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Newspaper
The La Jara Chronicle
Location
La Jara, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1906
Page
8
Dr Nicholas Senn told an audience at the University of Chicago that half of early stage cancers may be cured and urged a public information bureau on cancer cures. He warned despondency and avoiding physicians hinder progress, stressing early detection offers a chance of cure while advanced disease leaves little hope.
J W Huff, riding the hills for cattle, reports a dramatic hunt high on Beaver Creek. A large buck and a lioness battled on a craggy point, the deer using antlers and hooves as they rolled down the slope amidst sunlit oaks. The lioness proved stronger and the deer died from wounds.
The Department of Agriculture uses a cigar smoking machine with four mouthpieces to test tobacco. For ten seconds smoke is drawn in and exhaled while experts observe burn, ash, and wrapper color. The origin plant of each cigar is known and the best perfroming seed is selected for planting, yielding better American tobacco.
Experiments in strawberry culture in southern truck farming districts report a second crop in Tennessee rivaling the first. By cultivating beds and forcing bearing twice yearly, growers will supply New York markets with premium berries for the holidays, signaling wider fruit demand and innovation.
In a meditative mood Policeman Barney Flynn ignores a street brawl until his wife pushes him to act. He plots a clever, nonconfrontational stoppage, guiding his son Terry to cry for help as two men battle. The crowd disperses as Flynn demonstrates how a wise peacekeeper can end a fight without arrest, then reflects on reputation and restraint.
An old newspaper clipping lists remedies and medical claims including Piles cured in 6 to 14 days with Pazou Ointment guarantee. It also notes New York City education board banning teachers prepared textbooks, with Conrade's Grammars and Borachio's Song Collection cited and one dissenting vote.
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