Ways to Victory Over Tuberculosis
Dr Thomas Parran Jr says the battle against tuberculosis is half won and endorses a nationwide control program. The National Tuberculosis Association aims to eradicate TB in the United States through federal state and local cooperation. A Washington health conference will use the association’s blueprint for national action, with costs judged negligible compared to lives saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Parran, Jr
United States Public Health Service
National Tuberculosis Association
Los Angeles
United States
Federal
Parran
Washington
Nationwide Fourth of July Celebrations and Fireworks Safety
The article discusses Independence Day events across communities including parades concerts and speeches while noting a shift toward safe celebrations. It highlights widespread use of firecrackers despite bans, urges restricting explosives for youth, and cites fireworks spending about 58 million dollars with thousands of injuries and fire damages annually.
Fragmentary 1920s social note on gender roles and professions
A garbled excerpt discusses a real man from the American Museum of Natural History as a specimen for society girls to view. It mentions Mary Belle Travis from a prominent New York family and asserts women should guard beauty while men govern, with references to Helen Wie and Cole as potters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Museum of Natural History
Mary Belle Travis
New York
Vulture
Peor
Helen Wie
Cole
God at the Helm and a Health Nurses Meeting
Sermonized reflections on faith and divine guidance describe life as a well-handled ship steered by God through trials. A public health nurses district meeting in Pikesville featured Catherine Corley and Jenn Loosh speaking on vitamins and food schedules, with county nurses representing Cecil Harford Baltimore Carroll and Frederick. British women spend nearly five million dollars each summer on imitation flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Stevenson
God
Babson
Lynd
Florence E. Garner
Federated Charities
Martha E. Flynn
Winchester Hall
Pikesville
Cecil Harford
Baltimore
Carroll
Frederick
Catherine Corley
Beck
Jenns Hopkins Hospital
E V. McCollum
Jenn Loosh
Fift y and Twenty Years Ago in Frederick Item
Local column notes Alderman William Wilcoxon showing strong Cleveland support with sleeve buttons watch charm and badges. Champion Livery stable owner C Zacharias tests a three seated Dayton wagon with Col Samuel Thomas Charles Ritter Granville Thomas and A M Landauer assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wilcoxon
Cleveland
St. Loui
Thurman
C. Zacharias
Champion Livery Stables
Dayton
David Castle
Col Samuel Thomas
Charles Ritter
Granville Thomas
A. M. Landauer
Maryland at Sea and State Ripples in 1915 News
The 115th Regiment of Marylanders is reported to have reached a French port with mothers and fathers receiving cards from sons. The second nationwide draft lottery begins with the first number drawn. A Frederick county holder is ill and may gain exemption. Wheat in Frederick County is in shock with conditions favorable for crops. A 25-year-old Frederick farmer is jailed for making disloyal remarks toward the draft. Judge Edward C. Peters becomes president of the Maryland Bar Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Hauver
Frederick County
United States
George R. Dentus
Sam
Edward C. Peter
The
Maryland Bar Association
Atlantic City
Frederick Delegation Returns From National Grocers Meet
Members of Independent Rural Food Distributors of Frederick County returned from Cincinnati where they attended the National Association of Retail Grocers Convention. The Maryland group, led by Harry Hamilton as president, was the largest delegation with 85 members. Delegates toured Cincinnati, heard talks by Congressman Wright Patman and Senator Millard Ty*dings, and attended a convention banquet before adjourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retai Food Distributors
Frederick County
Cincinast
National Association of Retail Grocers
Harry I Hamlton
Henry F. Falk
Edward B. Measell
Harry M. Feaga
Francis Grumbine
Edward J Daugherty
Rodney E Willard
Union Terminal
Cincinnati
Maryland
Netherland Plaza Hotel
Zoological Gardens
Mt Adams Incline
National Association
New York City
George Olsen
New York
Wright Patman
Texas
Robinson-Patman
Tandco Profers Oe
Ute
Harry W. Walker
Millard E. Tydings
Bert Hendrickson
Frederick
Hagerstown Race Meet Opens July 12
Harold F. Bester the Hagerstown track general manager announced the ten day meeting starts July 12. Race Secretary Edward J. Brennan in Agawam Mass reported more than 200 thoroughbreds will be shipped from his meeting. Over 400 horses have booked stalls for the local meet with entrants from Charles Town and Delaware as well as Agawam. Upgrades costing 25000 dollars are underway to ready the Maryland half mile track season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Most Powerful Man in the World Sir Henry Deterding
A vivid portrait of Sir Henry Deterding, the petroleum mogul who rose from a dollar weekly wage to command major oil empires. Glyn Roberts chronicles his worldwide influence in Royal Dutch Shell and global diplomacy, while questioning objectivity and the cost of power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henri Deterding
Netherlands
Rockefeller
Glyn Roberts
Sir Henry
David- Friede
Seven Seas
Russia
Venezuela
Mexico
Royal Dutch Shell
Mr. Roberts
Sir Henr
Deterding
P.G. F
Mt Airy Slashes Town Tax Rate Ten Cents
Mt Airy trims the tax rate from 90 to 80 cents per $100 after a year with all expenses paid and debt reduced. Expenditures totaled $11,489.95 with receipts of $15,661.16 leaving $1,471.21 on hand. water rent and 1937 taxes boosted income. Major outlays were debt service, plus a $300 truck and $270 steam roller. Town council personnel to be named at July meeting.
