Model Home for Veterans to Be Built in Winslow New Jersey
New Jersey branch of the American Legion announces a veteran colony at Winslow. 4200 acres acquired to create 420 ten acre farms with model homes, a pond, ice supply, and facilities including a recreation center, library, and farming and crafts operations. Estimated total cost is 1.902 million dollars for land clearing, buildings, roads, and utilities.
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Ewark
N. J
Winslow
New Jersey
American Legion
Wheat Origin From Lake Wheat and Wild Goat-Grass
Grant Allen discusses the origin of wheat tracing its lineage to goat-grass, the lake dwelling farmers of northern Europe, and the long selection journey from primitive stocks to modern cereal forms. He notes lake-wheat in Swiss lake villages and later development by Egyptians and Romans before dispersion by Greek and Roman colonists.
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Mediterranean
Europe
Switzerland
Egypt
Gaul
Britain
Grant Allen
Colin Clout
Minister Returns To Pulpit After Choosing Faith Over Fortune
S B Edmondson, district manager for Illinois Life Insurance in Forest Illinois, leaves a $10,000 annual post to resume pastorship at Broadway Methodist, citing conscience over wealth. His wife, Hannah, plans to manage at 7510REENVIEW Avenue Chicago with modest changes as they adapt to lower income.
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Are Forest, Ill
Illinois Life Insurance Company
S. B. Edmondson
Lake Forest Methodist Church
Stuart Berton Edmondson
Mr. Edmondson
Broadway Methodist Church
Reenview Avenue
Chicago
Hannah
Almost Half a Century in Prison Going in Again
Harry Myers alias Muldoon and King, an 83 year old Chicago area crook, heads back to prison after pleading guilty to defrauding the government with a raised money order. His long career began at seventeen, including the 1880 torture robbery of the elderly Fairbanks couple near Wheaton.
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Myers
Fairbanks
Wheaton
Spiritualist vows to solve Browne murder in Maywood
Mrs Elizabeth Tomson a Maywood widow's friend and spiritualist plans to move into the Maywood bungalow with her husband C H Tomson and daughter Halma. She says within 30 days she will reveal how Mrs Louise C Browne was killed and describe the murderer with police and coroner invited to attend seances.
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Louise C. Browne
Elizabeth Tomson
Maywood
Miss Halma
Tomsons
Mrs. Tomson
London
Chicago
Said
Danderine Hair Tonic Promises Dazzling Shine
An old advertisement extols Danderine as a tonic beautifier for women hair. It claims easy application with a moist cloth to remove dirt and oil, leaving hair soft glossy and vibrant while preventing dandruff and hair loss. The copy urges buying Danderine at drug or toilet counters.
Universal Patronage Opinion Quips on Growing Up
A playful editorial observes social pressure as strangers praise children on appearance and maturity. The judge likens it to universal patronage, noting how adults project expectations during everyday street encounters.
Cascarets Sleep aid ad touts gentle relief for constitution
An advertisement urges readers to take Cascarets to cleanse liver and bowels, claiming they ease biliousness and indigestion without griping. It contrasts Cascarets with Calomel and harsh pills, asserting low cost and overnight action. The copy ends noting some people complain about poverty despite wealth.
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Eatonic
Snowy Linens and Ball Blue Ad CitesLaundry Tip
Snowy linens praised for household pride as Red Cross Ball Blue is recommended for laundry. Ad notes a five cent price at grocers. Contains a quip about a man unable to keep his word being in the dictionary.
Gold Medal Hair Lem Oil Capsules In Dutch Remedy Claim
An old advertisement touts Gold Medal Hair Lem Oil Capsules as a cure for a curable disease. It urges treatment to stop trouble and avoid future suffering, claiming the remedy has been national in Holland for centuries and to look for the Gold Medal name on sealed boxes.
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Haarlem
Holland
Ment
Netherlands
Gold Wedal
World’s Debt to Richard Burton
Richard Burton who gained vast knowledge from Far East expeditions died October 20 1890. He learned the Orient languages and explored Arabia as an Afghan pilgrim. In 1859 his journey helped discover Lake Tanganyika and open eastern Africa. He left many books detailing his travels and unseen regions.
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Richard Burton
Far East
Burton
Orient
Arabia
Lake Tanganyika
Africa
Getting Sacked A Turkish method inspires slang meaning
The article explains the origin of the expression getting the sack. It describes a sultan who disposed of tired harem members by placing them in a sack and throwing them into the Bosphorus. Travelers spreading the tale popularized the phrase in the civilized world.
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Bosphorus
Turkey
Retort Courteous on Bachelor Statistics Stir
A witty exchange notes that more bachelors are criminals than married men. The response claims bachelors lack someone to blame, offering a sharp gendered quip on social behavior.
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