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4 stories matching paralysi
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- Ranch Accident Leaves Local Man Paralyzed
A farming accident involving a falling bale of hay has left Charles E. Lum with severe spinal injuries.
- The Shadow of Infantile Paralysis
As a polio outbreak grips the nation, public health officials in 1916 offer desperate, homespun advice to anxious mothers.
- A Sanitary Sermon for Kennewick
City Health Officer F.M. Crosby issues a biblical-style list of ten ordinances to combat filth and disease.
- The Last Laugh of the Dead: A Funeral Party in Finley
When a mother died suddenly in rural Benton County, her son’s friends threw him a surprise farewell party with taffy and coffee—proving that community bonds outlast even the deepest grief.