Conquest of Contagion Across War Time Fronts
A historical overview chronicles the global war on disease after World War I. It details mosquito borne malaria and yellow fever fights led by Maj. Ronald Ross and General William Gorgas, tracing measures from San Francisco to Guayaquil and the eradication efforts that reduced illness through sanitation, drainage, and international cooperation.
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National Geographety
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Bagdad
Ama
Sax
Epsom
Nashville
Tena
Osaka
Valdivia
Chile
Wellington
New Zealand
Tropics
Maj
Ronald’ Ross
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Ross
Sir Patrick Manson
Secunderabad
India
Ismailia
Suez Canal
America
Africa
William C.gorgas
Havana
Panama
London
Walter Reed
Cuba
Wood Land
Gorges
Reed
Gorgas
Patams
Oswaldo Cruz
Rio de Janeiro
Liceaga
Vera Cruz
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Yuraten
Guatemala
Dead Heat Courtship Ends In Airborne Wedding
Miss Lilian Tompkins faces a comic three way romance with rival suitors Tom and Jerry. A promotional aviator ferries the trio to Idyl Wyld for a race to the church. Both men arrive first but the judge of love declares it a dead heat and Lilian marries the aviator instead.
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Tompkins
Miss Tompkins
Tom and Jerry
Lislian
Lilian
Lil Ban
Jerry
T. Want
A' Mar
Tom
Lillian Tompkins
Thyl Wyld
Sathers
Lillian
Reddy
Tonguette
Iidsl Wyld
Zoor
Cloudiard
Had Overlooked Something in the Wild Duck Dinner
A novice cook, Mrs. Newliwed mistimed duck cooking after consulting a cookbook that said 20 minutes, but she baked it two minutes then served a raw dish to her husband. The error highlights how misreading times can ruin meals and cause disappointment.
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Louis Brecker
Philadelphia Zoo
Lizzie
Brecker
Mabry
They Bother Them Now and Then The Coal Crisis of 1815
The article recalls early 19th century miners protests in England in 1815. Workers dragged coal to London to confront the prince regent, were warned by magistrates, and returned to work bearing the burdens. It notes a shift in public protest methods from that era. Also, it reports music gains after the war with German instruments in broad use worldwide per a German trade journal.
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England
London
Prince Regent
Little Brother's Walk Beside Him Says It All
In a witty exchange from Fliegenge Blaetter Munie a speaker notes a child’s progress with humor claiming the boy has legs ready to walk though he cannot yet. The remark captures a playful, optimistic tone about early mobility and growth.
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Fliegenge Blaetter
Cuticura Taleum Powder Ad Promotes Scented Skin Care
An advertisement for Cuticura Toilet Trio touts Taleum Powder as an antiseptic economical perfume for face skin baby and dusting use. The copy emphasizes fragrance and compares favorably to other perfumes while noting Goethe as part of an epitaph reference.
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Short Story Pub. Co
Idyl Wild
Peru
Peri
Ciitpren
Fletcher
Goethe
Prop B. Hawk
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Northwestern Yeast Co
North Ashland Ave
Chicago, UL
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Bert
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