Japan's Daily Bath and Massage Shape Strong Physiques
A long feature extols Japan's daily hot baths and universal massage as sources of exceptional physical development. It describes 38 million Japanese and workers in Tokio, jinrikisha carriers, and laborers whose muscles, endurance, and squat seating practices illustrate a nation bent on muscular fitness.
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Kingdom
United States
Japan
America
London
Hyde Park
Ledger
Hognese Parikisha
Tokio
Apollos
Michael Angelo
David
Eitast
Mary
Geri
Poison as an execution method discussed by physician
A senior Pennsylvania Hospital physician told a Philadelphia reporter he would prefer to die by poison than by electric chair or hanging. He described morphine as a painless method, prussic acid as very rapid but dangerous, and aconite as deadly within a minute, citing a real case where a doctor died after a mistaken dose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia Press
Scheele
Apple legend runs through myth and lore in Every Age
The piece surveys apples in myth from Aphrodite to Eve, the Hesperides, Ulysses, Norse tales, and Nordic Edda references. It cites gospels of youth, temptation, and healing, noting how the apple appears as symbol across cultures and time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalon
Isle of Apples
Aphrodite
Eve
Solomon
Ulysses
Alcinous
Tantalus
Hades
Azrael
Snowdrop
Frau Bertha
Presence of Mind in Emergency Highlighted by Hill
A historic column notes Gov. Hill’s stance during a prolonged New York Central Railroad strike. He stresses calm leadership, saying militia readiness was unnecessary without a true emergency, while Syracuse illustrated reactions under pressure. The piece extols level heads in danger and cites related anecdotes and promotion blurbs.
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New York Central
Hill
Syracuse
Tis A. Cole
Ninsman
Isss
Kright
Ohio
John Coleman
Warner
Gov. Hill
Fragmentary OCR of domestic scene lines
The readable fragments describe a wife in a poor household and the father's weary labor. Vague references to filial piety and a half-blind erand appear, with emphasis on daily toil and endurance in a strained domestic setting.
Hickory Milk and Its Culinary Use Among Tribes
The article cites Bartram’s Travels in the South describing hickory milk made by boiling shelled nuts and straining the oil. It notes Czech use and praises the drink as rich as cream, valued in hominy and corn cakes, lamenting its decline.
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Bartram
South
Philadelphia
Fragmented Ad Copy Brings Quirky Claims and Opinions
A jumble of phrases touts hearing fame salaries laundry powders and a soap brand with eccentric comments. It also warns against placing a mischievous man in a bank cashier role reflecting a collage of miscellaneous statements.
Speculative Ad Promises Fortune Through Personal Info
A fragmented 19th century advertisement offers fortune from name and address sharing. It references Benj. Lewis & Co security building in Kansas City and Adeier & Co. Wyandotte St, promising lawyers’ services and cheap prepaid options. It notes a superstition about horse longevity and includes stray garbled phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortune
Benj. Lewis & Co. Security Building
Kansasity
Lee Wa
Adeier & Co
Wyandotte St
Kansas City
Favorite Prescription Advertises Strength for Women
An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a reliable health tonic for women, claiming it cures irregularities and weaknesses and builds up the system. It targets overworked workers and mothers, pledges money-back satisfaction, and notes the product is alcohol free and purely vegetal. The ad lists the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, N.Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Propr
Main St
Buffalo, N.Y
Venetian Liniment Promises Croup Prevention for 50 Cents
An old advertising claim urges mothers to keep Dr Tobias's Venetian Liniment at home to prevent croup and save children. The piece tallies 40 years on the market, praises numerous cures, and asserts stores nationwide supply the remedy at modest price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Tobias
Tobias
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