Category Archives: health

White House Proposes Healthcare Plan

Posted on May 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 5, 1960: The Republican administration of President Eisenhower announces plans for federal and state funding of medical insurance for people over 65 in the Medicare Program for the Aged. The Democrats opposed the plan in favor of healthcare … Continue reading →

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On the Frontiers of Medicine, 1910

Posted on May 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 1, 1910: Although Harry Ellington Brook was a popular and respected institution at The Times from 1886 to 1912 and 1917 to 1924, I had never encountered him before, and his proclamations on health can only be described … Continue reading →

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Emergency Medical Training for Police, Firefighters

Posted on April 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 11, 1910: Dr. Charles Zerfing, the police surgeon, wants police officers and firefighters to be trained in “first aid to the injured.” Zerfing also wants an automobile ambulance equipped with emergency supplies, The Times says. Zerfing’s actions come … Continue reading →

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Two U.S. Hostages Go On Iranian TV as ‘Confessed Spies’

Posted on April 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 10, 1980: One of two unidentified hostages shown on Iranian TV gives a tour of a warehouse apparently used for intelligence by the NSA and CIA. On the jump, do doctors spend more time with male or … Continue reading →

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Men Support Women’s Right to Vote

Posted on April 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 6, 1910: Men establish the Political Equality League of Southern California to promote women’s right to vote. "I can see no reason why you should go on making laws for the government of my mother, my wife and my … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 31, 1960

Posted on March 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

Major Family Tragedy of Our Atomic Times There's sadness in the face of Jackson McVey. Lined into his forehead and around his mouth, it never completely disappears, even when he smiles. It's a sadness not without … Continue reading →

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Kennedy Pulls Even With Nixon in Poll

Posted on March 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 4, 1960: Nancy Sinatra greets Elvis! March 4, 1960: Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) pulls even with Vice President Richard Nixon – even though Kennedy is Catholic! (More on the jump).

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‘A Certain Infection’ in ‘Borax King’ Divorce Trial

Posted on February 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

“Ain’t It a Grand and Glorious Feelin’?” by Clare Briggs. Feb. 10, 1920: More revelations in the divorce trial of “Borax King” Thomas Thorkildsen. Notice how daintily The Times treats this issue: "…the woman was the donor and the man … Continue reading →

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Eisenhower Demurs on Endorsing Nixon

Posted on January 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

On the frontiers of medicine … Above, a news analysis of President Eisenhower’s refusal to make a formal endorsement of Vice President Richard Nixon in the presidential race. Below, Eisenhower’s comments from the Jan. 14, 1960, Times. The Times announces … Continue reading →

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University of Wisconsin Students Risk Insanity by Going Without Sleep!

Posted on January 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

Jan. 7, 1900: I think I just found my new favorite kicker, “An Idiotic Idea.” It’s almost as good as “Created Two-Headed Dog,” but not quite. What is it with the University of Wisconsin? The faculty bans flirting … … Continue reading →

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A Poem for the New Year

Posted on December 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Isn’t this a great drawing? I suppose in 1919 smokestacks meant progress and not pollution. Enumerators prepare to take the 1920 census and have a few questions. Is a lone man or woman without any known relatives a … Continue reading →

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Pastor Accused of Stealing Church Funds, Eloping With Choir Member

Posted on December 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dec. 22, 1909: I had a difficult time picking a story this morning because the entire page is fascinating. First there’s the pastor from a small town in Indiana who is accused of stealing money from his church and eloping with … Continue reading →

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On the Frontiers of Medicine

Posted on December 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Receiving Hospital cot where more than 600 died. Dec. 19, 1909: “Within a few days the old rubber-covered cot at the Receiving Hospital in the Central Police Station will be removed, and a new and more sanitary operating stand … Continue reading →

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Illegal Living Conditions Found

Posted on December 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

165 N. Utah St., the former Russian quarter, via Google Earth. Dec. 12, 1909: Health inspectors checking the Russian quarter find violations of the law requiring that people sleep in rooms with at least 500 cubic feet of air … Continue reading →

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Man Dies in Treatment for Freckles

Posted on December 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Knox hats and caps at Alexander and Oviatt. Dec. 14, 1919: George Blaha was given a fatal dose of chloroform by his mother-in-law? Dec. 17, 1919: An unusually large amount of chloroform and carbolic acid was found in Blaha’s … Continue reading →

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Smoking Restricted on Streetcars

Posted on November 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 23, 1909: A law regulating smoking on streetcars goes into effect. From now on, smokers must take the rear seats of the cars.

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November 9, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Those Quizzes Clearly it’s no more possible to control the gags about the quiz show scandal than it is to control the mushrooming scandal itself, and the other day a group of coffee break philosophers of my acquaintance got around … Continue reading →

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Policewomen Experiment a Success

Posted on November 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Clare Briggs takes another look at golf in “Conceding Yourself a Putt.” Nov. 7, 1919: London retains 100 of the women police officers who were put into service during World War I. Part of the force was disbanded after … Continue reading →

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Lili St. Cyr Remarries

Posted on October 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Charles Van Doren reportedly confesses to getting answers for the TV game show "Twenty-One.' Oct. 29, 1959: Americans are ashamed that the U.S. is behind the Soviets in the space race … And Lili St. Cyr is … Continue reading →

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Doctor Dumped Severed Body Into Creek, Chauffeur Says

Posted on October 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Labor activists in Indianapolis set off four precisely timed bombs targeting a contractor using non-union workers. One bomb destroyed a barn at his home, two bombs wrecked buildings under construction and the fourth damaged a building at his plant. … Continue reading →