Hit Influenza at Its Source
New York reports Dr. Simon Flexner of the Rockefeller Institute argues influenza recurrences can be prevented only by eradicating the disease at its source. He outlines how epidemics spread from Eastern Europe and Turkestan, urges central control and sustained measures, and notes influenza’s devastation rivaling war in victims and global disruption. The piece emphasizes ending seed beds of disease through targeted interventions rather than piecemeal campaigns.
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New York
Simon Flexner
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Congress of American Physicians and Burgeons
Inter
Amestran Medical Association
Europe
Russia
Turkestan
Ita
Publc
Munich
America
United States
Flexner
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Memphis
Havana
Panama
Guayaquil
Sugar found in fir trees in British Columbia
A British Columbia finding reported by the American Forestry Magazine notes sugar growth on Douglas fir trees. Prof. John Davidson of the University of British Columbia led the investigation at Vancouver. Specimens indicate a large percentage of a rare sugar variety, historically used by Indigenous peoples. An illustration depicts sap oozing from bark.
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British Columbia
American Porestry Magazine
John Davidson
University of
Mules Save Potts in Wind Crash Near Owensboro
G W Potts of Owensboro Kentucky credits his life to his team of mules. An uprooted maple toppled onto his wagon seat but the mules reacted swiftly, pulling Potts free just in time as the tree descended. Potts escaped unharmed, praising the animals’ quick action.
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Owensboro
G.W. Potts
Potts
Worst storm hits six years across northwest plains
Western Nebraska Wyoming endure a historic blizzard stretching from Billings Montana to Broken Bow Nebraska. Rail service halts on the Chicago Burlington & Quincy line and trains are largely suspended. Snow drifts three to eight feet pile up near Alliance and Girard. Cattle feed shortages and heavy livestock losses threaten ranching areas as Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo face snowbound trains and zero temperatures.
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Alliance
Neb
Nebraska
Wyoming
Billings
Mont
Broken Bow
Neli
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Girard
R. M. Hampton
First National Bank of Alliance
Herman Krause
Denver
Colorado
Sueblo
Colorado Springs
Leadville
Boulder
Nederland
Colo
Longmont
Fort Collins
Cheyenne
Wyo
Senate probes housing scarcity in five-senator inquiry
Washington authorized a five senator investigation into housing conditions nationwide. The Calder resolution cites unprecedented demand for consumables and luxuries drawing capital away from productive sectors, risking reduced home and industrial construction.
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Washington
Senate
Calder
Republican
New York
Washington Red Cross aids war workers' civilian return
At Secretary Baker's request the American Red Cross and its state chapters will assist in reintegrating hundreds of Washington war workers into civilian employment, as they are to be discharged by the War Department before June 30.
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Washington
Baker
American Red Cross
War Department
Plane crash at Chanute field claims Texas pilot
Lieut. James Welsh a 22 year old Corps Christi Texas native was instantly killed when his plane plunged 500 feet at Chanute Field government training station. Side slipping caused loss of control. Body sent to Corpus Christi for burial.
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Champagne
James Welsh
Corpus Christi
Texas
Chanute Field
Surgeon Shot at St George Church in New York
Dr. James Markoe, noted surgeon, was shot and killed during the offering at morning service at St George Protestant Episcopal Church on Twenty-second Street. Parishioners pursued and captured the assailant, who later at the police station identified himself as Thomas W Shelby, claiming an escape from Eastern State Hospital for the Insane in Williamsburg, Virginia.
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New York
James Markoe
St. George Protestant Episcopal Church
Twenty-second Street
Thomas W. Shelby
Eastern State Hospital For the
Williamsburg
Dancing Upon a Volcano at Brest Dance Hushes Warning
Young Brest revelers at a city barracks learned they were dancing atop a stash of explosive shells hidden by Americans. Boxes labeled in English carried words like dynamite Lyddite gun cotton and detonator, which the dancers did not understand, prompting alarm.
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Brest
Breach of Promise Judgment In Lincoln Trial
In Lincoln Nebraska a breach of promise suit awarded Miss Jennie Pellers of Fall City a large sum after twenty two years of engagement to Lon Howe ended in a jury verdict. The judgment awards a lump sum for each year waited. The case centers on a betrothal that failed and the resulting damages.
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Lincoln
Neb
Jennie Pellers
Fall City
Neblis
Lon Howe
Jenith
Jennie Wand Lou
Secretary Seeks Naval Committee Chair for Battleship Buy
In 1930 a lady secretary of the navy asked if the naval committee chair could be lobbied for battleship purchases. The Louisville Courier-Journal quipped about having the chairwoman go battleship shopping.
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Naval Committee
Louisville Courier-Journal
Eat Less and Take Salts for Kidneys Ad
A newspaper ad urges Americans to guard against kidney trouble by reducing rich foods and using four ounces of Jad Salts with water before breakfast. The remedy, made from grape and lemon acid with Lithia, is described as flushing and stimulating clogged kidneys to end bladder disorders and improve overall health.
Prise Fight Rules Prompted by Parliamntary Comment
A Loulaville Courier-Journal item notes the parliamentary remark about posting up on prize fight rules. TJ considers addressing the topic while scraps in the house are mentioned.
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Loulaville Courier-Journal
Red Crcas Bag Blue Advertisement Rhyme
The short fragment boasts a product called Red Crcas Bag Blue with snowy-white clothes and universal grocer availability. A jab at egotistical men contrasts asking about oneself, noting most young men lack a lame excuse for carrying a cane.
Acid Stomach Relief Promises Health Gain
A vintage ad describes an acid stomach harming the body and promises a remedy. It claims millions suffer, with EATONIC removing bloating indigestion sourness and gas by removing the cause. Over half a million users report relief, with drugstores offering refunds if unsatisfied.
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Newport News
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Montana
Western
Western Newspaper
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Red Cross
Dr. Markoe
Lydia E. Pinkham
Rony
Lydia Bham
Fall River
Mass
Pinkham
Thomas Wilkinson
Columbia Street
Dr Halley
Ll. Wright
Tuscola
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