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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1908
Page
6
At an international congress on school hygiene a proposal to include jiu jitsu or Japanese wrestling in the regular curriculum drew attention. Advocates praise its graceful throws and, more importantly, its health benefits, improving circulation and fitness in youngsters as young as five or six. A lesson lasts 20 to 30 minutes, taught step by step to instill instinctive movements.
North Carolina Governor Glenn urges men to heed wives’ counsel in business and promotes women receiving full business training. He says a wife should be educated to be a companion with knowledge of finance and world affairs, not confined to cooking and housekeeping.
East Boston can see a crowded field for the senatorial nomination with Burnham and Gove leading a lively canvass. Chelsea and Winthrop factions show shifting support while a Bagley connection looms as a potential compromise candidate in a district-wide contest.
A health note describes home remedies: salt before meals aids digestion and can revive someone after a fall. coffee removes onion odor. salt in the mouth relieves nervous spasms. salt water baths tone the skin. lard and quinine mix for corns. egg whites and alum plaster for sprains. hot water better for bruises. avoid entering sickrooms when hot and perspiring. stewed rhubarb for complexion and rheumatic trouble. eggs for dysentery. a salt dose aids colic and can revive a stunned person. mustard with warm water as an emetic for poisoning or overeating cramps. powdered resin to stop bleeding from cuts.
A Chicago Inter Ocean note recounts a mother berating a Nixon school geography teacher after blaming the subject for her daughter’s alleged failure. The exchange centers on the claim that geography may be unnecessary if a student can secure a husband, prompting a sharp defense of education’s value.
Two entries record copyright renewals in 1908 for piano pieces deposited by Boston publishers. Arthur P. Schmidt secures Happy Return March by M. Ackermann, with Thorvald Solberg signature. White-Smith Music Publishing Co. deposits Charity transcription by E H Bailey, renewal for 14 years from January 12, 1908.
The notice records William Gooch authorship for Briar Blog some Six Original and Selecte Compositions for piano including Briar Blossom Barcarolle. Boston publisher White Smith & Company asserts U.S. copyright ownership dated January 16, 1908.
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