New cancer treatment and vitamin D findings spark debate
Reports describe ensels a new biological product developed by Dr Henry Connell at Queen's Medical College Kingston Ontario that may liquify carcinoma tissue and arrest growth in some patients. The piece also covers vitamin D sources from foods milk fish liver oils and UV light and notes rat experiments linking specific UV wavelengths to ricketts cure.
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Henry C. Connell
Queen’s Medical College
Kingston
Ontario
Connell
United States
John W. M. Bunker
Louis Harris
Department of Biology and Public Health
Massachusetts School of Technology
Dated hot dogs and public funds in curious 1930s notes
A digest of eclectic items from a 1930s paper includes the U S government backing dated hot dogs, Ohio governor seeking public funds, Clarence Chamberlin shielding a Paris event, an Evansville man pawning shoes for liquor, a Texas baby with 25 operations winning in a better babies contest, a congressman tallying public sentiment from pool halls, and a university English department head writing to his congressman.
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Ohio
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Wilda Chamberlin
Chamberlins
Paris
Evansville
Ind
Texas
Congress
Baltimore
Washington
Mother Kills Son Without Knowing His Identity
In Belgrade a mother and her daughter killed and robbed a stranger at their inn not realizing the visitor was the son who had left home twenty years earlier. The family buried his body in the courtyard after stabbing him in his bed and took his money.
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Belgrade
Aravitzh
Peter Nikolaus
Hungary
Romania
Moon Eclipse Findings Quietly Challenge Common Beliefs
Yerkes Observatory scientists verified no visible changes on the moon’s face during last Monday night’s lunar eclipse and found no evidence of moon moisture or rain during an eclipse. Historian C B Watts recalls Columbus using an eclipse to intimidate Jamaica natives in 1493, securing relief for his crew as the moon darkened.
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Yerkes Observatory
Green Bay
Wis
C. B. Watts
United States Naval Observatory
Christopher Columbus
Jamaica
Columbus
Washington Representative Misspells Words In Speech
A Washington representative faced ridicule after delivering remarks with spelling errors and a split infinitive, drawing attention to his language choices during a public briefing.
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Gressman
Washington
Week's News Sparks Nighttime Theft at Barrie Bakery
A well dressed stranger disturbed five workers at a Barrie Ontario bakery by coaxing a dog to stop barking. He attempted to move a safe and its contents from the adjacent shop without the owner's knowledge, while a call and a lighter caused a man to answer his telephone. The burned car reportedly belongs to L M Nichols, chairman of the Oklahoma State Board of Affairs. Mrs Minniken is the contact in Barrie.
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L. M. Nichols
Oklahoma State Board of Affairs
Dallas Police Matron Parachute Jumper Suffers Sprain
Dallas police matron Mrs. Marie McMillan Pritchett once parachuted from above 10 000 feet without harm. Last week she tipped from a chair and sustained a sprained arm and severe bruises.
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Marie McMillan Pritchett
Dallas
Russian soldier and comrade survive midair parachute mishap
A Russian soldier lost his parachute after exiting a plane and fell toward the ground. He grabbed a fellow jumper. both were too heavy for one chute. The second man’s reserve chute finally opened at 500 feet, and they landed safely. Abraham Starr, a New York foundry worker, inherited a million dollars. A Polish uncle and South American diamond mines figure in the tale of unexpected wealth.
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Abraham Starr
New York
East Side
Poland
South America
Drowned Man’s Body Reaches Surface Fulfilling Old Belief
In Scranton Pennsylvania relatives of Gaylord Harris, 31, who vanished last Saturday in Lake Winola, found his body as dawn broke after a week long search. The incident revived the old superstition that a drowned person surfaces after seven days. Harris’s family vigil followed the disappearance and a boat recovered the body near the point where he disappeared.
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Scranton
Gaylord Harris
Lake Winola
Harris
Cardui Said to Help Woman’s Monthly Pain
Mrs. Herbert W. Hunt of Hallsville Texas recounts how Cardus eased her cramping and nausea during monthly pains. She says her energy returned and the pain faded after using Cardui, urging others to try it and seek medical advice if it fails.
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Cardus
Herbert W. Hunt
Hallsville
Texas
Cardui
Termites Invade Chicago Reach City Apartments
Termites move from woods to the city as an apartment building on the South Side becomes their first major urban target. Experts estimate termite damage costs Chicago roughly 40 million dollars annually, prompting a professional extermination crew from Cleveland to aid.
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Chicago
Ill
Cleveland
A Stomachs Diary Notes A Warm Day And Meals
A humorous diary style entry tracks a stomach's day through meals and injuries as a person battles heat and hunger. The voice, attributed to an addressee called Mother, humorously lists breakfast, snacks, sodas, and a visit to the doctor noting bilious temperament. An advertisement follows about adding machine paper at The Sun office.
Shirley Temple Spends Four Dollars and Twenty-Five Cents Weekly
Shirley Temple lives on four dollars and twenty five cents a week from a one thousand two hundred fifty dollar salary. Her modest budget sets her apart in Hollywood as other stars keep earnings private. Her father George F Temple manages a local bank branch and is saving aggressively for her future fortune.
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Shirley Temple
Hollywood
Shirley
George F. Temple
Pin In Path Leads French Clerk To Fortune
Jacques Laffitte, a young French job seeker in Paris, faces a curt rejection from banker Perregeaux. He spots a pin on the courtyard path and fatefully decides to pick it up, hinting at luck.
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Jacques Laffitte
Paris
Perregeaux
Pin That Changed a Banker’s Fate
A small pin picked up by Laffitte triggers Perregeaux’s watchful eye at the window. That evening a note invites Laffitte to a new office position. He rises to become one of France’s great financiers, proving a humble trifle can spark a grand career.
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Perregeaux
Laffitte
France
Guatemala Tree Produces Milklike Fluid for Dairy Uses
A Guatemalan tree yields a milky fluid used similarly to milk for drinking and dairy preparations. The plant provides a substitute in local markets where dairy supply is limited.
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Guatemala
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