Cocaine in Eye Surgery Sparks Debate Over Anesthesia
A New York Sun report details ophthalmology debates on using cocaine injected beneath the conjunctival membrane versus topical application in cataract operations. Dr D B St John Roosa and Dr Carl Koller are cited praising cocaine, while some surgeons warn of infection and inflammation from injections, reflecting old versus new school views.
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Loarlow
Gladstone
D. B. St. John Roosa
New School
St. John Roos
Carl Koller
Tie Boon
Nettleship
Moorfield Hospital
England
New York Sun
Question of Ohivegrapty and the Waterloo Breeches Letter
A fragmentary historical note recounts a whimsical exchange about inspecting Waterloo battle breeches, with a mock letter from Vanmoron and a postwar memorial context. It cites J C London and references Strathdeago and Wellington beeches as symbolically linked to the battle.
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Wellinigratt
J.C. Tandon
Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo
Great
Gibt
C.J. London
J. C. London
Dean Bianco
Lonpox
Strathdeago
Vanmoron
Fragmentary wartime print excerpt about a girl and a mock riddle
A partial OCR snippet describes a statement about a young colored girl and a remark on a board with the word delight. It includes quoted lines asking where Moses was when delight went out and a confusion about actions under someone’s eye. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear event context.
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Liuman
New York Weekly
Poncore
Moses
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