Rockefeller Foundation Report Warns Need for More Hookworm Study
The Rockefeller Foundation urges further study and investigation to eradicate hookworm. It notes reinfection is hard to prevent, despite drugs and sanitary measures, and cites past efforts in mines and regions like Belgium Netherlands Liege and Ceylon, with progress reducing worm load but not complete elimination.
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Rockefeller Foundation
Porto Rico
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Netherlands
Liege
Ceylon
Foundation
Rascality and Genius in Memoirs of Morris and Reade
A lively reminiscence recalls William Morris and Charles Reade as two irascible yet generous writers. Barnwell notes Morris’s explosiveness and fast temper, contrasted with Reade’s public rages that often masked a generous heart and concern for justice. The anecdote shifts to a cobbler and a luncheon with Willie Collins, ending with a flirtatious aside about a girl disguising her face like a biscuit.
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Henry G. Barnwell
William Morris
Charles Reade
Morris
Mr. Barnwell
Reade
Waa
Fils
Wilkie Collins
Willie Cotling
Colling
Odd Ipswich Family of William II’s Era Described
London Answers recounts an Ipswich family labeled the odd family. Father Peter and mother Rahab with seven sons—David Ezekiel James Jonas Matthew Roger Solomon—lived with many misfortunes and unusual traits. The tale notes all events fell in odd years or days, odd appearances, and everyone’s name had an odd letter count.
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Ipswich
William II
London Answers
Peter
Rahab
David
Ezekiel
James
Jonas
Matthew
Roger
Solomon
Thames
Coat Cut From Back Victim of Daring Fur Theft in London
A bold daylight theft in West End London saw a woman's sable coat valued at 5000 dollars slit along the back by a foreign-looking thief while crowds pressed nearby. The victim felt crushed and later found most of the coat missing from shoulder to back. A second woman narrowly avoided loss after a similar attempt when the thief approached a shop window.
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West End
London
Townsend Bill Favored for Federal Highways Plan
Senate proposal by Charles E. Townsend of Michigan calls for a $425 million federal highways system. Within five years 25 000 miles of federal highways would be built and connected to state and county networks via a nonpartisan commission of experts appointed by the president.
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Congress
Senate
Charles BE. Townsend
Michigan
Senate Post Office and Post Roads Committee
Man’s Brave Suet: Poultry Cheer Amid Lice and Street Roosters
In a rural quip from J. H. Mackles in Ohio Farmer, a brash speaker likens a man’s resolve to a plant resisting pests. The piece ponders cheerful poultry sounds and roosters gathered on street corners as a counterpoint to hardship.
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J. H. Mackles
Ohio
From the Pencil's Point Insightful Aphorisms
A collection of quips contrasts gender, luxury and necessity. It jests about prevention versus medical aid and notes deeds reveal character while words reveal ideals.
Right of Way Sales Letter With Quirky Claims
A fragmented sales letter touts direct mail access to customers through the right of way. It promises striking printing and “goon” quality with emphasis on attention grabbing language and unusual product naming.
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United States
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Payette Equity Exchange
Uncle Eben
Ced
Otry
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Pril
Londo
Townsend
J. M. Swanson & Son
Payette
Idaho
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