Famine Strikes Russia and China With Millions in Need
The article reports on a vast famine across five Chinese provinces and 21 Russian provinces, driven by drought and floods. It details mass starvation, child endangerment, and plague, with Chinese relief via the Christian Herald and government aid in Russia, hampered by graft and limited food distribution. It notes 30 million Russians affected, ongoing relief efforts, and hopes for irrigation and modern farming to avert future disasters.
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Boston
Russia
Pale
China
Christian Herald of
New York
Buford
San Francisco
Shanghai
Bishop Potter
Samuel J. Barrows
Naples
Jamaica
Christian Herald
M. Shiskoff
America
Civic Service House
Salem Street
Way to a Man's Heart Shifts to Fingertips in Romances
A New York World reportage chronicles several marriages sparked by manicure talent as rich bachelors wed nail technicians. Among couples: William A. Dunlap and Lavender Byers, plus multiple stories of wealthy suitors and stylish nail workers turning romance into marriage across Milwaukee Chicago and Philadelphia.
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New York
William A. Dunlap
Billy” Dunlap
Lavender Byers
Broadway
Mary E. Peart
Miss Peart
Milwaukee
Mr. Dunlap
Nevada
Miss Byers
Mrs. Byers
Chicago
Miss Byer
Miss Lavender
Circuit Court
Mrs. Dunlap No. 2
Hackney Downs
London
Annie McDonald
Miss McDonald
West Twentythird Street
Duncan & Fitzgerald
the Strand
Angus Kibbe
Cupid
Lohmer
Houghton
Atlantic City
Richmond
S. W. Prime
Young Prime
Homer Wheaton
Florence Carnahan
Lydia C. Moore
Bellevue-Stratford
Philadelphia
F. W. Schmidt
Miss Moore
Schuyl Kill
Mr. Schmidt
Mrs. Schmidt
Old Man Sells Papers And Shares Profits For Society
A Philadelphia charity worker recalls a poor paper seller named John who toiled daily to support his dying wife. Despite deception about finances, he continued selling papers and sharing profits with the society, embodying quiet fortitude and devotion in hardship.
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Philadelphia
Good Use for Arc Lamp in Night Construction
The flame arc lamp with its bright yellow glow, once mainly for advertising, is now used effectively to illuminate night work sites. In New York City terminals for tunnels under two rivers are under rapid construction, with lamps suspended above ground enabling near daylike progress after dark.
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New York City
Two Rivers
Visitation Etiquette and Punctuality in Homes
The article advises visitors to respect household routines and meal times. It notes that hosts with few servants depend on punctual service and that a guest who follows the hostess around in the morning undermines the visit. Early breakfast expectations require guests to be ready at the set time.
Red Cedar Supply Critical for Pencil Industry
The Forest Service notes nearly 320 million lead pencils are made yearly in the United States using 110000 tons and 7300000 cubic feet of wood, almost all red cedar. The supply is rapidly depleted with no substitute, urging southern forests to let younger cedar mature and remain available for pencil wood.
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United States
Forest Service Bureau
Telephone clocks keep perfect time via city wires
Telephone companies offer subscribers self winding electric clocks that attach to house walls and synchronize daily from the central office at around 3 am. The clocks never run down and adjust within hours if slight drift occurs, with a small annual rental comparable to clock cleaning costs.
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Poplar
Daughter Seeks Style, Mother's Reassurance Echoes
In a Chicago Journal quote a mother warns that her daughter cannot match the past's style while acknowledging current fashion. The exchange hints at family dynamics and intergenerational taste without graphic detail.
Senator Sorghum Lectures Fans Not Colleagues
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum saying he welcomes lecturing away from stone faced congressional colleagues. He claims money is not his motive, just the pleasure of an audience that wants to hear him.
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Senator Sorghum
Congress
Washington Star
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HRSA
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