Martyr to science Dr Jessie W Lazear dies in yellow fever research
The article honors Dr Jessie W Lazear for his death in Cuba during experiments on yellow fever propagation by inoculated mosquitoes. It recounts the method and outcomes of the U S Army study at Quemados Havana and Columbia barracks, noting Lazear’s sacrifice advanced evidence linking mosquitoes to the disease and aiding future control efforts. It also references Dr Walter Reed’s corroborating findings and the broader push to curb the fever.
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Jesu W. Lazear
United States
Cuba
Lagear
Nak
Laser
Columbia
Quemados
Havana
United Sttes Army
James Carroll
A. Agramonte
Walter Reed
Jesse W. Laxear
Columbia Barracks
Carlos J. Mintay
Finlay
Iim
Walter
Reed
Mos
Quito
Hin Wa
Lazeny
United
Lazear
Sternberg
Carroll
X.Y. N.Y
X.Y
Mieiseare
Roger PB
Ames
Ienuhi Ton
Laneur
Dewie
KurEron
United Suites
Hy & Mhowmutiy
Alex Fasekeli
Gas Animal
Lagier
Lager
Yellow fever experiments by Walter Reed Army board
The report documents experiments on eleven nonimmune individuals using infected mosquitoes. Nine showed negative results, two became ill with yellow fever, including Dr. Carroll and subject X Y Pan. The narrative traces biting sequences, symptom onset, fever progression, jaundice, and eventual outcomes, noting multiple mosquitoes carried prior severe or mild yellow fever cases.
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Janes Carroll
Carrol
United States Army
Carroll
Las Animas Hospital
Diamond Rescue Brief in Cheyenne Frontier Tale
Grace Loveland boards a Cheyenne line train with teachers when a crash strands her on a trestle. A mysterious, capable stranger saves her from a 200 foot canyon fall, earning a vow to reunite. Two months later Grace meets Frank, her rescuer, now declaring eternal love as they plan a future together.
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Daily Story Publishing Company
Bill
Shock-Head
Grace Loveland
Cheyenne & Northern
Wyoming
Grace
Jennie Waterton
Teachera
Cheyenne
Chugwater
Jen-nie
Giage
Wheatland
Den
Lyck
Jenevay
Wither
Diamond
Grace Caverleigh
Easter
Wyong
Fight with a man eater in Cape May sounds
Erma residents report a dramatic encounter as two Erma oystermen Thomas A. Lyie and William Hann faced a large shark in Darvis sounds. The monster lashed foam and darted toward their boat before the oystermen used their boat oars as weapons to subdue the intruder.
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Cape May
Chicago
Erma
Thomas A. Lyie
William Hann
Darvis
Rules to Govern Better Half
A man from Pittsburg, Edgar, drafts a list of household rules for his future wife on the eve of his wedding. The decree list claims the husband as boss, restricts money handling, servants, speech, discipline, purchases, gifts, social contacts, and friends, with detailed constraints and named individuals.
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George
Edgar
Pittsburg
Nate
Simonson
Bau
Sehnalndte
Joe Walle
Walter Shien
Mary Bullenhers
Bollenberg
Maate Mupking
Bayle
Mit Lowy
Tewitt Avenue
Chariors
Susie
Had Learned Something in a Quirky Exchange
A fragment from a Philadelphia record era piece shows a character musing on domestic skill. The lines hint at dialogue about marriage and cooking, noting a wife who can boil water with something. The text is garbled but preserves a humorous tone.
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Nustand
Philadelphhe
Discoveries of Ancient Treasures From Pompeii Excavations
Rome report details a four foot tall lanze statue unearthed at Pompeii during excavations supervised by Professor Oral. Valued around £20,000, the statue is well preserved and likely supported a lamp outside Pompeii’s walls. Also, sponge fishers near Cape Citera report bronze and marble statues at 100 feet depth, with Greek officials planning a recovery cruise. The finds spark scholarly interest.
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Rome
Pompeii
Grecy
Oral
Syracuse
Tholino Degli Uffial
Florence
Fompeli
Athens
Cape Citera
Cape Maria
Omkonomios
Ministry of Marine
London
Drouniele
Bnerniy Ror
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