Hattie McLaughlin Fights Off Poisonized Beans Madman
In winter 1917 Hattie Rohr then 11, on a Iowa farm near Clare during flu and war chaos, screens a break-in by a madman. He poisons beans, slashes her leg, but she grabs the knife, strikes him, and later doctors tend injuries while police hold the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ello
Hattie Rohr
Chicago
Hattie
Clare
Dodge City
Iowa
Hattie McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Mother
Dad
Haltie
Hallie
Tatlie
Iattie
Manire
Union
Maternity Death Rate Sparks Calls For Prompt Care
Dr. Phillip R. Williams of Philadelphia addressed the first American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology noting that while the U S maternal death rate is at a historic low it remains disgracefully high. He warned that prompt and proper medical care could save about five of every six thousand mothers annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip R. Williams
Philadelphia
United States
Williams
Potential declines in infant mortality with medical advances
Dr Williams notes mortality could be halved in 1937 if physicians use all knowledge and expectant mothers seek early medical care. He adds many infant deaths could be prevented by methods not yet widely adopted. In 1937, 119,931 babies died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
New Fall Sewing Pattern No 1648 and No 1825
The advertisement promotes pattern No 1648 with a double swing skirt and two neckline options, offered in velveteen, crepe, wool broadcloth and faille. It also features No 1825 a lively school girl outfit with full skirt and nipped-in jacket suitable for outdoors and classroom. Details include sizes, fabric amounts, and price for the Fall Pattern Book 15 cents. The Sew Circle Pattern Dept. lists address at 149 New Montgomery Ave San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smmart
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
New Montgomery Ave
San Francisco
Pease
Honey Pop Corn Balls Recipe Card
A short note extols popcorn as a social staple and provides a recipe for Honey Pop Corn Balls. It lists ingredients including honey, cream of tartar, sugar, water, butter, and popcorn, with steps to boil the syrup, cool, mix with popcorn, and shape into balls.
Poibles Tax Us Franklin Quotation About Vices
A quotation attributed to Benjamin Franklin discusses taxation of idleness pride and folly noting taxes grow with each vice. The brief line frames a moral view on personal behavior and taxation without additional context or events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Freshening Celery and Household Quick Tips
Practical home care notes include freshening wilted celery with water and baking soda, removing scorch from linen with damp towels and ironing, lifting candle grease with brown paper and heat, removing mildew using kerosene, and peeling squash by warming in the oven. Also suggests varied fruit offerings for a week's menu.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Adventurers’ Club
New York
dAbove
Fifth Avenue
Manhattan
Paris
America
Europe
Deanna
Bent
Ate
WNO
Abi
LUDEN
Quaker State
Quaker State Oil Refining Corp
Oil City, Pa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!