Dawn of the modern air age pioneers dream made real
On December 17 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright demonstrated the first heavier than air flight at Kitty Hawk North Carolina with a 16 hp powered craft after a 40 foot run the flight lasted 12 seconds and proved air travel possible. The 25th anniversary notes air transport’s growth into a major transportation system and its expanding roles in business mail and passenger service.
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Kitty Hawk
N. C
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Wilbur
Mien
Thvie Wright
Darton
Ohio
Pacific
United States
Orville Wright
America
Air Mail
Washington
New York
Pony Express
Post Office Department
American Railway Express
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Seaboard
State Health Board backs Christmas seal sale support
Dr. W F Cogswell of the Montana Board of Health commends the Montana Tuberculosis Association for tuberculosis prevention and health promotion. He notes close ties with the association and praises the nurse on the Blackfeet reservation, whose clinic boosts vaccination and anti diphtheritic treatment for preschool children. The seal sale funds expand Montana public health work amid limited state funds.
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W. F. Cogswell
State Board of Health
Montana Tuberculosis Association
Paneam
Board of Health
Tuberculosis Association
Iwans
Child Welfare Division
Association
Blackfeet Reservation
Indian Bureau
H. F. Schrader
Blackfeet Hospital
Browning
Montana
Health Day in Public Schools Urged by Scientific Authority
Dr. Walter H Eddy of Columbia University argues for health day measures and Vita glass to admit ultraviolet rays. He cites sun exposure's role in calcium absorption and disease resistance, urging skylights, outdoor play, and indoor sun exposure in schools and offices.
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Walter H Eddy
Columbia University
New York City
Eddy
Captain Fleming
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
New York
Salaria
Maynard Brown Marriage Announcement
Announcements were received in Lima last week of the marriage of Mrs. Frankie Maynard and Ollie J. Brown. The couple wed in Los Angeles on December 5 and will make their home in Long Beach California. Mrs. Brown, formerly a Lima resident, has many friends here who wish them a pleasant and prosperous life.
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Lima
Frankie Maynard
Ollie J. Brown
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Calif
Brown
Ledger
Christmas Seals Promotion Runs For Health Help
ATL advocates urge readers to buy Christmas Seals to support health programs. The health campaign promotes disease prevention and community care through donated funds and festival season outreach.
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ATL
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Union
Wright Brothers
American Air Transport Association
Air Mail Business Aid
Chicago
Air Express
Wichita
Kansas
Nebraska
Milwaukee
New England
Thomas Edison
Frank Hazelbaker
Maynard-Brown
Walter §. Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System
I. H. Reid
The
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
Gilbert Livestock Co
Dillon, Montana
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