Armistice Day Roll Call Links Red Cross to Youth
By Elmo Scott Watson the annual Red Cross membership roll call runs from Armistice Day to Thanksgiving. The piece highlights the Red Cross spirit beyond war and notes the Junior Red Cross, now over 5.6 million U.S. children, plus sizable participation abroad, as a future force for global peace and humanitarian service.
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Elmo Scott Watson
American National Red Cross
Red Cross
American Red Cross
The Golden Star Beacons Our Living Hope
Poem by Charles Buxton Going honors fallen soldiers with exalted faith and sacrifice. It contrasts holy ground with sacred peace and urges living resolve to match the dream of those who died for a secure world. The speaker asks readers to transform grief into renewed vision and action.
Maxim credited for early aviation idea breakthrough
The article credits Hiram S. Mazim with proving heavier-than-air flight using a self-propelled craft in July 1894. The machine featured 17 ft 10 in propellers, 135 lb each, driven by twin compound steam engines with a 1,000 lb boiler and 7,650 jets, weighing under 8,000 lb overall. Cassier's Magazine lauded the machine as a museum of inventions rather than an invention.
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Hiram S. Mazim
Cassier’s Magazine
Kansas City Star
Eskimo Fishing With Spears in Across Arctic America
Knud Rasmussen recounts Eskimo methods of salmon fishing using a dammed stream, stone basin traps, and an open entrance until signaling to close it. Aimed at capturing fish, the group then spear the fish en masse while traps catch stragglers.
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Arctic America
Knud Rasmussen
Ah Man Emerges as New Film Set Companion
The ah man follows behind the cameraman and emits an appreciative ah-h-h-h sound after each good shot. The term mirrors the yes man dynamic in cinema but focuses on visual praise rather than overall direction.
Nine Men Overestimate Their Importance, Says Studies
A humorous survey notes that nine of ten people rate themselves highly, with traditional echoes of ego and social vanity. Researchers observe this trend across ages and professions, suggesting cultural emphasis on self-importance.
Girlhood to Motherhood in a Vinton Iowa testimony
A woman recalls starting Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at seventeen after years of illness. She credits the remedy with health improvements enabling her to raise six children and work as a housekeeper, praising the product in letters and books. An accompanying ad touts Army Specification Shirts at $3.38 from Army Shirt Co. in Oakland California.
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Vinton
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Frank Sellers
7Th Avenue
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Army
Army Shirt Co
Oakland
Calif
Fruitvale
Sta
His Job He What Another New Dress
A brief exchange reveals a spouse questioning expense worries over a costly new dress. The remark underscores tension over finances and differing priorities within the marriage.
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