German Medics Prescribe To Fit Purse of Patient
Berlin reports desperate conditions as doctors struggle to price drugs to patient purses. Quinine, aspirin, castor oil, and rhubarb see dramatic price hikes tied to postwar currency collapse and import costs, with bottles, corks, and packaging surcharges adding to costs for the ill and disabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Havon Wiegand
Berlin
Wirdom
China
Tescarta
Strow
Spain
He Industries
Drugista
National Council
General Sick Fund
Waieh
Tme
Engagement of Miss Mond to Sir Neville Pearse
Miss Mary Angela Mond daughter of Sir Alfred Mond Britain's minister of health announces engagement to Sir Neville Pearse son of the founder of St Dunstan's Hospital for Blind Soldiers. The announcement notes family ties and the notable public service connections surrounding the match.
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Mary Angela Mond
Alfred Mond
Britain
Ter of Health
Neville Pear
Sois
St. Dunstan’'s Hospital For
Uric Acid in Meat Clogs the Kidneys Ad
Public notice warns meat increases uric acid risking kidney function with dull pain back ache and urinary irritation. It promotes Salts cure using Rad Salts or Jan Salts as a flushing drink to neutralize acids and cleanse kidneys. It frames these salts as inexpensive and safe.
Lord Beaverbrook Sees Failure as an Accident
London dispatch notes Lord Beaverbrook arguing in the Express that failure stems from misfit careers rather than personal defect. He insists specialization is rare and that talent may thrive in a different field, warning against judging with broad general ability and calling for careful fit between person and vocation.
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Lord Beaverbrook
London
Lord Beaverbook
ppolitician _& Breat
Particwar
Department of Salemanship
Department of Nance
Editor urges 1822 mail service by clever machine
A Freeman’s Journal issue from March 1922 recalls a past editor suggestion to employ James Bennatt’s ingenious mail conveying machine to speed and secure deliveries. Postmaster General Worden endorses the idea, citing historic relay runs every five minutes between Newton and New York for mails and newspapers.
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Washington
March of
Freeman's Journal
Norristowns Pay Herald
Ios
James Bennatt
Philadelphia
Teag
Plague Strikes Albanian Villages Amid Health Crisis
Disease and malnutrition ravage Albania as tuberculosis and influenza rise, morgue-like conditions persist, and medical care remains scarce. Officials report rising deaths, poor sanitation, and widespread poverty fueling the outbreak in coastal towns and villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tirana
Albania
Alania
Jane
Caileys
Whitening Wax Process Note From Old Column
A fragment describes whitening wax to remove yellowing from fabric or material by applying water and thin layers. The text mentions spreading and smoothing to achieve color removal, but the exact method and results are unclear due to incomplete wording.
Ocean Wave Height Perceptions During Storms
The passage notes the uncertainty of measuring wave heights at sea, explaining seafarers perceive waves as taller in storms and rough weather, leading to many exaggerated statements about their true height. It discusses the difficulty in approximating wave height and the tendency to overstate it.
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Central Station Power
Central Station
Waves Rim Bell Tower as Storm Ravages Shore
The article notes towering waves often reach incredible heights near shore and wash over shore structures. It mentions the Bishop Race light tower being struck and drenched during the seas. A mariner recalls water flooding the lone Mariana Tal pinnacle, while practical stain advice follows about kerosene to lift prune juice from garments.
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Liggett & Myers Tobacco Ce
Chesterfield
SAUP
Wilson Point
Norwalk
Conn
Frank J. Parks
the Electric Shop
A. C
THE
United Illuminating CO
Mariana Tal
Occas
Shredded Wheat Company
Niagara Falls
N. Y
O’sullivan
O’sullivan Heel Company
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