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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1933
Page
4
For Sale Extracted or Comb Honey R. R. Reams. For Sale or Trade Barn 36 by 72 feet capable of holding about 35 tons of hay ten box stalls corn crib capacity 1 000 bushels Inquire at this office Lost Pair of horn rimmed glasses Henry McCullough For Sale Good piano Inquire at this office.
The article traces yellow fever from 1596 through Caribbean outbreaks to its spread in North America. It details Walter Reed among others proving mosquitoes transmit the disease, noting key experiments in Cuba in 1900 at Camp Lazear with Aedes aegypti and the chain of transmission to humans.
Edward Ellsworth notes Walter Reed’s statement that eliminating mosquitoes controls yellow fever. Major Gorgas led Havana efforts to destroy breeding sites and screen homes, cutting cases since 1901. Gorgas later applied similar methods in the Canal Zone aiding the Panama Canal project. Major Walter Reed died on November 23, 1902 in Washington.
The piece traces how comic popular songs grew from cottage organ limits to broad appeal via planes, pianos, phonographs, and radio. It notes shifts from wheezy origins to square grand uprights and mentions works like Whoa Emma Baby Mine Over the Garden Wall and Down Went McGinty. Renew your subscription now.
Miss Velma Runion visits Miss Mildred Runion this week. Various relatives and friends from Anderson Indianapolis Rushville and Knightstown gather for calls, dinners and dances. I. S. and S. C. Home to hold annual homecoming on Sunday Sept. 24. Chicken Pie Dinner and Fried Chicken Supper announced by Fletcher M. E. Ladies Aid for Saturday July 22.
Over one hundred persons paid tax under the new Gross Income Tax Law by July 15, the deadline. The local license bureau branch praised the promptness of taxpayers in the community.
Grant Henley was elected vice president of the Indiana Rural Letter Carrier's association at Madison this week. Other officers elected include Wiley Riedel of Madison president Ross E Immel of New Paris secretary treasurer and QO Kirkham of Georgetown chaplain.
The Gates Family Reunion will be held on Sunday July 23, 1933 at Grandrum's Grove near New Palistene.
A fragmentary meditation notes the cruel midwinter mood in late January with phrases about darkness, invisibility, and resilience. The imagery contrasts the cold streets with the phrase between dog and wolf used in Paris, evoking a bleak, existential mood.
The London zoo aquarium director reports that nearly all fish sleep, observing some resting on their sides. He notes his watching of the fish supports the conclusion despite past uncertainty.
The red winged blackbird benefits agriculture by feeding on caterpillars such as gypsy moths, offsetting crop damage it may cause to grain crops.
Miss Joan Dunn of Burlington, daughter of Davis Dunn, returned to her home Wednesday after a two week visit here.
Used timepieces offered at The Jeweler in Indiana. Watches include various brands and prices. Shop hours listed with contact for inquiries and viewing appointments.
Mrs. and Mrs. Herbie Beher, Mrs. Grace Phelps, and Ray Gurley returned Tuesday from a two week vacation in Phelps Wisconsin. They reported good fishing and cool weather that required a daily fire for comfort. En route they stopped at the World's Fair for a few days.
Miss Helen Addison was a guest of Mr and Mrs C H Richardson of Indianapolis last week during which they visited the Worlds Fair.
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