Rabbit fever Tularemia first found in Tulare county 1911
The article explains tularemia or rabbit fever was identified by Dr. McCoy of the U S Public Health Service in 1911 after studying rodents in Tulare county California. It traces transmission by ticks from infected rabbits to other animals and humans, notes spread across the United States and to Japan, and outlines symptoms risks and prevention measures.
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United States
Doctor McCoy
United States Public Health Service
Tulare County
California
Man
Western Newspaper Union
King's Mountain Battle Site Now National Park Area
Passage recalls the 1780 victory of frontier American troops at King's Mountain in South Carolina. It notes the federal government creating a national military park and a state recreational center around the site and 10,310 acres being purchased by the United States.
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South Carolina
King’s Mountain
King's Mountain Victory Stuns Cornwallis in 1780 Campaign
In 1780, patriot forces led by Shelby and Sevier defeated Ferguson at Kings Mountain on a natural fortress hilltop. The 1800-strong mountain army killed 225 and captured 716 of the British, halting Cornwallis’ southward push and aiding the path to Yorktown. It showcased frontier grit and helped shape American independence.
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Sevier
McDowell
Shelby
Sullivan County
Musgrove’s Mills
Gates
Camden
Lord Cornwallis
Baron de Kalb
Tarleton
Cornwallis
Sumter
Fishing Creek
North Carolina
Charlotte
Ferguson
Blue Ridge
Wilkes
Surrey
Gilbert Town
Sycamore Shoals
Watauga River
Elizabethton
Tenn
Washington County
Col
Charles McDowell
Burke and Ruther
Ford Counties
William Campbell
Arthur Campbell
Samuel Doak
God
Gideon
Quaker Meadows
Cleveland
Wilkes County
Major Winston
King’s Mountain
Table Land
Cowpens
James Wilams
South Carolina
Colonels Hill and Lacey
Graham, Hambright
Chronicle
Campbell
de Peyster
Yorktown
Landers
Housewife's Idea Box Wash Walls For Best Results
A Public Ledger home tip advises washing walls with three cloths for oil finish surfaces. Start with a nearly dry cloth dipped in light soapy suds, use a second cloth wrung in clear water for rinsing, and finish with a dry third cloth to wipe each small area.
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Public Ledger, Inc
WNU
Check Your Record for a Buoyant Healthy Personality
Ruth Murrin in Good Housekeeping urges self examination of hygiene habits including nourishment sleep sunlight exercise and mood. She warns against overindulgence in sweets snacks and negative thinking, noting internal factors affect complexion and overall personas before cosmetics.
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Ruth Murrin
Good Housekeeping
Dizzy Dean Winners Offer Free Prizes Ad
An ad in another column invites boys and girls to join the Dizzy Dean Winners program for valuable free prizes. The notice frames the appeal as a fun promotion and directs readers to participate for rewards.
Charitable Pledge Encourages Personal Pet Charities
The note urges readers to support general charity and also choose one or two personal pet charities to warm the heart during cold days. It emphasizes individual giving alongside broader aid and suggests a warm, civic-minded approach to winter generosity.
Milnesia Wafers Promise Quick Pleasant Elimination
An ad touts Milnesia Wafers as a pleasant, effective remedy to correct acidity and digestive discomfort. It urges chewing the wafers with directions on the bottle, claiming rapid, gentle relief and widespread physician recommendation. Wafers are sold in bottles for 85¢ and 60¢ or tins for 20c, with druggists carrying them.
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Lloyd Arnold
Bacteriology Edicine
University of Illinois, College of Medicine
King's
Elmo Scott Watson
States
National Military Park
Kings Mountain
South
Georgia
Sir Henry Clinton
Charleston
Marion
Patrick Ferguson
Seventy-first
Carolinas
Burke County
N. Y
Broad River
John Sevier
Isaac Shelby
Tennessee
H.Q. Ferguson
M. New
G. Ferguson
Housewife's Idea
Gengeists
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
N.Y
Doans
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