Cost of Health Bureaus Is Small
A report by the American Child Health Association led by president Herbert Hoover estimates city health departments in smaller U S cities cost about 42 cents per capita on average. It notes wide gaps in staffing and training and urges full-time trained public health officers, nurses in every city, and better data, standardization, and prevention measures for child health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Child Health Association
Herbert Hoover
United States
Board of Health
Department of Health
Scrio
Police Dog Guards Fortunes of Essex Street Car mix up
A police dog hopped into the wrong car on Essex Street near Washington, defying three officers and an angry owner. The owner arrived after a half hour, the dog refused to move, then followed the owner down Usser Street. The crowd of hundreds watched the canine pick the wrong car yet again as it trotted back to Essex Street.
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Fortuna
Cal
J. H. Struba
Essex Street
Washington Street
Usser Street
Bedford Street
Judge Upholds Husband in Leaving Crowded Flat
Supreme Court Justice Strong in Brooklyn denied Mrs. May Kiernan alimony and fees pending her separation suit against Raymond Kernan a chauffeur. The judge found merit in the application noting the wife left to live with relatives and boarders in a six room flat shared with seven others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
Heat of Earth May Signal Hidden Oil Wells
Washington report says temperature measurements at depth in deep wells could reveal buried oil-bearing folds. W T Thom Sr USGS urges testing in Salt Creek dome Wyoming and artesian wells in North and South Dakota to locate uplifts and buried hills guiding drilling and reducing exploratory costs.
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Washington
W. T.thom
United States Geological Survey
Salt Creek Dome
Wyoming
North
South Lakota
Thom
Oklahoma
California
Great Plains
Mr. Thom
Jerry Jerboa Gets Magic Slippers In Desert Joke
Jerry Jerboa meets Cheerups and Softfoot in the Great Desert. A joke turns real when Jerry hops into large Magic Slippers, discovering their soles grip sand and protect feet from hot dunes. The creature learns balance improves and slipping ends.
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Quixie
Softfoot
Jerry
Cheerups
Softfest
Cheerops
Jerboa
Cheerzos
Desert Invitation from Jerboa Speaker
Jerry Jerboa speaks of nighttime pleasures and invites Mr Cheereps to join him in the Great Desert for evening gatherings with friends. The exchange preserves a playful, cartoonish mood as Jerboa hops away through the Jungle seeking more nocturnal amusements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cheereps
Merry Lite
Jerry Jerboa
Little, Brown & Co
Superstitions Tied to Physical Traits in Folk Beliefs
The study notes a widespread belief that ear size signals character with small ears indicating stinginess and large ears generosity. It discusses how some superstitions arise from remote origins while others are modern pseudo sciences, suggesting lost links to original meanings and analogies between body and spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell
McCture Lewspaper Syndicare
Valeries Ruby Talisman Cited as Courage Wealth Charm
A courtly note assigns Valerie a talismanic ruby said to grant courage and wealth, ward off danger, and influence luck. Tuesday is her lucky day and the gem’s number is noted as part of the belief. Wheeter Syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valerie
Wheeter Syndicate
Valerie Fenvlable: A Name Linked to Health and Elite Lineage
This passage traces the name Valerie from Latin vyaleo meaning healthy to its royal Roman Sabine Valerian connections. It notes Velete’s fame in France and England, and mentions Valentina Visconti as a prominent bearer, highlighting aristocratic usage and cultural spread.
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Valerie
Rome
Valeria
Coriolanus
Velete
France
Europe
England
Valentina
Valentina Visconti
Duke of
Orleans
Charles VI
Paddock Accepts Blame Over Frivol Sassoon Clash
Beres Paddock confronts Gladys and defends rival Frivol Sassoon in a tense social dispute. The embarrassed host apologizes to Grady and Sassoon, while Gladys hints at wages and a future cook visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady
Privol Sassoon
Gladys
Marie Du Barry's Rise and Fall in Louis XV Court
An article sketches Marie Jeanne Du Barry from her Paris convent start to becoming Louis XV's mistress and ruler of France. It notes her impact at court, lavish rewards, Luciennes palace, eventual banishment, and a pension before her execution during the Revolution. Benjamin Franklin and others are mentioned as visitors to her Paris home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouleurs
Louis
France
Marie Jeanne du Barry
Paris
Jean du Barry
Jean
Comtesse Jesane du Barry
Louis XV
Luciennes
du Barry
Benjamin Franklin
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T. C. Nevitt
Athenia
Ching
Inffie
the Quixies
AY Grace Dliss Stewart
Jerry Jerroa
Cheenup
Jertips
Ferry
Dorothy Devore
Mildred Marshall
Clare
Beres Paddock
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