Costly Tuberculosis Burden on United States
The article details the heavy toll of tuberculosis, citing an average medical and wage loss cost of 2,920 per victim and five and a half years of illness. It discusses the societal impact, including poverty, education disruption, and the burden on families, and notes progress from public health efforts and funding reducing fatalities from 1900 to 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Tuberculosis Association
Jessamine Whitney
United States
Senatoria
Webster McLeod Selected to Lead Decatur Chamber in 1935
The Daily announces Webster McLeod, president of the Morgan County National Bank, will head the Decatur Chamber of Commerce in 1935. He is praised as a conservative, capable leader who will continue the chamber’s fruitful civic work across Decatur and surrounding counties.
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Webster McLeod
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
McLeod
Morgan County National Bank
Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Daily
Amelia Earhart and Pacific Flight Highlight in Harrisburg Talk
ARTHUR BRISBANE reports from Harrisburg on Amelia Earhart the first woman to fly solo a 2400 mile Pacific hop Hawaii to California and the broader debate on U S Japan policy. The piece recalls suffrage views and notes China Japan tensions with a call for friendship. It also recounts a photo crew incident with Indian rituals and a Wright brothers aided rescue of Caspian fishermen.
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Amelia Earhart
Pacific
Hawaii
California
Foreign Office
United States
Japan
Sam
Philippines
Asiatic
Charles M. Schwab
Uncle Sam
Wesern
China
Russia
Valdivostok
Local Anti-Tuberculosis Association Seeks Members
Tuberculosis remains the leading killer of youths 13 to 45 though deaths have declined over 25 years. The notice urges readers to join their local Anti-Tuberculosis Association and participate in the campaign against the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Common Sense Diet Advice From Dr Clendening
Dr Robert Hutchinson warns against overemphasis on exact food lists and urges common sense in dieting. Appetite guides normal eating while care with sugar for children and essential additions like orange juice cod liver oil and pigmented vegetables prevent deficiencies.
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Logan Clendening
Robert Hutchinson
British Medical Association
Office Cat Janine Husbands and the dull weather
A quirky exchange on resilience and patience shows cheerful effort in hard times. Jokes about crossing bridges and misnaming events mix with a jab at originality and a ruined silo labeled as a lean tower of Pisa barbecue.
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John—Brown
Henry
John
Pisa
Stamp Collecting As a Hobby
Stamp collectors in the past have often referred to rulers of foreign lands when wishing to impress with the possibilities of their hobby, but now we have Harold Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, as a prominent stamp collecting enthusiast. The piece details the Philatelic Agency, its role, and the Columbian Issue of 1893 with its 16 stamps depicting Columbus’s ventures.
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Harold Ickes
Interior
Ickes
Roosevelt
United States
Post Office Department
Washington
Philatelic Agency
Chicago
Famous Fableists of History and Oddities
A collection of quips and anecdotes featuring figures like Aesop and Baron Munchausen, with satirical remarks on poverty, ambition, and popularity. The piece includes playful exchanges about marriage, wealth, and everyday life, ending with a fragment about Central African natives’ dance around holes.
Tuberculosis Costs Set by National Spending
A figure states tuberculosis costs the United States over a billion dollars annually, equating to about eight dollars per person. The notice asks readers how much they have contributed to the Tuberculosis Sanitarium fight.
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United States
Tuberculosis Case Finding for Hidden Infections
Tuberculosis spreads directly between people and may be asymptomatic. To uncover hidden cases, a Case Finding program is proposed to identify active carriers and interrupt transmission.
Walter Winchell On Broadway mix of trial clues and fame chatter
Column notes the Hauptmann murder trial details and abundant clues including garments ink wood tools and a penny postage stamp as a key clue. It singles out Dr Condon as a central witness while mocking prior hedging and listing Broadway crowd punchlines and jeers from readers and celebrities.
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Flemington
Hauptmann
U. S
Courtroom notes on a tense day in the Beckenridge case
A witness describes eye contact with a hotel neighbor and a curious observer named Jassie during court. The scene includes comments about star reporters, mistrial arguments over a library slip, and a two line letter from a famed editor praised as a shot in the arm to readers.
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Jassie
Col. Beckenridge
Star
N. ¥. Public Library
Secret Service
America
Golf Spreads Widely As Ground Digs In
The text notes golf taking root and spreading broadly with activity emerging everywhere as courses and play expand, indicating a growing popularity of the sport across regions.
Letter to the editor links dream claim to Lindbergh case
A Bristol Pennsylvania reader writes to the Trenton Times alleging a dream described the kidnapping suspect and claims the man looked mortally injured. The letter arrives amid discussions of Hauptmann and the Lindbergh case as readers connect dream evidence to real events.
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Trenton Times
Lindy
Times
Fisch
Hauptmann
K. McCahan
Bristol
Jersey
Huey Long
New York
Cantor
You're the Top parody rhythms stumble in meter
Reader Ed Rubins verse on You're the Top parodies features clever lines about Goodman chorus and Stardust strains, with a playful critique of rhyme and meter. The piece notes dice and mice rhyme but suggests two syllable alternatives and invites a stronger tempo.
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al Goodman
Joe Lewis
Marthar Mears
Dice Lyman
Neil McCarthy
Olin Miller
Bill Shakespeare
Feller
Milton
Ed Rubin
Goodman
Finland
Tom
Mr. Rudin
Show Re venge With Music Closes Fortnight After Injuries
Charles Winninger breaks an ankle and Gene Martell fractures his on Dec 29 with Marion Laurence RS. Jan 5 reports note bad luck below the knees. Counsel Reilly may urge testimony in native language to ease cross examination. Hauptmann defense feared to argue baby’s death was suicide.
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Charles Winninger
Gene Martell
Marion Laurence
Reilly
Bruno
Hauptmann
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