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Alaska May Become Great Sanatorium Plan Aims at Tuberculosis Cure
Dr. Frederick Sohon of Washington plans a voyage to Valdez on the steamship Portland on June 10 to study Alaska as a potential climate cure for consumption. He proposes taking tubercular patients to central Alaska for a summer stay and advocates outdoor life in the Arctic as a therapeutic method, hoping local doctors and broader medical communities will adopt the approach if successful. He notes his own recovery from TB during earlier Peary Arctic expeditions and says inland exploration from Valdez will assess the high dry interior conditions. Tickets to Milwaukee from Northern Pacific travel agents list a $69.70 fare with limited June sailing dates.
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Alaska
Frederick Sohon
Washington, D. C
Valdes
Portland
Arctic Commonwealth
Arctic Circle
National Association For the Tdy
Prevention of
Washior
Sobon
Sehon
Peary
North Pole
Sole
Greenand