Old Ironsides rebuilds as national drive funds restoration
A 1925 program to save the USS Constitution from decay is detailed. Funds, timber sources, and expert shipwrights from Maine work toward a full rebuild to its 1812 glory, with live oak from Commodore’s pond and a nationwide fundraising effort engaging schools and civilians.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Boston
Secretary of the Navy
Board of Navy Commissioners
Oliver Wendell
Holmes
Seven Seas
Qld
Ironsides
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Congress
The
Elks Lodges
National Committee
Gordon Grant
White House
Toear
Philip Andrews
Boston Navy Yard
Maine
Commodore's Pond
Pensacola
Fla
Navy
Navy Yard
Commodore’s Pond
West Virginia
Keeloon
Georgetown
West
Massachusetts
New York
Mopine
Pennsylvania
New England
Honduras
Cuba
West Indies
Kentucky
New Jersey
Georgia
New England Ag
Old Ironsides Poem Excerpt Theme of Duty and Loss
The verses praise the ship's storied past and valor, calling for dismantling the tattered flag and sending the vessel to rest beneath waves. It invokes storms, heroes, and the sea to memorialize the vessel and honor its sacrifice through removal and reverence.
Mystery Colleen on Irish Free State Notes Traced to American Wife
Pathfinder Magazine reports that the famed Irish colleen on the new Irish Free State bank notes is an American girl. Sir John Lavery, commissioned to paint the figure, later admitted he chose his wife Hazel Martyn of Chicago as the model, causing a mix of delight and surprise across Ireland.
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Ireland
John Lavery
All Ireland
Sir John
Hazel Martyn
Chicago
Pathfinder Magazine
Blue Star Remedy Ad Claims Quick Itch Relief
An old advertisement touts Blue Star Remedy for Wezama tetter ringworm poison oak dandruff children's sores cracked hands and other itching. It promises germ killing and itching relief with a price of $1.00 and urges readers to ask their druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ady
Count Pulse Rate by New Electric Device
A new instrument called the cardiotachometer measures the heart rate by detecting electrical impulses with chest electrodes and recording beats on a moving tape. Designed by Dr. Ernst P. Boas with colleagues Dr. Benjamin Liebow and Dr. Alfred N. Goldsmith of New York, it promises greater accuracy across rest and exercise conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernst P. Boas
New York
Benjamin Liebow
Alfred N. Goldsmith
Will Cold Worry You This Winter
A simple tablet compound can curb a cold quickly and conveniently. Do not rely on hacks or dieting but use Pape's Cold Compound to relieve symptoms. men and women nationwide trust this small tablet for fast relief and easy use.
Africa Imports Bugs to Combat Orchard Pests
South Africa plans to import ladybird beetles from California to fight a mealybug invasion in its orchards. The article notes American Little Spotted beetles show strong appetite for pests and hopes to expand the import stock into a larger fighting army of insects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
South Africa
California
America
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepain Promoted Since 1892
The article describes Dr. Caldwell’s early laxative syrup introduced in 1892 as Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepain. It claims it is a liquid vegetable remedy for women children and elderly people and lists purported ailments it relieves. It invites readers to obtain a free trial bottle via mail order.
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Caldwell
Monticello
Ilinois
Pigeon Breeders Advertise Profits and Stock
Pigeons and squabs offered by Adams Merchand'e Co in Willismaport and Philadelphia areas. Advertisements tout full or part time profits from raising pigeons, including White Kinga and Carneaux breeds. Real estate broker W Gretzinger seeks first mortgage funds on colored homes and churches in Philadelphia.
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Little Lake
Hattiesburg
Mise
Saleemen
Auicka
Adams Merchand’e Co
Ing
Willismaport, Ps
Philadelphia
Mort
W. Gretzinger
Phila
Province Advances Hydro Plant Project in New Brunswick
The provincial legislature passed an act authorizing a hydro power plant in New Brunswick with an estimated cost of 23 million dollars. A charter for its construction has been granted by the provincial government, according to Consul B M Rasmugen of Moncton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Joshua Humphreys
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Washington
New Brunswick
Canada
B. M
Rasmugen
Moncton
In His Prime Age Myths and Nujol Promotion Card
An ad style piece argues age does not fix prime years proposing regular living and Nujol as a health aid. It features quotes about being in prime at 65 and promotes Nujol as a non medicine from Nujol Laboratories, urging daily use and future trust in luck.
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LS. Comitivutt
Gordo Grane
Earddey-Poe
Old Ironsides
Occas
Oliver Wandall Holmes
Colleen
Concord
Whlck Nursory
Shenandoah
N. U. Houston
Beybody
Hale
Man
Nujol Laboratories
Broadway
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