Roosevelt eyes John Winant as British ambassador
The article discusses President Roosevelt considering labor expert John Winant for the post as ambassador to Britain, noting his labor leadership background and potential impact on wartime production by engaging British unions. It also comments on AFL and democratic party figures like Bill Green and Ed Flynn shaping labor and patronage strategies, with Flynn pushing state party control over patronage.
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Mother Mix Your Own Cough Remedy
An advertisement advocates a homemade cough medicine claiming quick relief and big savings. It instructs mixing sugar and water to make syrup, then adding Pine from a druggist to create a pint of cough remedy. It promises soothing effects and a money back guarantee if not satisfactory.
Lindbergh analysis favors Britain in stalemated war
The closed doors hearing with army and navy officers counters Colonel Lindbergh's European analysis. They agree Britain cannot be invaded until air control is achieved, and cannot mount a continent invasion, signaling a wartime stalemate while Lindbergh remains a sincere neutral. Argentina holds 24,532 miles of railroad.
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Personal Health Service by William Brady M D
A column discusses health topics and the ethics of affordable medical writing. The author critiques vague claims about pneumonia and cold drafts chilling white blood cells, labeling it a schoolboy approach and noting the ease of making unverified statements.
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Personal Health Service
William Brady
Warmth and exercise key to muscle relief not pneumonia
The piece argues that keeping muscles warm after vigorous use prevents soreness and stiffness from cold or chilling, not causing pneumonia. It explains Charleyhorse as tendon or muscle fiber tears and notes that soreness stems from irritants not illness, urging warmth and gentle postwork exercise.
Advice for Removing a Large Callus on the Ball of the Foot
Reader questions on foot care yield home remedies including a soft leather pad along the sole to support the transverse arch. A salicylic acid treatment in flexible collodion is advised to soften and rub off the callus daily, with warnings about handling corrosive substances and a note on emetic safety.
Gibraltar Under Spanish Siege in the Eighteenth Century
Gibraltar endured a three year seven month siege by Spanish forces in the eighteenth century but with no successful breach.
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