Immunity for Measles via Convalescent Serum Proposed
Dr Dagkwitz reports in Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift that serum from convalescents may immunize against measles. He cites 1,700 cases with all contacts immunized or 80 percent protected. warns that measles remains a leading child killer and urges public awareness and vaccination-like prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
England
Rudolf Dagkwitz
Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift
Manchester Guardian
Degkwitz
Jenner
Chinese Philosophers Teach In a Bamboo Forest In New York
A New York group led by Dr. Liu Tien Tao offers Chinese language and philosophy classes in a Bamboo Forest setting on Macdougal Street. The indoor basement study features lacquered tables with poetry and characters, while warm weather brings a real outdoor bamboo space. Dr. Liu aims to foster mutual understanding between China and America through language, poetry, and philosophy.
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New York
New York City
Macdougal Street
Liu Tien Tao
China
Columbia
Doctor Liu
Liu
America
Bamboo Forest
Mancdougal Street
Hwang Using
Lightning Kills Trout In New York Pond
A Syracuse fisherman reports trout fry stocked by the fisheries bureau thrived until one fish was struck by lightning. The missive notes overall success in raising allotted trout with a single fatal loss due to a lightning strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Washington
Fisheries Bureau
B. H. Norton
Syracuse
Bureau
Town Bans Aviators Over Rye Park Heights
Rye town commissioners pass ordinance prohibiting flying below 2000 feet over Oakland Beach Park. The rule bans aerial acrobatics at any height to protect park visitors from danger.
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Town
Rye
N. Y
Rye Town Park
Oakland Beach
Commissioners of Parks
Mexico City Night Schools Help Illiteracy Drop
Remarkable progress in reducing illiteracy in Mexico City as the public education department reports about 15000 lower class residents learned to read and write in the first three months of the year. Night schools attract vast laboring class interest and overflow classes fail for lack of teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Department of Public Education
Mexico
Alvaro Obregon
Beatrice City News Highlights Various Local See Also
Fines and court costs totaling $900 are listed against violators of fish laws as Game Warden Rostter reports. Beatrice city commissioners ban sprinkler use to conserve water. multiple obits, school events, and civic plans appear across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Rostter
Beatrice
Everett Isaacson
Engineering
The
State University
Crete
Fillmore County
Secrist
Hebron
Lewis O. Secrist
Chautauqua Park
E. M. Johnson
Burtany
Christian Church
Fremont
M. H. Dunham
Omaha
State Dental Association
Lincoln
Co-Operative
Broken Bow
O. Griesser
Cortland
Humboldt
A. B. Wood
Gering Courier
North Platte
Central City High School
Eva McClelland
Beaver City
O. TE. S
Gerald Strow
Scottsbluffs
James
Crete Park
Avery
Pressley Glenn
F. D. Bailey
Geneva
Home State Bank
Homer
State Press Association
American War Mothers
Fairbury
Farmers Union
Elk Creek
Lion's Clubs
Craig
Henry Winkleman
Steplehurst
Gage County
Daniel Freeman
United States
Ted Stephens
C. D. Stephens
Arapahoe
College View
Whiteside
Anna Lenz
American Legion
Gtories of INDIANS By: ELMO SCOTT WATSON
Red Cloud led the Ogallala Sioux to resist the Bozeman trail encroachments and dictated terms to U.S. war efforts. He fought at Fort Phil Kearney, imposed borders, and signed a peace that kept him at odds with outsiders until his death on December 10, 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Red Cloud
Makpiya Luta
Ogallala Sioux
Bozeman Trail
Montana
H. B. Carrington
Wyoming
Ogallala
Fetterman
Fort Phil Kearney
Wagga
Old Man Afraid of His Horses and Native Leadership
The Ogallala Sioux head chief during the 1866 67 war, Tashunka Kokipapil, known in English as Old Man Afraid of His Horses, is explained by his son as He Whose Horse They Fear. He led until 1873, with his son Young Man Afraid of His Horses prominent in Ghost Dance era. The tale contrasts misinterpretations with the true meaning and notes the chief’s death in the late 1870s. The piece also covers child art training methods emphasizing independent form creation over pattern copying.
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Omaha
Paul Johnson
Paul
Knox County Fair
Bloomfield Region Post
Board of Managers
State Agricultural College
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Nebraska City
United Merchants Syndicate
Martha Milbourn
Elm Creek
Methodist Church
Fremont
Reese Solomon
America
Grand Lodge
A. F
A. M
South Omaha
Ira
Rice
Concord
State Department of Agriculture
Bernice Branson
C. B. Branson
Lincoln
Capital Beach
Wood River
Grand Island
Uehling
Opal Harris
Giltner High School
Harding
Miss Harris
Schuyler
Colfax County
Wells-Abbott- Nieman Co
Blair
Nebraska Central College
Central City
Tekamah
Otoe County
Calvin Chanman
Falls City
Kearney
Chamber of Commerce
Veral
Lloyd Thomas
Chester
Dodge County
Uring
Ogallalas
Ogallala
Young-Man
Washington
Young-Man- Afraid
Young-Man-Afraid
What Constitutes Real Wealth in Nonmaterial Treasure
The article argues real wealth lies not in gold silver or jewels but in intangible assets—clean conscience, large circle of friends, love of spouse and children, appreciation of nature and art, and faith in human progress. These riches defy income tax and dollars yet remain priceless.
Child Training at Home by C Louise Schaffner
The article argues drawing is a universal language and should be an essential part of early education. It notes children rely on pencils to sketch simple shapes, forming crude outlines that misrepresent their mental images. Providing varied materials would help children express forms as they see them.
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C. Louise Schaffner
National Kindergarten and Elementary College
Chicago
Alter Scott Perry
School of Fine and Applied Arts
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
N. Y
Spending money on training children instead of crime
The author laments misdirected public funds toward criminals while neglecting early moral and social training in kindergartens. If funds were shifted to child training, society would advance rather than chase the same problems. The piece likens current policy to Alice in Wonderland and the idea of running mad to stay in place.
Making Citizens the Core of State Power
Quote attributed to John Morley states that a state is only as good as its citizens and emphasizes shaping citizens over shaping states. It reflects a philosophy of civic education and political virtue guiding national governance.
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John Morley
Avoid Trees During Storms Seek Shelter in Open Areas
A cautious note warns against taking shelter under trees during a thunderstorm noting that trees vary in risk with sycamore cited as highly susceptible. It suggests city dwellers are safer than rural residents as large steel and masonry structures provide protection.
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Rudolf Degkwitz
Guardian
Lancashire
Inssix
Far East
Postoffice Department
Arizona
Main Street
Oatman
Ariz
California Line
Elmo Scott Watson
Western
Red Cloud Victor
Chief
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