Word: working
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...While conning statistics of a poliomyelitis epidemic in Australia last year, Bacteriologist Claus W. Jungeblut of Columbia noticed that patients with ill-balanced diets suffered far more from the disease than those who had lots of vitamin C. Dr. Jungeblut put the statistics to experimental test, by going to work on some monkeys. He dribbled small amounts of polio virus into the noses of 56 monkeys, then gave them injections of natural vitamin C. Result: 33 monkeys (59%) became mildly sick, but had no fever or paralysis. The remaining 23 "developed complete or partial paralysis of the extremities." A group...
...either passage or refund from the Italian Line, she hurried to Havre and laid siege to the U. S. Lines office. After ten hours, company officials surrendered, signed on Miss Scheh as a member of the U. S. Manhattan's crew (official stenographer and typist), let her work her way home...
...Institute had had to cancel the fellowships of 300 U. S. scholars due to go to Europe this fall. As he prepared to send 100 others to Canada, South America and the Far East, Peacemaker Duggan said stoutly: "I look upon this war as an interlude in our work. We intend to continue stronger than before...
...Things they most needed to know in their jobs were how to write business letters, how to plan work for others, how to prepare statistical reports, how to interpret economic trends...
...made the most immediate news. Studios jittered over the return of stars from War zones, publicity releases painted a terrifying picture of others being mustered to foreign colors. Only important stars still stranded in Europe last week were Robert Montgomery and Maureen O'Sullivan, who had reported for work at M. G. M.'s English studio at Denham. And only one Hollywood star actually took passage for Europe: Tyrone Power's French wife Annabella, who flew by transatlantic Clipper to bring her family back from Paris...