Vice President May Be Orator For Evacuation Day Parade
Mayor Peters invited Vice President Marshall of Indiana to be the orator of the day at the South Boston Evacuation Day celebration on March 17. Civic groups sought city funds but no decision was made on the appropriation. Societies contended a larger sum was needed, with about 700 dollars requested to mount the parade, while the mayor hinted seven thousand dollars is unnecessary.
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Peters
Marshall
Indiana
South Boston
Althouh
Cream chiffon frock with patent leather appliqued curls
A cream colored chiffon frock features a tunic style upper with decorative curls appliqued in cream patent leather, detailing the garment's design and texture.
Take Care Get Genuine Bayer Aspirin
A historical advertisement promotes genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross mark. It notes the product has been prescribed by physicians for over eighteen years and lists common uses from colds to neuralgia. It mentions tin boxes of 12 tablets and larger packages sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Gin Rickey Leads Boston Dog Show Entries
Bayard Tuckerman Jr enters Gin Rickey a premier Sealyham terrier at the Boston show opening February 22 under the Eastern Dog Club. Nearly 1500 top dogs compete across 600 classes as judges page the newest aristocrats in Grand Hall Mechanics Building for three days starting Washington's Birthday.
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Bayard Tuckerman, Jr
Boston
Gin Rickey
America
Mechanics
Exhibition Hall
Grand Hall
Five Women Injured as Jitney Overturns
In Springfield on February 9 a jitney bus carrying more than a dozen passengers overturned while passing another car. Five women were injured, treated at a nearby fire station. None were seriously hurt, most injuries due to broken glass and being rammed during the panic as passengers were tossed about.
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Springfield
Koreans in Korea Attack Reportedly Routed by Japanese Posts
Official dispatches say about 2000 Korean fighters, aided by Bolshevik gear, crossed from Manchuria into Korea and struck a Japanese post of 709 men at night, killing 300 and driving off the rest. The clash signals a broader insurgency with Bolshevik support, while Japanese divisions in Korea are spread thin.
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Washington
Korea
Kirin
Manchuria
Vladivostok
Japan
Newton flier on way to far east
Fifteen American aviators led by William S. McCormack of Newton Mass sail on the China mail liner Nile bound for Hongkong to start a seaplane service to Shanghai. The fliers include former navy men with war service records, and their planes left New York for the Orient.
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San Francisco
William S. McCormack
Bigelow Terrace
Newton
Mass
Far East
Hongkong
Shanghai
New York
Orient
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets Ad
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for colds grip or influenza prevention. It advises looking for F. W. Grove 3 signature on the box and lists a price of 80 cents.
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F. W. Grove
City Hall sees rush to settle back taxes
City Collector Frank S. Deland’s push against delinquent taxpayers spurred an unprecedented rush at City Hall. Advertisements in the City Record prompted thousands of dollars to pour into the treasury before the official 2 pm close time, with late arrivals still allowed to proceed to the tellers’ windows for payment.
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Frank S. Deland
City Hall
City to auction tax liens as 4000 ads fill Record pages
Advertisements covering 4000 properties fill 57 pages of the Record with taxes ranging from a 50 cent gypsy tax to a total of 7000 dollars. Over the next three weeks taxpayers may pay to have names struck from the tax list. a public auction of liens is set for March 3 in the collector's office. No action was taken on a request to hold a public meeting about the sale. Moriarty pushes city purchase of liens via a revolving fund to protect poorer residents, arguing the plan could yield 8 percent interest.
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City Record
United Improvement Association
Moriarty
Whail is 12 puzzle prompt about alphabet numbers
The text presents a riddle asking to map letters to numbers. It asks to identify what the bits from here and there mean, instructing to assign A to 1, B to 2, and continue through the alphabet. It reads like a playful puzzle instruction.
Criticism and fallout from Speaker Gillett address
Washington reports a Springfield address by Speaker Gillett predicting a financial panic and attacking organized labor draws harsh congressional criticism. Republicans gain little, Democrats warn of losses, and both sides deem the panic forecast ill advised amid rising production needs. Samuel Gompers denounces the attack on labor as unfounded, noting Congress has failed to shield the public from trusts and profiteers.
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Washington
Gillett
Springfield
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Congress
United States
The
Our
Republic
Aunt Jemima Pancakes Bring Southern Hospitality Home
In a lively 1920s Louisiana setting Aunt Jemima’s cooking creates welcome bustle as guests arrive and depart. The piece touts her legendary pancakes and notes packaged pancake mix with special ground flours baking powder and powdered milk make rich light hot cakes like those at Col Higbee’s plantation.
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Aunt Jemima
Colonel Higbee
Banditry Attributed to Carranza Troops
El Paso report cites Colonel George Langhorne stating Carranza's troops planned and participated in raids in the Big Bend Rio Grande region. He notes fewer raids due to cattle losses reducing profitability, while ordinary smugglers and bandits played a smaller role in the yearlong disorder.
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EL Paso
Tex
Big Bend
Rio Grande Valley
Carranza
Senate
George T. Langhorne
8Th Cavalry
Langhorne
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