Medical authority and public health notes from early reports
Reports warn shellfish linked typhoid in London and malaria deaths in Italy. Experts urge sanatoriums to curb tuberculosis and disease prevention through hygiene. Notes cover silajit medicine, fluorescence from Vedic sources, light baths in German hospitals, and X-ray successes in leukemia research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Italy
Institute of German Physicians
Dryslwyn Griffiths
The
British Medical Association
Far East
David Hooper
Himalayas
Nepal
J. S. Hooker
Bozzoli
Turin
Woman credits Postum in curing coffee linked ailment
Iowa woman describes decades of nervous spells headaches stomach and kidney troubles tied to coffee. After switching to Postum she reports stable sleep no nervousness improved health and weight gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
M. E. Huanson
East
Ohio St
Chicago
Selah Stowell
Wellington
Kingston
Ont
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
The Three Divisions of the Canadian Prairies
Western Canada's prairie zones are described as three divisions. The southwest proves arid yet productive for grain and ranching due to elevation and Chinook winds. The wheat belt covers about 150 million acres with strong yields and ample land for millions of farmers. The northern zone combines dairy and stock raising with favorable climate and proximity to British Columbia mining markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaul
Canadian Northwest
Western
Canada
Prairies
Rocky Mountains
Alberta
Canadian
Western Territories
Dominion
Great Britain
Great Wheat Belt
Canadian Prairie
Wheat Belt
Forest Country
British Columbia
Hunting the Sea Otter and Its Decline
The article recounts how early trade parties from Russia and later American settlement exploited sea otters along California Oregon and Alaska coasts. It describes hunting methods using bidarkas nets spears and darts and notes the otter’s peculiar habits including giving birth at sea and feeding while on its back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
New York
Oregon
Queen Charlotte
Vancouver Islands
Alaska
Aleutian
Kurile Islands
Washington
Behring Sea
Yale Tests On Cattle Diets Compared With Pennsylvania Study
Yale conducted food experiments on cattle using army and university volunteers. The Pennsylvania State College at Harrisburg aimed to find optimal foods for milk meat and butter. They used a respiration calorimeter to measure gas output and body heat during digestion for months of valuable agricultural data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
United States Army
State College of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Brooklyn Eagle
Pennsylvania
Narcotic Bomb Aims to Paralyze Army with Gas
The American Inventor describes a narcotic bomb by a surgeon in the Austrian army. The device fires from any gun and uses a time fuse. When released into enemy ranks it does not explode but releases narcotic gas to render about 2,000 soldiers unconscious for hours.
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University of Pennsylvania
Texas
San Antonio
Aransas Pass
S.A
A.p.ry Territory
Eubiece
TE City O CO
la Fale St
Kansas
Crassa
Cascarets
Chas. H. Halpin
Rivington St
New York, N.Y
Sterling Remedy Co
N.Y
Ohio
A. W. Nccorsick & Zone
Walnut &T
Cincinnath
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Ead
Tonge
J.B. Merry
Pass
Anakesis
Posari
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