Jet Injections May Speed Mass Vaccinations in Army Trials
A high pressure jet injector device, shaped like a pistol, is advancing from army medical school trials to rapidly inoculate groups with vaccines and antibiotics. Studies show benefits over needles including speed, reduced infection risk, and no special training, though skin thickness and viscosity limit use.
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United States Army
U.S. Army Medical Service Graduate School
Washington, D.C
Joel Warren
Army School
Warren
Lockhart
R. B. Scherer Corporation
Detroit
Michigan
Herbert Batson
Robert Wall
The Fiction Corner Minute Ventin Tale
A North Woods guide recounts a gold era tale from Hayden and Leland about a schoolteacher, Miss Agnes Sheldon. The narrator meets her on arrival at Twin Forks, notes her stern appearance, and hints at ensuing conflict over autonomy and attire. The fragment ends with a sense of evolving tension.
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Ventin
North Woods
Hayden
Leland
Jim
Ottawa
Agnes Sheldon
Twin Forks
Aggie trip ends with stubborn teacher’s brutal river test
A narrator recalls a rugged expedition with Miss Agnes Sheldon, a new schoolteacher, who endures mosquitoes, rain, wet clothes, and ruined glasses. She resists mosquito lotion, but proves increasingly obstinate as the journey toward Leland unfolds. Jim Leland’s speech highlights the clash and leads to a strained reception.
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Agnes Sheldon
Miss Sheldon
Little Falls
Leland
Jim
Tve
Tay Sing
Jan Sterling Hollywood Star Dust After Growth and Roles
Inez Gerhard notes Jan Sterling, wife of Paul Douglas, rising through stage success to film stardom. Paramount paired her with Alan Ladd in Appoint ment with Danger and cast her in Union Station Rhubarb The Mat ing Season and Ace in the Hole where her performance shines. She speaks warmly of her husband and her wish to collaborate on a future project.
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Yx Sterling
Paul Douglas
Hollywood
Paramount
Alan Ladd
Danger
Union Station
Jan
Paul
Crossword Puzzle Across 43 From 1 to 29 Clues Include Misc Items
A cluttered clue list for a crossword with across entries numbered 1 through 29 and several partial phrases. The readable items reference tree, covering, brain, stamps, Shoshonean Indian abbreviation, ensign, wool, and related terms, suggesting a puzzle grid with miscellaneous definitions and wordplay.
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Egypt
Ungraded Puzzle Fragments Mix Incomplete Word List
A damaged OCR style item lists clues and partial answers with numbers and stray phrases. It includes definitions like disfigure and stillness, plus terms such as gold heraldry and ring shaped coral island, but many entries are incomplete or garbled.
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Pt. Rey
Petty Quarrel
Vandal
Asis
Savage
Gr. Brit
Grant
Will Congress verdict decide MacArthur fate in America
Wright A Patterson argues the official congressional verdict will reflect party interests and not resist the president, while MacArthur’s standing remains high with the public. The article notes a presidential stalemate potential and cites a postwar poll showing limited support for Truman among respondents.
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Conese
Strances Cohoner
Ena
Congress
Harry 5. Truman
Truman
Hia
Douglas MacArthur
Contented Cows Expert Says No Such Thing
Columbus report from Ohio University cow psychologists states no cow is contented as bovines are driven by herd emotions. Ohio State and Minnesota researchers study cooperative pastures noting a queen cow governs social rank and that competition lowers milk production for social climbers.
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Columbus
Ohio
University of Ohio
Ohio State
University of Minnesota
Crosses Stirs Small Town Prompt Reward Notice
Rice Lake Wis two leftist groups offer 200 reward for information leading to arrests of those who placed huge Ku Klux Klan crosses on two Barron County farms. Crosses, one with a noose and one with a knife, sparked sheriff investigation and lab tests.
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Rice Lake
Wis
Barron
Wisconsin
Stanley Jones
People’s Progressive Party
Civil Right Congress
Congress
United States
Herman Olson
Lumir Subrt
Bear Lake
Subrt
Barron County
Civil Rights Congress
Harry Jensen
Wisconsin Crime Laboratory
Madison
Communist Party
Sam P. Rigler
Olson and Subrt
America
Old Taxpayers Send Trousers to Washington
Seven Ord Nebraska taxpayers mailed their pants to lawmakers to protest government spending. Business leaders statewide praised the stunt, sending a message captioned Congress Here Our Pants. The action spurred interest across Iowa and Nebraska as a humorous but pointed economy protest.
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Onawa
Iowa
Ord
Nebraska
Owen Cotton
Small Business Men's Association
Congress
Large Livestock Claims Paid to Illinois Farmers
Fayette county Illinois recently paid 2695.50 to farmers in thirteen of twenty townships for livestock killed or injured during 1960 by marauding dogs. The claims, paid from the dog tax receipts, mark the largest amount in several years. High meat prices mean owners often do not recover full losses.
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Vandalia
Fayette County
Ilinois
Classified autos and real estate mixed sale listing
Classified department ad clumps autos trucks and farm equipment from 1940s era. Items include a 1844 lwb 2 T. Chey Deluxe cab truck, dump bed, tractors, used machinery, and farm real estate listings with rents, prices, and contact names such as Dan Oberman, C. BERRY, and Sam Sherwood. Also dates and locations scattered across Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Nevada.
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Dan Oberman
Danville
Farm Machinery & Equip
Pee Saener
G.M.C. Diesel
Conrad Bros
Lowden
Iowa
Buxex
Metal Bar Company
Valparaiso
Indiana
Fioas International
MR. C
Berry
Aero Mayflower Transit Ci
Mass
Dens Pails
Ind
Twin Len
Farmer
Sioux City
Pr. C. McClure, Malcom, Inne
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