Thirteen Is Lucky For America Friday History Facts
A newspaper item argues Friday the thirteenth is not unlucky, citing American history examples such as the original thirteen colonies, the flag, Key writing the Star Spangled Banner, and notable Fridays like Cornwallis surrender and independence being declared. It also notes biblical and Norse associations with thirteen and Friday’s association with Christ’s crucifixion.
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America
Francis Scott Key
White House
France
Northwest Territory
Pershing
St. Mihiel
Columbus
Cornwallis
Washington
Baldur
Valhalla
Hard coal strike prompts shift to soft coal use
The Pennsylvania governor cites losses from the anthracite strike and urges settlement while John Hays Hammond predicts New England will switch to a permanent bituminous basis to save about 70 million annually on fuel. Soft coal supply exists with workable conversion advice and smoke reduction tips.
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Pennsylvania
New England
John Hays Hammond
Christmas tree tax debate stirs import duty talk
The article notes no current tax on Christmas trees but reports Washington discussion of a possible 10 percent import duty by reclassifying trees as non enumerated unmanufactured articles. It argues trees aid holiday spirit and reforestation, with little impact on American industry.
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Washington
Sam
Teaching the Deaf to See and Hear at Gallaudet College
Washington report traces the Gallaudet legacy from its Hartford start to the 1875 act incorporating the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and the Blind. It notes free scholarships, five year college program, and strong outcomes with graduates in law medicine and education.
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Washington
Greece
Is Oh
Omas Hopkins Gallaudet
Hartford
Connecticut
Gallaudet
Edi Miner Gallaudet
District
Columbia
Amos ‘Kendall
Ashington
Este Artigo
Heavn
Congress
Columbia Institution For
Maryland
Conees
Peaker
House of Representivee
Crooked Ways End in Fine Print of High Prices
In notes from Fostoria Times and Columbus Dispatch a wry proverb warns that dishonesty costs more than it saves. The quip contrasts hair pins and corkscrews with the idea two can live cheaply, then challenges whether two can endure together at any price.
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Columbus Dispatch
Hope Springs Eternal in the Human Breast
A brief, cryptic note from the Cincinnati Times Star hints at optimistic thinking amid disappointment, described as a recurring stopover in human hopes and emotions.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
Fragmentary Akron Breeze Skewers Mutual Courtesy
A truncated OCR snippet notes a man saying thank you and a woman’s reaction. It hints at social etiquette and gendered expectations but provides little context or concrete details beyond the quoted phrase.
First trip to New York Leaves Lasting Impressions
A writer recalls visiting New York as a child during a army leave and traveling to Brooklyn. He describes the Brooklyn Bridge view and the Woolworth Building standing tall as he marveled at Manhattan’s skyline and pondered his future impressions of the city.
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New York
Long Island
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn
Woolworth
Lower Manhattan
Small Minds and a Big War Lesson
A writer reflects on what leaves lasting impressions on children noting a boy’s focus on simple desires. He contrasts ordinary people in war with elites profiting from contracts. He argues against joining the League of Nations and the World Court, warning they could provoke more war.
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League of Nations
Forty third Street Broadway congestion at night
James W. Dean notes heavy pedestrian jams at Forty third Street and Broadway around 8 15 p m especially Saturdays due to a basement cut rate theater ticket agency drawing crowds from across the city. He says many girls wait for beaus while the men reveal they are paying little for theater.
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New York
Forty-third Street
Broadway
James W. Dean
Polish Corridor Narrow Strip and Sea Access Debate
The piece discusses Poland's Baltic window through a land corridor after World War I and the potential Roosevelt resolution to rescind related measures. It notes the strategic import of sea access and signals likely heated congressional debate when the Roosevelt matter returns to session.
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Charles P. Stewart Messenger
Washington
Poland
Europe
Baltic
Five L Enfant memorial sites and a vacant spot in Washington
The linked Washington plan highlights five key locations from Major L Enfant with a final vacant site by the Potomac. A 1925 congressional resolution authorized a Roosevelt memorial at the southeast site, provoking debate over whether Roosevelt merits equal rank with Washington and Lincoln.
