Sleep as Medicine and Vitality Booster Across Eras
The piece argues long sleep improves health and reduces crime, citing Edison and Holmes. It notes workers and professionals gain rest by later start times and shorter hours, and contrasts American vitality with longer sleep trends. It urges valuing morning rest and criticizing early rising habits.
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Edison
Philadelphia Press
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Thomas A. Edison
Walter Besant
Harvard University
Admiral Melancthon Smith A Storied Naval Career Ends
Admiral Melancthon Smith died at over eighty three. Born in New York City he hailed from a historic line with Hamilton era ties. He joined the navy in 1826 serving worldwide and at battles along the Mississippi Forts Cutter and Port Hudson. He commanded vessels including the Massachusetts Monongahela Onondaga and Wabash and engaged the ram Albemarle. He later led Navy yards and served as governor of the naval asylum in Philadelphia before retiring in 1871. Brown's Ion Bitters advertised for dyspepsia with $1 per bottle and a genuine trademark label.
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Melancthon Smith
Alexander Hamilton
New York State
Fort Moreau
Plattsburg
Lake Champlain
McDonough
Vincennes
Florida
Pensacola Navy Yard
Maine
Nantucket
Massachusetts
Mississippi
New Orleans
Port Hudson
Ile
Gen
Butler
Dutch Gap
Roanoke River
Fort Fisher
Washington
New York
Naval Asylum
Philadelphia
United States
California
New York City
Growth of finger nails studied by a prominent manicure
A noted manicurist reports that human finger nails grow faster in children than adults and slower with age, with summer growth outpacing winter for both ages. He notes right hand nails renew more quickly, and the middle fingers renew fastest while the thumb renews slowest, with seasonal similarity to hair and beard growth.
Minstrels of the Marshes by Carl Smith
A lyrical scene of night sounds and marsh life. The poem depicts frogs crickets tree toads and insects joining in a twilight concert by the pond with the same familiar tunes echoing from childhood. The speaker recalls ear and heart alike feeling drawn to the chorus as shadows stretch across the marsh.
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Carl Smith
Ladies’ Home Journal
New Cure for Headache Through Mechanical Vibrations
The St. Louis Republic notes use of rapid vibrations to nerves and teeth for pain relief. Debon det of Paris reports local anesthesia by vibrating tooth roots during nerve extraction. Charcot employs vibratory treatment for sick headaches and nervous disorders with pain. Dourdurki of Moscow advocates cranial percussion as a simple headache remedy when no cause is found.
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St. Louis Republic
DeBondet
Paris
Charcot
M. Dourdurki
Moscow
Hailstorm in Pawtucket Sparks Odd Discovery
A Pawtucket hailstorm caused excitement as residents observed a large hail stone melt in a woman's hand revealing a live toad inside. Observers note many pebbles accompanied the storm, fueling local chatter about unusual hail contents.
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Pawtucket
R. I
A Young Girl's Fortune From Dr Miles Nervine
A Brighton New York mother describes her daughter Blanche aged 15 who suffered nervousness and motion disorders. After three bottles of Dr Miles Nervine her weight rose from 75 to 106 pounds and the arm recovered full use. The remedy is advertised as opiate free and sold by Dr Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana with a six bottle deal and guarantee.
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Blanche
St. Vitus
Miles
Elkhart
Ind
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