Codfish Livers Rival Sun Rays
Scientists argue cod liver oil provides vitamin D essential for bone growth and teeth, noting sunlight and cod as key sources. The piece explains how ultraviolet rays or dietary intake from cod influence calcium use in children, and calls for ample sun exposure and nutrition to prevent rickets and deformities.
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Hiuldschinsky
Hess, Shipley
Norwegian
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Maine
F. F. Berg
Squibb Laboratories
Lofoten Islands
Jack
Norway
E. V. McCollum
Johns Hoppins University
Emmet Holt
United States
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Beams From White House Headed to Museums Across Nation
Sections of long leaf Georgia pine from the White House roof may be distributed as relics. Museums request pieces for gavels and display, while other organizations seek portions for commemorative uses. No official direction has been issued by President Coolidge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Georgia
Coolidge
Cod liver oil and vitamin D value for infants and growth
An article praises cod liver oil for infant health and growth, noting medical support for routine administration in infancy if standardized for potency. It highlights vitamin D as essential, vitamin A as a valuable bonus, and contrasts oil with other sources, stressing industry growth and sea-faring contributions to healthier babies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fishbein
Council On Pharmacy and Chemistry
American Medical Association
Walter Scott
Do It All Except Acting Miss Marian Pullar
Hartford resident Marian Pullar rose to prominence as a professional stage manager, a rare path for women in America. She pivoted from pursuing art to theater, later serving as a Red Cross worker during the war and earning the Croix de Guerre and other honors. She explains acting remained the one skill she could not master, leading her to stage management.
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Hartford
Conn
Marian Pullar
Red Cross
Tom
Blanche
Tom Howard
Howard
Wellesley
Gladys Clorinda Wilmot
Thomas de
Twenty couples dispute 60 year old necking claim
In New York a report states necking was unknown 60 years ago but twenty golden wedding couples disagree. They recall close affection and social norms of mid century courting, arguing such affection existed and was common among long married pairs.
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New York
Nantucket Romance Between Blanche and Tom
A seaside flirtation unfolds aboard a Nantucket boat as Blanche Wilmot and Tom Howard spar over sailing terms and future plans. They tease elopement amid money worries and family pressure, debating romance, risk, and the lure of permanent seaside freedom.
Early Jewish Colonies in Newport Rhode Island
After Newport Rhode Island was founded around 1641 Jewish emigration formed a colony that benefited from Roger Williams religious liberty. Aaron Lopez and Jacob Rodrigues Rivera were leading merchant figures. A Longfellow poem honors the Newport Jewish cemetery.
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Newport
R. 1
Roger Williams
Aaron Lopez
Jacob Rodrigues Rivera
Spain
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Boston
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Statue Planned in Caracas Honoring Henry Clay Birth Bicentennial
Youth's Companion notes that in April work began on a statue in Caracas to honor Henry Clay on the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of his birth. It recalls Clay's influence in supporting independence and his standing among Venezuelans as a hero akin to Lord Chatham or Colonel Barre to Americans.
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Henry Clay
Caracas
Venezuela
United States
House of Representatives
Spain
Lord Chatham
Colonel Barre
Old Roman engagement ring custom and its evolution
An ancient Roman practice required a plain iron ring as a memen to of the engagement. It later evolved to a gold ring exchanged at the ceremony, with a second ring set with a small stone to bind the contract. The rings were worn on the third finger of the left hand, believed to connect to the heart.
Experience as a severer schoolmistress in Gray’s Letters
The speaker notes reforming manners comes not from reason but a harsher tutor. Experience acts as a stern teacher whose lessons, though hard, imprint on the heart and shape character more than deliberation.
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Gray
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Herrin
Edens
Earth
Trade Brionne
Vienna
D. J. Walsh
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Blanche Wilmot
Susie Mills
Mr. Howard
Susie
Papa
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