Penicillin the Latest Triumph of Medical Research
This 1929 report notes Alexander Fleming’s mold discovery and its promise for treating infections. It outlines penicillin development, its medical potential, and a Chicago museum exhibit showing mold growth, extraction, testing, and the limited early production capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Fleming
London
Bacteriology and Public Health
University of Illinois College of Medicine
E. J. Carey
Marquette University Medical School
Milwaukee
Wis
Karl Wilhelm Scheele
Pelletier and Caventon
Until Synthetic Method Is Devised Penicillin Limits Remain
Dr. Austin E. Smith of the American Medical Association notes penicillin is scarce and used only when patients respond. Without synthetic production, manufacturing will stay slow and costly. Early in the year about eight firms produced penicillin, with expectations to rise to twenty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin E. Smith
Council On Pharmacy and Chemistry
The
American Medical Association
Smith
Victor Borge
Donald Duck
Mickey Mouse
Victor
Wallie Walrus
Camel Cigarettes and Military Slang Across Services Ad
The piece notes soldiers use derisive slang for officers and products, calling colonels “buz zards” and cigarettes “Camels.” It claims Camel ads target military men across Army Navy Marines and Coast Guard, with service store sales records cited. It mentions postal limits on overseas shipments but permits sending Camels to soldiers in the U S and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
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Mexia
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Anconas
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Waller Hatchery
Waller
Starkies Hatchery
Gustine
Hampshire
W. BR. Gollinar
Whitney
Bob Cat
EB. B. Palmer
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Earl McMillian
Houston
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P. D. Box
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Aircraft & Engine
Zweng
United Aero Corp
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W. Jefferson Ave
Dallas
Bessemer
Edwin Artmann - Giddings
Pasturage
A. A. Knox
Richardson
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Kan
Continental Hatchery P
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Janco
Frank Fluegge
Natalia
Hyde Corporation
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Ft. Worth
Southern Shoe Factory
Candler Bldg
Atlanta
Saabarnese
AL Jedlicka
Western
Union
Peru
Louis Jacques Thenard
Frederick Belding Powder
Bernard Courtois
Antoine Bilard
Patricia Malone
New York City
New York
Screenradio
Virginia Vale
Britain
America
David Niven
Russel Crouse
Christopher Morley
Kitty
Bonita Granville
RKO
Ginger Rogers
Jack Lannon
Hollywood
Cary Grant
Dave Oliver
RKO Pathe
Gildersleeve
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Warner Bros
Columbia Broadcasting System
John Loder
Silver Theater
CBS
Radio
Mutual
Barbara Luddy
Barbara Stanwyck
Howard Hawks
Humphrey Bogart
Hawks
Dorothy Lamour
Ulien
Alana Ladd
Alan Ladd
Papa
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