Fear Can Kill a Heart in Battle and in Peace
A Chicago Record excerpt reports doctors and generals debating whether fright can kill. Ex Surgeon General Moore notes it is possible for strong emotions to stop a weak heart, with cases from joy to fear. They cite Aberdeen prank death, battlefield nerves, and parasympathetic shocks, emphasizing variability by heart disease and situational stress.
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Cosmos Club
Washington
W. B. Curtis
Chicago
Henderson
Buat
Moore
Army
Iowa
Aberdeen
Scotland
John §. Billings
London Lancet
Congress
Nashville Journal of Medicine and Surgery
Maze
Cedar Creek
Charles Smart
Surgeon General's Office
Purman
United States Patent Office
Wisconsin
Shiloh
Pease
General Schofield
Vincent
Schofield
Daniel B. Sickles
Lever
Joseph Wheeler
Jim Ede
Charles F. Manderson
Pd LT
Rich Mountain
W. Va
Chronic lecturing ex-convict kept drugged for public talks
John N Reynolds once a politician and serial entrepreneur was confined at Osawatomie Insane asylum where doctors used opiates to curb his nonstop speaking. A former senator candidate with 500 votes and author of Twin Hells Reynolds endured a life of crime reform lectures and fortunes, ending in mental decline and family ties at Atchison.
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John N. Reynolds
Osawatomic Insane Asylum
Kansas City Times
Reynolds
Bolusive Stock
Atchison
JGUNN
Jeanson
Missouri
Twin Hells
Houston
Chains
Mystery of John Bache Reveals Madagascar Trip
John Owen Bache, former New York financial manager for Union Central Life in Cincinnati, disappeared Feb 28 en route to Boston. A Rouen letter to Miss Nellie Sargeant says he is bound for Madagascar to end his days. He owed Union Central about $3,000 and notes for $6,000 were protested.
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John
Bache
John Owen Bache
New York
Union Central Life Insurance Company of
Cincinnati
Boston
Madagascar
Nellie Sargeant
Sargeant
Rouen
France
Pache
Church of the Mediator
Stephen H. Tyng, Jr
Fifty-first Street
Fourth Avenue
Tyny
Wall Street
Jown Owen Gache
Air
Bache Fi
Mr. Tyng
Flo
Henry
Boyle
Tor Boston
Plymouth
Modern Naval Battle Described by Captain McGiffin
Captain McGiffin recalls the Chen-Yuen action detailing blistering heat in the engine room, severed hands, blinded vision, and a shell that mangled crew. He praises Chinese courage while faulting cowards, noting seven gunners killed and 13 wounded, brave volunteers saving the ship, and the fearsome noise and concussions inside the armored vessel.
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Chen-Yuen
McGiffin
Mail
Express
School For Gamblers And A Living Statue Bet
The Monte Carlo croupiers run a gambling school teaching games, tricks, dexterity, dealing, and card shuffling with Alsatian recruits common. In Marseilles a man bets to stand as a living statue for 28 days, posing 28 hours each day, watched by bettors.
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Croupiers
Monte Carlo
Alsace
Marseilles
Incandescent Lamp Cleaner Aids Brightening Homes
Central station endorses a lamp cleaner to combat dust reducing light. A handle with a wire frame and felt mittens dusts glass bulbs, restoring factory brightness. Extensions reach distant lamps. rubber pads help replace burned out lamps, making cleaning quick and easy.
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Central Station
St. Louis Glade- Democrat
A Very Tone? View Faces Bills and Harassment
A Detroit Free Press excerpt describes a man overwhelmed by numerous bills and a mounting landlady’s bill for past provender. He grows angry, refuses to pay, and tells the caller to leave as he questions his ability to manage money. The piece ends noting a young man.
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Detroit Free Press
Mi Jong
Care of woolens to avoid moth damage in summer
The Philadelphia Ledger advises never storing woolen garments that are greasy or muddy. It warns grease attracts moths and unbrushed clothes age quickly. For care, use ammonia for black fabrics and a mix of ether ammonia and castile soap for colored items.
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Philadelphia Ledger
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Westminster Abbey
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A. New Parmle
Hl. Jamieson
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A. T. Seofent
Christian Synth 1
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U.S
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Vitalis
Calumet Remedy Company
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Tene
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Warrem
Ethhart Carriage and Mf Co
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England
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Hamburg
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Havre
Paris
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Chrissania
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Business Directory
Frank W. Whitcomb
Third Street
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Slaye
Insmoor & Peterson
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Chas. A. Peterson
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Hofman Black
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Hy Percy
Warren
Water Street
Geo. Ball
Boeschiin
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Savings Bank
Humphrey & Nemoyer
J. K. Ronne
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Brown
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