Reading in bed harms eyes say authorities
The American Medicine urges readers to avoid reading while lying down citing bad light angles and strain on eye muscles. It recommends sitting upright as in a chair to prevent eye damage and fatigue.
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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1902
Page
3
The American Medicine urges readers to avoid reading while lying down citing bad light angles and strain on eye muscles. It recommends sitting upright as in a chair to prevent eye damage and fatigue.
A collage of short gags and observations on old fashioned characters and manners. Jokes about fathers mothers and children a racegoer named Pat and anecdotes on whisky snake bites and thrift. Humorous vignettes reflect era tone and regional sensibilities.
Daily local trains operate except Sunday with multiple morning and afternoon departures from Sady Carlisle Mechanicsburg And intermediate stations. Trains 1 8 9 run Harrisburg to Hagerstown with Pullman cars New York Knoxville through coaches to Philadelphia on trains 2 4 7 10. Sunday service altered with Philadelphia departure at 430 pm. Agt signatures.
Daily except Sunday Bowmans and Heverly Mills are flag stops for trains 7 10. 41 trains arrive and depart at Washington DC station with connections to Baltimore Philadelphia and New York. For map folders through ticket rates contact H Rcxkert Gen Manager H Haspwick Gen Pas Agt L B Brown General Agent Washington DC.
The timetable outlines Sunday and daily trains between Hagerstown and Baltimore, with multiple departures at 7 02 a m, 3 m, and 4 12 p m and arrivals at 7 30 a m, 12 05 p m, and 8 00 p m. Connections at Highfield link to Gettysburg Hanover Spring Grove York Eastern Extension and lines to Baltimore and Harrisburg.
In Frederick County Virginia a circuit court appears to involve B Smoke. The readable text provides limited details on parties or actions. Further content would clarify the case posture, names, and dates for a concise summary.
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