Northwest History. Aviation 8. Contagious Diseases, United States.

Nome Man Has Diphtheria And Victim Is Given Some Of Historic Serum. NOME MAN HAS DIPHTHERIA And Victim Is Given Some of Historic Serum. NOME, Alaska, Sept. 8 (/P) -- Memories of the Nome diphtheria epidemic of two years ago were brought back today when Norvin Lewis Jr. was found ill with the disease...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1927
Subjects:
Nome
Diphtheria
historic serum
victim
Alaska
epidemic
Norvin Lewis Jr.
dog team
Lewis
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Aviation
Pacific
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/86597
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Summary:Nome Man Has Diphtheria And Victim Is Given Some Of Historic Serum. NOME MAN HAS DIPHTHERIA And Victim Is Given Some of Historic Serum. NOME, Alaska, Sept. 8 (/P) -- Memories of the Nome diphtheria epidemic of two years ago were brought back today when Norvin Lewis Jr. was found ill with the disease. Some of the same serum that was brought into Nome by dog team relays during the 1925 epidemic was administered to Lewis.

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