McCombs to Have Likeness on Arkansas Delegate Badges
Arkansas Democrats honor William F. McCombs by placing his likeness on badges for the state convention in Pine Bluff. The Arkansas native and national committee chairman is celebrated for his role in the president’s nomination and campaign.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Democrats
Arkansas
William F. McCombs
National Committee
McCombs
United States Senate
Washington
Malaria Expert Dr Von Esdorf Aids Tampico Health Drive
Dr. R. H. Von Esdorf, a noted malaria expert with the American Public Health Service, is in Tampico aiding health improvements. He previously led the naval hospital in Mobile before going to Mexico on a health mission.
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von Esdorf
Tampico
Public Health Service
Mexico
Naval Hospital
Mobile
Helping Women Choose Careers
The Boston based Women's Educational and Industrial union appointment bureau conducts winter conferences on professional opportunities for women. These sessions feature employers from diverse fields and aim to aid students in choosing and preparing for vocations. Florence Jackson offers ongoing vocational advice at Wellesley Smith Mount Holyoke colleges.
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Bureau of the Women’s Educational and Industrial Union
Boston
Florence Jackson
Wellesley, Smith and
Mount Holyoke
Baroness Moncheur Visits Arkansas Parents
Baroness Moncheur daughter of Gen Powell Clayton of Arkansas and Washington and wife of the Belgian minister to Turkey makes her annual visit to her parents in the region.
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Paroness Moncheur
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
Washington
Turkey
Curious Condensations From a Fading World
The Kaiser favors expert dancers at state balls with a court master watching every step. Fires in 1913 caused $203 408 250 in U S property losses. England makes about 20 000 000 collars yearly. A California man with losses uses a prosthetic for his right arm and leg to drive daily. Russian flights carry ten passengers with fuel for 2 ½ hours. American cars spread in Madras India. Panama Canal transit time is 10 to 12 hours.
President's Trophy for 12-meter yacht race at Panama-Pacific
The President's Trophy, to be awarded by President Wilson at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, is a $500 jewelry work replica of the Hanap drinking vessel. It stands 28 inches high with a 10% inch bowl top and will feature winner and crew names on two panels and etched exposition scenes on the other two.
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San Francisco
Woodrow Wilson
Army of Mexico Falls Short as Modern Force
Harper's Weekly reporter Fritz Arno von de Ellen says the federal army in Mexico under Huerta lacks discipline and training. Officers with minimal tactics command green troops, the force relies on fear rather than instinct, and transport orders show dire misorganization in camp.
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Mexico
Fritz Arno von de Ellen
Harper's Weekly
Fiost
Huerta
Mexico City
Tree in Grave Danger From Chestnut Blight, Yale Professor Warns
Dr Graves of the Yale forestry school warns Popular Science Monthly that the chestnut may become nearly extinct if blight conditions persist. Fires, coppicing, soil change from wide clearings accelerate decline though the pan Asiatic hybrid shows promise for nut quality and disease resistance.
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Yale Forestry School
Popular Science Monthly
Multifarious Snippets From Earlier Times
The item lists varied notes from global life including a skin lightening beverage made by Mozambican women, forest borders near the Grand Canyon, Kansas political tickets, earth age estimates, Russian Poland cattle, insect intelligence, and Panama hat trade with Ecuador's famed tequila straw.
Mrs Lyon's Aches and Pains Testimony from Terre Hill
A Terre Hill reader Mrs Augustus Lyon testifies to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieving back and side pains, insomnia, and loss of appetite. The ad extols the product as a grand remedy from roots and herbs and notes mass testimonials at Pinkham Laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Terre Hill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Aucustus Lyon
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Boston Man Returns From Tunis After Thrilling Escape
Percival Roberts of Boston a Oxford and Harvard Law alumnus arrived home from Naples after a perilous escape from Tunisian desert bandits. He fled on camels as Arab horsemen chased his party, then reached safety aboard the first available ship amid chaos near Sfax. His three companions, two Frenchmen and an Englishman, scattered during the attack.
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Percival Roberts
Boston
Oxford College
England
Harvard Law School
Naples
Roberts
Italy
Sfax
Tunis
Justice Is the Word and Aid for Immigrants
A New York Legal Aid bureau offers a lawyer for ten cents to help immigrants and the poor obtain justice. In Gotham a contrast is drawn with men who spend thousands for justice yet remain jailed.
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New York
Those fish Questions Bix Hallo and the whitewash job
A fragment shows Bix Hallo talking about shaving and a person pince his face while remarking on a routine task of whitewashing. The dialogue hints at a casual, humorous moment without broader context.
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Bix
Mother-in-law a Wise Friend Helps Woman Quit Coffee
A young woman credits her mother-in-law with teaching her to switch from coffee to Postum. After stomach issues and headaches tied to coffee, she adopts Postum, reporting clear skin, better digestion, and renewed energy. The grandmother also benefits after switching to Postum.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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