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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1920
Page
3
A long fragment describes experiments and hypotheses about flu and sleeping sickness cures, linking a serum claimed to kill germs to hospital work at Mount Sinai. It cites Dr. Simmers, mentions New York hospitals, global institutes, and notes a large influenza and sleeping sickness problem with millions affected worldwide.
Dr. James B. Cotton of Toronto showcases a new ether called Diminatey palm on a cat in a Boston hospital. The physician, not yet in his thirties, has a remarkable surgical record and is the son of the late Dr. James Henry Cotton. At fourteen he trained in surgery and by eighteen performed most of his father's operations.
A long legal battle surrounding an estate extends internationally from New York to Brooklyn. Key figures Willem Bf Dexter Thorber and Binund Gille Thurber oppose a petition by Titioe Crosioy and others to reclaim property valued at 589, with court actions continuing in Australia and other jurisdictions.
Paris reports a jailed renter after conviction for rent evasion. The court ordered a fine of 500 francs and a week in jail if the payment is not completed. The case involves a tenant facing monthly rent adjustments and related housing charges.
Within a fortnight a second case of leprosy was discovered near a cement works. The patient, Nichiine Brute, will be sent to the leper colony at Pentkese Ishand for treatment and isolation.
Peru aims to solve transport woes with aviation led by John Thomas Aircraft Manufacturing. Eight Latin American nations push pilots and postal links, citing economic and military gains. Brazil leads regional aviation, with routes planned along the coast and private sales increasing. Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Argentina show growing pilot pools and factory interest to boost industry and employment.
The U S Supreme Court refused to dissolve the United States Steel Trust and its 180 subsidiaries, ruling the steel combination a legal entity and that public interest weighs against breaking up the group. Justices White and McKenna authored the majority. Justice Day dissented. The decision upholds the trust as a lawful giant with assets over two billion dollars and ends government bids to thwart its operations.
The New Jersey senate approved by 12 to 9 a compromise beer bill regulating drinks with no more than 3.44 percent alcohol by volume. The act takes effect only after peace is proclaimed, following clashes over 1868 Lincoln emancipation remarks and Anti-Saloon League lobbying.
Senate leaders moved to set aside the peace treaty fight to avoid delaying current legislation. They plan to drop further reservations on article 10, formally readopt last session’s Republican reservation program, and proceed to a final vote designed to push the treaty into the political campaign.
Samuel Gompers and AF of L officials spoke in Miami saying organised labor opposed to the railroad bill as drafted but no further action would be taken. He insisted he did not speak for all when commenting on the president’s signing of the measure.
A long interview with a prominent Illinois jurist argues criminals are shaped by environment not nature. He cites parental neglect, bad home conditions, and gang influence as key factors, and urges early intervention, home supervision, and careful use of juvenile courts to reform youths while keeping families together.
School children nationwide are urged to memorize The American Creed which proclaims government by and for the people. It emphasizes consent of the governed, democracy, unity, and adherence to Constitution laws and flag.
Kiev, capital of Ukraine, long a religious center, once drew up to 350000 pilgrims yearly. The city boasts Saint Sophia’s mosaics of Byzantine origin and the St. Vladimir cathedral reflecting Victor Vasnetsov’s influence. It also housed an art museum before Bolshevik control.
A collection of maxims and lines on wisdom and contentment. It blends quotes from George Herbert and a Portuguese proverb about speaking and listening, plus remarks on a modern child and parental tales. The text contrasts belief, happiness, and vocal expression across cultures.
Use alcohol to dampen varnish spots two or three times then rub with a clean cloth. If color is damaged sponge with chloroform to restore it unless the stain is blue, in which case use vinegar instead.
The speaker reflects on aging and changing desires as time weighs on beauty and youth. A poet notes his worn pen and waning boldness while lamenting the loss of reckless ardor and seeking wiser, calmer partners in pastimes. The piece blends wit with rueful nostalgia for earlier days.
Abbas Ben Farnas, an Arabian inventor during Caliph Haroun al Rashid’s era, conceived mechanical flight to aid astronomy. He built a birdlike machine with a clockwork motor and flew briefly before crashing and dying, with the secret of his design ending with him. The caliph offered rewards to continue aviation research but no successor matched his feat.
An old New York piece notes many places named for John James Audubon the famed ornithologist and artist. It mentions Audubon Park Audubon restaurants a telephone exchange Audubon Mansion at 155th Street and River Site Drive and Audubon’s historic studio and Morse built laundry home, linked to the first long distance telegraph message to Philadelphia.
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