Whale link proposed for echinococcus disease spread
Dr Van Deinse supports a theory that echinococcus originated in whales and spread via Basque and Friesland whaling routes. The Medical Record cites a Dotch paper noting Icelandic demic presence, Arctic hosts, and transmission to humans, dogs, and cats during long maritime seasons.
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Bolland
van Dennse
van Deinse
Iceland
Friesland
North Sea
English Channel
Bordeaux
Channel
Arctic
Descent of Miocene to Pliocene Horses in Oregon
Professor Con an of the University of Oregon notes in a long-ago letter that Oregon hosted three or four small horse species during the Miocene and that a two foot high skeleton belonged to one such specimen. He cites external side hooves in Hipparion remains from the pliocene and traces evolution toward the modern horse with rudimentary metatarsal fragments.
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Oregon
Conan
University of Oregon
Nashville
Ore
Hipparion
Gull Had Good Appetite At Smelt Run
A Portland Oregon Journal item notes gulls flock to Cowllta and Lewis rivers during smelt runs. Observers describe the birds diving for fish in full flight and swallowing prey without perching. One witness recalls watching a rail count and identify a large, unusually colored gull.
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Cowllta
Lewis
Welse
Cowltz
Portland
Ore
Play for the Poor Poet
A column reflecting on poets and payment. It compares poetry to sunshine and starlight, arguing poetry should be its own reward and citing an old maxim that poets are born not paid. The piece echoes Los Angeles Times style in a reflective commentary tone.
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Los Angeles Times
Ancient Greenland fir dwarfed in Bullfrog Valley yard
A Greenland fir on the Shenk farm in Bullfrog Valley near Hummelstown is nearly 200 years old. The compact tree stands under two feet tall, with a crown spread of 15 feet and a circumference around 60 feet, resembling a shrub cluster and ranking among the largest known specimens.
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Shenk
Bullfrog Valley
Hummelstown
First Needle craft traced to English workman
The craft of needle making originated in England with an Indian native in 1545. It was lost after his death but rediscovered by Christopher Greening in 1560. An ancestor of the earls of Dorchester, Mr. Plamer, settled at Long Grendon in Bucks where the factory remained into the last century.
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England
India
Christopher Greening
Mr. Plamer
Dorchester
Long Grendon
Bucks
Notice of Probate of Will in Jones County Iowa
District Court of Jones County announces probate of the will of Adolphine Haller deceased. The filing occurred May 20 1920 with final proof set for June 21 1920 at the June term, to determine admission to probate. interested parties may appear and show cause.
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A. A. Clarke Merk
Jones County
District Court
John Tschantz
Chrie
Woman Claims Mayr's Remedy Restored Health
A testimonial from a woman who says she endured six months of food shortage and year of stomach troubles. She credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with restoring her health after six doses, claiming it cleanses the intestinal tract and eases inflammation. Refund offered if not convinced. W. W. Stickford and druggists promote product.
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Mayr
W. W.stickford
Recipe for Happiness by Theodore N. Vail
The text argues lasting happiness comes from doing and achieving, with satisfaction found in the memory of accomplishments. It emphasizes reaching goals and looking back on what one has completed as the source of true contentment.
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Theodore N. Vail
Running In Mexico and Patch Brothers in Presence of Profiteer
A note on Mexico as a political arena for a presidency and peril. Patch brothers are mentioned with cheer amid profiteer presence.
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New York Sun
I C Bacon Dies at 80 in Buck Creek Area
I C Bacon longtime Buck Creek resident in Delaware county died last Monday at age eighty from a tumor. His funeral was held at Buck Creek M E church with attendees Mrs. Joseph Rieger and Mrs. J S Welch of Monticello. He is survived by his widow two sons Milton and Charles Bacon of Hopkinton and daughters Mrs Ed Porter of Minnesota Mrs Ed Dufoe of Hopkinton Mrs Melly Dolly and Mrs Smith of Buck Creek.
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I. C. Bacon
Buck Creek
Delaware County
Buck Creek M. BE
Joseph Rieger
J. S. Welch
Monticello
Bacon
Milton
Charles Bacon
Hopkinton
Ed Porter
Minnesota
Ed Dufoe
Melly Dolly
Smith
Customs revenue surplus seen this year exceeds previous year
The Kansas City Star notes customs revenue is expected to be over 100 million dollars higher than last year. It recalls a past era when such a large surplus would have embarrassed Congress by its size and spending potential.
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Kansas City Star
Congress
Tourists Complain of War Zone Profiteering in Europe
Minneapolis Journal notes tourists visiting Europe during wartime complain about profiteering by local vendors. They remark it is unlikely to find war zone inhabitants seeking health among such conditions.
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Minneapolis Journal
Europe
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Mexico
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BRAY
Cass Township
Cornell-Wood-Board
Central Lumber & Coal Co
G. P. Rockstad
Burrichter’s Shoe
Iowa
J. W. Doxsee
Chas. A. Doxsee
Doxsee
Lovell Block
Monticello Town
Buick
F. O. B. Flint
O Bao
Frank W. Page
Monticello, Iowa
Georgette
Warner
Champaign
de Long
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