The influenza epidemic of 1918 may well be the greatest scourge ever to afflict humanity, exacting a death toll greater than all the wars of the 20th Century combined. The virus that wrecked this havoc apparently developed in birds, and then jumped to people. In other words, it was avian flu. David L. Katz The…
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WHO KILLED OFFICER GRANT?
From Immigrant to Broadway Star The year is 1849 and Mauritz Strelinger has just been born. This little Jewish Hungarian baby has no idea, that in his lifetime he will become so famous and well known, for the good and bad, wealth and poverty, and then America will turn their back on him. When Mauritz…
Funeral Homes: Not Just a Dying Business
“ The fear of Death follows from the fear of Life. A man who lives fully is Prepared to Die at anytime. Mark Twain Death seems to be a taboo word that many people cannot say or deal with, but for some, death is a way of life. Each and everyday they handle what will…
Rollercoasters, Cotton Candy, and Danger!
I’ve always had a thing for theme parks and their less-glorious cousins, amusement parks, the carnival midway, and others of such ilk. Grey Rucka – Quotestats.com A Trip Back in Time As we embark on today’s journey, we will go back in time to a place that we all loved as children. To a place…
PLANES, TRAINS, and PONIES
PLANES, TRAINS, and PONIES Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Postal motto that we all have heard of but is really their motto? This is not their official motto, but one that has identified the strength and commitment that these…
COMIC RELIEF with YELLOW BOY
The Year 1894 The time is 1894 and many things are happening around the country. The vaccine for diphtheria had been announced by Dr. Roux of Paris, The horrible Pullman Strike where workers were striking for the fact that their wages had been cut, but the rates the company charged them for rent had not….
UNCOVER HOW OUR HOSPITALS WERE STARTED FROM THE POORHOUSE
Hospital ,an institution that is built, staffed, and equipped for the diagnosis of disease: for the treatment, both medical and surgical, of the sick and the injured: and for their housing during this process. Encyclopedia Britannica Picture of Pennsylvania Hospital. Drawing by Samuel Hill http://lccn.loc.gov/2016652468 An almshouse, or more generally known as a poorhouse, could…