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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1916
Page
18
A fragmented lecture by Dr. W. C. Rucker critiques outdated medical practices and prescriptions for arm ailments. It discusses the inefficacy of certain "electric light" therapies, the lack of precise knowledge among practitioners, and the persistence of dubious remedies amid old and new medical theories.
The article argues medicine has moved from guesswork to exact science, with the body viewed as a chemical laboratory. It notes medicines, heat, light, and electricity as therapeutic tools, describes how the body creates substances for energy and defense, and highlights the rise of physiological chemistry shaping future physiology and treatment.
A historical medical treatise argues environment and nursing can be more effective than heroic drugging. It favors natural restoration, fresh air, and careful dosing of calomel or quinine, with emphasis on targeted remedies after microscopic examination.
A dog and cat cemetery adjacent to Gulph Road near Philin is used for pet burials. New York lawmakers seek state support to fund a trust for maintenance monuments and green burials. The site honors military dogs and Red Cross helpers killed in duty, with nearly a hundred pet graves and three cats in three long rows. People may purchase plots for their pets and keep graves safe from desecration, as a society promotes the resting place.
Harvard Seismographic Station notes frost crack shocks in winter as openings of frozen fissures. Prof Woodworth cites Prof Shaler describing a noticeable tremor at Cambridge linked to a crack in the frozen ground. He says frost crack is a widely offered explanation for small winter quakes in New England.
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