Vermont Woman Teaches Smoking in Montpelier Campaign Plans
Mary Francis Watson, known as Miss Maidie Joslyn, a Vermont woman linked to Montpelier and Boston press reports, plans to campaign for General Wood. She learned smoking abroad to grace Boston audiences and intends to address Republican convention audiences in Montpelier, asserting her support for Wood while challenging propriety norms.
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Mary Franc Watson
Boston
L. R. Joslyn
Montpelier
Mias Maidie Joslyn
General Wood
Tard
Commodore
New York
Iowa
Mary Francis
Free Lance
Hugh Hammond Watson
Sterday
Me. Watson
John H. Watson
Supreme Court of
Vermont
Lake
Mrs. Wattson
Post
Jan
Katey
Arlotte
Watson
Army
Wateon
The Asphalt Lake on Trinidad Reaches New Low Depth
Boring at the famed Asphalt Lake on Trinidad hits a new low of ten feet, surpassing the prior record. Researchers led by Georgn A Macenady and Prof CTE ford Richardson report uniform tone and rising bending stress as depth increases, halting further drilling due to probable collapse and intense currents in the surrounding semi solid material.
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Cephalt
Trinidad
Georgn
Macenady
Grokeguot
Cteford Richardson
Contract Journal
Pershing Planned Transition From Active Duty Soon
Washington June reports General Pershing intends to retire from active service within a few months unless new developments arise. In a letter to Secretary Baker he says he wishes to return to civil life after the army reorganization work is completed, to engage in something more active.
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Washington, D. C
Pershing
Baker
Women Speak On Legislation At Geneva Mass Meeting
Geneva June 8 Helen King Robinson former Colorado state senator addressed a mass meeting of the International Woman Suffrage alliance. She urged women to act and legislate, arguing women are better suited for legislating and social reform. She called for a new vision of national health and happiness guided by women in governance.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Helen King Robinson
Colorado
Congress
International Woman Suffrage Alliance
National Congress
Sulien
Hungary
Serbia
Why They Buy Fur Coats In Hard Times
Chicago merchants report working women buy fur coats on installment plans to secure a garment before marriage. Coats are often cheaper lines and bought with deferred payments, sometimes arranged by the seller, with many purchases completed over months. High prices of other goods also influence these purchases as a key factor.
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Chicago
Aed
Brattleboro Lieutenant Appointed Vermont War Risk Officer
Lieut Edward S Jones of Brattleboro appointed war risk officer for the American Legion Vermont department replacing Capt E W Gibson who resigned to run for Congress in the second district The executive committee made the appointment Jones has worked with Gibson aiding ex service men in dealings with the war risk bureau and will handle insurance compensation allotments allowances and other financial claims for ex service men and relatives His Brattleboro office will remain open.
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Edward S. Jones
Brattleboro
American Legion
Department of Vermont
E W. Gibson
Congress
Department
Jones
Gibson
War Risk Bureau
Seed dealer seeks colored illustrations of radishes in catalogue
The Boston Transcript notes a seed dealer asking for a few colored illustrations of radishes for a catalogue. The exchange hints at print workshop requests and catalog presentation in a brief, period-tinged item.
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Boston Transcript
Patten Faces Indictment Over Farm Produce Fraud
State's Attorney E W Gibson travels to Windsor to press a federal grand jury to indict Joseph R Patten alias H Anderson. Patten, who opened an Bellows Falls office last year, bought produce from farmers at above market price then sold to out of state wholesalers and left unpaid, totaling about $6000. He used mail and phone to recruit customers mainly in South Royalton Hyde Park and West Barnet.
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Brattleboro
E. W. Gibson
Windsor
Joseph R. Patten
H. Anderson
Kentucky
Vermont
Patten
Bellows Falls
South Royalton
Hyde Park
West Barnet
Britain's Course in Ireland Targets Crime Figures
In the House of Commons Premier Lloyd George declared the government will take steps to bring to justice all persons associated with crime in Ireland. He spoke yesterday, outlining planned measures to pursue lawbreakers and ensure accountability for violent acts amid Ireland's unrest.
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London
Ireland
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Sounds Like Hashimura's Work in Japan Rim Ay Follows
A fragmented note from the Boston Transcript recalls a warning scene in Japan where a pedestrian appears, the horn trumpet is heard, and a speaker warns the approaching person with forceful speech, summarizing a tense encounter amid unclear context.
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Japan
Boston Transcript
Old Fashioned Dinner and Home Kitchen Tips
A household note discusses securing clothing with hooks and eyes, then moves to culinary ideas. It notes that cooking rhubarb with berries enhances preserves and that rhubarb is cheap. It reviews the New England boiled dinner, praising its simplicity and accessibility, and outlines variations using corned beef with cabbage carrots turnips beets and onions.
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New England
Burlington
Troubles From My Age and Lydia Pinkham's Remedy
A Rochester Indiana reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing age related symptoms and nervous troubles. The note includes general health claims and a testimonial about the product's effects, plus dietary cooking tips from Dorothy Dexter on slow cooked boiled dinners.
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Rochester
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkerrham
Lemme Baxey
East Std
Indiana
Lydia F. Pinkham
Dorothy Dexter
Getting to Be a Bore Anyway in Berg Borospeech
Fragmentary quotation appears to reflect a humorous Berg talking point about business and digging into a Boston connection. Unable to extract a coherent names or places. the readable fragments hint at casual chatter rather than a full event.
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Berg‘gil
Boston
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