Anniversary of Cement Observed
Washington honors Joseph Aspdin for developing Portland cement marking the 100th anniversary. A Leeds memorial tablet celebrates the inventor who transformed construction with concrete. The National Geographic Society notes vast US use and the cement industry’s growth in Lehigh Valley and beyond.
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Washington
Joseph Aspdin
Leeds
Portland
United States
New York
San Francisco
National Geographic Society
Gizeh
Cheops
Aspdin
Thames Tunnel
Mother of 200 gives up job at 83 in Rock Island
Rock Island widow Mrs. Etta Hendren, famed as the citys professional mother who housed and raised over 200 homeless children during 59 years of marriage, retires from active motherhood at eighty three. She supported many with government pension funds and emphasizes Bible training and kindness. Her latest foster child Charles, age five, will stay until her death.
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Rock Island
Etta B. Hendren
Charles
New Seminole Chief Tony Tommy Returns to Fort Lauderdale
Tony Tommy, photographed on his return to Fort Lauderdale from Big Cypress Swamp, has been elected Seminole chief at the annual green corn dance. He will serve a ten year term as head of the tribe.
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Tony Tommy
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Big Cypress Swamp
New Glacier Found in Olympic Range on Mun caster Mountain
Aberdeen Washington report by M Mulkay Quinault trapper details a vast glacier discovered on Muncaster Mountain between Rustler headwaters and Quinault River. An forest service party led by District Ranger Fulton and including P A Mulkey F Olson and Lloyd Cooper found a mile wide ice field 200 feet below a split peak meadow likely a seasonal lake.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Olympic Mountains
M. Mulkay
Olympic Range
Muncaster Mountain
Fulton
P. A. Mulkey
F. Olson
Lloyd Cooper
The
Forest Service
Sunshine Bequest to Niece Beats $100,000 Reward
In New York, Virginia I. Leman’s will makes her Brooklyn niece Gladys M. Stevenson the principal beneficiary, receiving over $100,000. The bequest cites she is young and unprepared to cope with life and that she brought sunshine into the aunt's life after Peter Leman’s death fifteen years ago.
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New York
Virginia I. Leman
Brooklyn
Gladys M. Stevenson
Miss Stevenson
Peter Leman
Sublette Three-Wreaked Tie in County GOP Nomination Draw
In Sublette Kansas the county primary produced a three way tie for the Republican nomination with all three candidates receiving identical vote totals. After consideration a straw drawing decided the nominee Oscar Yardly drew the long straw to win the nomination amid a large crowd.
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Sublette
Kan
Oscar Yardly
Weather forecasts guide church attendance strategy
A large city pastor uses government weather prognostications to time church services and publicity. He phones the local weather bureau weekly to tailor Sunday plans. If good weather favors church attendance, publicity is restrained. if stormy or very fine weather looms, newspapers are used to announce sermons and musical programs to fill capacity.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
A Lady of Distinction From Delicate Perfume Influence
Advertisement notes that a lady’s refined appearance comes from the perfume she uses. It recommends cleansing pores with Cuticura Soap and hot water then dusting with Cuticura Talcum to achieve clear sweet healthy skin.
Worth Inspecting Girls Camp Dishes Lake Quip
A light exchange on camp life notes that girls cope by piling soiled dishes into the lake rather than washing them. The quip invites the reader to visit to see a lake littered with dishes.
Red Cross Ball Blue Brightens Laundress' Day Ad
A laundress cheerily sings of a "happy day" while hanging snowy laundry on the line, praising Red Cross Ball Blue in this vintage advertisement.
Lecture on Gravity Draws Curious Stares
A quip about a lecture on gravity hints at the difficulty some men have in persuading neighbors to view them favorably. The exchange suggests social scrutiny and the weight of perception. The piece uses dry humor to poke at reputations and public opinion.
Detroit Woman Recovers After Using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Remedies
A Detroit woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with relief from pains and nervousness after reading the small book left at her door. She urges others to try the medicines and to obtain the book, noting improvements and recommending the remedies to friends.
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Detroit
Michigan
Dia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. E. Pinkle
Lydia Pinkham
Hamerine
25Th Street
Pound
Nene
Grateful for Sunshine People Prompted by Joy
A concise reflection on happiness, noting that questions about why people are happy are unnecessary. The message centers on gratitude for sunny dispositions and the warmth they bring. No further details or contexts are provided.
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Wrigley’s
Jene
TNS Wrigley
Multiple Electric Products Co., Inc
Ogden Street
Newark
New Jersey
Atlas
Best & Yr
Benninghofen
Anderson, Ind
Wr Line Mills, Inc
Broadway
New York City
Boston Transcript
Great Britain
Bellary
Bellans
Sicara
Oregon
England
Stonemason
Panama Canal
Rome
Pozzuoli
Naples
Lehigh
Lehigh Valley
Pennsylvania
Erie Canal
Japan
Washington Monument
Lorado Taft
Black Hawk
Ill
Mississippi
Sunshine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Saas
Bayer
Lumbago
Washington Ball Club
Ren Ury
Oa Rota
WNT
Fletcher
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