International Congress on Tuberculosis Then and Now
Des Moines reports the International Congress on Tuberculosis closed in Washington after September 28 to October 3 sessions and three weeks of exhibits. Officials urged interstate control, school instruction for children, and boosting public health through better living conditions to strengthen resistance to the disease. President Roosevelt hosted delegates on October 2 with a brief address praising the congress.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Washington, D. C
National Museum
Treasury
Cortelyou
Four Corners
Roosevelt
Congress
J. A. Work & CO
Tuberculosis Discourse and Bovine Transmission Debate
The article surveys famed scientists including Dr. Robert Koch and Professor Bernard Bang and notes American authorities in tuberculosis research. It recounts the 1901 Congress on Tuberculosis and the consensus that bovine tuberculosis is transmissible to humans, urging coordinated public health and dairy industry actions.
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Robert Koch
Germany
Bernard Bang
Copenhagen
Denmark
Victor C. Vauban
Ann Arbor
M. P. Na Avell
University of Wisconsin
Norman Briege
Los Angeles
California
S. A. Knopf
New York City
London
Europe
Koch
Washington
Astonishing Cure Claim for Dyspepsia Pills
An advertisement markets Miona tablets as a cure for stomach troubles by energizing stomach walls rather than digesting food. It claims quick relief from vomiting in pregnancy and seasickness, with secondary benefits including eased constipation and nervous symptoms. Lemmon's Pharmacy sells a large box for 50 cents with a money back guarantee.
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Lemmon’s
Postcard sales by Atty Hanley in Washington Iowa
Attorney P J Hanley offers post cards for mail order and in 1000‑lot packets with pricing from 3c for one to 1000 for 9.00. Local sale points include Hanley’s office Roy Y Stichter’s restaurant Bowman Brothers store The Gong Knottnerus billiard hall West Side Drug store. Employment opportunities for youths to earn money selling them. See 5-36.
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Atty
P. J. Hanley
Washington
Iowa
Mr. Hanley
Pp. J. Hanley
Roy Y. Stichter
Bowman Brothers
the Gong
Knottnerus Billiard Hall
West Side Drug Store
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Yey
X Rene
Japan
Easil
Standard Oil, Compan (Incorporated
KELLY
Mount Washington
Mason Transfer & Storage Co
Washington, Iowa
Pauls Lumber Co
Nicola
Harmon
North Side Square
Pleasant View Fruit and Poultry Farm
G. W. Dodder
Rk. F. D
Poland
China
International Congress On Tuberculosis
Hanley
Edwin Griffith
Studebaker
MR. Farmer
U. S
Washington National Bank
Washington County Savings Bank
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