Lightning Lessons and Kitchen Faith Across Eras
Reprinted notes recount curious lightning phenomena including a man struck near a willow and women stripped by electric force, plus cases of animal mortality and incineration. The piece blends scientific speculation with moral commentary on kitchens, angels, and daily life, citing Flammarion and historic anecdotes. It also notes a Tar Heel air sailor from North Carolina, A. B. Cole, developing a two plane aeroplane in St. Louis with a planned glider test and potential engine later.
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Flammarion
Krugeredrop
Elijah
Echool and College
Dr. Ostler
Johns Hopkins University
America
Elisha
Celestial
Daniel
Physeian
Wright Brothers
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Et Louis
A. B. Cole
A. B.C. Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Company
Morgan Street
Rockingham
Electric Bitters Claim Beauty and Health For Women
Advertises Electric Bitters as a remedy for women’s health and beauty, promising relief from irritability, pimples, skin eruptions, and poor complexion by regulating stomach, liver, and kidneys, purifying blood, and strengthening nerves with claims of bright eyes and velvety skin. Sold at druggists.
Elderly Tennessee patient with capsules provokes family scene
In the Tennessee mountains an elderly woman prescribed medicine in capsules rose from bed and sat in a rocking chair. Her son brought pipe and live coal to her, prompting her sharp demand to remove them. A separate local note reports a crop flip in Solidtor Robinson's farm where oats were harvested and cotton seed planted, altering the field.
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Tennessee
Solidtor Robinson
Wadesboro Messenger
Bucklen Arnica Salve Claims Perfect Healing Powers
An ad copy extols Bucklen Arnica Salve as unmatched for cuts burns bruises sores and more with a price of 25 cents at druggists. The piece also contrasts Taft’s smile with dour mournful tones about a cheerless man and his shadow.
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Mr. Taft
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