Portrait of Lieut Maughan and Air Race World Records
Lieut Rus sell L Maughan of the army service wins the Pulitzer trophy at Detroit in a race that shattered three world records and marked new aerial history. Maughan averaged 206 mph overall, while Lieut Lester J Maitland logged 208 mph in home laps and set 50 and 100 kilometer records. Maitland and Maughan surpassed prior marks by Sady Le Coite and George Kirsch, with several contestants exceeding previous world speeds in 200 kilometer events.
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Russell L. Maughan
Army Ab Service
Detroit
Maughan
Lester J. Maitland
Maitland
Aifle
Sady le Coite
George Kirsch
Herrick Rates Poincare As Capable French Leader
U S ambassador to France Myron Herrick praises Premier Poincare in Our World excerpt. He notes Poincare is not a creator but a careful lawyer who relies on precise analysis to guard against error. Herrick calls him reserved, not timid, and focused on reason over passion.
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Premier Poincare
France
Myron Herrick
United States
Poincare
Polnette
Smay
Calder Has a Deposit for a Rainy Day
William M. Calder of Brooklyn is nominated by Republicans for another U.S. senate term. Elected in 1916, he served five terms in the House. A businessman and house builder, Calder rose from a carpenter’s son to foreman and shop owner, saving $1,100 by age twenty-one.
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William M. Calder
Brooklyn
United States Senate
House
Congressional
Calder
Senate
Cooper Institute of New York
South Saving Institute
Pretty Kitty Kiernan to Become a Nun
Kitty Kiernan, famed as Michael Collins' companion, is set to enter a convent in Ireland. News from Dublin reports her decision follows Collins' death, shaping a national sorrow as poets vow to honor her memory across Galway, Glentree, and the Causeway of the Giants.
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Pretty Kitty Kiernan
Kitty Kiernan
Francis O'Reilly
Dublin
Michael Collins
Pretty Fancee
Ireland
Green Land
Erin
Galway
Glentlea
Cape Clear
Alway
Kitty Kiernay
Our Island Paradise a History of Hawaii and Its Rise
A sweeping narrative of Hawaii from discovery to statehood, detailing early American contact, traders and missionaries, the push for annexation, and the islands' strategic importance. It covers Pearl Harbor, the monarchy’s fall, annexation in 1898, and the islands’ volcanic birth and sugar and pineapple industries.
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National Saverennt Society
Washington, D. C
Rawail
United States
Pacific
Uncle Sam
Washington
Dever
Hawaii
Boston
Hewaii
Islands
Captain Cook
Sandwich Islands
Seven Seas
Brst
Republic
Lander
the Pacific
Honolulu
Sahlora
San Francisco
Monroe
Pnd
America
Sore Qusling
California
Union
France
Pearl Harbor
Liliugkalant
Constitutional Party
Germany
Republic of Hawaii
Congress
Hawaiian Islands
Java
Cuba
Mrs Esa Gunter Praises Dr Pierce Medicines
Decatur woman testifies to benefits from Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription during marriage. She credits them with restoring health after illnesses and urges neighbors to obtain remedies from local druggists, while noting Dr. Pierce’s address for medical advice.
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Decatur
Lfe
Pierce
Esa Gunter
Calhoun
Dr. Pierce
Invalides
Buffalo
Plan Wouldn't Work
A wheferchant received a letter claiming to praise a line and wine but the reply argues that manner and wealth cannot cure poverty. The exchange highlights persistent requests and failed attempts to profit from fiction or flattery, ending with a bleak note on ongoing poverty.
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Bagton
Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root Ad Promises Purity and Relief
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a pure natural remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims scientific vegetable ingredients and urges readers to mail 10 cents for a sample bottle. The copy emphasizes safety reliability and availability in drug stores with a request to mention the pane advertissement.
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Dr. Kittner’s
Te Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
Miners and War Speech Spark Doubt Over Jobs Abroad
Fragmented OCR text suggests discussion of American miners facing layoffs and possible emigration as Bolshevik Moscow orders affect labor. It mentions Americans in the Yusoyiki WW and references to Russia, with unclear dates and names.
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Minera
United States
Pth
Moscow
Rassia
Anxious Seat Contest Yields Diplomas
A Beightwood branch reading contest ends with a student earning a diploma after an anxious, mired struggle and waning interest. The winner is celebrated as a dedicated reader, receiving recognition amid the event.
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Beightwood
Huiweyar
Dinin’ Ming
Indhimipolis News
Cole's Carbolvalve Offers Quick Skin Relief Ad
An old advertisement touts Cole's Carbolvalve as rapidly relieving burning itching and various skin diseases. It promises instant pain reduction from burns and suggests sending for a package from J. W. Cole Co. in Rockford. The copy includes garbled lines and stray phrases about a grindstone and anger.
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Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford
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