The War Against Cancer: Public Action and Bill Proposals
Public officials and scientists rally to fund cancer research with hospital enlargements and a $15,000,000 endowment. The U.S. Congress considers a $1,000,000 annual central cancer research fund, with Dr Thomas Parran Jr presenting alarming national cancer mortality statistics and urging government support for treatment centers.
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Harvard alumni plan treasure hunt for a sunken galleon
A group of Harvard alumni and students organize an expedition to locate a Spanish galleon sunk centuries ago in Caribbean waters. The crew includes a squash champion, former editor of The Lampoon, and a skilled bridge player. They promise secrecy about the treasure island while joking about social scavenger hunts.
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Birthday Woman Seen From Europe to Manhattan
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a celebrated figure aboard the bay where a first birthday is noted. The narrator reflects on distant European tensions and the perceived identity of this person, glimpsed amid morning haze and city silhouettes.
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Goddess of Liberty Keeps Watch Over 62 Years of Freedom
By Edwin C. Hill the Goddess of Liberty stands at the gateway to America, 62 years old, witnessing vast changes from steamships to flying machines. The piece defends liberty against modern threats and celebrates the enduring symbol as Bartholdi’s statue remains a guardian of heritage amid shifting ages.
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What Do You Know Loopyinnt 1991 Features Syndicate
A scrambled quiz page asks about matter forms humidity and fuels with questions on iodine camphor fulcrum and kerosene. It includes items on respiration tools blood components and a siphon like device, with answers promised on the Comic Page.
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Odd Facts Hower Changes Color All Day in Mexico
A plant called Hower allegedly changes color six times through the day. It reportedly shifts from pale white in the morning to warm red, mauve, violet, and vivid blue by night, then back to pale white the next morning, with cultivation noted in Mexico.
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Trouble as a Privilege Plan to Turn Grief into Growth
A dated self-help excerpt argues trouble can be managed by choice. It contrasts taking trouble personally with turning it into privilege through growth, maturity, and universal empathy. The piece frames grief as a learning tool and a path to stronger character and wider experience.
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San Antonio Transit Fight and Civic Events 1917 1927
A 1927 plan proposed to spend 460000 to install 160 buses for a 5 cent universal transfer system to challenge the public service company’s trolley rates. Acting Mayor Phil Wright noted the city’s transit dispute with the carrier. Also, Rotary leader Harry E. Rogers returned from Europe after addressing a Rotary convention in Ostend Belgium. July 15 1917 marked a King Albert decoration for Rogers. An ambulance unit for the Texas National Guard was ordered by Dr. Homer T. Wilson after guard headquarters in Houston advised immediate recruitment. The Bear Creek Park open air auditorium dedication was announced with a service under General Christian church leadership by Rev. Hugh McLellan.
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Inside the gossip and quirks of New York social life
A collage of anecdotes on eccentric high society habits in Manhattan hotels and drawing rooms. Highlights include germ phobia in a Fifth Avenue hotel, heiress neighbors renting side apartments, and stark elevator phobias. The column also touches on radio shows, public personalities, and vivid portraits of social types in the city.
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Pellagra: A Vitamin Deficiency Disease
Defects in diet blamed for pellagra, a vitamin G deficiency disease. Dr. Goldberger of the U.S. Public Health Service linked it to diet, not infection, noting higher mortality in the South. It affects those with unvaried diets rich in sweets and refined cereals, causing dermatitis, digestive issues, and nervous symptoms. Prevention hinges on dietary variety and nutrition education.
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