Costly smallpox outbreak linked to North Carolina girl in Waterbury
Waterbury Connecticut faced a costly smallpox episode linked to a North Carolina girl. The outbreak spread to nearby states before vaccination became mandatory, costing the state and town substantial sums and prompting Waterbury to require vaccination for entering school.
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North Carolina
Watebury
Massachusetts
Rhode Islene
New York
Waterbury
Connecticut
Walllway
Ether City
Children Gain Weight in Holland Stay
Five hundred Vienna children on average gained nine and a half pounds during weeks in Rotterdam area. Some added 15 to 24 pounds per child amid medical testimony as Cort van der Linden warns against bringing more foreign children while Dutch grain economy is tight. German youths continue arriving in large numbers with nearly 1,200 crossing the frontier in a week.
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Rotterdam
Netherlands
Vienna
Holland
Cort van der Linden
Quartermaster Department Tops Army as Busiest
Washington May 9 The quartermaster's department is the busiest in the army, handling vast duties from provisioning clothing and food to transportation and accounting. Major General George H. Sharpe, a veteran commissary general, leads with extensive expertise and authorship on supplying armies, including works on subsistence and field provisioning.
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Quartermaster’s Department
Secretary of War
George H. Sharpe
Army
Commissary Corps
St. Louis
Gen. Sharpe
Military Service Institution of the
United States
Sharpe
Chickamauga
Cuba
Porto Rico
Brooke
Phillippines Department
Furniture Makers in Session in Chicago Convention
The National Federation of Furniture and Fixture Manufacturers opened its annual convention in Chicago on May 9 with leading industry representatives from across the country. Rising material costs are the main issue receiving attention.
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Chicago
National Federation of Furniture and Fixture Manufacturers
Foley’s Honey and Tar Aids Child’s Cough Relief
Knudt Lee of Wannaska Minnesota reports his daughter’s chronic cough improved within days after using Foley’s Honey and Tar. He states the remedy is safe and non narcotic for children and the relief has persisted. Mann Drug Co.
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Knudt Lee, Wannaska
Minn
Foley
Mann Drug Co
Agro meck 1917 yearbook praised as fine college annual
Special to The Enterprise. North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering releases the 15th Agro meck yearbook on campus. The 300 page volume features eight sections and lavish photos, with strong emphasis on athletics and college life. Editor in chief J. B. Powel and manager R. W. McGeachy receive credit for the project.
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North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering
College Life
Agromeck
J. B. Powel
Roxobel
R. W. McGeachy
Raleigh
Land suited for truck farming to be sold at auction
Land near the city ideal for truck farming will be sold at auction Thursday at 2 30 oclock. Fifteen truck and garden farms created from the Charles Amos dairy subdivision will be offered by Penny Brothers owners of the American Land company. The parcels are easily accessible and in a superb location for growing vegetables such as spuds beans peas tomatoes cabbages and more.
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Charles Amos
Penny Brothers
American Land Company
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