irwin Rautenstrauch of Washington University asks courts to change his surname after mispronunciations and mockery of Rottenstraw from school days.
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Marburg
Germany
Irwin Rautenstraach
Washington University
Rottenstraw
England
Lanfon
Mother Grey's Sweet Powders for Children Cure Claims
A claim notes that Mother Grey a nurse at the Children's Home in New York successfully used a remedy for children to cure constipation feverishness bad stomach teething disorders and to move the bowels destroy worms. The advertisement cites over 30 000 testimonials and mentions a sample address in Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Mother Grey
Mother Gray
New York
Olmsted
LeRoy
Spoiled It All by Dr Reynolds Health Commissioner of Chicago
Dr Reynolds, Chicago health commissioner, announced grape juice killed many disease germs. He then spent nights refining his work and found time and apple juice had about the same effect, noting work remains unsatisfactory.
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Reynolds
Chicago
Good Story Cut Short in Courtly Party Gaffe
Chauncey M. Depew, amid a lively gathering, told a tale to a girl who laughed revealing it was a story he had once told before half an hour earlier. The moment turned tense as Depew, suddenly silent, walked away toward the extreme rear of the room in a dramatic exit.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Senator Depew
New York Times
London
Winnie
Care a Colt in One Day and Chinese Women Bicycles
A note on patent quack remedies and a curious market report describes Chinese dealers finding strong demand for women's bicycles while few men ride them. It notes Chinese riders favor skirts that complicate men’s diamond-frame bikes, explaining the preference for women’s wheels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vet Je
Electric Harvesting Machine From Australia Patented
An Australian inventor, Stephen J. Hylton Bravo of Hawthorn, Victoria, unveils an electric stalk cutter that mounts a motor on the shaft to sever sugar cane and corn with minimal effort. The device uses stationary field magnets and moving armatures to drive the saw, with powering conductors placed along the field edges. A second item notes a new iron hardening process via phosphorus and carbon diffusion, improving core toughness while preserving welding.
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Australia
United States
Stephen J. Hylton Bravo
Hawthorn
Victoria
Letter Sealing Machines Reveal Industrial Mail Scale
A historical note describes automatic letter sealing and stamping devices used by large firms to process vast mail volumes daily. The text outlines the machine’s pad and shield to dampen envelopes, a mechanism to apply sealing and stamping, and a feeder that deposits completed envelopes in a pile for handling, illustrating industrial efficiency in mail processing.
Effect of Color on Mood and Room Feel
The text notes color surroundings strongly influence temperament. Dark wallpapers are depressing, while warm yellows and rose pink feel cheerful and sunny. Green patterns fade fast, blue darkens to green in sunlight, pink becomes terra cotta, and faded pink is least draining to look at.
New Washing Machine Explained by Oklahoma Inventor
An Oklahoma woman, Maria Holman of Waukomis, describes a washing machine design. The device uses a lever driven wheel and chain linked to a vertical plunger to agitate water and rinse clothes with soap and effort.
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Oklahoma
Maria Holman
Waukomis, Okiahoma
Learned by Scientists and Cosmic Wonders
The text notes Curie discovering radium rays color glass violet blue and compares meteor and planetary phenomena with rapid hypothetical motions. It also mentions Cornell researchers refining copper to cut costs, huge values of refined metals, ancient Egyptian temples, jade-like carvings, numerous meteorites, and atmospheric entry. The passage blends science history and speculative ideas with brief facts about metallurgy and space objects.
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M. Curie
Uranus
Cornell University
Abydos
Fiindurs Petrio
Mae
Aréen
Yary
Exerl
Out of Apace
Washington
Woman's Inferior Position in a Republic Compared
Mrs Kate J Woolsey contrasts American and Russian women's status noting property rights desertions and factory work patterns. She cites Salvation Army congress plans in London with 100000 attendees and a liner to carry 600 from America. Includes local back pain remedies and country holiday observations.
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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 usually make sickly men and women
A Georgia woman narrates how coffee worsened her headaches and weakness from childhood indulgence and nervousness. She credits Portum beverage with restoring strength, gaining weight, and improving energy, and notes friends also use Portum for revitalization. The ad urges looking for the book The Road to Wellness on packages.
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Georgia
Moetua Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Welivitia
The World Religions and Global Beliefs
An article cites Herr Zeller of Stuttgart with a table of world religions. It lists 1,044,516,000 people on earth and Christianity at about 534,940,000, Confucianism 200,000,000, Brahmanism 173,290,000, Buddhism 121,000,000, and Judaism 10,840,000.
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Herr Zeller
Bureau of International Statistics
Stuttgart
Paroled Promises and Patent Remedies Across Time
A mixed fragment reveals testimonials for dubious cures and medical claims. The text touts Mail Cheney Co Toledo addresses, claims about Fud.Coeney, and various utopian promises. It also mentions Allan's Foot-Ease, Pauper lunatics statistics, and a mayoral fete in Moulinsaur Orne.
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Hionumne Seorard
Cire Pal Cheney & CO
Toledo
Coeney
Sri
Weer & Tarax
Wholesale Tn
Owainixo
Kevsay
Manvex
Eiita
Mall
Little Girl Confuses Ink Blotter With Hat Map
A three year old girl, home alone with limited supervision, mistakes an ink blotter for a hat. She watches older children write and imitate their actions before her father explains the difference using a pointing finger, mentioning a magazine name.
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Margaret
Abe
Theo
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