Hayward argues medical achievements linked to discovery and empire
The piece profiles Yale physiology professor Howard W. Hayward proposing that the discovery of America and British imperial rise were driven by medical aims. He credits Galen and medieval herb lore, notes crusades and spice trade as medical routes, and cites Columbus and naval conflicts as tied to drug trade and empire formation.
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Howard W. Hayward
Yale University
America
British Empire
Galen
Europe
Columbus
Haggard
Medicine's Journey From Galen to Modern Therapeutics
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss the evolution of medicine from ancient herbs to modern therapeutics. The text links medical progress to broader cultural shifts and mentions spices like nutmeg pepper and cinnamon, noting their incidental role in expanding world trade and even in everyday foods such as cinnamon toast.
Spring ushers in new deal hope and spring vitality
The article declares spring a catalyst for business revival following winter. It cites the vernal equinox and optimistic public sentiment, urging support for government efforts to restore conditions, resume industry, and return relief recipients to work. It frames spring as an auspicious start and calls for collective effort to sustain the recovery.
Jeaypore Musical House and Other Oddities
A summary notes the Jeypore musical house in Teypore India that sings with wind driven cork stone niches. It compares it to the Taj Mahal as a musical instrument and recounts an American engineer solving the mystery. The piece then mocks politics and fashion trends with brief quips about frog hops, candidates, dresses, and make up.
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Teypore
India
Taj Mahal
Doc Copeland health first and power at Capitol
Washington diary notes how Senator Doc Copeland of New York long campaigned for better air and sunlight in the Senate chamber. Now rules chairman, he oversees Capitol wings, galleries, the barbershop and baths, the restaurant, and office space. He warns senators about Sunday elevator service during power upgrades. Other items touch on the bank holiday repeal and income tax shaping fiction, plus Hollywood publicity schemes.
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Herbert Plummer
Washington
Senate
President Coolidge
Copeland
Rules Committee
Capitol
Senate Ofice
How To Fight the Mexican Bean Beetle in Gardens
The Mexican bean beetle remains a top garden pest causing bean crop losses. Despite failures to control it, a simple and cheap extermination method exists. The guide explains dusts, sprays, timing, and application steps, enabling gardeners to grow beans without further losses. Free copies available from The Daily Mui Agricultural Editor Van Gorder Service, Inc., Washington, D. C.
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Mui
van Gorder Service, Inc
Washington, D. C
Mail Information Bureau
Banishing Bean Beetles and Bean Care
In this agricul tural column Dan Van Gorder explains redress against the Mexican bean beetle, noting it can be controlled with safe insecticides and proper application. It details beetle eggs on leaf undersides, larvae feeding patterns, and warns against upper-surface spraying. It also prescribes calcium arsenate dust mixes and early inspection, plus debris removal to curb infestations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mort
Girl Falls To Death In River At Knoxville Air Show
Mamie Rhea a 22 year old former University of Tennessee student and aspiring aerial stunt performer died after her first parachute jump at an air show in Knoxville Tennessee. As she neared treetop height the wind carried her over the Tennessee River where she was pulled into the swift current by her parachute and despite rescues by men and boys she could not be saved.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Mamie Rhea
University of Tennessee
Tennessee River
Miss Rhea
Coal Creek
Telephone Book Chaos and Old Stable Quirks in New York
In New York, March 27, columnist William Gaines notes frantic crowds in crowded telephone booths tearing apart ever-changing directories and the city shifting to borough specific books. He describes Keenan’s Second Avenue livery stable and the decline of surface trolleys, foretelling buses under a new franchise as Second Avenue roars with traffic and old horses fade from city streets.
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New York
Manchuria
Manhattan
P. Keenan
Second Avenue
Sixty-fourth
Central Park
Mr. Keenan
I’d Like an Easier Row to Hoe by Edgar Guest
Poet Edgar Guest laments impossible dreams of rest and rural life versus constant duty and city burdens. He longs for a slow pace to read, plant, and study nature, while acknowledging obligations and the pull of a busy, money driven life.
Saws Stout Woman in Trolley Throne Reflection
A reflective piece describes a stout woman once stuck in a trolley seat, comparing it to a rare, exclusive comfort for a person under 250 pounds. The narrator cherishes these small, foolish thrones even as they fade under the pressures of aging and crowding.
Blepharitis Causes and Early Treatment Emphasis
A medical overview explains blepharitis as chronic eyelid inflammation caused by refractive errors and infections. It notes eye strain from uncorrected vision, poor hygiene, and distant dental infections as contributing factors, with treatment stressing proper glasses and immediate care.
Talking to Parents on Girl Power and Gender Norms
The piece argues that girls face a deep sense of physical inferiority shaping demands for special rights and exemptions. It notes mothers who defer to husbands can heighten girls’ rebellious frustration toward male authority, yet praises any move toward equal discipline and freedom for boys and girls.
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Wolfen
Downcast souls and steadfast faith in Lent devotion
Daily Lenten devotion by Rev Gaine Glenn Rakine from the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. It urges examining discouragements, distinguishing weariness from faith, and resting in God's power to avoid being cast down, with a prayer for steadfastness, light, and truth in the citadels of the soul.
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Gaine
Glenn Rakine
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Wis
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