Ninety Eight Percent Illicit Liquor Unsafe to Drink Says Hayward
Prohibition Commissioner states 98 percent of illicit liquor is unfit to drink after testing about 40 000 samples with 20 000 illicit. He notes forged labels on bonded whisky and that many bottles contain dangerous mixtures from decayed fruit and denatured alcohol. He warns of toxic synthetic flavors and aims to curb home distilling and improvised blends.
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Hayward
Col. Hayward
United States
Southern District of
New York
Internal Revenue Laboratories
Bond
Pennsylvania
Internal Revenue
Mexican Liberty Party revival pushes reforms for recognition
The Creal Liberty party in Mexico proposes amending the constitution to remove obstacles to foreign recognition, including Article 27 on oil nationalization. Senator Fernando Calderon leads a revived party with Eulalio Gutierrez and Alfonso Madero, planning a national convention next May.
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Mexico -City
Platferty
Creal Liberty Party
Mexican Supreme Court
Antonio G. Canalizo
United States
Europe
Mexica
Senor Canalizo
Fernando Calderon
Eulalio Gutierrez
Alfonso Madero
President Madero
Calderon
Washington
London
Industry seeks removal of restrictions for Australia
Premier Barwell of South Australia urged lifting all artificial restrictions on industry and commerce on the eve of an overseas tour. He aims to study foreign markets for dried and canned fruits and believes Australia can compete with California by adopting American grating and canning methods. He will also consult on electric railways with experts in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Australia
Barwell
South Australia
England
America
California
New York
The Metropolitan’s pledge to life and health protection
The Metropolitan notes its ongoing effort to provide superior life health and accident insurance and to preserve human life. It projects continued growth will expand opportunities to serve Americans with insurance protection and life and health conservation.
Metropolitan public health drive highlights nationwide shows
The Metro politan demonstrates extensive health efforts with 144 health exhibits and emergency hospitals at county fairs last year 295 clean up campaigns Agent led health legislation agitation nationwide campaigns against special diseases sanitation surveys and a study of municipal health departments.
Metropolitan policy plan boosts public health in America
About 19,000,000 people are insured in the Metropolitan over 16,000,000 under weekly premium policies. The weekly calls of Agents at policy holders homes provide a wonderful opportunity for health and welfare work. The company has accepted the opportunity and today is at the forefront of public health work in America.
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America
Nursing Service Aids Industrial Policy-Holders Across 2800 Cities
Free nursing service offered to policy-holders in 2800 cities and towns. Trained nurses heal the sick and teach right living. About 14,000,000 visits recorded with 2,116,875 in 1921 alone. Numerous letters report lives saved.
Discovering Disease in Time and Free Examinations
Health policy offers free medical examinations to ordinary annual premium holders to detect incipient disease early. Conditions apply to qualify for the screening program.
Employer guidance on group policies and employee welfare
Employers insured under group policies are advised on health conditions and accident prevention while employees receive nursing services and welfare literature benefits.
Massive Health Booklets Reach Broad Audience Worldwide
Attractive booklets and pamphlets on health and disease are prepared by leading experts and distributed broadly. The record shows 238,000,000 picks of literature and 938,000,000 copies distributed with 25,000,000 in 19214, plus 18,000,000 copies of The Metropolitan health magazine issued annually.
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Metropolitan
Metropolitan Investment Aims at Housing Loans
The Metropolitan Company reports a shift in fund investments toward housing loans. In 1920 and 1921 it made and pledged 65,080,017 dollars in loans for new dwellings and apartment houses, enabling homes for 17.7 families.
Health mortality declines across industrial policy holders in 1921
The death rate among industrial policy-holders fell to a low in 1921 with a 31.9 percent drop from 1911. Tuberculosis declined 71 percent and diphtheria 49 percent. Infectious diseases in children dropped about 37 percent, life expectancy for white males from age 19 rose by four years.
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Brijtht
Public Appreciation of Metropolitan Life Insurance Leader
The American people have made the Metropolitan the greatest life insurance company in the world with 7,005,707 dollars in force and a dominant Ordinary line. It leads in both Industrial and Ordinary insurance, with Ordinary in force totaling 3,902,267, more than any other company worldwide.
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New Y York
Haley Bpiske
Frederick Hh.ecker
Mori Poale
Aoe
America
Policy Borders
Metropolitan
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Prohibition
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Mastins
Srast Vitamon
SEER
Great Liberal Party
Sheraton Hotel
George J. Clemmons
J. W. Edmondson
Sheraton Barber Shop
Elwood Barber Shop
Freckles
Brosser
Bortehe
Tim
Candy Store
Oles
Kalamazoo, Mich
Kalamazoo College
Agnes Powell
John R. Hegeman
Wain
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Wwe Ee
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