Armenian Refugees Seek Shelter in Relief Camps
New York reports thousands of Armenian refugees fleeing Turkey into the Russian Caucasus. The American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief, drawing on cables from Constantinople and Tiflis, requests immediate funds for bedding, food, and clothing for up to 15,000 refugees and 7,000 workers, while the navy collier Caesar prepares to ship aid to Syria and Armenia.
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New York
Turkey
Russian Caucasus
State Department
American Committee For Armenian and
Fifth Avenue
Constantinople
Tiflis
Tabriz
Beirut
George C. Reynolds
Van
Ernest A. Yarrow
Harrison A. Maynard
Eriyan
Alexandropol
Reynolds
Yarrow
Maynard
Syria
Armenia
Palestine
Bush Terminal
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Druggist Praises the Great Kidney Remedy
A Brooklyn druggist Alex Lipschitz endorses Dr Kilmer Swamp Root for kidneys bladder and related ailments in a 1915 letter. He cites personal and customer reports including cure of stone gravel and liver trouble and invites readers to request a sample and booklet by mail. Regular bottles available at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Bridgeport Daily Farmer
University School Ad at 836 Fairfield Avenue
A college preparatory and intermediate courses offer admission today or tomorrow. The University School provides high school and grammar school grades with personal work for each pupil and is located at 836 Fairfield Avenue.
London papers oppose ten plan for peace
London editorials reject American peace efforts as betrayal and warn that any armistice would aid Germany. The Morning Post argues Americans seek profit, while Britain asserts a German bid for global dominion and a free hand in the Western Hemisphere must be resisted.
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London
United States
Morning Post
Norely
Germany
Central
South America
England
Atlantic
Great Britain
America
Europe
Berlin Shipping Plans Extend Mercantile Fleet After War
Berlin reports optimism in Tageblatt on German mercantile fleet growth after the war. Krupp, Stinnes allied with North German Lloyd and Hamburg-American. bankers like von Gwinne join mercantile navigation as new yards rise. Despite losses, shipowners push ahead believing free navigation and trade are natural laws. The Grafton & Knight Manufacturing Co. of Worcester, Massachusetts, raises pay 10 percent for 1,000 workers.
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Berlin
Sayville
Tageblatt
Persius
Krupp and Stinnes
North German-Lloyd
von Gwinne
Germany
England
France
Grafton & Knight Maufacturing Co
Worcester
Mass
Amusements at Poli's theater draw full Thanksgiving audiences
Poli's theater filled to capacity for Thanksgiving shows featuring musical comedy Hoosier Girl with Arthur West Evelyn Bennett Jac Hallen and a chorus. The Royal Asahi troupe performed magic including a human fountain. Valeske Suratt starred in Jealousy a five part drama. Pathe Pictorial News and McCabe Levy Sletcher entertained with songs and comedy. Paul Gordon concluded with wire stunts.
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Poli
Arthur West
Evelyn Bennett
Jac Hallen
Royal Asahi Troupe
Valeske Suratt
Pathe
McCabe
Stephens
Brunnelle
Paul Gordon
Wizard of the Wire
Plaza Thanksgiving Vaudeville and Film Attraction
Plaza audiences enjoyed a mixed vaudeville and film festival headlined by the Melodious Fantasy eight vocalists and the comedy team Connors and Mathson. Jones and Gray sang merrily in It Cant Be Done while Alice DeGarmo performed aerial gymnastic feats. The feature film The Children Pay starred Lillian Gish as the divorce issue theme. Bar gain Day at B H Dillon Co Tomorrow. Department of Commerce reports cotton exports for week ending Nov 25 at 117495 bales.
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Plaza
Connors
Maxson
Lillian Gish
Department of Commerce
California Syrup of Figs Promotes Child Health
An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It claims to cleanse the stomach and bowels without griping, advising mothers to use a teaspoonful when a child is cross or feverish and to buy the genuine product from the California Syrup Co.
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California
Granite blocks for pavement made by hand
The article explains hand labor in quarrying and splitting granite blocks for paving. It details the blasting, drilling, and cutting processes, including rift and grain splitting, feather and plug methods, bull wedges, and the use of derricks and steam-powered cars to move blocks to cutters yards.
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United States
Boston
Solomon Willard
New England
New England States
How Granite Blocks Are Split for Street Pavement
The bull wedge method splits granite blocks with a single hammer blow into two parts. Each part receives a final split by a chisel and hammer without machinery, creating smooth granite blocks used for street paving.
Lakes of Blood across history and geography
The article notes places named Lake of Blood in England and South America. It cites Hastings battlefield known as Sanguelac and the bloodied Lake Trasimene called Sanginetto after 15 000 Romans fell to Hannibal. It also mentions Yaguar Cocha in Ecuador among Andean crater lakes.
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England
South America
Hastings
Trasimene
Yaguar Cocha
Ecuador
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the University School
Fairfield Avenue
POLIS
B. H. Dillon & Co
Main Street
Adv
Cross
van A& Swhere
Everybody Goes
Jack Hallen
Evelyn
Xour
Bennet
Jorus
Valeska Suratt
Hunan
McCabe, Levy & Fletcher
Stephens and
Brunelle
Pathe’s Pictorial News
Nazimova
Clara Jimball Young
Keeney’s
Empire Theatre
Paramount
Metro
Famous Players
Daniel Frohman
Pauline Frederick
Willard Mack
Nanette
Christian Science
Quilty
School OF Dancing
Porgies
W. D. Cook & Son
Water Street
F. W. Behrens, JR
Fairfield Ave
Aza
Connors & Maxim
Alice Degarmo
Hoyt’s
Jones & Gray
Barnum
The
Bridgeport Sporting Club
Casino State Street
Hugh Ross
Jimmy O’hagan
Marvel
Albany
N.Y
Charley Pitts
Bridgeport
Australia
Frank Conifrey
K. C. Moran
Bob Slavin
Young Kilbane
Jeff Regan
Joe Smith
Battling Levinsky
al. Burdick
Frank Braithwaite
Mollie Williams
Elisabeth ‘Marbury
F. Ray Comstock
Princess Theatre
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