Red Cross Launches Fall Clothing Drive for War Sufferers
New England Division of the American Red Cross begins a volunteer driven fall production program to supply warm clothing to Europe’s war affected regions including Poland Siberia and the Balkans. Miss Lavinia H Newell reports on needs and distribution to chapters across Boston and Hoboken with garments redirected for children and babies.
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Europe
Poland
Siberia
Balkans
New England
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Russia
Serbia
James Jackson
Boston
Lavinia H. Newell
Belgrade
Nish
Newell
American Red Cross Clearing House
Pier 1
Hoboken
New Jersey
Massachusetts Avenue
France
New England Red Cross Led in War Fund Subscriptions
The New England Division of the American Red Cross led all divisions in the Second War Fund campaign of summer 1918 with 11 402 725.11 in subscriptions and 11 377 954 97 collected, about 99.7 percent. The drive runs November 2 to 11 with a national goal of 15 million dollars and a New England quota of 1 330 000, aiming to surpass the 1.5 million members in last December’s roll call.
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New England
American Red Cross
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Vermont
Rhode Island
Red Cross
National Fund
Greatest Show In The World Aids Thrift Drive At Circus Booth
The circus joins Uncle Sam in teaching thrift and saving. At Boston a booth sold thrift stamps and War Savings Stamps with an elephant, two baby midgets and two clowns drawing crowds. Mrs. Higginson notes New Englanders embrace thrifty living as agencies partner with government to fund the war debt.
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Uncle Sam
Francis L. Higginson
Federal Reserve District
New England
Thrift and War Savings Stamps Strong in New England
Sales of Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps in New England for July totaled 462 827 98 dollars. Massachusetts led with 251 611 84 dollars, followed by Connecticut 64 751 48 dollars, Rhode Island 57 875 19, New Hampshire 39 976 02, Maine 31 903 96, and Vermont 16 709 49.
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New England
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Maine
Vermont
Courses On Thrift At Colleges To Begin This Fall
The thrift commission plans courses on spending habits for college students as a practical thrift measure. Princeton University has already implemented similar personal accounting of college expenditures, and other colleges are expected to adopt thrift courses in their curricula.
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National Thrift Commission
Princeton University
Jack's Adventures in Nodland
A Little Jack, called Jack A Cripple, endures cry and worry after a landowner loses money and his family faces eviction. A dream guides him to thrift, revealing a treasure of pennies saved by Jackie that helps cover the first month’s rent on a new home.
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Jack
Mother
Father
Geome
Jackie
White Summer House
Admirers Toast Aviator For Wartime Flying
An England airfield during a wartime ladies day features a captain pilot who performs vertical turns and acrobatics then badly misjudges landing. He bounces across a field before sheepishly rejoining guests as laughter erupts. A gushingly admiring woman praises the landing as superb and bird-like.
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England
Tvere
Indies
Ike
Place Children Above All in Serbia War View
The article extols the Serbian child as the state's property and the home as sacred. It links intense home love to national dedication, praising mothers as guiding figures while asserting the child dominates family and state priorities.
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Serbia
Miss Wagoner
Indiana haircut joke prompts cross state confusion
Demas Coe, a Richmond businessman and former Wayne county auditor, recalls a Chicago barber confusing his shave and haircut with an Indiana style. He says the remark left him agitated as a loyal Indiana resident and stirred indignation in his Richmond barber when told.
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Demas Coe
Richmond
Wayne County
Indiana
Chicago
Coe
Indianapolis News
Admiral's Dinner Speech Recalled as Fine Old Hen
The Boston Transcript records a dinner where Lora Filgher tells of a compliment to an admiral who praised America. In closing, the admiral replied that it was a fine old hen that hatched the American eagle, reflecting a warm, patriotic moment.
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Eisher
America
Boston TranScript
Pompey Pillar in Alexandria Erected in 802 A D
The Pompey Pillar, a red granite monolith on a pedestal in southwest Alexandria, stands 18 feet 9 inches high. It was erected by Publius Eparch of Egypt in honor of Emperor Diocletian in A D 802.
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Pompey
Pillan
Alexandria
Publius Eparch
Egypt
Jidnor
Diocletian
Ocean Sounding Wire For Deep Sea Measurements
A fine steel plano wire is used to conduct ocean soundings. The deepest point known is about 31 614 feet six miles. The sounding wire must be very fine and very strong to support six miles of itself. The deepest hole is near Guam.
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Guam
Gustave Doré’s Early Life Noted by Betham-Edwards
A passage in The Heart of the Vosges by Mrs Betham Edwards recalls Gustave Doré born and raised near Strasbourg Cathedral. At eight he broke his right arm but learned to draw with his left hand, becoming ambidextrous during convalescence.
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Priaiiphes Over
Wistortne
Gustave Dore
Strasburg Cathedral
Italian Seaplane Carrier Brings Many Planes Afloat
The Italian seaplane ship carries a large number of aircraft suspended along its sides for rapid deployment into the sea when a flight is needed.
Kind Hearted Farmers and the Windmill Fans
A city girl visits a farm and praises farmers for installing windmill powered fans to cool pigs. The tale highlights rural kindness and practical farming ingenuity in a simple anecdote.
Demosthenes Quote on Speech and Character
A daily thought noting that a vessel is judged by its sound and people by their speech. It emphasizes that wise or foolish utterances reveal character and conduct.
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Demosthenes
Educating Greek Farmers Under American Survey Leaders
American scientific agriculturists complete a soil survey of Crete mirroring the effort on the Greek mainland. Major G. Hopkins of Illinois and Lieut. G J Bouyoucos, Greek educated in America, lead the American Red Cross agricultural survey to educate Greek and Cretan farmers and boost crop yields with modern machinery and methods.
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Crete
Greece
G. Hopkins
Illinois Agricultural Department
G. J. Bouyoucos
America
Michigan Agricultural College
American Red Cross Agricultural Survey
It Oozes Oot A Budget Tale From Parliament
The British chancellor Austen Chamberlain presented a budget with a total of 1 412000000 pounds and noted the floating debt requires grave attention. He questioned how the sinking fund is regarded amid the hefty figures and dry statistics.
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Tammas Haggart
Austen Chamberlain
Pilgrim Quests for Water in Colonial Times
The excerpt notes Pilgrim fathers facing thirst in New England with limited drinkable water. Higginson of Salem boasted that settlers could drink New England water well, reflecting colonial hardship and resilience amid scarce fresh water sources.
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Zworld
Higginson
Salem
New England
Nominal Right to Keep Pigs in London City Parlor
A garbled OCR passage discusses the freedom of London to keep pigs, noting a nominal right and sanitary concerns. It references Piccadilly and city sanitation officials, implying debate over enforcement and cost of maintaining this liberty.
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London
Parisly
Piccadilly
Need of the Times and the Sell-Raising Salary
A quirky note on the era’s demands cites self raising ladders and pancake flours while highlighting the desire for a more robust salary market in Boston. The piece blends humor with social commentary on wages and living costs.
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Boston
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Isaac B. Munro
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Sy Weif
Acura
United States
Amos
Gorham
R. 1
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Cole- St
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Pierce Avenue
Providence Domestic Coke
John C. Trudell
Tel
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Talbot & Hopkins
Electrical Contractors
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W. O. Talbot
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Dorchester Mutual
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Industrial Trust Co
Providence
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Union Street
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