Public Tuberculosis Care Relies Mainly on Private Philanthropy
The National Association notes despite 31 state sanatoria and 114 municipal or county hospitals across 26 states, public provision remains far short of need. East of the Mississippi many states run sanatoria. west there are facilities in several states with Massachusetts and Texas leading in numbers. Overall about 204 institutions exist, leaving most care to private charity.
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National Association For the Study
Mississsippi River
Mississippi River
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Iowa
Missouri
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Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
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Oregon
Massachusetts
Connecticut
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Catastrophe as Car Falls From NYC Roof Nailing Balcony Boy
A car chased across a New York rooftop toppled, striking a boy on a second floor balcony and sending him into a passing baby carriage wheeled by another boy. The first boy dislocated his wrist before the cat was killed.
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New York
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised by Woman of Sikeston
A Sikeston Missouri resident describes seven years of illness including bed rest and severe pain. After trying Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports restored health enabling daily work and social activity. The ad claims wide success addressing female complaints such as displacements inflammation and irregularities.
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Lydia E. Pinktiam
Sikeston
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dea Berocny
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Paxton Toilet Antiseptic Promises Broad Germicidal Use
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic is marketed as a powder dissolvable in water for toilet and hygienic needs. Claims include teeth cleaning and tartar removal, mouth disinfection, breath purifying, denture hygiene, nicotine stain removal, and body odor elimination. Also advertised as eye and throat relief with wound care claims. price 85 and 50 cents a box. sample offered by mail.
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Paxton Toilet CO
Borton Fase
Better Highways Only if Built to Serve Local Needs
The piece argues public interest in good roads is widespread but cautions against grand national schemes. It urges a network of affordable nine to twelve foot roads centered on market towns, stressing economic, social, and educational gains from improved local routes.
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Boards of Trade
Thera
Mississippi Valley
West
Costa
Pitch Roadi Ag
Strong Bodies and Useful Labor in Public Schools
A claim stresses physical and mental development of children as interdependent. Support calls for more manual training, heavier labor forms, and pupil work tied to remunerative tasks to ease parental burden and foster self sufficiency, noting elite focus for advanced mental work.
Society Woman’s Question on Photo Transformations
A society woman asks a famous actress how she handles requests for photographs. The exchange centers on whether the actress can present a face from twenty years ago along with current hair and costume, highlighting public fascination with aging and image.
Between Friends Alice and Keate Literary Taste
Dialogue between Alice and Keate about Mr. Smart and his opinion of Alice's taste. Keate argues taste reflects personal opinion, not universal standards. The exchange highlights social commentary on judgment and preference.
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Alice
Mr. Smart
Keate
Signature Experts Guard Bank Checks Across Clearing Halls
Large banks employ from one to six men whose sole duty is to examine every check and verify signatures. An expert signature clerk can recognize alterations instantly among thousands of daily checks and memorize thousands of genuine signatures without referring to ledgers. When not processing incoming checks, they study new customers’ signatures, ensuring almost zero bad checks in high volume banks.
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Harper'a Weekly
Nest Boxes For Poultry House By J Baker
An illustration explains boxed nest arrangement on a poultry house side. Boxes C hold eggs and hens enter via passage E. nest at 1 shows interior with bare floor for clarity. Litter is not shown. design gives seclusion, water protection, and adjustable access via A for shutting hens out. Baker of Holtle originated the design.
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J. , Baker
tHnole
Crate for Shipping Day-Old Chicks
Instructions describe a wooden crate system for day-old chicks. Each four inch deep by eighteen inch square tray holds four compartments with bran or alfalfa meal at the bottom. Three inch gaps separate trays, with wooden blocks and a top handle. Twenty chicks per compartment, 240 per crate.
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Ourlap
Curing Feathers At Home For Households And Markets
Feathers may be cured at home and stored for pillows or cushions or sold for a good price. Separate the soft ends, rinse, and dry thoroughly. Soak in lime water for two to three days, then rinse in hot and cold waters, drain, and spread on a warm flat to dry. White feathers fetch higher prices, with duck and goose feathers preferred over chicken.
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