Chevrolet introduces bigger and better six to seven model line
Chevrolet Motor Company unveils the 1928 line with a 107 inch wheelbase and deeper frame. New four wheel brakes standard across models plus enclosed instrument panel. Highlights include a stronger engine, improved valves, oil pump and more comfortable Fisher bodies.
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Ovost, Transportation
Chevon ‘Motor Company
Chevrolet
Chevt
Geherl Motors
Chevrolet Motor Company
General Motors Proving Ground
General Motors Research Laboratory
Chevrolet Experimental
Chevrolet Engineering Department
Fisher Body Corporation
Harrison
Fisher
Falmouth
General Motors
The Cullinan Diamond and Great South African Finds
A historical account traces the blue ground diamond wealth of South Africa, detailing the Jagersfontein Excelsior its Jubilee and Cullinan stones. It recounts how the Cullinan weighing 19 ounces became a gift to King Edward VII and was split into major stones including a 516 1-2 carat pear shaped drop and a 310 carat square brilliant.
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Jagersfontein
Victoria
Transvaal
Fred Wells
Edward VII
Twelfth Night Parties Keep Medieval Charm Alive
The article describes Twelfth Night as the closing celebration of Christmas feasting with traditions like burning greens, the Bean King and Queen, and children or adults in masquerade. It includes a modernized Twelfth Night cake recipe with beans hidden in the cake and a confectioners sugar icing recipe, plus decorative touches like animal crackers for the Three Wise Men.
Diamonds and a South African mine boom
A 19th century overview explains diamond production costs in South Africa at twelve dollars per carat and notes monopolistic control by a syndicate. It recounts the Dutoitspan mine near Vaal River, its volcanic pipe origin, the 31 by 31 foot mining claims, and a rush of diggers to the Dutoit's Pan site after discovery.
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South Africa
Diamond Syndicate
Rene Bache
Popular Mechanics
Capetown
Vaal River
Dutoit
Dutoitspan
Diphtheria Immunization Clinics Set in Marlboro
Dr C W Dudley district health officer announces Monday clinics at Marlboro schools to immunize children against diphtheria. Under Dr J J Kelley and Miss Mary Ahearn consent cards sent to parents. All children from one month old urged to attend. a follow up test in six months. Several diphtheria cases and four deaths reported in the city.
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Marlboro
C. W. Dudley
Shrewsbury
State Health Department
John J. Mitchell
J. J. Kelley
Mary Ahearn
Dudley
Teachers Association
Windsor Wakefield Community Notices Sparse and Inconsistent
A miscellaneous notice item lists residents with varied activities including medical treatments, travel, schooling, and social events. Mentions Mrs Ephreim Berthiaume in Worcester receiving care, Howard Searles returning from a trip, and local people visiting, traveling, or resuming duties at schools and shops. Several names and places appear with unclear contexts and fragmented phrases.
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Sysa
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Dain
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Hotel
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Norwood
Arthur Allaire
Viola
Armand
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Brookfield
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Short Street
Boston
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Wheeler
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Framing Road
Show of the Ton Poultry Club
Boston Y Day
George F. Bond
Herbert F. Searles Haster
P. T. Conners
West Main
Mary Conners
Lands
Cal
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B A Corbin Co
Frank Boggs
John Boggs
CK School of Boys
Wallingford
Stanley Straw
Thomas Byrne
Windsor, VI
That Town
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Ri Jameson
M T Burke
Guild of the Infant Savior
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Tudday
B P Carr
C Tner
Fingham’ Woman's Club
Chies
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Russell_B. Frye
D Ter Natalie
William Bonsall
State Road
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Bert G Riley, Jr
Harvard Graduate School Business
Fred. Jajoie
Washington Street
Gibbon St
Robert Beaudreau
Raoul_H Beau
St. Anselm’s
Manchester
Philips Lesieur
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Frederid Lippard
Bigelow
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Texas
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Furness Bermuda Line
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General Steamship
Corey
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