State Board proposes bills to protect public health and record deaths
The State Board drafts measures to guard public welfare by requiring full death records with cause and manner, and by strengthening vital records for infant mortality and birth rates. It stresses pollution control of streams and the need for accurate vital statistics to combat disease and insure insurance payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board
Sue
Virginia
Wiles
Bureau
State Board of Health
More than Magical Cure Promises Against Illnesses
An ad touts Iixternal Gowan's Pneumonia Curé as a universal remedy. It claims to cure coughs colds croup appendicitis and pneumonia and markets the preparation through druggists at 50 cents and one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gowan
Virginia Board of Health Pushes Vaccination and Disease Bills
The Virginia Board of Health urges obligatory pupil vaccination before enrollment, argues for stream protection laws, and proposes bills teaching disease spread and prevention in schools. It also seeks disinfection requirements for public buildings trains and sleeping cars, with penalties for violations as part of a statewide health welfare program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Board of Health
Cutting Out Sunday Trains At Brunswick Yards
Company orders discharge of men at Brunswick transfer sheds over Sunday to enforce Interstate Commerce Commission rule. No trains may depart the yard except those carrying perishable goods or livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Interstate Commerce
Entertaining Friends In Virginia and Maryland
Miss Alice Heatwell of Port Republic Virginia Miss Annie Moore and Miss Leila Johnson of Baltimore Maryland Mr W L Lindamood and sister Miss Leila Lindamood of Stephens City Virginia are guests of Mr and Mrs Amos Moore of Mt Jackson Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Heatwell
Port Republic
Annie Moore
Leila Johnson
Baltimore, Md
W. L. Lindamood
Leila Lindamood
Stephens City
Amos Moore
Mt. Jackson
Woodstock Personals Weekend notices from Woodstock Herald
Miss Mary Gray of Winchester visits Miss Jennie Schmitt. Mr and Mrs Thomas Haun spent the holidays with friends in Winchester. Mrs P E Hoshout returned from Winchester last week where she visited her daughter Mrs Scott Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gray
Winchester
Jennie Schmitt
Thomas Haun
P. E. Hoshout
Scott Brown
Woodstock
Herald
Market prices for cereals from local grain dealers
Local dealers quote buying prices for cereals: Wheat and corn per bushel, corn per barrel, oats per bushel, and hay baled per ton ranging from 10 to 15 dollars. Prices vary by commodity with limited specifics in the excerpt.
Blood Poison in A Steamed Arm
Miss Bertha Coffman of Fisher's Hill, daughter of James Coffman, steamed her right arm over a stove. Home remedies gave little relief, swelling and pain grew. Physicians diagnosed blood poisoning and she was taken to Strasburg Hospital where amputation of the right arm was necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Coffman
James Coffman
Fisher’s Hill
John Hottel
Woodstock
Miss Coff
MEN OF THE LINE Opportunities Open to Ambitious Railroad Workers
The article discusses railroading as a path for many workers with large employee counts and a social, human-centered atmosphere. It notes promotions via civil service concepts, mentions photographer-backed trips, and cites pay for unskilled labor advancing to freight brakeman and conductor as routes toward passenger train work.
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Toads
Dipisaten
Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Middle West
Europe
Peters
Long Island
Prussian Railways Test Ball Bearings On Suburban Cars
The Prussian state railways tested ball bearings on six axles from two suburban coaches. Three axles carried a second class car with loads up to 48 100 pounds. the other three carried a third class car with loads up to 45 000 pounds. No wear or deterioration found. first car 83 000 miles, second 110 000 miles. Dynamometer tests showed draw pull reductions of 82 percent during acceleration and 12 percent at uniform speed.
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Prussian State Railway
Schools of Telegraphy as Railways Prepare for Nine Hour Law
The New York Central opens telegraphy schools in Albany and Rochester to train young operators ahead of a federal nine hour work day. Wisconsin roads may follow. officials cite a 50 000 operator need nationwide and current 33 000 with 12 000 more to train. The Telegraphers’ Brotherhood rules bar instructors from guiding beginners.
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New York Central Road
Albany
Rochester
Wisconsin
Railway Telegraphers’ Brotherhood
Popular Third Class Gains in English Rail Travel
The third class passenger service of the English railroads is growing in popularity at the expense of the other classes.
1856 English locomotives still used on Swedish rails
English locomotives built in 1856 remain in service on Swedish railways and continued to operate.
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Market Reports
Grain Market
Wellville
MEN OF the Line
Henry Baetjer & Co
Union Bank
State of
Rexall
Milier
Rice’s Music Store
N. Main ST
City
Good & Co
Naer Hood the
Evening Star
J. W. Rosenberger
Bark Yard
Cor
Braddock
Wolf St
Sos
Guarantels
Miller
Jokene
W.M. Jefferson
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