Life lengthened by five years by national survey
A Hoover era study reports life expectancy in the United States has risen by five years since 1909 due to waste elimination in industry and eye conservation efforts. It cites industrial health gains, reduced sick days, and lower death rates, with 2.4 million people continually ill and tuberculosis still a major but declining threat.
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America
American Engineering Council
Herbert Hoover
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Manhattan
Eugene Lyian
Isk
C. Sharp
New York
Roosevelt -Wits
American Society of Municipal Engineers
New York City
Irving Fisher
National Conservation Commission
Roosevelt
Waste Committee
United States
Bosco Not Auctioned at Pullman Estate Sale
An auction of Mrs. George M. Pullman’s Chicago home left Bosco the loyal Irish terrier unsold. The dog will be cared for by former housekeeper Mness Hookworm infection in a large industrial area reaches at least 3 percent of workers. A southern university reports 380 percent student infection. The report cites yearly losses from tuberculosis 500000000, life-shortening longevity costs 26000000000, typhoid 3000000, hookworm 250000000, and malaria 100900000. Nearly three quarters of these losses are preventable.
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Vassar
George M. Pullman
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Bosco
Southern University
The Stranger Fox and The Old Heater Chase
In a Congressional Record dog story rep Hun explains Judge Marcellus L. Davis’s tale The Stranger about a fox and his foxhound chase in Arkansas. The Stranger a young stray fox leads a famed old beater through a seven mile river valley chase ending with The Stranger’s victory and the beater’s dramatic defeat.
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Wizard of the Woods
Hash Brings Her Big Legacy In Will For Good
Maggie Maloney, widow of Mark Hanna, receives 25000 from Hanna estate in Washington. She is famed as the cook who perfected corned beef hash, inspiring legislation and Sunday breakfasts at Hanna’s home. Stories by Phillips and Blythe tie her to political influence and White House visits, with McKinley a noted admirer.
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Mark Hanna
Washington
Maggie Maloney
Maggie
David Graham Phillips
Sam Blythe
Hanna
Hishome
Mir
McKinley
Cleveland
Skull of Ape Man Found in Northern Rhodesia Sparks Origin Debate
Scientists report a nearly complete skull from Rhodesia’s Bone Cave San Broken Hill mine supports African origins for humans. The fossil closely resembles Java’s Ape-man skull and Gibraltar type, with a collar bone and leg bone hinting at a fuller skeleton. Excavation occurred amid exposed phosphate formations and abundant fossil remains.
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Africa
Rhotesia
Ereetus
Java
Gibraltar
Broken Hill
Oine
Mises
Big Elk Dead Near New Fountain Inn
A majestic six pronged elk, found in bushes near New Fountain Inn by Jess Piper and Harvey Deyar mind o Duncansville, died from a hip wound believed caused by a high powered rifle. Local farmer suspected after damage to fruit trees.
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Palm
New Fountain Inn
Jess Piper
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Duncansville
Accident Restores Sight In Greensberry
Adbert Funk of Greensberry Indiana was splitting kindling when a flying chip struck his eye where a long standing cataract had formed for 21 years. The impact unexpectedly restored his sight, and the wound is not serious.
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Ind
Adbert Funk
Funk
Discovery At 60 Feet Reveals Heads Surrounded By Lead
A man’s body was found at a depth of 60 feet below water level. The heads described were discovered surrounded by soft friable lead conglomerate, indicating a concealed burial site and prompting further investigation by authorities.
Frightful Flood Narrowly Rescues Family in Kentucky
J A Van Devnmunten, his wife and son narrowly escaped drowning when their car slid toward the Kentucky river. A tree halted the vehicle on a river road bank, preventing a plunge. Van Dernaueten, president of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Laneyville, is a well known Tennessee figure.
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J. A. van Devnmueten
Kentucky
van Dernaueten
Presbyteriann Theological Seminary
Lanleville
Tennessee
Bass Catcher Lees Sets Record With Ten Big Fish
Civil War veteran Lees, from Hale Cascadie Louisiana, caught ten bass on November 1 averaging over five pounds each. All came from the same hole using big-mouthed chins as bait. He walked five miles to reach the spot.
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Cascadie
Loti
Lees
Ingenious Mechanism Dog Follows Lantern by Selenium Cells
An early electric toy dog uses selenium cells to regulate light and steer toward balanced illumination. A whistle could trigger its movements in a French rival design, with storage batteries and a motor or clockwork powering navigation. Egypt's cotton crop estimates and related figures are also reported, noting past carryovers and distribution by region.
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Christian Science Monitor
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