Bear Fire Saves Life Wilds Oregon Prospector Tale
An account from Curry County Oregon describes Al Miller Walter Endicott and Henry Volkmer from Myrtle Point fending off a charging black bear after a split shake cabin incident near Salmon Mountain on the Upper Sixes River. A blaze from kerosene and a dropped match drove the bear away as the trio escaped into brush, while the other two men pursued deer. The piece also includes a lengthy instructional on arithmetic pedagogy for seventh grade and notes on teaching fractions, decimals, and related measures.
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Oregon Wilds
Oregon
Upper
Sixes River
Curry County
al Miller
Walter Endicott
Henry Volkmer
Myrtle Point
Sixes
Salmon Mountain
Auich
Sue
Hanry
Miler
Walter
Henry
Public Health Fight Against Germs Warns By Washingto
A Washington DC Health Department report urges removing fly breeding sites and keeping homes clean with screens. It links flies to tuberculosis and other diseases, stresses sanitation, ventilation, and fresh air, noting indoor air harbors more germs and that light helps kill them. The week shows declines in typhoid, diphtheria, whooping cough with slight rises in scarlet fever, measles, and tuberculosis.
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Washington, DC
Health Department
Catholic lecture voices danger of divorce at Catholic Univ
Representative Ransdell of Louisiana warned that divorce threatens the home and nation during a Catholic Convert League meeting at Catholic University in Washington. He argued divorce numbers grow, predicting a future of one divorce per three marriages, and urged clergy to preach against the evil. Father Doyle urged Catholics to awaken to their duties.
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Ransdell
Louisiana
Catholic University
Washington
Alexander P. Doyle
Apostolic Mission House
Catholic Convert League
McMahon Hall
J. E. Colton
Convert League
O. Scherks
Ransdel
Prince of Darkness
Japan
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Mount Sinai
Father Doyle
Gold Dust Cleanser Promoted for Sanitary Cleaning
An old advertisement extols Gold Dust washing powder as a superior cleaner for kitchens, floors, baths, and sinks. It links cleanliness to health, claiming the product removes grease and dirt, destroys germs, and keeps living spaces sanitary.
The Lazy Child and Hidden Hurdles to Learning
The Youths Companion notes that the idea of a lazy child is false. It attributes underachievement to hunger and physical issues such as poor teeth, hearing or vision problems, enlarged tonsils, or unsuitable home food. It cites French research and cites city programs offering substantial lunches to support well nourished learning.
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Hite
Coth W Thal
Europe
Declare Japan Is Friend Across Pacific Cooperation Urged
Representative Sulzer, chair of the House Foreign Relations Committee, declares Japan and the United States are friends despite Homer Lea sympathizers. He urges continued peace and mutual goodwill to solve Pacific problems, stressing war is unthinkable and cooperation benefits civilization and national welfare.
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Japan
United States
Homer Lea
Sulzer
House Committee On Foreign Relations
American Asiatic Association
New York
Pacific
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Procter & Gamble Distributing CO
Los Angeles Times
William J. Burns
Los Angeles
San Francisco
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Columbia
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Mutual Insurance CO
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