Misericordia Hospital
...dispensary.[10] The report also broke down the types of diseases treated, with enlarged tonsils the most common with 609 and appendicitis the second most with 171 cases. Some interesting less common cases were one case of arsenic poisoning and 10 gunshot wounds.[11] First Report of the Misericordia Hospital, 60 First
Nuclear War
...imitation Talks (SALT) to a robin announcing the thaw of winter. Beginning with negotiations in 1969, SALT resulted in an agreement to limit the number of ballistic missiles held by the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. Wolf, “Which Way?” December 15, 1953 Wolf questions whether mankind will chose the path that
Liturgical Week
...The 1963 Liturgical Week proved to be the most successful up to that time with over 20,000 people attending the Masses and sessions, breaking the previous year’s record of 5,000 people. Halvey_P868_007 Halvey_P868_004 Halvey_P857_040 Halvey_P857_056 Halvey_P857_051 Exhibits and Displays In addition to the Masses and discussion sessions, the week
Anti-Catholicism in Jacksonian Philadelphia
...hop bolstered Protestant beliefs that the Catholic Church was incompatible with American values. In 1842, the American Protestant Association was formed in Philadelphia by more than 50 Protestant clergymen from every denomination. The APA’s objective was to alert the public, through lectures, publications, and revivals, to the dangers of popery,