Category Archives: health

Los Angeles Fights the Flu, October 13, 1918

Posted on April 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times takes a lighthearted look at the flu. Schools, movie theaters and churches are closed to avoid spreading the flu. The only crowds in Los Angeles are at the drugstores.

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Masked Mob Seizes Black Rape Suspect From Mississippi Jail, April 26, 1959

Posted on April 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times takes a look at the 1910 Aviation Week at Dominguez Hills. Here's a post from last year about J.S. Zerbe.   Gunmen wearing masks and gloves raided the jail in Poplarville, Miss., and seized Mack Charles Parker, 23, … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, March 2, 1959

Posted on March 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE First-Hand Report From Bed of Pain [Note: I’m always concerned when Paul Coates takes a sick day or writes about his health. He suffered a stroke in 1966, made a startling recovery, but died Nov. 16, 1968. He … Continue reading →

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Tragedy Strikes in Pasadena, December 29, 1948

Posted on February 18, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Opening Statements in Sirhan Trial; Injured Angel Makes Comeback, February 14, 1969

Posted on February 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

The prosecution makes opening statements in the trial of Sirhan B. Sirhan in the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. Out of curiosity, how many Daily Mirror readers would be interested in following his trial? I hadn’t planned on it, but … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, February 12, 1959

Posted on February 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Social Disease Problems Bared Guess I might as well admit it. I’m an old man. I’m so old I can even remember back to the late ’30s when young men were adequately, intelligently warned about the perils of … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on February 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Someone saved a matchbook from Bullock’s Wilshire. Listed on EBay with bids starting at $1.50.

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, February 3, 1959

Posted on February 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Bail Cut on Yanks in Tijuana Bail on some of the 20 U.S. residents held in Tijuana on gambling charges has been reduced from $1,600 to $400 and on others to $800. State Atty. Gen. Stanley Mosk was informed by … Continue reading →

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Jewish Home for the Aged — Ida Mayer Cummings

Posted on January 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Ken Dare / Los Angeles Times Ida Mayer Cummings, Dec. 15, 1957. Alicia Mayer Beverley writes from Australia: I ran across your blog entry on the 1957 Women of the Year. My great-grandmother Ida Mayer Cummings is one … Continue reading →

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A. Victor Segno — “How to Live 100 Years”

Posted on January 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

“I have in mind a man who is now legally 55 years old who has used olive oil and distilled water internally and externally for a few years and has so far regained youth and vigor that he looks not … Continue reading →

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A. Victor Segno — “How to Live 100 Years”

Posted on January 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

“Many people think that by boiling water they purify it. This is a mistake. The germs of disease are partially killed but the decaying carcasses of the germs remain to be taken into the system. Water cannot be purified by … Continue reading →

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Baby abandoned at hospital; Times’ Oscar favorites, January 8, 1939

Posted on January 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz is honored for 32 years of public service. Above, a baby nicknamed Little Buttercup is abandoned at White Memorial Hospital. Unfortunately, The Times never followed up on what became of her. We also take a look at … Continue reading →

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A. Victor Segno — “How to Live 100 Years”

Posted on January 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

“This lesson is written especially for people who have passed the age of 35 and have begun to show signs of approaching age; people who have begun to lose strength and vigor and those who feel that they have lost … Continue reading →

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A. Victor Segno — “How to Live 100 Years”

Posted on December 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

“A shoe should fit snug at the heel and over the instep so that the foot does not slip forward when walking. There should be plenty of room for the toes to spread apart. High French heels are to be … Continue reading →

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A. Victor Segno — “How to Live 100 Years”

Posted on December 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

“Make it a rule never to wear a hat indoors, either in the home, office, store or workshop. If you now suffer from baldness give your head a chance to get the benefit of the air, sunshine and rain. In … Continue reading →

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A. Victor Segno — “How to Live 100 Years”

Posted on December 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

“Women are rarely bald, a condition largely due to wearing thin airy hats. Indians who have never worn a hat never suffer from baldness.” –A. Victor Segno, “How to Live 100 Years,” Los Angeles, 1903

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L.A.’s confusing freeways, December 8, 1958

Posted on December 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Beverly and La Cienega, home of pony rides for two generations of children. I believe Gales was on a different corner. Note the Bible verse and the puzzling editorial cartoon. What was on the minds of Times’ readers in 1958? … Continue reading →

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A. Victor Segno — “How to Live 100 Years”

Posted on December 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

“You who desire to live 100 years and retain the characteristics of youth must not allow your head to become bald…. Refuse to make yourself a slave to a hat. A hat should be worn only when absolutely necessary, and … Continue reading →

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A. Victor Segno — “How to Live 100 Years”

Posted on November 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

“It is best to have two sets of underwear and alternate them, wearing them one day at a time, allowing the other set to air for 24 hours. If possible hang them in the sunshine for it will purify them … Continue reading →

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A. Victor Segno — “How to Live 100 Years”

Posted on November 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

“Undergarments worn during the day should never be worn at night. Remove your undergarments and hang them where they will become thoroughly aired before morning. Do not allow them to remain in the room you sleep in for you must … Continue reading →

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