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Domestic News
October 27, 1888
The Woman's Tribune
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
What is this article about?
Thomas Edison asserts that the yellow fever germ is carried by a ground-crawling parasite, halted by pavement lines, and recommends gasoline to kill it. Many physicians scoff, but his past successes suggest potential validity, as science has underinvested in researching this deadly disease.
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Edison, the inventor, says the yellow fever germ is carried by a parasite that crawls on the ground. One of the bases of this assertion is the noticeable fact that a line of pavement has been noticed to stop it. He recommends gasoline to kill the parasite. The physicians, many of them, scoff at this, but as Mr. Edison has brought to light many mysterious results that have been scoffed at, there may be a possibility, through him, of reaching the true cause. Very little time and means has science yet employed in seeking this terrible destroyer.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disease Or Epidemic
What keywords are associated?
Yellow Fever
Edison
Parasite
Gasoline
Physicians
Scientific Research
What entities or persons were involved?
Edison
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Edison
Event Details
Edison claims the yellow fever germ is carried by a parasite that crawls on the ground, supported by the fact that pavement lines stop it, and recommends gasoline to kill the parasite. Physicians scoff, but Edison's history of validated scoffed ideas offers hope for discovering the true cause, as science has invested little in seeking it.