Woman Physician Gains Health in Tryon Nebraska
Trion Neb March 26 The only physician in McPherson county is Dr Harriet G McGraw a woman who came to western Nebraska 10 years ago to recover her health She faced harsh winters digs through snowdrifts and skepticism from male doctors She opened an office in a store building in Tryon and earned community trust by treating fractures births and obstetric cases She braved blizzards to reach patients and even delivered eight babies in one week amid severe weather
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Trion
Neb
McPherson County
Harriet G. McGraw
Nebraska
McGraw
Tryon
Lincoln
North Platte
Man
Altho
Miles
Althoit
Althe
Tanlac advertised as remedy for indigestion and gas
A newspaper ad touts Tanlac for indigestion gas and stomach pains claiming relief within a first bottle. It cites a Topeka Kansas user, Argena Bowers, who reports weight gain and symptom relief after five years of distress. The copy urges readers to buy from a druggist with a money back guarantee.
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Argena Bowers
Jackson St. Topeka
Kans
Tanlac
United States Pharm
Doctor Brings New Life To Little Nebraska County
Dr McGraw recounts a fearless early medical career in McPherson county Nebraska detailing dramatic emergency cases. He describes a cesarean delivery after a long transport in a flooded car saving mother and baby, plus earlier injuries and surgeries without anesthetic due to no assistant. He notes Tryon as county seat, the area’s isolation, and his 11 years of practice before moving there. He was educated at Bennett Medical College Chicago and trained as a nurse in College View Nebraska and Battle Creek Michigan. He is married to a native of Iceland.
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North Platte
McPherson County
Tryon
Stapleton
McGraw
Chicago
Lincoln
Bennett Medical College
College View
Neb
Battle Crek
Mich
Iceland
Rheumatism Persists. Aged Man Finds Relief with Plant Juice
Mr Aston D Wolfe of Milburn New Jersey aged 73 suffered rheumatism all over left side for a year leaving him unable to work. After trying many remedies he used Plant Juice and by the second bottle felt marked improvement. after several bottles his pain eased, appetite returned and he gained weight. Plant Juice is said to cleanse the system and aid liver kidneys and bowels, sold at Wangler's Drug Store Waterloo and other drug stores.
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Aston D. Wolfe
Milburn
N. J
Mr. Wolfe
Wangler’s Drug Store
East Fourth Street
Waterloo
Uibsatelion
Waterloo weighs smoke ordinance to curb dense emissions
City engineer Nathan Barber drafts an ordinance for Waterloo to declare dense smoke a public nuisance and require a smoke inspector and commission. The plan targets railroads and buildings, sets offender liability, outlines inspector duties, and cites Ringelman’s chart to regulate smoke density with district provisions and time limits.
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Nathan Barber
Waterloo
Barber
City of
B.I. Feeney
I. C
Kinglemont
Ringlemann
United State Geological Survey
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Nice
France
Aaron D. Wolfe
ITV
I. C. Railroads
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America
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Imperial
Axminsters
Stephen Sanford and Sons
Axminster
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Sue
A. Leath & CO
Court House, Corner Park Ave
Lafayette St
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