Vaccination: From Inoculation to Jenner’s Discovery
The article traces vaccination’s rise from early variolations to Jenner’s 1796 breakthrough. It notes opposition from the inoculation faction, Jenner’s training with Hunter, and the 1800s spread worldwide. It recounts honors from rulers, the epitaph on Jenner’s tomb, and modern vaccine methods using calf virus and new needles for safety.
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Dciward Montagu
Turkey
Mary
England
D.c
Edward Jenner
Berkeley
Gloucester
London
John Hunter
Jennet
James Phipps
Jenner
Russia
Germany
Ehmreh of
Burke
Liz
New York World
Aluminium hand replaces natural limb in remarkable device
A Connecticut boy, Javd A. Lucas of Poquetannuck, sees a near perfect artificial hand crafted by his inventor father Lucas Sr. The aluminium automaton, modeled after a medieval gauntlet, can grasp, grip, and perform tools work with lifelike finger movement. A St Louis Republic note and a New York Herald anecdote recounts and praises the invention and a separate tale about a hotel head waiter’s cocktail scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Javd A. Lucas
Poquetannuck
Conn
Lucas
Europe
St. Louis Republic
Strate
New York Herald
When He Stopped Payment In Court Cross Examination
A civil action on money matters shows a plaintiff stating lifelong financial stability. In cross examination he admits stopping payment after acknowledging he owed funds. The exchange highlights a tactic used by some barristers to trip up witnesses by probing past financial defaults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ins
London
Eshkimo tobacco use and Frank Burr’s career
A Washington Star clipping notes Eskimo tobacco chewing as a common habit among all ages, using plugs from a U S navy vessel and swallowing juice with saliva. It also profiles Colonel Frank Burr, a former locomotive engineer turned renowned newspaper correspondent who served in Decor Park on the Algiers and rose to fame in the guild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Barrow
United States Navy
Washington Star
Hurr
Frank Burr
Decor Park
Suner
Aleghanies
Velvet gowns and child fashion at a New York flower show
Special correspondence from New York describes velvet walking gowns for young ladies, and exaggerated sleeves causing ridicule. It praises a balanced black velvet ensemble with a pale blue vest, notes the challenge of dressing girls ages 12 to 16, and observes distinct gowns from a dress shop district amid the display of double barreled balloons and di agram diagonal serge gowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoas
Bertha
Olive Harper
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