110000 Children Underfed In New York
Dr Henry Dwight Chapin reports 110000 New York City schoolchildren underfed with 580000 others only in passable condition. He links malnutrition to war prices and urges coordinated relief. recommends nutrition education, school lunches, and extended noon hours. Health officials discuss centers and food campaigns.
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H. D.chapin
New York
Henry Dwight Chapin
Post-Graduate Hospital
New York Academy of Medicine
West Fortyard Street
Chapin
Bureau of Personal Service
Emerson
Co. P. Sharpe
Sidney V. Haas
H. D. Wilcox
M. H. Baas
Allen Quits Diamond for Life on Farm
Frank Allen of the Boston Braves announces retirement from baseball to stay and work on the family farm in Newbern Alabama. He cites family responsibilities including an ailing father and a brother in the army as reasons for remaining on the farm. The item notes he is married and will quit the sport entirely.
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Memphis
Tenn
Frank Allen
Boston Braves
Allen
Newbern
Ala
Braves
Distaste for Common Words Triggers Group Discussion
A circle of women debated word antipathies noting universal distaste for terms like cooking receipt and recipe. They singled out sink as hardest disliked though other barrels such as rink and mink met no objection. kiddies drew particular ire from one participant.
Ugly dining rooms stirred by outmoded colonial furniture
The piece discusses the decline of colonial style in dining room furnishings due to its lasting but unattractive lines. It urges readers to replace outdated items with simple mahogany in William and Mary design, promising furniture worthy of a lifetime.
Obituary Notices and Michigan Football Captain Pick
The morning obsequies include Mary E. Curtis at M. J. Gannon's followed by Sacred Heart Church requiem. Bernard Gastaldi a Bryant Electric chemist dies at 56 in Bridgeport. Robert Francis Steppe funeral at Sacred Heart. Ann Demers dies in East Avenue. Enoch Wieman elected 1918 Michigan football captain. home in California.
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Mary E. Curtis
M. J. Gannon
John Street
Sacred Heart Church
John M. Sullivan
St. Michael's Cemetery
Bernard Gastaldi
Bryant Electric Plant
Hancock Avenue
France
America
South Norwalk
St. Peter’s Church of
Bridgeport
Aerle of
Eagles
Lucetta Warner Circle
C. of
Mahackemo Court
F. of A
Robert Francis Steppe
Robert Francis
George
Sarah Steppe
Catherine Steppe
Park Terrace
T. J. Mooney
Sacred Heart School
Jas. Costello
John Tarrants
Martin Cormack
Edward Quinn
Thomas Boynton
Thomas McDermott
Ann Demers
Ann
J. Demers
Malcolm Vine
East Avenue
Quebec
F. Desmond
Ernest
Toronto
Winter Skin Care With Mercalized Wax Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes mercalized wax for smooth white skin during winter. It claims applying an ounce before bed and washing off in the morning reveals healthier skin, with added advice on saxolite wash lotion to reduce wrinkles.
Halifax Declares No Christmas Celebration After Disaster
Halifax officials announce the city will skip its usual Christmas festivities as relief workers depart and recovery continues. The mass funeral for fire and Titanic victims shifts to Monday while graves are opened slowly amid cold delaying clearance of wreckage. New England doctors and nurses plan to spend the holiday in hospitals caring for wounded and, for many children, facing possible lifelong blindness.
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Halifax
Massachusetts
Hallifax
Camp Hill Cemetery
Bourgoyne
New England
British balloon lands in Holland reports say
News dispatches from Holland confirm the aircraft that descended in a Dutch village was a British army balloon, not an airship, drifting across the North Sea from England. The event ties to British forces shown by the balloon’s markings and description.
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London
Holland
North Sea
Ungland
Red Cross meeting to go on despite blizzard
Bridgeport to host a public Red Cross meeting at Bridgeport High School tonight at 8. W Roscoe Bassick, chair of the membership drive, says snow won’t dampen turnout and cites past disasters when aid continued. Dr Allan MacRossie of France will speak as Red Cross workers join the event for public participation.
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Red Cross
Bridgeport High School
W. Roscoe Bassick
Bassick
Halifax
Bridgeport
Allan MacRossie
France
Polo Club Case Yet to be Decided
Magistrate Corrigan in Harlem Police Court postponed ruling on charges against officials and boxers of the New Polo Athletic Club. Summonses were issued about three weeks ago for holding membership bouts at the club. Briefs ordered. decision due next Wednesday. Billy Moore testified he was not near the club during the bouts and was dismissed.
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Corrigan
Harlem
New Polo Athletic Club
Billy Moore
Moore
Club Fight Witness Dispute Echoes Inspectors’ Role
Police inspectors from Morris’s squad were challenged after entering a club to witness bouts. Defence argued detectives signed membership cards beforehand and were bona fide members, claiming entitlement to observe the fights.
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Morris
Effect of Russian Armistice Seen by General Steiner
Amsterdam dispatch reports General Steiner says relief from an armistice with Russia depends on treaty details but will ease transport strain. He adds disarmament feasible only gradually universal and simultaneous, warns Austria and allies cannot yield to global dictates amid two additional major powers United States and Great Britain.
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Amsterdam
Stoeger-Steiner
Neue Freie Presse
Vienna
Russia
Austria
United States
Great Britain
Saint Mary of Egypt Story of Conversion and Death
A compact tale tracing Mary of Egypt from a youth of sin in Alexandria to a penitent life in the wilderness. At Jerusalem she sees an image, hears a call to rest beyond Jordan, and after years in asceticism dies in the desert with an inscription requesting burial of the sinner Mary’s body.
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Mary
Alexandria
Jerusalem
Jordan
Zosimus
Christ
Stray Shots and Witty Observations on Life and Language
A collection of wry maxims on slang usage love and perspective. It muses on value and meaning with playful contrasts between fantasy and reality. The piece links travel loyalty and knowledge with light humorous analogies.
Incomplete Verses and Odd Observations
A collection of humorous riffs on money, divorce, landlords and tenants, optimism, and social quirks. The piece jokes about tomorrows achievements, widow's mite versus grass widow's might, Methuselah and cigarettes, and a girl with golf sticks in Chicago Examiner context.
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Chicago Examiner
New York Opens Horsemeat Markets Amid Farm Mobilization
In New York City reports indicate horsemeat markets expanding as 2,000 workers are mobilized on farms. Atlantic City plans a produce exchange as farmer want ads attract attention.
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New York
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Blizzard
Polo Club
Steiner
ST. Mary OF Egypt
Johack & Fon
Spain
Tennant
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