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Washington
Washington Monument
Capital
Linccoln Memorial
White House
Potomac
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Admires Split Over Wilson Memorial at Capitol Site
Adulators of the late President Wilson clash with a colonel over who deserves a top national honor. Some favor Wilson’s precedence, others want a memorial to an idea, and a third group argues against erecting a monument to anyone in the capital who has been dead less than 50 years. The McMillan commission, appointed in 1901, oversees this debate as it reviews L’En-
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Gallaudet Coillege
Thomas Hopkins
Gallaudet
Congress
Gallaudet College
Union
Canada
England
Wales
Philippine Islands
Colleg
College
Activi
Wilson
Coronel
Woodrow Wilson
McMillan Commission
L’en
Caspian Sea
S. E
Indiana
United States
To do gardening in comfort says woman writer
The Toronto Tribune quotes a woman writer advising that gardening in comfort requires wearing bath ling toggery though she cautions advice should be followed only when the garden is secluded.
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Toronto Tribune
Lead Solution Cures Cancers Claims by Liverpool Surgeon
Professor Bell, director of the Liverpool cancer research, reports to the Toronto Academy of Medicine that injections of lead solution cured fifty cancer cases including a spindle cell sarcoma in a patient with weeks to live. He says the treatment may save millions if it spares normal tissue. In Wyoming, Labor Day is a legal holiday.
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Bell
Liverpool Cancer Research
Toronto Academy of Medicine
Wyoming
Damaged Damascus Palaces Salvaged as Executions Trail
Architects and officials salvage remaining palaces in Damascus after bombardment. In the public square three Bedouins were hanged with placards explaining the punishment for disobedience to Western Europe.
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Damascus
Europe
Grateful We Avoided Eastern Mandates for US
The speaker insists it was not possible to impose eastern mandates on the United States by Woodrow Wilson or others. The focus remains on attending to American affairs rather than imposing or supporting actions in Asia or other regions.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States
Divine Providence
Asia
Mitchell Reveals Truth About Aircraft Situation in Trial
Colonel Mitchell rendered two important services to his country. He told the truth about the aircraft situation and by his trial, which forced open the real situation, he proved the facts in open court. This exposed the truth from the president down.
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Mitchell
Woman Pays and Pays and Pays Defiance Crescent News
A defiant remark notes the tireless burden of ongoing payments in a brief item from the Defiance Crescent News. The line highlights consumer strain and debt language within a regional clipping.
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Crescent News
Nature protects the weak, says the Youngstown Vindicator
A quote from the Youngstown Vindicator states nature shields the vulnerable and rarely grants a wealthy person a son with wit capable of continuing wealth.
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Youngstown
Peck’s Struggles Highlight Down Series for Canton News
The Canton News notes Peck struggled in this series, contrasting last year’s strong performance when he was described as a bushel, with the current run showing reduced productivity as the team battles through the half-pints era.
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Canton News
Navy enlists now after September 18
The Navy is now making first enlistments. It has been since September 18.
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Navy
Jean
Congress
C. A
Pleiades
R.T. A
Murder and hiding in the Grange’s east wing hideout
Sir Francis Lathrop is murdered inviting suspect Sir Guy Lathrop while Adrian Klyne the detective links a rain gauge clue to the case. Margaret Lathrop and Guy plot to shelter in the Grange’s hidden Priest's Hole as Inspector Roake closes in. Adela Larkin spies the Reverend Danvers, now revealed as Klyne, stirring further intrigue.
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Samuel Honeybun
Francis Lathrop
Margaret Lathrop
Guy Lathrop
Guy
Adrian Klyne
Margaret
Honeybun
Inspector Roake
London
England
Roake
Klyne
Priscilla
Mr. Danvers
Lsir
Cheverel
Nix
Quips and Wit on Fashion Weather and Manners
A playful column quotes Tom Sims on waiting for a wife and tangential thoughts on short dresses silk stockings and warm days of last summer. It offers apocryphal maxims about starting actions influencing outcomes and a jab at judging autos by their hoods.
Cuttin' Curves on the Ice for Morning Jog
A lively description of skating on frozen ice as a brisk morning exercise. The narrator invites others to bundle up and join, describing the thrill, fresh air, and carefree capering as a spirited outdoor activity.
Daily Poem About Skating Fun and Fitness
A playful verse extols skating on smooth ice as a natural fitness activity. It praises the balance, motion, and rhythm of gliding with skimmed skates and urges readers to take up skating dates and enjoy the exercise and coordination it provides.
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Amos Kendall
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Columbia Institute For the Deaf
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Akron
Leon Siler
Jersey
Hudson
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