The House Fly and Its Deadly Toll on Health
A detailed 1900s style warning explains the house fly Musca domestica as a Typhoid carrier, its life cycle from waste piles to homes, and how clean homes, screened windows, and proper waste disposal can curb its spread. It highlights campaigns led by public health groups with posters, films, and education to reduce fly populations and disease transmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ierata
Board of Health
Washington
Richard B. Watrous
American Civic Association
Association
N. A. Cobbs
National Geographic Society
United States
State Board of Health
Apilog House
Coca-Cola Coy
Attempted murder shocks Hamburg widow in Nace home
J T Nace, a Pioneer merchant in Hamburg Iowa, was attacked in bed by his widowed niece Mrs Dowell who had been keeping house for him. Nace fought back, escaped to the street, fired shots to summon help, and was taken to a hospital in Omaha. Dowell, with her year old baby nearby, denied involvement as neighbors say they had quarreled recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
J. T. Nace
Nace
Omaha
Wests Forests Destroyed In Idaho and Montana Fires Ravage Region
Destructive forest fires sweep Wallace Idaho and surrounding areas. More than a thousand men fought the flames for ten days as fires destroy towns and threaten others in Idaho, Montana, and Washington. Dozens killed, hundreds missing, and property losses tallying in the millions as crews battle spreading blazes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Mont
Wallace
Idaho
Spokane
Wash
Mullen
Bik Clty
Newport
Forestry Service
St. Joe Country
Taft
Galter
Deborgia
St. Regis
Haughan
Thompson Falls
Belknap
White Pine
Nixon
Heron
Gallatin Forest
Montana
Peril
Ymir
B. C
Avery
Teloa
Nelbart
Yeager Reinstatement Debate Stalls City Council
Des Moines reports the council deadlocks two to two over reinstating Police Chief George Yeager after hearings. With Ash absent, the resolution language is debated, adjournment at night until morning follows while Algona and Glidden notes echo regional events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
George Yeager
Ash
Sleigh Bells Tune Sparks Wedding Belly Hint
Dialogue hints at love for sleigh bells and melody guiding a couple toward marriage, with playful exchanges about romance and festive imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Jess
Tuberculosis In the Prisons Campaign Planned
The Prison Association of New York and the State Charities Aid Association prepare a special campaign to prevent tuberculosis in New York state penal institutions. They seek the cooperation of prison physicians and anti tuberculosis societies to provide treatment spaces for discharged prisoners and inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prison Association of
New York
State Charities Aid Association
Hard to Convince Humor at Dinner
A family dinner scene contrasts gender roles and sibling order with witty dialogue about helping and precedence. Tommy, the eldest, questions why he is before Ethel, while a mother asserts ladies first, prompting a sharp quip about birthplace. A closing jab notes a professional man sneering at a businessman’s earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Mamma
Ethel
Grape-Nuts Hear the Road to Wellville Promise
An advertisement touts Grape-Nuts as a vital brain and body builder with wheat and barley nutrients. It emphasizes potassium phosphate as a key grain element for tissue rebuilding and notes readers feel the benefit, urging them to read The Road to Wellville, found in packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellville
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Natio Geraphic Oagapiuc
Youkera
Eer
J.T. Wace
Dowell
West
Yeager
Council
Luther League
Algona
Algona, Ta
Algona District
Swedish Lutheran Church
Old Settlers
Glidden
Carter
Cpa
AGRE
Texas
Miles Co
Ciliup
Boland Church
D, Jones
Feratn
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