Use of radium treatments exaggerated says Mayo doctor
Dr. Harry H. Bowen of the Mayo clinic in Rochester cautioned that radium is not a cure all but has definite medical value in treating various diseases. He noted its best use is in internal therapy with small sealed tubes delivering rays to deep tissues and emphasized cooperation among surgeons roentgenologists and radiologists.
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United Press
Rochester
Minn
Harry H. Bowen
Mayo Clinic
Bowen
Madame Curie
Becquerel
Lindy in Mexico Energy Rate Unchanged by Heat or Cold
A report notes that Lindy in Mexico releases energy at a constant rate with no known method to alter it. The rate is independent of heating or cooling, and its intensity depends on the distance from the skin. As the space between radium and skin increases, strength decreases. Dr Bowen mentions the high initial cost.
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Bowen
Charles A. Lindbergh
Valbuena Field
Mexico City
Anne Morrow
Lindy
Brownsville
Tex
Anne
Elizabeth Morrow
Wade Wellborn Executor of Death at Huntsville
Wade Wellborn, a Black man, was executed in the Texas state penitentiary at Huntsville after being condemned for murder. He walked to the death chamber with a smile and a red rose in his hand, facing the electric chair as the final sanction of the law. Doctor Bowen noted radium therapy remains limited to a few treatment stations at medical centers due to shortages of radium and trained staff.
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United Press
Huntsville
Texas
Wade Wellborn
State Penitentiary
Bowen
Mount Pleasant Execution Follows Wife Slaying
In February 1928 at Mount Pleasant a condemned man named Wellborn faced the death chair. He watched calmly as attendants fitted electrodes, while the portable phonograph of another condemned inmate played When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder in the silent prison corridors.
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Mount Pleasant
Tenorio Dies Before Arrest In Manila Waste Water Case
Police sought to arrest Pedro Tenorio for violating a city ordinance by dumping waste water into a canal. The delegation learned and health records confirm the defendant died on March 7, 1920, before arrest could be made.
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Manila
Pedro Tenorio
Tenorio
Health Service
Generous Trade In Offer Continues For Old Tire Worn Casings
Crowds flocked to the Silver Fleet trade in sale as the event extends for seven more days. Drivers are urged to bring in worn tire casings for reconditioning or exchange toward new tires, with generous allowances to ease the switch.
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Silver Fleet
Goodrich
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Colgate’s Tooth
JRE
Palmolive
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Bock
Pessi
Europe
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S.ss
Woodbury’s Soap
Negro
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Rogers
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Taylor
H. V. Robertson & Company
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Amarillo
Big Silver
Silvertowns
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Wille You
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