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Carroll County
Mt Airy
A. Dewey Zimmerman
Wilson Etzler
Harry L. Bushey
Bradley C. Leatherwood
Amos A. Holter
Melvin Hahn
Sugar shock treatment for schizophrenia debated at Mayo Clinic
Sugar shock, the insulin induced approach to treating schizophrenia, has shown some cures at Mayo Clinic but also relapses. Doctors Manfred Sakel, E F Rosenberg, and F P Moersch say enthusiasm for shock therapy must be tempered as results vary and require refinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manfred Sakel
E. F. Rosenberg
M. D
F. P. Moersch
Mayo Clinic
Mayo
Daily Lesson In English Seeks Word Mastery
Daily English lesson highlights common misuses and pronunciation tips. It defines conduces as directing toward a desirable result and notes a Dr. Harvey quote on moderate labor aiding health. It mentions golden rod leaves used as tea substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Harvey
Understanding Bursa Injuries and Treatments
A bursa acts as a friction reducing sac in the body. Repeated irritation causes inflammation and swelling, common in shoulders hips and over joints. Treatment includes rest, heat, and avoiding further irritation. severe cases may need aspiration, surgery, or X-ray assisted relief.
Good Books Lift the Mind and Mood by Lubfurrow
A short poetic piece by N. A. Lubfurrow extols the value of good books. It argues reading eases stress and grief, brings delight, and helps the reader grow in interests while chasing worries away.
Mind Your Manners Quiz Prompts Gift Etiquette Tips
House guests may give a hostess a gift only as a courtesy, not required. A guest can bring a gift upon arrival, or purchase after arrival if free. Hostesses should avoid hosting unkind guests for long weekends. Guests should not join family arguments. Guests should keep their rooms neat. For dating birthdays, the advised action is to wish the birthday person a happy day if seen, letting him initiate gifts.opyright NEA Service Inc.
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NEA Service. Inc
Today in History and Birthdays of notable figures
A compact chronicle lists anniversaries and birthdays of historical figures. It notes Sir William Pepperell, Thomas Say, Paul Eve, Dorman Eaton, Henry Abbey, Lafcadio Hearn, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Joseph Smith, and others with birth and death details. It also records the Bureau of Labor Statistics origin, WWI draft dates, Kellogg Pact ratification, and Hind stamp sale closure. Includes today’s birthdays Helen Keller and others, plus a brief horoscope describing a trusting, ambitious, and risk-prone disposition.
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William Pepperell
New England
Kittery Point
Maine
Thomas Say
Philadelphia
New Harmony
Ind
Paul F. Eve
South
Augusta
Nashville
Tenn
Dorman
Eaton
New York
Hardwick
Henry E. Abbey
Akron
Lafcadio Hearn
Japan
Ionian Islands
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Dayton
Joseph Smith
Carthage
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Department of the Interior
Congress
Britain
Hind
London
Bible Thought on Haman's Hanging and Divine Justice
A biblical reflection cites Esther 7 10 noting Haman's hanging on the gallows he prepared for Mordecai and observes that divine administration includes retribution as a grand principle. The quote by J Foster frames retribution as a basic order within human affairs and divine justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haman
Mordecai
J. Foster
Man About Manhattan by George Tucker
A diary style piece from New York writer George Tucker recounts recovering from bronchitis and medical pills, then planning a return to work and a fishing trip with Mel Graff. He reflects on money, health, and hope for a big break, hinting at a forthcoming success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tucker
New York
Cranium Crackers Fill In The Blanks Quiz
Puzzle style item lists incomplete sentences about quotes measures and places. It mentions Nathaniel Fel, a dram as apothecary measure, Dewey as Manila battle hero, and Westminster marriage licenses for Leonard W. Esler Thelmas Young James D. Sadler Millicent J. Warfeld plus locations New Midway and Sykesville.
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Nathan
Manila
Isay
Dewey
Deria
Ansswers
Westminster
Leonard W. Esler
Thelmas Young
New Midway
James D. Sadler
Millicent J. Warfeld
Sykesville
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Lionday
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Douglas, D. D
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Convention of Food Distributors
Hagerstown
Robert Whipp
Morris Whipp
Bobby
Besse Bell
Airs
George Hubbard
Whipp
Bruch Catton
Mt. Airy
Howard W. Blaknessee
Rochester, Minn
Bayo Clinic
By Williams
Witt
Coutent
Young Izaak Walton
Atheas, ewnamMs
Morris Fishbein
Eatier Journal
Americas Medical Amon
N. A. Lubfurrow
Helen A. Keller
Tuscumbia
Alg
Rufus B. von Elsinsmid
University of Southern California
Sandwich
William T. Grant
Wilmingtord del
Stevensville
Heber D. Curtis
University of Michigan
Observatory
Muskegon
Mich
Charles C. McCracken
Bellefontaine
Julius Klein
Washington, DC
San Jose
Cal
Frank R. Lillie
University of Chicago
Toronto
Bible Thought
Man About
Manhattan
Cocton
Mel Graff
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