Rockefeller Foundation Backing in Ecuador Sanitation Efforts
General Gorgas and Rockefeller Foundation seek to eliminate yellow fever in Guayaquil Ecuador and boost sanitation and industry after the war. The plan highlights reduced hookworm in Panama and Porto Rico and cites Panama's quarantine delays at Buenaventura and Guayaquil as factors in shipping and commerce.
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Christobal
Canal Zone
William C. Gorgas
Panama
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Rockefeller Foundation
Porto Rico
Foundation
General Gorgas
Cuba
United States Army
South America
Buenaventura
Pacific
Colombia
Two Difficulties in Eradicating Diseases at Ports
The article discusses two main obstacles to eliminating epidemics at port cities. High costs deter governments, while public indifference hampers sanitation efforts. The Rockefeller Foundation funds financial relief and promotes information to reduce neglect.
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Rockefeller Foundation
Panama
Apricot Pits California Yields 7000 Tons for Chemical Use
California's Apricot Pits state reports nearly 7000 tons produced with home chemists gaining about 200 dollars worth of materials per ton. War reduced pit prices from 45 dollars per ton by two thirds. Products include an olive oil substitute fruit oil, bitter almond oil, meals for cooking and cleansing, and American blue.
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California
Europe
Framing Advice for Displaying Pictures at Home
The guide recommends plain paper for room backgrounds in soft gray and terra cotta tones. It advises avoiding figured or brightly colored papers so pictures stand out, not to crowd them, and to hang them almost flat to prevent visual clutter.
Wood In Demand Across Regions As Boxwood Scarcity Grows
Timber specialists note Turkey boxwood and related local varieties are scarce driving Wisconsin forest products lab to seek American substitutes. Florida boxwood and Arkansas wahoo near match, while other hardwoods like mast ic torchwood witch hazel great rho sodendron mountain laurel thornapple and yellow buckeye fill coarser needs.
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Turkey
Forest Products Laboratory
Wisconsin
Florida
Arkansas
South
The Pearl Jewel Worn As Found In Nature
The pearl is the only jewel worn without cutting nature formed it. All other precious stones must be cut before wearing. Pearls are among the ancients of jewels and worn as taken from the outer shell.
Public Auction in Athens County for Partition Property
Notice reveals a July 26 1919 public sale at Athens Court House door of part of lot 146 Athens for 60 feet with a 50 foot west strip, appraised at 800 dollars. Sale by Sheriff per Common Pleas partition order cash due day of sale.
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State of
Ohio
Athens County
Court of Common Pleas
John
Rose
William
Court House
Athens
Common Pleas Court
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Pearl ST
Pl Beta Phi
Marguerite Carpenter
Albany
Nelsonville
Preston
Jim Bells
Jerseyville
Fremont
Ruth, Shade, Ohio
L. A. Whitmore Green House
H. A. Fleming
Glouster, O
Citizens Phone
Amesville Exchange
Roy Hawk
Swift & Co
C. Knowlton
Guysville
C. E. Hill
C. T. Crippen
Boys Coaster Wagons
Carpenter Hdwe. CO
Carpenter Hdwe
Columbia Records
Hibbard's Music Shop
Swanson Furniture CO
OAK Harbor Fruit Basket
Oak Harbor
W. H. Brown Fruit CO
Joseph Brown
Murray Ohio
Charles A. CE
R. D
Washington ST
Joe Krotche
Buchtel
Levi McCutcheon
Glouster
Mathews Bros. Shoe Hospital
Oliver Typewriter
John Mourn
O R. D
L. D. Devore
New Marshfield
James Rosetter
Athens-Albany Pike
F. J. Brown
Athens R. D
Dayton Keirns
Amesville
Millfield Ohio
P. H. Sweeny
N. Court St. George Hoslington
Studebaker
Silas Hoopers
Jacksonville
Mary Thompson
LAIRD
Main St
Logan
Forman
Lostro Auto Sales Co
Clines Pharmacy
Carl L. Sharp
T. W
Carbondale
Board of Education
Sanford White
Carl
Cherrington Hospital
Crystal Restaurant
Pike
R. D. No
Pomeroy
A. A. Campbell
Jacksonville, O
Messenger Office
Tom Johnston
P. O
Fair Ground
Parker Bros
Athens City
G. F. Morgan
The
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
W. C. Gorgas
BAYER
Frances Hatch
Hocus Po
Pillsbury’s Best
All Grocers
Wolfe Brothers Distributors
Gllnowsff
Herb J. Parker
P. H. McKinley
Wooley & Rowland
Bay of Biscay
Cadelon
Basford
Ambitage Garage
E. Carpenter St
W. Union S&t
GeOrGe McManus
Sve
Jiggs
Maggie
Hrdodie
Onder
Hull Foster, Jr
S.w. Alia
Kathleen
Doris
Soda
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West End Blvd
Winston Salem
N. Cam
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