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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1922
Page
14
St Petersburg residents recall a proposed Audubon Society measure to require every city cat to wear a bell. Critics warned bells would ruin sleep and disturb nights with constant ringing. A longtime commissioner recently pressed to revive the bill before his retirement.
The U S Bureau of Mines laboratory in Pittsburgh finds the standard army gas mask protects against many industrial gases but fails against carbon monoxide and certain diluting gases. It discusses efforts to develop industry specific and universal masks and notes a lighter version for firefighters.
An American Relief Administration free clinic and visiting hospital for Moscow's poor opened recently, marking a novel use of newspaper advertising to promote relief services. The effort faced skepticism about its effectiveness but proceeded with public notices and display ads.
Newsprint notes describe the hospital's purpose and early demand as 127 people sought treatment on day one, rising to roughly 6909 daily within weeks. Russian volunteer specialists led by Dr. William D. Nickelene of Portland coordinate twenty five doctors and nursing staff to assist the city’s poor.
Washington reports the United States Bureau of Mines developed a small pocket canister mask for trainmen in poorly ventilated tunnels. Trials with army types were bulky, so a lighter design using activated charcoal and soda lime with toweling filters was created. Officials say it remains effective for months.
The article notes that silk-worm farming began in Europe around the sixteenth century, marking a key development in textile history and trade.
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