Listerellosis Linked to Ongoing Economic Losses in Colorado
Increased losses follow listerellosis first diagnosed in Colorado sheep in 1942. Veterinary pathologist Rue Jensen and D R Mackey report a two season study noting semi coma, side lying, poor coordination, facial paralysis, and stumbling. Recurrence after summer vacant periods suggests corral media or living vectors. Penicillin and sulfanilamide used. 120 treated, 43 died. recovery possible with or without treatment.
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Colorado
Rue Jensen
Colorado A&m College Experiment Station
D. R.ackey
Greeley
Jensen
Mackey
Accidents Cut Far More Working Years Than Diseases
A.M.A. study shows fatal accidents in 1945 robbed 1,750,000 potential working years 20 to 65, more than heart disease at 1,680,000, pneumonia 1,110,000, and cancer 1,049,000. Researchers Frank G. Ditkingon and Everett J. Welker compiled data from federal death causes to measure lost productive years.
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American Medical Association
National Safety Council
Medical Association
Frank G. Ditkingon
Bureau of Medical
A.M.A
Everett J. Welker
Ohio telephone growth tops one and a half million lines
Ohio's telephones surge as the Ohio Development and Publicity Commission reports 1,336,000 phones in early 1949, up 114 percent since 1945. Ohio has 192 telephone companies, led by Ohio Bell with 1.5 million subscribers, Cincinnati and Suburban Bell at 281,000, and 190 independents totaling nearly 500,000 instruments.
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Ohio
Ohio Development and Publicity Commission
Ohio Bell
Cincinnati
Bell
Milk Can Hoist Eases Dairy Work at Westinghouse
Westinghouse unveils a new hoisting device to lift heavy milk cans from electric milk coolers. H F Hildreth notes farmers producing ten cans daily lift over a ton each day, and the hoist uses a clamp and crank. The unit attaches to the milk cooler, simplifying the task to a child friendly operation.
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Westinghouse
H. F. Hildreth
Hildreth
Timber for Crop Emphasis Signals Renewed Tree Growth
The article notes a shift to growing trees under good management. It explains the phrase Timber for Crop as a pledge to renew yearly timber supplies. It predicts the coming period when each year's growth will meet or exceed the harvest.
GE Researchers Bend Freezing Rules With Supercooled Substances
GE researchers in Schenectady cooled water mercury tin and gallium well below their standard freezing points without solidifying. They created super cooled clouds of these metals suspended in oil and demonstrated localized freezing only when nuclei were present, enabling snow formation in clouds.
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Minua
General Electric Research Laboratory
Schenectady
N.Y
Weave types in wool carpets and rugs explained
Florence King of the University of Illinois outlines three wool pile weaves Wilton Velvet and Axminster. She notes the pile is the fabric surface held by backing yarns and that price varies by yarn type and pile density.
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Wilton
Velvet
Axminster
Florence
King
University of Ilinois College of Agriculture
Reading the Refrigerator Guarantee Before You Buy
Miss Gladys Ward from the University of Illinois advises homeowners to read refrigerator guarantees carefully to understand what is covered. Most warranties promise defects free of materials and workmanship with five years on the cooling system and one year on the cabinet and other parts, plus dealer repair responsibilities.
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Gladys Ward
University of Illinois College At Agriculture
Repare
Finishes Tested Against Stains and Conditions in Refrigerators
Scientists in the finishes and paint industry test coatings for adhesion flexibility toughness and chip resistance on refrigerators. They also evaluate imperviousness to food beverage stains fruit juices alcohol oil rancid butter and similar substances. Sulfur dioxide refrigerants require high sulfur dioxide tolerance to prevent surface discoloration if leaks occur. Pinighoa ate checks include heat humidity weather and ultraviolet resistance.
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Pinighoa Ate
Franklin and Education in Early Philadelphia Plans
The text discusses Franklin’s focus on youth education, his curriculum for an Philadelphia academy, and his efforts to teach both boys and girls. It highlights his lifelong aim to promote learning, literacy, and civic knowledge through organized schooling in Pennsylvania.
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Franklin
Philadelphia
Britannica Facts Pack From 1948 Almanac Notes
The United States meat production per capita in 1948 was 145 pounds. Britannica cites a watch oil from porpoise head, a 1696 English window tax, and Oklahoma restricting high state offices. It notes China’s 1948 population above 463 million.
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United States
England
Oklahoma
China
Population shifts and facts from Encyclopaedia Britannica
A compilation of Britannica sourced facts notes population decline in Hawaii from 800000 to 67000 after 1778, brushup on toothbrush conditions, global wheat harvests, ships oil affecting sea birds, 19th century population rise mainly from lower death rate, plus various classified notices and thanks notices from local papers.
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Hawaiian Islands
Primitive sport of wrestling across ages and empires
The note recalls wrestling as a primitive universal sport with historical instances such as 358 when two sons of the Japanese emperor wrestled for succession. It mentions the Yangtze’s many local names and tanks used for tropical homes containing small fish to eat larvae. Egypt produced wine as early as 2400 B.C.
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Japan
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Eree
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Highway 17
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