Missouri Adopts New Morbidity Reporting System
Missouri modernizes public health with a state health department and mandatory reporting of communicable diseases. Physicians must report cases. failure becomes a misdemeanor. County health officers act as deputy state commissioners. Reporting begins December 11, with weekly morbidity data to the U.S. Public Health Service to aid surveillance and reduce state costs.
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Missouri
State Board of Health
Department
United States Public Health Service
Secretary of the State Board of Health
Judge's Bright Idea in Upside Down Walk
Ossip tried to walk on his hands along the street when a policeman stopped him. The judge quipped that the world was upside down and asked how much he drank. Ossip replied a single glass of wine. The judge noted it must have been a magnifying glass.
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Ossip
Jude
Unconscious Leg Injuries Reported After Incident
A Worcester Gazette account notes a boy suffered a three inch gash over the left eye, a dislocated left knee, and a left knee cap wound. He was unconscious at the scene and carried to a nearby home for care.
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Worcester Gazette
Health and School Week Proclaimed by Missouri Governor
Governor Frederick D Gardner designates December 5 to 11, 1920 as Health and School Week in Missouri. The proclamation urges cooperation from businesses, social welfare groups, health and educational organizations, schools, and churches to promote health, hygiene, and education practices statewide.
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Missouri Tuberculosia Association
Missouri
Frederick D Gardner
State of
City of
Jefferson
Frederick D. Gardner
Switzerland’s Good Record in Poor Relief Spending
Switzerland, by population, spends more on poor relief than any other country, reflecting a strong social welfare approach within its national policy and public expenditures.
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Switzerland
Switszerland
Ever See The Cup Fight On Deck During Navy Games
Sailors revive a time honored boxing cup fight blending sport and humor. Contestants wear a glove on one hand and strike the deck with the other while blindfolded, using a pan as the target. The aim is to peck and slam the opponent, with ducks, crawls, and sudden lays down for advantage amid much fun.
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Uncle Sam
Navy
Manstone for the Soul on Campus Sunken Garden
A Kansas student near Cuspli dormitory describes the campus sunken garden, noting a replacement of tulips with a row of salivas and sphoomas in the center, in a quip reminiscent of local wit. The remark ties to Mr Branderby, as cited by the Boston Transcript.
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Kansas
Branderby
Boston Transcript
Durham custom of gifting fruit cheese to first churchgoer
In Durham England a historic practice sees a christened party share fruit coke and cheese with the first person met en route to the church, an age old custom noted in local recollections.
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Durham
England
Bunker Hill Monument Height and Structure Details
The Bunker Hill monument stands 221 feet 2 inches tall with a base width of 90 feet and a square apex section measuring 15 feet 4 inches. Construction used 8,700 tons of granite in its creation.
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Bunker Hill Monument
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