Epidaurus Health Resort as Ancient Medical Model
An extract from Dr James J Walsh via National Geographic traces the first complete health resort to Epidaurus on the eastern Peloponnesus coast. It highlights open air apartments theater stadium hippodrome bathing houses tree shaded walks and gardened grounds with pools and waterfalls as features of the ancient healing complex estudo.
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National Geographic Society
James J. Walsh
Baine
Salerno
Naples
Montpelier
France
Hpidaurus
Peloponnesus
Argolis
Aesculipius
Gad
Epidaurus
White Street Sewer District 3 in Macomb set for hearing
The Mayor and City Council of Macomb Illinois order a sanitary sewer project along White Street and connected streets. The plan includes 29 manholes and ten and eight inch main and lateral pipes with joints cemented. Final hearing on the Special Assessment Roll is set for October 19 1920 with objections eligible before that date.
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Macomb
Illinois
White Street
East Piper
South White Streets
North White
East Murray Streets
White and
Jefferson Streets
Jefferson Street
Jefferson and
Pearl Streets
Washington Streets
Washington Street
Washington and
Monroe Streets
White Streets
Washington and Bonham Streets
Jackson Streets
Jackson Street
Jackson and
Prairie Avenue
Carroll Streets
Carroll Street
Carroll and
White
Calhoun Streets
Calhoun Street
Calhoun
Adams Streets
Adams and
Adams Street
State Streets
Wheeler
Wheeler Street
Bonham
Pierce
Pierce Street
Monroe
Murray Streets
Murray Street
Pearl and
Monroe Street
McDonough County
City OF Macomb
Hay in Philippines and local feed crops described
The report notes no hay in the Philippines due to humidity and describes daily cutting and sale of grass in bundles near 124 pounds. It covers hoofstock feeding, grass varieties like Bermuda, importation of Pacific coast oats and hay, and Philippine crop yields including three harvests per year with corn becoming prominent in the Visayas islands.
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Philippines
Bermuda
Manila
Pacific Coast
Islands
Vian Islands
Hoax Claims No True American Badgers Found
R J Pocock of the London Zoological Society debunks the notion of American badgers. An American badger brought to London for study proved neither badger nor skunk nor stoat nor weasel. Its skull and teeth lacked key badger features and scent glands, suggesting a different lineage.
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R. J. Pocock
London Zoological Society
London
Wis
Doctor Pocock
Tie
Opening of Panama Canal brings steady traffic
A small steamer Louise passed the canal from Atlantic to Pacific on November 17, 1913. On August 1, 1914 the first voyage from sea water to sea water across the canal occurred, with a return trip the next day. Since then the canal has opened to commerce and averages about 30 steamers a month.
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Panama Canal
Louise
Atlantic
Pacific
Barren Land in Prussia and Drainage Potential
The article estimates at least 3,705,000 acres of barren land in Prussia. Between 1850 and 1918 about 1,970,000 acres were cultivated, and a further 3,705,000 acres of rich soil await drainage.
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Prussia
Sugar Sack Waists Stir Joplin Fashion Trend
In Joplin Missouri women have found that cleaned and dyed white sugar sack cloth makes attractive waists and smocks, and also useful items like milk strainers and shoe polishers. One stenographer has a wool embroidered sugar sack waist.
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Joplin
Dancing Class of One Legged Veterans in England
Leg amputees in England receive dancing lessons to improve proficiency with artificial legs. The program teaches balance rhythm and movement to help veterans regain poise and confidence in daily and social activities.
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Legioas
England
Assessments to Be Collected in Five Installments
An ordinance from Macomb Illinois dated September 29 1920 sets assessments to be collected in five annual installments with interest at five percent per year as provided by law. Eugene I Hampton is named as the commissioner appointed to make the assessment.
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Macomb
Illinois
Eugene I. Hampton
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Carroll
Adams
Murray
Pearl
Bonham Streets
Griffin Streets
Griffin
Electric Storage Battery Company
J. A. Atherton
North Room
Macomb, Il
Fargusson Garage
Sticklen Motor CO
Filbert Garage
Hl. Bushnell, Ill
Good Hope
Wit
Edge Soning
Salone
New York - Brook
Lewis Cigar Mfg. CO
Newark
Smali
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