Surprise 69th Birthday for Mrs J W Campbell
A party honoring Mrs J W Campbell on her 69th birthday was held at Miss Irma Allen’s home 3223 West Sixth Avenue Monday afternoon. Miss Allen and Miss Sally Campbell hosted guests including Mesdames W E Sanberry J F Newton Lena Berry W A Fowler Sarah T Ford C B Alford M F Hawkins S B Green B F Thomas Earl Smith J B Ozier J W Lawrence and the honoree. A pink and white birthday cake served with ice cream marked the celebration.
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J. W. Campbell
Irma Allen
West Sixth Avenue
Miss Allen
Sally Campbell
W. E. Sanberry
J. F. Newton
Lena Berry
W. A. Fowler
Sarah T. Ford
C. B. Alford
M. F. Hawkins
S. 8. Green
B. F. Thomas
Earl Smith
J. B. Ozier
J. W. Lawrence
Weather chills and war talk mix in late 1910s column
The note surveys cooling nights and advancing rain while mocking wartime bravado from young men. It spoofs enlistment rumors and says older men risk derision for talking up battle. It weaves in Winchell and Pelley jokes, birthrate curiosities, and a Canadian quip about a dress belonging to a mother.
Requesting Work and Help in 1904 Chicago Classified Notes
A dated 1904 letter bundle offers carpentry painting and home repairs by W H Drake with credit terms from Great Western Paint Co. and a plea for work. Additional notes request assistance locating a missing dog named Rags and seeking various domestic help including housework and shared housing among readers.
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Great Western Paint Co
Insights From Oddities and Social Trends
A compilation notes dogs may sulk and fake a limp for sympathy. It mentions dated hotel dishes with non washable ink to track wear. A Romanian woman jailed for naked street antics cites high clothing prices. A Kodak pump creates near perfect vacuum. A note hints at reverse kidnapping. Volksautos promise reflects wartime economics. Americans consume about two billion in candy yearly.
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Kodak
F. D
Freeman
S. D
Adolf
Canada Gets War Money
Canada allocates 100 million dollars for war expenditures in or beyond Canada. Prime Minister King says expeditionary force for Europe not being considered now. Pattullo in Victoria urges conscription and US action, recalling Roosevelt’s pledge to act if Canadian soil is threatened.
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Ont
Canada
Dominion
Europe
W. L. MacKenzie King
T. D. Pattulio
British Columbia
Victoria
United States
Pattullo
Roosevelt
Kingston
Trial of War Draft Dodger Opens in New York
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll will face a general court martial on charges of desertion and escape on Governor's Island. He has been detained since returning from Germany on May 25, with the trial set for Monday.
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New York
U.P
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
Frank K. Ross
Second Corps
Governor's Island
Germany
Hazel Cooke Upshaw Publishes Wonders of Texas for Schools
Amarillo author Hazel Cooke Upshaw releases The Wonders of Texas published by Naylor in San Antonio. The book for children blends story and text book style with 44 illustrations, covering Texas industries from cattle to minerals and coastlines.
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Hazel Cooke Upshaw
Texas
San Antonio
Amarillo
Naylor Publishing Company
Upshaws
West Twelfth
Fancher, Jr
Lucien
School of Speech
Texas Tech
Northwestern University
Upshaw
Naylor
U S Food Supply Ample
The agriculture department forecasts the largest harvest in 10 years covering corn barley rye rice beans fruits vegetables sugar cane and beets and other crops. President Roosevelt lifted limits on domestic sugar sales to ease high costs. Farmers expect larger than normal surpluses to ease shortages and curb price hikes.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Roosevelt
Europe
Opening Notes Of Long Tell Defense Story
Budapest dispatch notes the opening bars of Chopin's Polonaise heard as WarsawDefense continued with defenders still holding the capital. The piece, linked to Chopin a Pole, echoed in Warsaw after the radio night broadcast with xylophone marks every 30 seconds.
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Chopin
Warsaw
Europe
Poland
Krakow
Henry
Duke of Anjou
Man Indicted In Club Killing
Vincent Vallone a 55 year old Houston nightlife figure is indicted by the Harris County grand jury on a murder charge in the Aug. 29 shooting of J. I. Thomas a 45 year old railroad worker. Vallone remains a fugitive. Thomas was found dying on a stairway at the gambling club after a friend was knocked down or beaten.
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Houston
U.P
Vincent Vallone
Harris County Grand Jury
Vallone
J. I. Thomas
Texas Rangers
New York City
Thomas
Trade Powers Struggle Over Southeast Supply Routes
In a Southeast Europe trade crisis Britain blocks German ports and German raids threaten shipping. Neutrals face three choices: honor old German contracts, sell for gold to England and France, or barter with Rome for Italian goods. Also news from London reports Mrs J Shelley, wife of a British passport officer in Warsaw, killed in an air raid last week.
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Europe
Britain
Reich
England
France
Rome
London
Ministry of Information
Warsaw
J. Shelley
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