The House Fly Warred Against by Cleanliness Crusade
A detailed 19th century health warning explains how the common house fly spreads typhoid and cholera, urging cleaners to remove breeding sites, keep garbage covered, and use safe poisons. It describes flies’ sticky feet, their role in disease, and a nationwide education campaign led from Washington with posters, films, and medical experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germa
Fance
Fies
Board of Health
Mies
Washington
Richard Th. Warrows
American Civile Association
Association
N. A. Dobbs
National Geographic Society
United States
State Board of Health
Mr. Fly
Time Seller of Greenwich Clocks Attracts London Watches
A Victorian feature tells how Miss Belleville of Maidenhead earns 2500 pounds yearly by selling time to London watchmakers from the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Her chronometer is weekly corrected, certificates issued, and 50 customers adjust their watches accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Halley
Europe
Greenwich
Royal Observatory
Thames
Fir Hill
England
Mise S Bolleville
Maidenhead
Astronomer Royal
Duke of Essex
George III
Jordans Meeting House and Nearby Historic Sites
In Duckinghamshire England a 17th century red brick Quaker meeting house at Jordans embodies peace and simplicity. The structure hosts two yearly meetings and features a penn character table once used by William Penn. Nearby Milton’s cottage at Chakfont St Giles is two miles away, with King’s Farm where Penn wed Gulielma in 1672.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Duckinghamshire
England
William Penn
Pennsylvania
Society of Friends
Jordana
Walla
Chakfont St. Giles
Jordans
Milton
Checks Frisco Rat Plague War on Coast
Washington reports no San Francisco rat plague for over two years and four months. Acting Assistant Surgeon O M Converse notes ongoing anti rat campaign on the Pacific coast with more than thirty laborers trapped and about 1000 traps in use. May results show 97,452 pieces of poisoned bread distributed in sewers and ongoing reinspection of premises under US authority. Researchers emphasize cleanliness as key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
San Francisco
Pacifi Coast
Metropolia
O. M. Converse
Tosted States Public Wealth and Marine Hospital Service
Aoting
United States
Converse
Thieves Invent A New Way In Philadelphia Stores
Philadelphia detectives cracked a novel shoplifting ring that used specially modified paper boxes with a 12 by 5 inch hole. Three suspects including two men and a young woman were arrested after agents observed them unloading stolen goods worth between 3000 and 4000 dollars. Each thief bought items, attached the bill to the box for easy detection, and operated at different counters, sometimes together, to conceal the thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Severa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Yonkers Statesman
Earth
Tower of
Queer Old Quaker Meeting House
Buckinghamshire
Jordan's Meeting House
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