A Singular Case of Nasal Tumor Removal by Cocaine Technique
Margaret Forster, a Newburgh native, suffers long with nasal obstruction. At Bellevue Hospital a tumor in the nose was removed using cocaine and electric cautery, causing no hemorrhage or pain. The operation took minutes, produced immediate breathing relief, and left the patient walking within half an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret Forster
Bellevue Hospital
Newburgh
Hudson
Margaret
Howitzer
Bellevue
Hood
J. F. Dolbeare
Pascoag
Wururtam H. Clough
Tilton
N. H
A Well Read Man and the Limits of Literary Taste
The piece argues a well read man should draw from Milton Homer Aschylus and Dante and may read what he pleases, while noting danger in exclusive devotion to Shakespeare and Milton. It cites Sir William Jones and urges balance across major authors to form a solid intellectual foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Aschylus
Blue-Stocking
Swinburne
William Jones
Zemple Bar
The Simplon Alpine Tunnel Destiny and Debate
A Pall Mall Gazette correspondent reports on the Simplon route as the last great Alpine pass doomed. The piece notes plans and opposition, visits from a Lausanne scientific commission, and expectations of subsidies amid financing hurdles before progress to connect Italy and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall Gazette
Simplon
Lausanne
Brigue
Iselle
St. Gothard Hollow
St. Gothard
Tta
Italy
France
Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean
Speechless after fit of laughter shocks Providence woman
Miss Eveling Smith, in Providence A 1, suddenly became speechless after a map review with a young man named Brown. She could not utter sound though she could form words on a pencil and was next day interviewed with aid. Doctors call it a nervous trouble and hope for improvement with time amid public sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Eveling, Smith
Brown
Cane
Garden seeds sown in a paste for turfing a bank
The Gardener's Chronicle describes a method to seed a bank by mixing half a pound of lawn grass seed with six cubic feet of dry earth and loam, then diluting liquid manure with water to mortar consistency, applying the paste with a trowel, watering daily to prevent cracking, and expecting green grass in eight to fourteen days.
Lockjaw Cured in New York Woman After Toe Injury
Dr Robert Taylor of New York reports recovering Effie Masterton from a toe and instep injury that led to a lockjaw ordeal. Morphine, stimulants, and careful wound care followed a twelve day progression giving way to full recovery after nine days of intense symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Taylor
New York
Effie Masterton
Taylor
Fatally shot incidents and notable products in old notices
Reports cite two fatal shootings in Montana with names such as John Shaw and I. Sullivan at Dillon and Big Hole by Farrell and Henry Lane. Other items promote Frazer Axle Grease, Piso's Remedy, Lyon's Тоothpaste, Caswell Hazard liver oil products, and Juniper Tar Soap with claims of longevity, efficacy, and skin benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Sullivan
Big Hole, Mont
Henry Lane
Caswel_L
Hazard & Co
New York
Caswell, Hazarp & CO
Veterinary Carbolisalve for galls and wounds on livestock
Farmers and stockmen are urged that Veterinary Carbolisalve cures galls cuts and wounds on horses and cattle and regrows hair to its original color. Available for 50 cents or 1.00 from Denggists or by mail Cole & Co Black River Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Somebody's Child and a Cure for Consumption
A lament for a dying child and a mother's fear, urging hope with a claim that consumption is curable. The piece mentions Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy surpassing cod liver oil and other tonics and notes a joint resolution extending appropriations for fifteen days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Dr Pierce Patent Pills and Dime Novel Misses
An ad style passage touts Dr Pierce products including Favorite Prescription and Little Liver Pills with testimonials from druggists and mentions Mrs Julia McNary of Marshall Illinois going mad from reading dime novels while noting a large payment to Mrs Grant from her husband’s book profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Grant
Julia McNary
Marshall, Ill
Summer Country Living Promises Health and Savings
In the country all summer the prudent head of a family will save children pain and parents money by carrying Perry Davis Pain Killer. Fraser era notes include missives on cures with Brown’s Iran Bitters and McCaine's St Paul Chemical Oil. A Vancouver relief fund reports $15 000 raised. Gen John P St John predicts a Pennsylvania prohibition amendment passing by 50 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoug
Perry Davis
E. Walthers
M. D. St. Paul
McCaine
St. Paul
John P. St. St. John
Pennsylvania
Hall's Hair Renewer and Ague Cure Advertisement
A historical ad touts Hall's Hair Renewer as peerless and urges asking a druggist for it. It also promotes 6 Ague Cure as a sole remedy for chills and fever, claiming a universal cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Warrance
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Simplon Alpine Tunnel
Lockjaw
John Shaw
Dillon, Mont
Farrell
Lyon
Duke
Duke Soap Co
Minneapolis
Perdiary
Ferma
Pepe
Gardner
Palace Building
Cincinnati
Edza A. Slapson
Claremont
Nelliz Adams
St. Paul St
St. Minn
Psin
Jong
D Croened
Take No Watkoee Teen Brown Chemical Co
Baltimore
Uticura
Mhong Weie
Iter DR and Chemical Co
Oston
Masb
Buseccap Goitimoapai
Sen
New Bataan
Boyer
Corres
Remapy Company
Lafayette
Hardy
W. K. Pexton
St. Joseph
Payne
Marshall Town
Iowa
Marsh
Etree Claims
M. Bites & Co
Ford Us
P. O
Minn
Folsom
Frankie
Lillie Wall
Stockton
Vancouver
Russia Cement Co
Gloucester
Mass
Ron
America
OM. Druggist & Ay
Piso
Draggin den Nou
E. Roth & Bro
Oxford
P.O
Esterbrook Steel Pen CO
Camden
N. J
John St
New Yor
Woodward & Company
Freigh
Icker
Ulin
Fea
J. Towe
Bray
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