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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1955
Page
3
Montreal AP reports Dr. Hans Selye, a leading stress expert, describes stress as life like but unclear to define. He cites motorists swearing in traffic, frantic housewives, and debt‑burdened stevedores as everyday examples of stress. The piece notes his view that modern pressures threaten health and well being.
Sealed bids for a water works improvement contract in Cedar Rapids Iowa are due by 10 00 am March 23 1956 at the City Clerk s office and will be opened publicly in City Hall Council Chambers Bids must include a 500 bid bond with sealable checks made payable to the City Treasurer Separate envelopes contain the bond and bid Forms may be obtained from the City Water Works Office Specifications on file for public inspection Two rated bonds required a surety company authorized in Iowa may be used The City reserves right to reject any or all bids or parts of bids Maude M Krebs City Clerk published in Cedar Rapids Gazette February 23 and March 2 1955
The article profiles Hans Selye, a Canadian born Austrian in Montreal, detailing his theory that stress triggers a glandular alarm system causing chemical imbalance. It notes medical debate on stress as a fatal cause and mentions his work at the University of Montreal Institute of Experimental Medicine and Surgery since 1945. It also includes a public notice of administration appointment for Charles Gustave Carstens in Linn County Iowa, with payment and claim requirements.
Vintage advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Tablets as stopping or greatly relieving menstrual cramps backache and headaches in three out of four cases. It emphasizes first day relief without pain suppressors and encourages purchase of the compound or tablets.
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