Bennzecry battles fake healers in New York City
Mrs. Benzecry pursues unlicensed practitioners ranging from fortune tellers to voodoo specialists and self styled doctors in New York, collecting evidence for the Medical Society as she exposes dubious cures and questionable diplomas. The article profiles her as a robust, illness free, health advocate who targets quacks operating in tenement rooms and churches.
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United States
Benzecry
Benze
Sunity Medical Society
First Avenue
Rahway
N. J
Jie
Benzeery
Theaven
Nemesis of fake physicians exposed by Mrs Benzecry
Mrs Francis Benzecry, a detective from the County Medical Society, exposes a network of unlicensed doctors in a tale of hypnotic sales pitches, bogus treatments, and dramatic misdiagnoses. She travels through grim quarters, facing deceitful practitioners and a switchboard doctor, chasing justice amid comic and tragic cures.
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Francis Benzecry
South African Scholarships in Agriculture Awarded
The South African Union has awarded five government scholarships in agriculture for study abroad. Recipients receive $750 annually for three or four years and must pledge to join and remain in SA Union service for at least three years with a minimum salary of $1,500 per year. Eligibility is limited to sons of parents permanently domiciled in South Africa.
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South African Union
South Africa
New Parcels Post a Boon to Housewives
The parcels post opens new possibilities for housewives to order meals and farm products by mail from restaurants and stores. Critics fear sloppy packing and mishaps while supporters hail lower rates and faster delivery, challenging express companies and easing living costs.
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Parvels Post
Ibixperta
Maine
Tt Cute Express
Slotas Ignai
Takuy
Wie
Oither
Boxer Hard Training Device Mimics Unyielding Opponent
A life sized boxing dummy mounted in a wooden bowl rebounds after every hit, as a training aid similar to rotating sphere toys used on weights. English boxer Remibardier Wells employs the device in the Tampstead Gymnasium to simulate an undefeated opponent.
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Remibardier Wells
Tampstead
Fruit Bouquets Replace Flowers In Nosegay Fashion
Fruit nosegays substitute fruit nuts and raisins for flowers in a revival of the formal nosegay. Arranged in a shallow pyramid and mounted on white lace paper, these edible bouquets decorate gatherings and can serve as place centerpieces or guest gifts with grape, apple, kumquat, and raisin arrangements.
Candy Salesgirl Secrets and a Cheese Trust Scare
Readable fragments show a candy shop tale of a popular social girl and multiple young men sending gifts, including a large mystery basket with a $40 envelope. The text shifts to a tongue in cheek claim that a cheese trust is forming, with Edam to Brie named and a probe by Attorney General Wickersham urged.
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Miss Blank
Istore
Wickersham
Is a Wife a Family The Court of Appeals Question
Witty protests greet a legal query on whether a wife is the family unit in marriage law. MarrIed men mock the notion and joke that even without children the wife may be the head, while some threaten to mail Christmas bills to prove the point.
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Court of Appeals
Benedict
Medical inspection shift urged to focus on prevention
Dr B Dressler calls for more doctors of public health than medicine to inspect schools. He argues health officers should prevent illness, promote hygienic living, and show healthy, well developed children, rather than seek obscure diseases.
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B. Dress
United States Bureau of Education
Dressler
A Frank Admission Washington Stars
A reported exchange shows a citizen questioning reform as a farmer counters that taps propose something different, arguing the public discussion remains less engaging than ongoing stories.
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Washington
Farmer
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