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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1906
Page
6
The Troy Weekly Call notes legibility issues in prescriptions and compares medical handwriting with legal clerks work. It suggests illegible scripts risk medical errors and emphasizes druggists’ role in preventing misdispensing. The piece questions motives behind poor writing and calls for clearer physician handwriting.
The article argues that food adulteration harms consumers as prices rise. It cites Secretary Wilson and Pennsylvanian prosecutions for preserved sausage, noting foreign substances in many common foods. It warns adulteration warrants national legislation and federal enforcement to curb deceitful profiteering.
Inspector General Burton proposed that Philippine scouts operate without shoes to improve efficiency, returning to primitive dress for field use. He notes minimal gear beyond a blanket and a canvas hoe for garrison work, arguing clothing limits are overstated and savings outweigh comforts.
A Hebrew mother gives her son Joachim to the Egyptian palace for training under the princess. She recalls Abraham’s call and prays God to keep him faithful as he grows from infancy to youth. At presentation the princess pledges friendship but the boy remains bound to his God and his destined mission to aid his enslaved people.
The Lancet warns that door handles are often dirty despite polished appearances and can spread disease. It suggests foot levers for doors and lavatories, noting rail vehicles, especially underground trains, have the worst specimens and calling for a safer door opening method.
United States Consul General Guenther at Frankfurt notes attention to a Paris Academy of Medicine treatise by Dr Fournol on hypodermic sea water injections for tuberculosis. Fournol and a colleague prepared a sea water serum that raises blood pressure and treated 24 Paris hospital patients with noticeable focal and general improvements. German press say academy members urged notifying the tuberculosis commission for further experiments.
A 100 book auction list since 1812 shows Mr. J Pierpont Morgan owning 16 titles. These pricey volumes sold for 2500 to 25000 dollars, highlighting his prominence among major collectors of rare books.
The geological survey plans to collect heavy sands from all gravers mines where platinum evidence has been found. Experts will assess localities with tests showing the metal in any quantity to determine potential mining sites.
A fragmented quotation appears to joke that the egotist always sees others first, questioning self-importance. The garbled text hints at satire about pride and perception rather than a full narrative.
Pattern Department advertises Ladies Dressing Sacque No 5453 a versatile waist and sleeve protectant suitable as kitchen apron with attached skirt. Describes materials lawn ambric linen denim and required yardage for sizes 34 8 42 bust and how to order for 10 cents plus coupon details. Order to Pattern Department with size and pattern number.
Miss Anna Schwab, 23, dancing in Newark, was taunted and revived to find herself totally blind. This marked a third blindness after prior incidents within a year. An expert jewelry worker, she was brought to New York for treatment by doctors who previously restored her sight.
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