Nation Considers Establishing a National Department of Health
A proposal argues for a United States national health department led by a cabinet secretary. It outlines bureaus for infant hygiene, education, sanitation, pure food, drug registration, relief institutions, quarantine, immigration, labor, research, and more, aiming to reduce deaths and sickness and raise efficiency. Economic justifications claim large annual savings from increased longevity and reduced illness and crime costs.
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United States
National Bureau of Pure Food
National Bureau of Registration of Physicians and Surgeons
National Bureau of Registration of
National Bureau of Registration
National Bureau of Organic Diseases
National Bureau of Quarantine
National Bureau of Health Information
National Bureau of Immigration
National Bureau of Labor Conditions
National Bureau of Research
Department of Health
Newholme
Higgins
Visit the Moon and the Quest for Space Travel
The essay argues that moon exploration, once deemed impossible, could become feasible with advances in physics and technology. It outlines the potential uses of a lunar base for science, tourism, and resource prospecting, and contemplates future voyages to Venus, Mars, and beyond.
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Earth
Mars
Lunar
Venus
Outer Space
The World Is Wrong About School Teachers
A columnist as treasurer of the Teachers' Federation asserts women dominate U S teaching, cites high marriage rates, demands for earnings after marriage, and posits teachers face lower pay and tougher hours than cooks. He argues teachers lack suitability for marriage and home life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Teachers’ Federation
New Humanism Education Sparks Global Understanding
A discussion of a rising world humanism emphasizes understanding living people across nations as essential to education. It argues that global empathy and cultural exchange foster democracy and world standards in culture and education, promoting peace through mutual understanding.
America's Musical Future Bright
Miss Geraldine Farrar argues for a formal outlet for young American artists. She notes Paris offers early positions after conservatory prizes and suggests stock companies could bridge schooling and major opera, ensuring American artists can live and study without foreign fame first.
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Paris
Conservatoire
Opera
Opera Comique
The Ultimate Value of Playgrounds in Education
The article argues playgrounds are essential to future education, linking head hand and heart through a new three P’s and possibly three H’s. It stresses active play over rigid classrooms, linking better urban youth outcomes to open spaces, fewer street crimes, and a reconstructed curriculum centered on child impulses and activities.
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Patrick Henry
Nature's Hints of Immortality
William Jennings Bryan argues that divine power gives life permanence to mortals and nature, suggesting the spirit survives beyond death. He invites readers to address the departed with hopeful verses, imagining life beyond the grave and celebrating enduring memory.
Pasteur Treatment Guided Dog Bite Warnings
Medical guidance explains rabies risk after dog bites and notes the Pasteur Institute offers treatment from no charge to 150 dollars. Experts caution not all bites indicate hydrophobia and urge careful dog condition checks and prompt action rather than self diagnosis.
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Pasteur Institute
Pasteur
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