Better Vaccinate Against Smallpox Now in Washington
The Board of Health reports two mild smallpox cases in Washington under quarantine with measures in place to stop spread. Officials urge immediate vaccination for those not yet protected, noting vaccines reduced smallpox from plague to mild disease and may stamp it out. Isolation is unpleasant and harms daily earnings, but vaccination remains key to public health. The article cites the American Journal of Public Health stressing vaccination as essential to prevent epidemics and preserve community safety.
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Board of Health
Washington
American Journal ,of Public Health
Orient
China
Angus
Philherta
George
Philberia
Wes Tost
Tahooerd
Crimson Noses After Barleycorn Beats: Mason Verse
The piece depicts a world where John Barleycorn is gone yet crimson noses remain on the streets. It questions how drinking culture persists after the spirit’s demise, with vivid imagery of barkeeps, tinted noses, and fading tavern signs.
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John Barleycorn
John Barlevcorn
Barleycorn
Paint and Passion in a Scotch Romance
In a 1920s vignette, Philberta uses red paint causing friction with Angus who distrusts the rouge. A playful kiss breaks about social constraints as they tease tea party plans and home crafting in a house bought with insurance money. Their banter exposes class quirks and courtship rituals.
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New England
Philbie
Angus
Philhie
Arstrong Hardware Company
Angus Wee Merk
Philble
Papa
Bugs Sinko Circus
Philberta
Phillie
Angie
Philip
Smallpox Vaccination Debate Cited As Essential
A fragment cites arguments that vaccination is compulsory and effective while sanitation has little impact against smallpox. It claims vaccination dangers are imagined and the disease remains a real menace with terrible effects.
Sunday Features Firearms Tale By Col C J Wilson
The Burlington Hawkeye plans a Sunday edition with several articles by Alex Miller. The lead piece next Sunday explores Col C J Wilsons collection of firearms and weapons, signaling strong reader interest in local history and crime era topics.
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Burlington Hawkeye
Alex Miller
Col. C. J. Wilson
Carolinas Origins and Early Colonial Life
Mary land had been made a proprietary government the territory from Virginia to Florida granted by Charles II in 1663 to eight gentlemen. Carolinas name honors Charles IX of France. early settlements at Charleston and Albemarle Sound showed divergent paths. South Carolina grew rice and indigo with slave labor. by the Revolution date blacks outnumbered whites. In 1729 proprietors ceded governance to the Crown forming two provinces. South Carolina ratified the Constitution in May 1788 as the Palmetto State with nine electors.
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Virginia
Florida
Charles II
Carolina
Carolus
Charles
Charles I
Charles IX
France
Beaufort
Carolinas
South Carolina
Charleston
North Carolina
Albelarie Sound
South Carolla
Lord Proprietors
Palmetto State
German Cars Use Iron Rims and Rubber Scarce
An American motorist reports Berlin vehicles mainly run on iron rims as rubber tires remain scarce. Taxicabs often use plain rims or steel wheels, while prosperous owners coat rims with rubber, though the supply is limited and costly.
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Goodrich
Berlin
Red Cross
Baltic States
Kendall Chooses Man for Board of Control Post
Governor Kendall defended his action after the senate rejected Mrs. Snider and Mrs. Mayer. He cited substantial senate resistance to women in the board and announced he transmitted the name of J. B. Butler of Fort Dodge, praising his character and qualifications.
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Kendall
Board of Control Appointments
Senate
Snider
Mayer
Board of Control
J. B. Butler
Fort Dodge
Butler
Apparition of Edward Fitzgerald Sees Sister in Tea Room
Remarkable anecdote from Edward Fitzgerald translator of Omar about an apparites he could not explain. He clearly saw his sister and her children having tea in a dirty room through a window from the garden, though they were not visiting. He then saw her withdraw and later died in Norfolk.
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Edward Fitzgerald
Omar
Iastanent
Norfolk
Fifth essence and classical elements in ancient thought
The ancient Greeks posited four elements fire air water earth while the Pythagoreans added a fifth called ether. This fifth essence was considered more subtle and pure than fire and linked to creation and the stars, later yielding the term quintessence meaning the extract of a body.
Idle Hands Dangers Warned in Colonial Sentiment
A reflection quotes Jeremy Collier warning that idleness leads to disorder and licentiousness as people with nothing to do abandon their own company.
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Jeremy Collier
Tanlac hailed as ethical tonic with wide support
The advertisement extols Tanlac as a medicine produced from ten valued ingredients. It cites authorities and standard texts on tonics and digestion, claims broad health benefits, and notes massive consumer use across the United States and Canada, asserting Tanlac’s leading market position.
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Canada
Encyclopedia Brittanica
United States
Tantac
Advt
Willing to Be Wrong to Preserve News Interest
Jud Tankins says he is perfectly willing to be wrong sometimes to avoid spoiling an interesting story or gunmen.
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Jud Tankins
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