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THIS WEEK IN INDIANAPOLIS
1925
news stories & adverts from one hundred years ago
Compiled by Steve Barnett
Ads & Illustrations clipped by Carl Bates
1,120 Infants Found Eligible for Better Babies Contest
From The Indianapolis News , Thursday, August 27, 1925:Â The official count in the Better Babies Contest has found 1,120 babies eligible...
Aug 27
Vaccination Order is Given to Pupils
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, April 1, 1924:Â The Indiana Society for Medical Freedom met last night and passed a resolution...
Apr 1, 2024
Health Board Gets Charge in School
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, September 26, 1923: The Indianapolis board of school commissioners transferred nutrition work in...
Sep 26, 2023
Pneumonia and Flu in City Take Toll of 57 in 12 Days
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, February 14, 1923: City health board statistics show a record fifty-seven deaths from pneumonia...
Feb 14, 2023


Indianapolis Lungs Found Color of Fog
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, October 20, 1922: Dr. Herman G. Morgan, secretary of the Indianapolis board of health, is convinced...
Oct 25, 2022


Grand Jury Indicts 21 as Violators of Mattress Label Law
From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, November 14, 1921: An investigation by the Indianapolis board of health has resulted in twenty-one...
Nov 14, 2021
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