Red Cross chapters boost disaster relief plans nationwide
A nationwide Red Cross campaign strengthens disaster preparedness through chapters and branches. The revised manual When Disaster Strikes guides committees in 10,000 communities to mobilize modern methods such as radio, air service, and vehicles for rapid emergency relief. The effort emphasizes coordination, trained volunteers, and preplanned subcommittees for food, shelter, medical aid, and information.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
West Indies
Mississippi Valley
Henry Jones Junior Reformed Visit Ends In Cambridge
A tale recounted by Irvin S. Cobb about a father who tracks to Cambridge at midnight to surprise his son Henry Jones Junior after hearing of a supposed recovery from alcohol. A dark boardinghouse, a vigilant landlady, and the blunt command lead to the unexpected homecoming.
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Henry
Poe
Joseph A. Choate
Jones
Air. Choate
Harvard
Cambridge
Henry Jones
Junior
The
McNaught Syndicate
Experts Should Build Windows of a Home
The casement window ranks higher with European homeowners than Americans due to construction quality. A sash on hinges must have high grade hinges, secure adjustment hardware, and tight locking to avoid wind leaks and rattles. Poor workmanship leads to failure. good workmen produce a satisfactory casement window.
Colorful Ceramic Tiles Elevate Luxury in Homes
A promotional note extols ceramic tiles as beautiful long lasting materials for remodeling. It highlights color variety texture and design options. Tiles resist heat water and steam and stay durable under foot traffic. Easy to clean nonabsorbent and sanitary properties are emphasized.
Rusty Pipes Worsen Family Water Supply
Rusty pipes clog water flow while Angélie and Mneng suffer from rust in wash water. The family’s daily life is distressed as the red tint appears each time the faucet is turned on.
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Angélie
Mneng
Motorist Claims Fox Reaches 80 MPH On Road Chase
A Washington motorist reports a fox ran from a hedge toward a cornfield then sprinted down a road. The car accelerated to 80 miles per hour as the fox darted ahead, leaping a barbed wire fence into the field before winding through a gap and vanishing into the corn.
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Washington
The Infidel Writer Seen As Enemy to Society
A fragment expresses distrust of the Infidel writer, labeling him a great enemy to society, attributed to Kpox with an accompanying unreadable mark.
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Kpox, Ow Ee
Bankers push for uniform federal and state banking practices
The State Bank Division of the American Bankers Association calls for nationwide coordination of banking laws to ease interregional trade. It urges depoliticized, stable bank supervision, stronger examining forces, and longer tenures for state bank commissioners to attract skilled leadership.
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S. J. High
State Bank Division
American Bank Era Association
United States
Hankine Tie Enndnetad
Wteestesamuune
Othe
State Bank
American Bankers Association
French inventor Charles Cros patent effort cited
In Paris on April 30, 1877 Charles Cros deposited a retained description of a device for recording and reproducing acoustical vibrations with the Academy of Sciences. Cros attracted little interest, lack of patent fitness, and Edison’s concurrent activity prompted a preliminary patent by Edison in December 1877.
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Charles Cros
Academy of Sciences
Paris
Cros
Edison
Watch Your Health The Game of Life Rules
The text warns that life is a difficult game with natural laws as the rules. It asserts that breaking these rules leads to loss, while playing well yields victory in strength and health.
Sweden's Colors Date From 1275 Shield Origin
Sweden's national colors blue and yellow and the present shield trace back to 1275, reflecting early heraldic symbolism and national identity. The attribution links the color scheme and emblem to medieval heraldry and royal symbolism shaping modern national iconography.
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Sweden
Physician's First Duty To Put Patient First Rule
A historical aphorism credits the physician with a guiding rule to imagine being in the patient’s place as the core duty, reflecting medical ethics from a past issue featuring Listér.
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Lord’ Listér
America leads world in savings growth in 1928
The American Bankers Association reports that savings deposits in U S banks surpassed 28 4 billion on June 30 1928, in over 63 million accounts The rise reflects broader prosperity since 1920s low and shows gains across states except three The 1928 increase exceeded 2 3276 billion from 1927 with 5 2 rise in deposits per capita and regional gains in New England and Middle Atlantic areas.
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United States
American Bankers Association
New England
Middle Atlantic
Howard County Bankers Adopt Alfalfa Motto
County bankers in Howard County Iowa endorse the slogan an acre of alfalfa for every cow after observing hundreds of thousands of dollars drain from the county last winter for feed.
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Howard County
Iowa
Finding squares by summing consecutive odds method
Pathfinder Magazine explains a mental arithmetic trick: to square a number count its units, start at one and add that many consecutive odd numbers. For example, the square of six equals the sum of the first six odd numbers. The square of seven equals the sum of the first seven odd numbers, and so on.
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Pathfinder Magazine
The Dog Days Origin Tied to Circus Star
The phrase dog days traces to the Dog Star Sirius and the hot season, with the idea that Sirius shines brightest during the warmest days. The San Francisco Call and Post notes this link to seasonal heat and celestial timing.
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San Francisco
Mystery of girls debate loss explained by rival team
In college news, a team of girls lost a debate to another all girl squad from Arkansas Gavette. The report states the defeat settled the controversy and highlighted performance differences between the two groups.
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Arkansas Gavette
Frugal cranberry ice and bean supper menu
A simple menu lists cheese crackers tomato soup fried sausages fried apples wax beans in sour sauce rolls and butter vanilla wafers cranberry ice. The cranberry ice dish blends gelatin lemon juice orange juice and cranberry sauce then is frozen with egg white and packed for serving eight. Costing about 44 cents for eight servings, six servings cost 33 cents with leftovers.
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Florida
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Clvlion
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America
Nice
Backbone
R. C. Jackson
Practical Watchmaker and Jeweler
Greensboro
Maryland
Del-Mar- Va Peninsula
Optometrist
Lingeen
Ulin
L&h
L&h Electrics
Eastern Shore Public Service Company
Denton, Maryland
M. K. Newnam
G. Ober.& Sons Co
Denton Bridge
W. G. Wooters
Market Street
Denton, MD
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James J. Ross
Cecil C. Fulton
Sec’y Treas
the Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
Dover, Delaware
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J.T. Carter & Son
L. Irving Jones
Denton
Clare N. Payne
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Preston
B. Welch
Williston
W. H. Nuttle
WM. Pepper Constable
Maryland Trust
Baltimore
Elkton
F. B. Picikering
Wesley Collegate Institute
Clarence A. Short
Ridgely, Maryland
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