Appendicitis tale from Home Health Club founder
Dr. David H. Reeder recounts a personal health journey with appendicitis, delaying surgery after self treatment, describing a successful operation and recovery. He urges readers to avoid premature operations, maintain diet and health, and notes this demonstrates nature’s laws when followed. The piece includes reader questions on rheumatism and other ailments with brief advised cures.
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Australians in the United States a scattered minority
The Sun notes fewer than 500 Australians in New York with most born abroad during parental residence. Mme Melba, born in Melbourne in 1866, has a home in England. San Francisco hosts about 1,000 Australians, Chicago around 200, Oakland 250. Annual New York gatherings mainly include traveling Australians.
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Shines in Matrimony Among Her Social Set
A brief item notes a young woman rises in marriage and hosts her home for a strikingly tall bachelor friend, while her sister outshines her in sports and public events. The piece positions the bride as central within local society.
Be Brave Boys From Philadelphia Press Riff
The Philadelphia Press urges boys to be brave truthful and gentle in manners and mind. It emphasizes frankness courage and integrity over wealth or rank and calls for steadfast character in all pursuits.
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Colored Stars Bright eight point star experiment
A playful science activity for clever youths using a folded cardboard star to project colored light. By placing colored glass or liquid in one wing, a two tone star forms with alternating red and green points and a white center, creating vivid optical effects.
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Treed by Wolves Tale From a Detroit Free Press Retelling
Uncle Jack recounts a perilous journey to St. Petersburg with two horses and a sleigh. Wolves attack, a tree offers safety, and a rescue by local men follows a dramatic night ride before he reaches the city safely.
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Colors in a Soap Bubble Shine With Thin Film Prism
A soap bubble displays iridescent colors as its film constantly changes thickness. This varying thickness acts like a prism, separating light into its primary colors and producing vivid hues.
Obscure City Search Told by a Local Informant
A Philadelphia Press anecdote features a stranger asking directions from a Black man in a town. The reply points to a nearby house with the number on the door. A separate exchange questions an expert skater, who responds with cautious praise and a cheerful greeting.
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Morning Start Says Late Nights Slow Schoolgirls
A 1906 essay advises Penelope and peers on forming a productive morning routine. It links late nights and a warm, noisy room to tardiness, urges earlier bedtimes, quiet study, prayer, and deliberate preparation to start the day calmly. The piece cites Bacon and Longfellow to urge ordered living and focused action.
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Nourishing Oil Bath Elixir For Scaly Face and Neck
A historic skin care note extols oil baths to restore dry scaly skin. It advises two to three tablespoons of pure oil per bath, massage of skin foods such as cocoa butter, and a home preparation combining lanolin cocoa butter white wax spermaceti almond oil and borax to create a creamy skin cream.
A Game of States Card Quiz Draws Laughs
A humorous card game outlines state puns and paired clues with a KEY mapping. Questions prompt witty answers like religious, egotistical, and maidenly states, plus bits about students, miners, floods, and health, using abbreviations for each state.
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Border and Corner Pattern for Articles and Materials
A concise description of a simple border design intended for various items such as toilet mats table cloths and trays with corner motifs. The design provides a versatile border solution adaptable to multiple article formats and sizes, suitable for decorative use.
Cross Stitch Pattern Corner and Border Continuation
Describes a cross stitch corner shown at the right end of a design with the border continued on the second side like the flat. It may be repeated to any length.
Fragrance Formula for Toilet Water and Engraved Visiting Card
Describes a recipe for toilet water using 30 drops each of lavender bergamot lemon and orange flower water mixed with half a pint deodorized alcohol. Mentions engraving styles for a visiting card including black plain script French script and shaded old English lettering as fashionable options.
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