Category Archives: health

Woman, 28, Has 13 Children!

Posted on June 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

"This Is Like a Spy Movie!" At the women's jail, "Conditions are terrible … Sixteen patients are being assigned to rooms designed to contain eight." (As Nathan noted, that's General Hospital, not the jail–thanks Nathan!). Sax Rohmer, creator of the … Continue reading →

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Doctor Addicted to Painkillers

Posted on June 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 3, 1889: Dr. J. Sweigert is addicted to morphine.

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Found on EBay — ‘They Call Them Camisoles’

Posted on June 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

This is truly an unusual item. "They Call Them Camisoles" was written by former actress Wilma Carnes using the name Wilma Wilson and describes her harrowing experiences at the state mental hospital at Camarillo. Wilson was committed to the hospital … Continue reading →

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Ex-Con Held in Kidnapping, Maury Wills Joins Dodgers

Posted on June 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

  "Just the Usual — Just Shopping."     Roscoe Cook ties world record. Fashion note: Even in 1959, some men still wore boaters. And not just at Shakey's. Darla Hood has grown up! Please note: Traffic, mass transportation and … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Health

Posted on May 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

  May 30, 1984

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Specialists in Men’s Problems

Posted on May 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 29, 1899: What to do about men's "loss of vital force." 

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept: Grooming Accessories

Posted on May 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 27, 1979

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Monorail Planned for Downtown Los Angeles!

Posted on May 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

"She Was Gone … Real Gone!" Voters reject higher taxes. View this page Beatnik robbers tell victim to "play it cool." Woof, Daddy-o. Above, another mass-transit plan that never got off the drawing board. All right, you kids, no more … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept: Polio

Posted on May 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 25, 1959

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Smog Eyes

Posted on May 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 19, 1961 

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: What’s in That Ice Cream?

Posted on May 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 18, 1957 Note: Miltown was a frequently prescribed tranquilizer in the 1950s.

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Paul Coates — Special Report on Medical Quacks

Posted on May 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.0.5.swf I've read many Paul Coates columns since the I began posting them on the Daily Mirror two years ago. But until now, I've never seen any of his programs. Here's a two-part report on medical quacks dated 1955. A … Continue reading →

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Voices — Farrah Fawcett

Posted on May 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Anne Cusak / Los Angeles Times POSED AND READY: A sculpture of artist Keith Edmier made by Farrah Fawcett was part of an exhibition by the duo at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2002. [Note: … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Charlton Heston Smokes Camels

Posted on May 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 17, 1953

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 14, 1959

Posted on May 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Confidential File This Drama Involves Good and Bad Blood He's not the type of traveling man they tell those jokes about. In fact, he's the other cliche — a perfect husband: Faithful, loving, devoted to his kids and — … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Health

Posted on May 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 14, 1945 Would you go to Dr. Rude?

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept. : Your Health, 1940

Posted on May 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 12, 1940. Uh-oh. Found here >>>

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.

Posted on May 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 11, 1937

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.

Posted on May 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 10, 1933

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‘Pork Chop’ Baby; Perils of State Medicine, May 10, 1939

Posted on May 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  This was presented as a news story on the cover of the B section, which carried local news.

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