Sulfapyridine Shows Miraculous Promise In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids doctors report rapid fever drop and quick recovery in seven pneumonia cases treated with the new drug sulfapyridine. first local shipments arrived March 13 at St Luke's hospital. The drug, once tested in 15,000 cases, is costly, limited to physicians, and requires careful supervision and periodic blood counts.
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Gold
Cedar Rapids
A. J. Ewins
M. A. Phillips
Lionel Whitby
Ewins and Phillips
May and Baker, Ltd
Dagenham
Essex
England
Whitby
United States
Merck and Company
St. Luke’s Hospital
Gazette
Stanley E. Lubbock
Lubbock
Linn
St. Luke's Hospital
Winter 1938 39 Weather Recap Shows Cold Months
The Chambers Inskeep data summarises February and March temperatures and precipitation. December 1938 averaged 22.5 degrees with 1.39 inches moisture, January 1939 averaged 23.1 degrees, February 1939 19.5 with 0.90 inch moisture, and March 1939 averaged 34.66 with 2.40 inches moisture, all generally colder than their 1938 counterparts.
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Chambers Inskeep Company
Mercury
Chambers
Illinois Senator Lewis Sees Public Maturity After Sixty
The report notes U S senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois believes men reach mental capability in public affairs only after age sixty. It also reports that since 1929 private automobiles and bicycles on England's roads have more than doubled.
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Chicago
James Hamilton Lewis
U. S
Illinois
England
Tolerance Badge Adopted by National Conference
The National Conference of Christians and Jews promotes justice amity and cooperation among Catholics Jews and Protestants. Headquarters are at 300 Fourth avenue New York City with a local committee of Charles Byrnes A L Smulekoff and S R Hawkins. National leaders include Dr Arthur H Compton Carlton J Hayes and Roger W Straus.
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INS
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Fourth Avenue
New York City
America
Charles Byrnes
A. L. Smulekoff
S. R. Hawkins
Arthur H. Compton
University of Chicago
Carlton J. H. Hayes
Columbia University
Roger W. Straus
New York
Boy Hero Rescues Friend From Oncoming Train
Springfield tale of Richard Elshoff a 13 year old Boy Scout who risked death under a train to pull his friend Ralph Scarmo free on a railroad trestle. The boys ran when a train approached Ralph slipped his leg jammed between ties Richard turned back to pull him free and both barely reached safety as the train roared by.
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Springfield
Richard Elshoff
Richard
Ralph Scarmo
Ralph
Fish-Gulping Champ Becomes Human Guinea Pig
Gordon Doc Southworth, a 19 year old Middlesex University student and former intercollegiate goldfish gulping champion, swallowed sixty seven live goldfish on Waltham common to win a title. He was disciplined but not expelled and used as a human subject by biochemists to study digestion.
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Waltham
Mass
Gordon
Doc” Southworth
Middlesex University
Waltham Common
Charles Ruggles Smith
Southworth
Grandmother Triggers Army Desertion Case
Lester White, 20, awaited trial as an army deserter after his Rochester grandmother Mrs Eli Woodcox 72 reported him. He deserted his regiment at San Pedro California and hitchhiked home to Rochester following headlines.
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Rochester
Ind
Lester White
United States
Lester
San Pedro
Calif
Eli Woodcox
Woodcox
Want Ad: Advertises Odd Jobs Under Classifieds
In a brief want ad, a cheap classified entry offers odd jobs under classification 10. It invites readers to hire for small tasks, emphasizing affordability and accessibility. The message reads like a standard marketplace note in a local newspaper.
$1.00 Starts Life Policy That Pays Up To $3,000
An advertisement for Guaranty Union Life Insurance offering a mail order life policy for ages 10 to 74. It promises up to 1500 for natural death and 3000 for accidental death with an initial $1.00 payment and no money sent now. No agent will call.
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Guaranty Union Life Insurance Company
Dept
Beverly Hills
Calif
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C Street
Smylie Garage
Paul Cornette
Great Lakes Optical CO
Cedar Rapids Printing CO
W. T.sands
Second St. NE
DIAL
Studebaker
Anay
Bes Exi
C.I.T
Kadlec Brothers
16Th Ave. SW
Studebaker Distributors
Newman’s
Paul Jones
Newman
Rolls of New
New Utility Papers
Paints & Varniss
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