Valley tale of Alaska nurse and a boarding ally
Carol Coburn, Alaska born teacher hopeful, returns to a frontier school with Lander a mining engineer and Barbara Trumbull's fiancé. After a tense alliance and a Christmas effort for scattered Indigenous children, a fire breaks out endangering the school. Katie and Doctor Rud dock rescue the narrator, who bears burns and vows to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Coburn
Eric
the Red
Lander
Trumbull Company
Scarlet fever quarantine halts escape plan at station
Two days after a confrontation with Miss Teetze the narrator is interrupted by Katie O Connell to report quarantine due to two scarlet fever cases in the infirmary. Ruegy warns the narrator not to walk out on him as Miss Teetzel lies sick with bronchitis.
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Katie
Miss Teetzel
Katie O'Connell
Doctor Ruddock
Stoker
Tokluta
Miss Teetze
Ruegy
Teetzel
Battle Cry of Freedom Hero George F Root
Massachusetts born composer George F Root shaped war song culture during the Civil War era. He wrote The Battle Cry of Freedom and Just Before the Battle Mother and Tramp Tramp Tramp among 56 war songs, building a music business in Chicago and later profiting before his 1895 death.
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Chicago
Union Square
New York City
Hutchinson
New Hampshire
George Frederick Root
Lincoln
Root
Grant
Richmond
George F. Root
Charles Carroll Sawyer
Henry Clay
Georgia
Sheffield
Mass
Boston
Hazel Dell
Rosalie
Root and Cady
John Church and Company
Cincinnati
Causes of Bad Breath and School Health Focus
Dr. James W. Barton notes oral and digestive conditions cause bad breath and details remedies. Prostigmin nasal sprays helped ozena in twenty cases, with crusting and odor reduced by week two. The column urges school health exams to prevent epidemics and stresses moderation to avoid colds, noting cold prevention tied to avoiding overeating and chilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Barton
Western Newspaper Union
John Rommell
T. C. Davis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Dra. L. B. Bernheimer
Samuel Soskin
Archives of
Otolaryngology
First Aid for Ailing House by R B Whitman
A Q and A on home repairs covers ceilings paint coats and sealers, iron sink refinishing, knife handle refinishing, oil burner installation, condensation control, broken marble top repair, and flue connections. Advice favors standard paints, prep, and proper ventilation, with practical alternatives and safety notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger B. Whitman
Question on growing taller after age twenty one
A reader asks if height can increase after twenty one. The answer notes injections of gland extracts are unlikely to raise height but stretching devices used by doctors may raise height by an inch. It also mentions shoe inserts advertised to increase height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lander
Alaska
Trumbulls
Walla
Pattern of specialization and tobacco gifts in service stores
Modern industry breeds passive workers who follow preset roles while initiative fades. Sales data for service members shows Camel cigarettes and Prince Albert tobacco as preferred gifts, with dealers stocking Camels by the carton and Prince Albert in large tins for men in the Army Navy Marines and Coast Guard.
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Army
Navy
Marines
Coast Guards
Prince Albert
Adv
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Arthur Stringer
W.N.U Service
Seattle
Barbara Trumbull
John Trumbull
Ruddy
Ruddock
Matanuska Valley
Anchorage
Happy Day
Trumbull
Matanuska Station
Sliamna
Matanuska
Juneau
Carol
United States
Maine
Oregon
Carbutt
Dr. Barton
Today's Health Column
WNU Service
Alii
John Ruskin
B. H. Metson
Kellogg's
America
Kellogg’s
Emerson
Wintersmith
Wis Inc., Chemical Co
Hill Street
Louisville
Kentucky
Rososka
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