Health service nurses aid remote regions in diphtheria and goiter fight
Miss Marie T. Phelan and Miss Elsie Witchen, public health nurses, completed lengthy field work in vast districts with scarce doctors. They led toxin antitoxin clinics, conducted mothers classes, and aided with home visits, goiter prevention, and infant care, inspiring permanent rural health staff.
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Washington
Children’s Bureau
Marie T. Phedan
Elsie Witchen
Miss Witchen
Marie T. Phelan
Minnesota
Nebraska
Utah
New Mexico
Nevada
South Carolina
Amateur astronomers find rich field in skies for science
Harvard astronomer Leon Campbell explains how non professionals can aid research. Amateurs can count meteors observe novae and plot paths without a telescope. Notable feats include discovering comets and naming rights for first sightings by amateurs like Leslie C. Peltier.
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Boston
Leon Campbell
Harvard College Observatory
American Association of Variable Star Observers
Campbell
R. Watson
South Africa
T. D. Anderson
Edinburgh
Scotland
Mr. Campbell
Leslie C. Peltier
Delphos
Ohio
Turtles Prey on Beavers in Fort William Woods
Trapper Joe Spoon reports turtles under the ice prey on beavers near Fort William Ontario. The sighting comes from forested areas as locals note unusual wildlife activity amid reports of numerous volcanoes showing activity in the Malay archipelago.
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Fort William
Ontario
Joe Spoon
Malay Archipelago
The Professor's Problem Reignites Couple’s House Plan
Professor Thomas Chugsley frets as Frances Blossom studies Greek with Ludlow, fearing an educated wife. Frances defends learning while Chugsley laments lost domestic ideal, then she jokes about skipping the tragedy to visit their nearly finished house with Aunt Susan.
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Thomas Chugsley
Quince Street
Blossoms
Frances Blossom
Frances
Ludlow
Thomas
Chidley
Blossom
Chugsley
Tom
Frankie
Susan
Doctor Gray awards card prize at church year end
Children in the Sunday school line up to receive a greeting card prize from Doctor Gray not as a reward but as recognition. The winning child is the one with the most cards collected, last year surpassing the total number of church services in attendance.
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Adyite
Doctor Gray
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M. O. Eldridge
James Parmalee
Woman’s
United States
R. A. Greek
Florida
Capitol Hill
Harvard
By Clarissa Mackie
Tella A
Doan
Illinois
Foster-Milburn Co
Mfg
Buffalo, N.Y
Syrus
Nujol
Northwestern Yeast
North Ave
Chicago
Burgess Barreries
Burgess
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