Northward School Saga Opens With Fire and Flight
Alaska born Carol Coburn returns to teach Indian school in Tokluta country. After a fire destroys the old building, she and helper Sidney Lander confront rivalry with Trumbull and search for a new classroom, lodging, and a way to reach students. A rough road lies ahead as residents offer aid and warnings.
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Carol Coburn
Eric
the Red
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Katie
Ruddock
Mata‘nuska
Sidney
John Trumbull
Trumbull
Chakitana Development Company
Happy Day
Trumbull’s
Matanuska
Mr. Bryson
Sam” Bryson
Sam Bryson
Tokluta
Territorial Commissioner
Juneau
Body Width and Blood Pressure Relationships
Dr. James W. Barton notes life insurance tables adjust for body width. Narrow builds subtract 10 pounds, wide builds add 10 pounds to height-based weights. narrow people tend to live longer. A study by Robinson and Brucer links wider build to higher blood pressure, advising against overweight for wide individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Robinson
M. Brucer
American’ Journal of Medical Science
Deep Cold Forces Change On Long Alaska Rail Route
The author recalls midwinter snows burying a ruined school and blocking Alaska's railway for a week. Storms turned the journey into a test, while Katie adds gifts of wool sweater and wolf skin gauntlets before the narrator boards a crowded day coach homeward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matanuska
Alaska
Katie
Asthma Causes and Treatments Emphasized by Doctors
Doctors from Paris report asthma as a set of symptoms with multiple causes. A 40 case study highlights three equal factors: respiratory, nervous instability, and liver function. Treatments include epinephrine for breathing, quieting drugs, diet methods, and breathing exercises.
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P.’ de Bersaques
A. Berat
Archives of Medicine Surgery
Paris
Baggageman Fights Off Attackers On Lone Road
A railway baggageman bravely defends a lone traveler as three shadows ambush the unwary man. The victim repels each assailant, a policeman arrives, and the hero calmly lights a cigarette. The onlookers question if it was jujitsu, but the baggageman explains his trade.
Flying by Ear Scientists Reveal How Bats Navigate Dark
Harvard researchers Dr. Robert Gallambos and Donald Griffin show bats emit supersonic cries beyond human hearing to detect obstacles. In tests in a dark room with wires, bats navigated flawlessly until researchers blocked their mouths and ears, causing disoriented flight.
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Harvard
Robert Galambos
Donald R. Griffin
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Jon
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Sock-Eye Schlupp
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Sock-Eye
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Lock-Eye
Ol’ Yansen
Cheechake
Olie Eckstrom
Lady
James W. Barton
Western Newspaper Union
Today's Health Column
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Nebe
Goethe
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Plautus
Mir Lis Seer Des
Doans
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