Owes Big Debt to Chemistry and Industrial Growth
A lecture by W. Lee Lewis, head of Northwestern Chemistry, argues chemistry underpins daily life from food to water to clothing. He highlights historic discoveries, industrial progress, and the need for university funding and industry support to sustain chemical research and national prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Lee Lewis
Northwestern University
Kirchoff
United States
Perkin
Waor
Locks Whisky in a Safe Westfield Mass
Twenty quarts of bottled in bond whisky owned by Prof. Lewis B. Allyn, a pure food expert, have been kept in his safe since January 16. He notes a liberal supply for his research and experiments and warns he takes no chances amid evolving prohibition. A small bottle of homemade wine tested at 28 percent alcohol suggested possible added ethyl alcohol.
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Westfield
Mass
Lof
Lewis B. Allyn
Prof. Allyn
Big Steel Pay Buying Homes in Pittsburgh Area
Pittsburgh steel workers and employers in Allegheny County are investing a large portion of their earnings in homes, per 1919 recorder of deeds report by John D. Graham. The year saw 90,487 deeds and mortgages, up from 81,805 in 1918, with early 1920 figures showing further growth. most properties are small houses.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
John D. Graham
Recorder of Deeds
Aged Man Writes Cards In Kentucky Town
Elizabeth Ky. Charles Friend of Glendale is eighty years old yet looks younger. He writes visiting cards for young people and his handwriting remains steady and precise. He can walk to Hodgenville and back, often twice a day, keeping a brisk routine.
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Lizabeth
Charles Friend
Glendale
Hodgenville
New Albany Teachers See Salary Schedule Increases
The New Albany school board approved the coming year’s salary schedule with increases for all staff: high school principal, ward building principals, supervisors, high school instructors across classes A to D, grade teachers across classes A to D, and special teachers. The change reflects a broad raise across administrative and teaching ranks.
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New Albany
Board of Trestees
Lebanon
Farmers’ Federation of
Perry and
Warrison Townships
Boone County
Herr Grain and Supply Company
Herr Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
Perry Township
Thorntown
Valparaiso
Stanley B. Sink
Indiana
Indianapolis
Republican State Committee
James E. Watson
Frederick B. Schortemeier
Rochester
Rochester Canning Company
Louis Holtz
Holtz
Attorney General's Department
State Automobile Department
Terre Haute
Greensburg
Ben Wasson
Milford
Shelbyville
Shelby County Hospital Association
Shelby
Greencastle
Edinburo
Edlnburg
William Ray
Marion County
Martha Fluff
Woman recovers after six months unable to work
Mrs Sustin Sacatans ey of Bayonne New Jersey credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing back and leg pain and tiredness from female trouble after months of disability. The letter promotes the medicine as standard and dependable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bayonne
N. J
Sustin Sacatansey
East 17Th
Her Preference and a Daughter’s Whim for a Whisker
Mary Ellen watches the neighbor with awe as a close clipped mustache contrasts with her father’s smooth face. She voices longing and begs her father not to shave, wishing to keep a whisker on his cheek.
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Father
Mary Ellen
Ohio Folks Who Made a Discovery
Ohio voices recount cures using Dr. Pierce products Favorite Prescription Pleasant Pellets and Golden Medical Discovery. Mrs M M Minsker of Urbana and Mrs Flora D Barnett describe long illnesses improved after two bottles and medicines, claiming full recoveries.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Dr. Pierce
M. M. Minsker
Whitman Ave
Urbana
Flora D. Barnett
Orange St
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Thomas Morse
Ithaca
N.Y
Thomas Morse Aircraft Corporation
Caesar
Northumberland
America
Bessemer
France
Dieppe
BIG Steel
Carda
State News
Jeffersonville
Clark County
State Board of Health
State Dairymen's Association
Dairymen
Health Board
Randolph County Federation of Women's Clubs
C. G. Gist
Union City
Ticknor Club
Winchester
Anderson
Madison County
Frankfort
Frankfort Home Builders, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
L. B. Northrup
State Department
Logansport
Logansport Elevator Company
Wabash
Wabash County
George L. Allen
North Manchester
Goodrich
Reds
Shelbyvillea
Princeton
Princceton
Fort Wayne
Young
Vincennes
Bicknell
Atlantic Seaboard
England
Scotland
Marton
National Military Home
U. S
Chesebrough Mfg CO
State Street
New York
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