Medical science strides in goitre treatment and brain therapy
Dr Charles H Mayo of Rochester described advances from iodine use to thyroid surgery, predicting a five year path to insanity cures via brainacting injections. He cited early cases where patients improved briefly before relapsing, noting the drug’s identity remains undisclosed as trials continue.
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Inter- State Postgraduate Medical Association of North America
Charles H. Mayo
Rochester
Mayo
Gandhi leads sanitary crusade to clean Indian countryside
Mahatma Gandhi abandons politics to organize a sanitary campaign. He mobilizes workers as an army of scavengers, breaking caste barriers as educated villagers sweep streets, collect rubbish, and disinfect wells and roads, transforming rural India with practical hygiene work.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Deadly Jazz Proposed For Elephant Slaying In Africa
A farmer near Nairobi killed a rogue elephant and accused a street band of death by jazz. He assembled boys with milk pails and fuel to create noise at milking time. The elephant fled and was found dead at the farm boundary the next day amid anti jazz protests.
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South Africa
Nairobi
Arson Punishment Varies Across States With Severe Penalties
A report states arson fires are common about every 105 minutes. It notes conviction severity differs by state with the death penalty in six states and life imprisonment or 20 years in fourteen others.
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United States
Rhubarb For Winter Forcing Guides and Canada Leather Trade
Rhubarb forcing methods cover crowns age, dormancy, storage in a 50 degree cellar, and staggered harvesting to yield fresh stalks for a three to four person family. Varieties Ruby MacDonald Victoria and Sutton are noted as suitable. The piece also cites Canada’s record half year for leather footwear, with dominant domestic supply, limited imports, and Britain as largest export market. The ancient Circus Maximus in Rome may be restored to seat 300000.
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Victoria
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United States
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Great Britain
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Still Carries Passengers On Packet Schooner Oroica
The packet schooner Oroica, claimed to be the only sailing vessel on the Atlantic still carrying passengers, cleared from New Bedford for the Cape Verde Islands a 3,000 mile voyage expected to take about a month. On board were 25 people and a small cow to provide meals later on.
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Oroica
Atlantic
New Bedford
Mass
Cape Verde Islands
Tne
Man Sacrifices Sight For Trachoma Research
Clarence Brown a 50 year old Iowa City man volunteered at Fort Apache in spring to have trachoma virus implanted in his good eye. Six weeks later he went blind confirming the disease is communicable and that the virus passes through standard filters. The American Journal of Ophthalmology reports the experiments. A New York dry cleaner claims antique rug restoration.
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Clarence Brown
Brown
Typewriters Enter School Curriculum For Young Pupils
The Berkley school system adds typewriting from second through sixth grade to boost self confidence, punctuation, spelling, and reading. Younger students type with hunt and peck while older students learn touch typing. a shift that may end the era of penmanship and slate ruling in classrooms.
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Berkley
Detroit Free Press
Surgeon Crile Reports Success in High Blood Pressure Surgery
Dr George Crile told the Interstate Post graduate Medical Association that denervation operations on 82 patients with malignant hypertension yielded favorable results. He noted the work is not yet long enough to confirm permanent cures and explained the procedure clips sympathetic nerves to block the activating substance to the blood.
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Interstate Post-graduate Medical Association
George Crile
Cleveland
Crile
Penny Journeys End in London to Glasgow Gap
A London woman rode 803 miles from London to Glasgow and back for a penny without intending to travel. She bought a penny platform ticket at Euston to see a friend off on the Royal Scot express and failed to alight before the train departed, not stopping until Glasgow 401 miles away.
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London
Glasgow
Euston Station
Rural Birth Death Gap Highlights 1929 US Rate
Since 1929 the death rate for country babies has surpassed city babies in the United States, underscoring persistent rural health disparities over the long term.
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United States
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