FIGHT ON PNEUMONIA COULD CUT WAR MORTALITY
United States Army Surgeon General Merritt Ireland warned at the eighteenth annual congress on medical education that mortality from pneumonia and other respiratory diseases could be halved with a preventive vaccine. He cited Civil War and recent war death figures, noting 87,000 soldiers died in battle while 45,000 perished from pneumonia in hospitals and training camps. He said army trials of a new vaccine showed promise, though months of work remain before certainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Merritt W. Ireland
United States Army
Congress Hotel
Ireland
Oldest Inmate Lyn Durie At 103 Shines At Arkansas Home
IS JUST 103 YEARS YOUNG Ms. Lyn C. Durie, oldest inmate of the Arkansas Confederate home near Little Rock, Ark, 18 just one hundred and three years of age. She is anything but a "has been," having a younger outlook on life than many women half her yee. She makes all her own clothes even to the Irish crochet face on her dainty collars. She ran stranger to digestive or other is. Her lightness of foot is phenom enal,
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyn C. Durie
Arkansas Confederate Home
Little Rock
Ark
Mysterious Milkings Reported at Luray Farm
In Luray Virginia a farmer named David Baker reports nightly milking of a cow he owns. The source notes puzzling taps and a strange routine with no clear culprit or explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luray
Che
David Baker
Pigs Discovered Standing Upright Tearing Breakfast
A Druns county night watch revealed several pigs on their hind legs pulling at their breakfast. The scene showed the pigs actively tugging at food, confirming their involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Druns County
Deen
Boy Knocks Man's Pipe. Hayman Barn Burns Down
John L. Hayward of West Bridgewater Massachusetts was smoking at his barn when a passing car threw a snowball knocking the pipe from his mouth. In pursuing the boy the burning tobacco set hay in the mow ablaze destroying the barn and dairy with a loss of two thousand two hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Hayward
West Bridgewater
Mass
Hayward
Extend Air Routes Mark 1922 Crucial Year for Airways
British Observer argues 1922 is pivotal for commercial aviation as new English routes London to Manchester and London to Ireland expand. Daimler Hire will fly London to Paris, Aerial Routes Syndicate plans London to Brussels, Instone Airline and Handley Page Transport to Paris, with Dutch extensions likely. France opens Prague to Constantinople via Budapest and Bucharest, plus Bordeaux Toulouse to Marseille Genoa to Constantinople. Denmark eyes Scandinavian flights, Portugal adds Lisbon to Paris via Valladolid and Bordeaux. Direct London Lisbon and Paris to Constantinople routes enhance cross border air travel, with several new links across Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Maj. W. T. Blake
Daily News
England
Manchester
Ireland
Air Ministry
Daimler Hire, Ltd
Paris
Switzerland
Brussels
Aerial Routes Syndicate, Ltd
Instone
Handley Page Transport
France
Amsterdam
Czechoslovakia
Warsaw
Morocco
Prague
Constantinople
Budapest
Bucharest
Bordeaux
Toulouse
Montpelier
Marseilles
Genoa
Denmark
Germany
Portugal
Lisbon
Parla
Valladolid
Oporto
Madrid
Faro
Nerinl
Algeria
Barcelona
Trussels
Copenagen
Berlin
Twelve-year-old Scout Saves Boy from Severed Artery
Randolph L. Martin, a tenderfoot first aid scout from Troop 68, improvised a tourniquet with suspender and led a relief effort after Joseph Dunlap was injured by a broken bottle near Homewood Presbyterian church in Pittsburgh. Dr C J Yorty praised the boy’s precise care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homewood Presbyterian Church
Pittsburgh
Joseph Dunlap
Randolph L. Martin
Martin
C. J. Yorty
Yorty
Scout
R. B. Baker
College Notes and Summer Music Plans at First Church
The Oratorio Holy City drew strong crowds at First Church. A synod meeting featured the Ladies Quartet and Puccini La Boheme reviews. Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. Gaass offered solos with piano. Summer piano work and free music lessons announced for children under ten. The big Pageant is June 8 and Mother’s Day events are planned at First Church. Choirs rehearse weekly. sophomores hosted seniors at Paul's Camp. track team shows promise. Poems and Children’s Hour pieces accompany campus life. next Wednesday marks the College Picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ligget
Hoffman
Gaass
Sadler
Jane Gosselink
Leighton
Mr. Sadler
Paul's Camp
Loyde
Rich
Big Pal
Reservey
Big Hudson
Eleanor Hoeven
Chaminade
Magdelene Kuyper
Nevin
Central
Pella Markets Quotation Page Items
Quotations from Farmers Co operative Exchange Pella Iowa list hogs corn wheat and oats prices. Also from Pella Produce Co noting various poultry eggs and dairy items with values for he Birds and hides. The fragment lists old roosters geese and other farm product quotes with unit prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Co-operative Exchange
Pella
Iowa
Pella Produce Co
Connecticut Scouts Aid in Civic Efforts and Rescue
Connecticut Scouts of New Britain have contributed to many civic groups and causes over the past year. They aided the Red Cross, Legion, health services, safety programs, and relief drives, hosted fundraisers, and cleaned Walnut Hill park name plates. A summer camp life saving lesson helped a scout save two boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scouts of
New Britain
Conn
American Red Cross
The
American Legion
Local Safety First Committee
Parents and Teachers’ Association
Public Health Service
G. A. R. Chamber of Commerce
Municipal Dental Clinic
Hospital Drive
Anti- Tuberculosis Society
Rotary Club
Near East Relief
Connecticut
Pueblo Relief Fund
Court of Honor
Walnut Hill Park
Scouts Lay Trail Around Kanawahke Lake District
Scouts of Manhattan and vicinity are laying a trail to encircle the Kanawahke Lake district in the Palisades. About fifty miles have been pioneered with temporary markers, six miles completed and fitted with permanent markers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scouts of
Manhattan
Kanawahke Lake District
Palisades
Great Boy Scout Reservation
Making a Cement Floor Smooth
A historical note advises to smooth a cement floor by cleaning and drying, then applying a coat of water glass about syrup thickness. It may be removed with hot water and chemicals, indicating a simple technique for surface sealing and later cleanup.
Man Avoids Fruit Salad At Party
Robert attends a party and refuses the fruit salad, saying he will take it home for possibly his grandmother or the dog to eat, not wanting to hurt the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Seeing With the Hands Inferred sense and blind perception
In a dark room a totally blind man held his hands palm up as a powerful infrared light shone. He reported sensing the light with his fingers, illustrating how tactile perception can reveal presence and energy beyond sight. The piece suggests nurturing innate senses in darkness.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fourton
Harrys
Esapty
Yassa
PR Fox
Ee South
Bert Hyatt
L. F. van Zelm
Estan Newspaper Union
Thire
Tonay
Uns
Regus Rene Man
Clieton
Alvan Cel
British Observer
College
Holy City
Pella Markets
Meriden
T. B
Service Printers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!