Hookworm Disease and Public Health Reform in the South
A Northwestern writer’s critique of Southern poverty shifts to hookworm facts. The Rockefeller Foundation funded Georgia and Southeastern hookworm work, treating over 700000 patients. Description covers transmission through skin, ground itch, affected organs, regional prevalence, and simple prevention via sanitary privies and hygiene.
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North
United States
South
C. W. Stiles
United States Public Health Service
Rockefeller Foundation
Georgia
Southeastern
Prewar health gains spark hope for venereal disease decline
The text notes drastic prewar health improvements as moral pushes and medical advances reduce venereal diseases. It urges public support to the State Board of Health, promising guidance to eliminate hookworm infection and curb disease as youth awaken to the issue.
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Dee
Othenes
State Board of Health
Georgia State Board of Health Growth and War Measures
The Georgia State Board of Health expanded despite limited funds, with Abercrombie reforming administration to launch Vital Statistics, Rural Sanitation, Serology, and a larger Bacteriology division. Venereal Disease Control, aided by federal funds, is crucial, as is the Vital Statistics program documenting births and deaths. the board invites visitors to its Capitol Square offices.
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Health Department
Br. T. F. Abercrombie
Vital Statistics Department
Bureau of Rural Sanitation
Serology
State Board of Health
Atlanta
Capitol Square
Public Health Pamphlets On Venereal Disease Control
A Georgia State Board of Health notice announces free pamphlets titled Set A for young men Set B for the general public Set C for boys Set D for parents of children Set B for girls and young women Set F for educators. Issued from the Division Venereal Diseases Control in Atlanta Georgia and explains the government campaign and true facts about sex.
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Georgia State Board OF Health Division
Atlanta
Georgia
Billy Sunday Speaks in Atlanta About Prohibition War
Rev Billie Sunday visited Atlanta on Tuesday April 15 to lecture at the auditorium. In a frank interview he lauded July first as his life’s joyful day and predicted prosperity after booze is removed. He warned cigarettes may resist reform while urging a broader fight against the social evil taught in schools in coming years.
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Billie Sunday
Atlanta
United States
No Cause for Alarm Football Apology
A playful note reflects on a boy named Little John asking a friend to play football. He apologizes for the worn appearance of the ball, saying it is still usable despite its tattered look.
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Little John
Uncle Eben Contemplates Fame and Portraits
A fragment shows Uncle Eben remarking that Lt Hil may gain fame by being photographed, while troops move across the same landscape. The line hints at celebrity through images and repetition in a historical wartime setting.
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Uncle Eben
Hissete
Cure for Selfishness in Selfless Living
A Youth's Companion reflection notes that those who think they cannot learn to love others must first learn to love themselves less. It frames selflessness as a practice, urging restraint and humility. The piece emphasizes inner change as a prerequisite to outward neighborly love.
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Tie
Hat Taboo Rings in English Church Bell Customs
When hats are taboo men may not wear a hat in England while ringing church bells. The old custom is rigidly adhered to today, reflecting longstanding church etiquette.
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England
Necessary for Friendship and the Best Omen Reflections
A compact quotation pairing on friendship and national purpose. The material contrasts Truth and Tenderness as the core of friendship, while urging the best omen be cast for the country’s cause, attributed to two authors. The lines emphasize moral foundation and civic motivation.
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Lhmerson
Lomer
Rheumatism survivor praises Ziron in Kentucky letter
M J Hutcherson of Tomkinsville Kentucky recalls eight years of rheumatism and three months of helplessness. He credits Ziron with restoring strength, saying it outperformed all prior medicines and he will continue using it. The ad notes Ziron acts on blood and aids rheumatism indigestion anemia and general weakness with an iron boost.
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M. J. Hutcherson
Tomkinsville, Ky
Ziron
Sheriff Sale of Rogers Engine and Mill Equipment in Lumpkin County
In Lumpkin County Georgia the sheriff will sell at the courthouse door on the first Tuesday in June between 9 and 4 to the highest bidder for cash the Rogers engine and Mealer saw mill outfit known as the Rogers Mill and Saw Mill Outlet. Also property including a Queen pinion saw and related gear levied to satisfy two Superior Court executions in favor of B A Rogers against G W Teel and Sam T Teel and against G W Teel and Charlie Teel. The heavy machinery sits about half a mile from Frank Marks residence in Nimblewill District. May 6 1919 J M Davis Sheriff.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
Said
Jyne
Clark
Mealer
Rogers Milman
Superior Court
B. A. Rogers
G. W.teel
Sam T. Teel
G. W. Teel
Charlie Teel
Fife
Court House
Frank Marks
Nimblewill
Said County
J. M. Davis
Sheriff Sale of Unreturned W ild Lands in Lumpkin County Ga
The sheriff will sell on the first Tuesday in June 1919 during legal hours at the county courtyard in Lumpkin County Georgia several parcels of land identified as Lot 1044 in the Fifth District First Section containing 49 acres more or less and undivided interests in lots 229 and 280 in the 6th District First Section plus unreturned unimproved wild lands with owner unknown to satisfy tax executions against Lumpkin County for the year LOIS dated February 25 1919 Sheriff J M Davis of Lumpkin County Georgia</S>
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
Said
Lumpkin
State of Georgia
State of
Pure Herb Tablets Offer Gentle Digestive Aid
Advertisement for Pure Herb Tablets claims to correct digestion, aid stomach function, improve assimilation, regulate kidneys liver and bowels, and purify blood without weakening feelings. Three months treatment costs one dollar with money-back relief and shipping to any address. manufactured in Asiland Ohio with Dahlonega Georgia agent W B Townsend.
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Pure Herb Tablet, Co
Asiland
Ohio
W. B. Townsend
Dahlonega, Ga
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State Department of Epidemiology
Your State Board of Health
Georgia State Board of Health
Billy Sunday
Colo
T. J. Smith
General Merchandise
H. Watson
Kentucky
Townsend
Cardus
Mary E.veste
Madison Heights
Aires
Anc
Piatra
Averara Ue
Tirestorns
Pirestoss
Raet
Corns
Tony
Pisione
Amaba TI Phy Rebin
Thacher Medicine Company
Sherif*s Sales
Smeriff’s
T. S. Littleheld
My, Homer Head
Dunlonega, Ga
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