Map and timeline of newspaper matches for "prevention of tuberculosis" OR "tuberculosis prevention" OR "white plague"
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Newspaper results for "prevention of tuberculosis" OR "tuberculosis prevention" OR "white plague"

US News Map searches Chronicling America, the Library of Congress collection of digitized American newspapers, and maps every matching page by where and when it was printed. Play the timeline to watch a word or a story move across the country.

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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.

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54971 matching newspaper pages in total. Washington, DC has the most hits (4440 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. The Washington Times — 1894-09-25, page 1

    … of dipntheria," ' Cause nnd prevention pf infant mortality," "Restric tion and prevention of tuberculosis," "Car sani tation," "Prevention of tho spread of yellow fovor," "Education of …

  2. The Evening Times — 1898-02-03, page 3

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … declared are on the increase. one SEVENTEEN of those who die. die Of the great white plague" consumption. The great number of men. women and children confined in counting …

  3. The Evening Times — 1898-02-03, page 4

    … declaied, are on the increase One sevntlfth of tl-jse wlio die, dl of the great white plague, consumption ' 1'lie great number of men, women and children conPned in counting …

  4. Evening Star — 1898-02-14, page 5

    … compelling farm wagons to display a lantern, the protection of song birds and the prevention of tuberculosis were infor mally discussed, and then a recess was de clared, during which an abundant …

  5. Evening Star — 1899-01-21, page 11

    … hardly be imagined. That the disease was existent we all knew, but that the Great White Plague should have a grasij on such an immense number of people, in one of the healthiest …

  6. Evening Star — 1899-01-28, page 10

    … a heavy, destructive snow storm, COX SUMPTION has been aptly called "The GREAT WHITE PLAGUE." It may be said, also, of CONSUMPTION that as a rule it comes on so gently and …

  7. The Times — 1899-01-29, page 10

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    CONSUMPTION " The Great White Plague. - Because Of its striking resemblance in many respccts 10 heavy, destructive snow …

    … storm, ConSUMPTION has been aptly called The GREAT WHITE PLAGUE 1t may I've said. also. OF CONSUMPTION that as a rule it comes on so gently and …

  8. The Times — 1899-01-29, page 11

    … stockholders in the Brooklyn club, had joined issues with LUNG CONSUMPTION CI BE CURED, White Plague." on perfecting hit Systcn of Treatment, curing thousands of pathrts each year, …

  9. The Evening Times — 1899-02-01, page 2

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … . cure DR.. siocum has devoted more than tweuty-fi five CONSUMPTION " The Great White Plague. . Because OF its striking resemblance in glany respects to heavy destructive snow …

    … storm, CON SUMPTION has been aptly called 'The GREAT WHITE PLAGUE 1t may be said also, Of CONSUMPTION that as rule it comes on so gently and softly …

  10. The Evening Times — 1899-02-01, page 3

    … Fac-Slmilo 4lfs? ,S en every 81Cnature of Cyig,,, box. CONSUMPTION i The Great White Plague.' 6 Because of its striking resemblance in many rc epeets to a heavy, destructive …

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