Three French and American Women Urge Three Shared War Days
Mme Jules Siegfried president of the National Council of French Women proposes three annual days for American and French women to recall World War I hardships. suggested dates include January 1 July 1 and November 11 Armistice Day anniversary.
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New York
Mme
Jules Siegfried
National Council of French Women
War Work Council
Young Women's Christian Association
France
America
Siegfried
Noonan's Hair Petrole Ad Claims Hair Revival
An advertisement promotes Noonan's Hair Petrole promising softer, fluffier hair after daily five minute applications. It alleges dandruff reduction and scalp cleaning with purified petroleum and antiseptic ingredients. Barbers endorse it and offer fifteen cents per application or one dollar per bottle from T Noonan & Sons Co. in Boston.
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Noonan
T. Noonan & Sons Co
Portland St
Boston
Seeking Distant Planet
Professor William H. Pickering of the Harvard Astronomical Observatory in Jamaica searches for a planet beyond Neptune. He, along with Acting Director Solon I. Bailey, says the undiscovered world may lie about 53 times farther from the sun than Earth.
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William H. Pickering
Harvard Astronomical Observatory
Mandeville
Jamaica
Neptune
Solon I. Bailey
Harvard Observatory
Astronomers Seek Hidden Planet Beyond Neptune
Professor Pickering, using perturbations of Neptune, locates an approximate position of a supposed planet. He studies photographic sky plates at Cambridge and other observatories, stacking images to detect minute movements. Opposition is expected this winter around December 80 1919 with the planet near 15th magnitude, far too faint for naked-eye viewing.
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Neptune
Bailey
Uranus
Pickering
Cambridge
Unit Car ushers in new era of rail transport
A steam propelled unit car combines power plant passenger space and baggage in one self contained unit. Built by the S. A. Woods Machine Co and the Laconia Car Co, it operates from White River Junction Vermont on standard gauge tracks. The system delivers about one third the horsepower of a typical locomotive and uses crude oil or kerosene as fuel. Water tube boiler in the forward end provides steam at 700 to 1000 psi in 10 to 20 minutes.
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F. O. Stanley
Boston
Mr. Stanley
F. B. Stanley
Tnit
White River Junction
H. P
Stanley Brothers
Vermont
Entertainment to Benefit the YD Fund
An entertainment event is planned to raise funds for the YD fund. The feature promises a lively barrage by former members of the 26th Division as part of the coming offensive era’s cultural efforts.
Memorial drive funds to back 26th division clubhouse
An elaborate theatrical performance at the Colonial Theatre on January 11 will feature a leading American musical comedy star to raise funds for a new building. Eddie Rickenbacker plans several flights on the drive’s closing day to help raise the $250,000 needed for the 26th division clubhouse.
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Colonial Theatre
America
Eddie Rickenbacker
U. S. Trust Company Distributes Bonus
United States Trust Company president A. C. Ratshesky personally distributed $11,000 among employees as a Christmas gift. He said the bonus was a just reward for faithful and careful work and for handling increased business and goodwill of patrons.
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United States Trust Company
A. C. Ratshesky
Armenian Tag Day for Funds to Free Christian Armenian Women
Tomorrow Armenian tag day aims to raise funds to aid freeing Christian Armenian girls from Turkish harems. War conditions left thousands of women in captivity, with Turks seeking ransom as a means to placate Christian sentiment, and families anxiously awaiting relief through Christian aid.
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Armenia
Big US Aid for Jews Allocates Over 1 Million
The Joint Distribution Committee announced it appropriated more than 1 000 000 for relief of 3 000 000 Jews in Europe and Asia. The largest share 600 900 goes to Poland. 200 000 to Austrian Jews and 119 000 for Palestine. Other beneficiaries include Romania Turkey Persia Czechoslovakia and Syria.
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New York
Joint Distribution Committee For American
Europe
Asia
Poland
Palestine
Rumania
Turkey
Persia
Czechoslovakia
Syria
El Paso Bridge Closed to Juarez Crossers
Hundreds of El Paso residents and tourists were turned back at the international bridge to Juarez as no one day passports were issued. Only a few permitted to cross the Rio Grande, creating a halt for visitors unable to obtain special passes.
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EL Paso
Texas
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