Our Times, 1900-1925, Volume 1Scribner, 1971 - 610 pages |
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Page 460
... Gorgas haunted the anteroom of Rear - Admiral John G. Walker , chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission , pleading for adequate supplies of sulphur , pyrethrum powder , wire - screening , crude oil . During his interviews he frequently ...
... Gorgas haunted the anteroom of Rear - Admiral John G. Walker , chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission , pleading for adequate supplies of sulphur , pyrethrum powder , wire - screening , crude oil . During his interviews he frequently ...
Page 464
... Gorgas . Gorgas conducted a campaign of extermination of the Stegomyia mosquito , using the methods he had devel- oped at Havana . At his request , the municipal govern- ments of Panama and Colon passed ordinances fining householders ...
... Gorgas . Gorgas conducted a campaign of extermination of the Stegomyia mosquito , using the methods he had devel- oped at Havana . At his request , the municipal govern- ments of Panama and Colon passed ordinances fining householders ...
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... Gorgas's greatness will never be a thing of marble or granite . Undoubtedly in time a grateful humanity will fully comprehend the meaning of Gorgas and will erect monuments in his honor ; but no sculptor's masterpiece can ever glorify ...
... Gorgas's greatness will never be a thing of marble or granite . Undoubtedly in time a grateful humanity will fully comprehend the meaning of Gorgas and will erect monuments in his honor ; but no sculptor's masterpiece can ever glorify ...
Contents
Some Aspects of the Surface of Life in America on New Years | 1 |
AMERICA IN 1900 | 31 |
ROOSEVELT GETS HIS START | 71 |
Copyright | |
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