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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1916
Page
26
A fragmented 19th century text discusses hysteria, citing Dr. Pierre Janet and others who classify it as a temporary breakdown of instinctive control. It describes hysterical symptoms, alleged causes, and notes water treatments as beneficial, while questioning the conflict between emotion and intellect.
A scientific essay argues that hidden honesty and hypocritical displays trigger hysteria and mental strain. It cites Dr Burrow on how concealed fear, rigid conformity, and lack of frank emotion drive nervous disorders and hysteria, urging parents and teachers to foster openness and honest expression.
A garbled account uncovers public craving for radium cures and the dubious claims around radium water therapy. It notes the London Halum Institute experiments, apparatus sizes, and three strength levels of radium salts, warning of consumer skepticism and potential danger amid bold claims.
An OCR fragment describes a dangerous tonic or potion derived from radium water, prepared through emanation in distilled water. It mentions slowly leaking into wetting, bottled and packed for delivery, with apparatus delivering activity from one to two millionries per ster and higher than standard radium water.
The article explains that radii water medicine, derived from natural sources, is expensive with bottles priced around $2.50. It notes the patient must drink steadily over time and endure fatigue as the drink produces sleepiness before any benefit appears, requiring a long commitment and a limited budget.
An Airedale dog at Moiverity College in Linton reportedly dictated a letter to Prof William Mackenzie using a phonetic code. The canine trained to respond to questions by tapping with its paw, forming words through a syllable rate tied to names, and composing a message to a professor in German with a personal sign-off.
The article describes an ear defender invented to protect soldiers from the deafening blasts of artillery. It details the device’s construction with ebonite parts and diaphragms, designed to dampen pressure and preserve the ear’s delicate membranes during combat. It notes demonstrations by Mr. C Boys and A Mullock’s investigations, highlighting how reduced pressure lowers risk of hearing loss in heavy artillery environments.
A food chemist extols the egg's nutrition detailing its protein rich white and yolk fats minerals and carbohydrates. It notes widespread egg loss from breakage and spoilage with New York City losses running into millions annually and describes preservation methods including frying and preserving raw eggs in fat for extended shelf life. The piece discusses digestion ease and modern egg descriptions from fresh to preserved varieties.
An astronomer explains light, color, and sky blue using prism dispersion and scattering by atmospheric particles. He discusses how red, orange, green, blue, indigo, and violet components separate, how absorption leaves unabsorbed light, and how dust and molecules scatter blue light making the sky blue from morning to noon.
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