Dwarfism and Pygmy Myths Across History and Health
The article discusses distinguishing dwarfs from small people, references myths of pygmies, and cites Starley’s African discovery. It explains possible causes including gland deficiencies pituitary and thyroid, outlines varieties of dwarfism congenital arrested growth and idiocy, notes prognosis and potential early thyroid pituitary treatment.
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Homer
Herodetus
Starley
Africa
Gen
Tom Thumb
Commodore Nutt
Man recounts K marks beating near Waynesboro
William Hollingsworth, branded K on his cheeks and wounded, claims a mob abducted him after his mother was jailed for unpaid county home charges. He reports armed men in white insignia drove away with him, leading to his recovery at home as rumors spread of Ku Klux Klan involvement.
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Waynesboro
Wiliam Hale Lingsworth
Hollingsworth
Hallingsworth
Silas Grim
Refuge
Winchester
T. A. Steele
Steele
G. M. Evanston
Senatobia
Miss
Gettysburg
Catherine Robinson
James Robinson
Maugansville
John Felker
Martinsburg
S. S. Felker
That City
George A. Mason
Cross Roads
Calvin Zentmyer
Polo
Charles Felker
Moyt
Kansas
Moses Kilmer
Belle Plain
Ben Crampton
Charles Town
Berryville
Castleman's Ferry
Guy Mason
Washington
Mason Osburn
Mason
Osburn
Amos Ross
Tomahawk
Berkeley County
Evelyn Fortney
Terra Alta
W. Va
Shepherd College
A.M. Sivert
Wheeling
Olfie Grimes
Ford Motor Company pledges strict anti intoxication drive
A Detroit era note reports the Ford Motor Company will aggressively enforce the eighteenth amendment among its tens of thousands of workers. Company officials say any breath odor of intoxicants or possession will lead to summary dismissal, citing limited success by authorities in Highland Park and Springwell's.
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Ord Motor Company
Highland Park
Springwell
Ford
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Simu
Geo. M. Beltzhoover
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M. Bertzhoover
Jenerst Law Practice
Roy S. Proctor
Martinsburg, W. Va
Bell
BR. S. M. Langford
General Insurance
Jefferson Security Bank
Shepherdstown, W. Va
Grove Brothers
Hagerstown
Manhattan
van Heusen" Collars
J. Y.blackford
Shenandoah Junction
Aeater
M. C
E. di Suman
Keedysville, MD
Cumberland
Alpha Portland Cement
W. H. Knode
Miss Loud
Mann’s
Shepherdstown, W. V
Empire Type Foundry
Children Ory
Fletcher
Castoria
Barney Oldfield
Oldfield
Oldfields
Wichita
National Highway Garage
Hutchison
Charles Hutchison
Martin
Diehl & Bro
Old Reliable Marble and Granite Works
Charles Town, W. Va
G. R. Beddow
Register Building
Ening
Shep
Princess Street
Ste
J. Strider
Mater
J. Strider Moler
Real Estate and Insurance
H. C. Marten
Aon
Japan
International Stock Food and Glee Horse
Jamie Miller
Teurstone
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H. C. Maré Shepherdston W. A
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