War on Corsets Draws Health Officials Into Public Fight
The Saxony education minister bans schoolgirls from corsets and the Russian public instruction minister orders wearers of corsets prohibited in high schools and universities. The Oakland Health Club endorses the measures and cites health risks, urging looser dress and Grecian styles to promote vigor and proper carriage. Dr Kellogg and colleagues warn that waist compression causes organ displacement and poor posture, linking it to declining vitality in American women.
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Saxony
Oakland Health Club
Chicago
Ir. J. O. Kellogg
Nelloge
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British Gynecological Society
Societe Duyviene
France
American Medical Association
British and American Association For the Advancement of Science
American Climatological Society
The
American Social Science Association
Kellogg
Eating in Company Aids Digestion and Health
The article argues that communal dining curbs overeating and speeds digestion. It notes solitary eating leads to rapid swallowing and poor intake, while shared meals promote conversation, cheerful mood, and better digestive juice flow, yielding more nourishment from less food.
Discovery Of Liquid Air And Its Extraordinary Effects
The article reports Charles E Tripler's experiments with liquid air showing temperatures around 312 degrees below zero and its ability to ignite steel, boil water, and create vivid vapor. It describes making cups of ice, burning metal in liquid air, and the potential for smokeless powder on ships, along with related demonstrations and speculative applications.
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Charles E. Tripler
Tripler
West Eighty-ninth Street
New York
Mr. Tripler
Houndair
Silk: The costliest dress fabric bought by the Empress
The Empress purchased white silk brocade from Lyons last year for $125 a yard. Lavine flowers birds and foliage in relief. Raw silk real cost $100 a yard. She could not bear to cut it, and it became curtains. The price rivaled Louis XIVs cloth of gold dressing gown.
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Lyons
Louis XIV
Ivy Walls Keep Houses Dry Says Plant Growth
The article explains ivy on building walls prevents damp by drawing moisture from bricks or stones. Ivy roots extract moisture and its overlapping leaves channel rainwater to the ground, shielding walls from rainfall.
Distressing stomach disease cured by South American Nervine Tonic
The advertisement touts a universal cure for stomach weakness and indigestion by a nerve tonic. It claims rapid relief from the first dose, guaranteed results, and lifelong safety, with sales through E. F. Nadal, a Wilson, North Carolina druggist.
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Nadal
Wilson, N. C
TUTT'S Live Absolute
A fragment from a newspaper item titled TUTT'S Live presents a bold claim about an absolute in entertainment. Details are sparse, but the phrase suggests a promotional or review note linked to a show or performer.
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Tion and All Kindred Tutt’s
Old Henry Whiskey Brand Sale Sparks Counterfeit Labels
A note describes a large sale of Old Henry Whiskey with counterfeit bottle labels copying branding but not the goods. It mentions Straus Gunst & Co in Richmond Virginia and urges first class dealers to obtain the genuine product.
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Henry
Straus Gunst & CO
Proz
Richmond, V
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