Red Cross Nursing Service Expands Health Mission
The American Red Cross reports 40,636 nurses enrolled in the Red Cross Nursing Service with 1,100 teaching home hygiene and care of the sick and 106 overseas on duty. Three thousand one hundred seventeen are in Government service with the Army Navy and Public Health Service. Nine hundred nurses joined last year.
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Red Cross
Army
Navy
Public Health Service
Veterans Bureau
Army Nurse Corps
National Defense
Alaska
North Carolina
Virginia
Idaho
Penobscott Bay
American Red Cross
Red Cross First Aid Battle to Conserve Life Progress
Reliable records show over 75,000 accidental deaths annually in the United States with 206 citizens killed daily. The Red Cross First Aid Service fights to educate and demonstrate safety, enabling trained care within minutes of accidents. Red Cross First Aid Insurance Car 1 logged 3,700 miles, reaching 137 stops and training 147,000 people, while 3,865 earned certificates, an increase of 4,000 from 1923.
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United States
American Red Cross
Red Cross
The Free Life Beyond Material Fact in Santayana
A Santayana snippet argues that true life rests beyond material achievement, viewing facts as tools for living creatures while culture, literature, philosophy, love, and religion define the soul. It asserts that daily work serves the self, but leisure reveals mastery, though much zeal may prove spiritual rather than factual in nature.
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Perfort
G. Santayana
Yule Review
Something to Think About by F. d. Walker
A reflective essay warns youth to balance pleasure with preparation for adversity. It contrasts carefree present with a harsh future, urging the young to store knowledge, care for health, and observe societal decline among the rounders and wanderers in city parks, wharves, and alleys.
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F. d. Walker
Rheered Eltles
Sinter
McClure
Creature of Mystery Found in Ant Colony
A mysterious, unclassified insect-like creature within African driver ant columns measures about a duch and a half inches tall, appearing elephantine beside the ants. Professor Garner speculates it may be the queen, a unusually large, annular female, but no certainty exists.
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R. L. Garner
Century Magazine
Professor Garner
Germany
Palatinate term traced to feudal rule in districts
The piece explains that palatinate is a surviving feudal term for districts governed by local lords with rights to collect taxes, judge, and defend the realm. It notes medieval practice across England and colonies like Maryland and Maine, and observes Bavarian palatinate as the only major remaining example.
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Maryland
Palatinate
Calvert
Maine
Ferdinand Gorges
Made Name as Sculptor Clark Mills and His Jackson Statue
Clark Mills, American sculptor born in Onondaga County New York on December 1 1815 died January 12 1888. In 1848 he prepared an equestrian statue of General Jackson before studying sculpture abroad. He learned bronze casting himself and created the statue in Lafayette Square Washington with a replica in New Orleans.
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Clark Mills
Onondaga County
N.Y
Europe
Jackson
Mills
Ide
General Jackson
Mils
Lafayette Square
Washington
New Orleans
Not Such a Bargain at Country Fair Curl Sale
A gentleman at a country fair booth was challenged by a lady to buy something. He replied that what he would buy might not be certain, then she cut off a curl and charged $10. He celebrated his purchase while she quipped she paid only $4 for the whole whip.
Why She Loves Him A Woman Mistakes a Man’s Achievements
A witty line from Exchange notes that she loves him for his eyes and his future, not his deeds. She admires his character and humor while joking that his eyes are like brown pools that sunlight shines upon, and it’s clear he will never be bald.
Four stages of civilization in New Mexico history
The article traces four eras in New Mexico from prehis toric Pueblo life with seventy villages and irrigation to a vanished earlier people with four story stone cliff dwellings. It notes their ditches rivaled modern engineers, cites Pueblo Bonito as an early four story apartment, and contrasts ancient ruins with Spanish and Anglo-American developments observed by Adventure magazine.
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New Mexico
Pueblo Bonlao
Washington
Adventure Magazine
Morett Castle Saga Passes Into Legend
In a tale from Lord Castetown’s line, the fortress Morett custig near his ancestors’ estates stands as a ruin yet once showed immense strength. Besieged by the Irish, a lord was captured. his wife on the battlements halted a hanging by offering a single hour to decide. The Irish refused, and the prisoner was hanged, the vow on Morett sealed.
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Castetown
Morett
Haly
First English Divorce Court of 1858 and Early Decrees
The first English divorce court, begun in 1858, had three judges. In its first sitting, five marriages were dissolved, and in the first year 38 decrees were granted from 258 petitions. Before 1855 the law mirrored Catholic theory, restricting divorces to Parliament, with the wealthier class often circumventing ties. The reform did not allow an injured wife recourse, unlike the husband.
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England
Arts
Ted
Inosband
Rhinocerous Scent Ability and Wind Carriers
A 19th century note explores animal scent, asserting rhinoceros as the keenest olfactory animal, able to scent an enemy two miles away in clear Africa. It contrasts bloodhounds and humans, cites atmospheric conditions, and mentions dogs and cats returning home via scent carried on the wind.
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Hias
Africa
April Fools Day origins and calendar links
Multiple theories trace April Fool s Day to calendar shifts in England before 1752. The year began March 5, making April 1 the octave after New Year s Day. The Beast of Fools festival on February 17 and Hindu spring rites may have influenced the tradition. Some link All Fools Day to religious triads, but that connection is likely imaginary.
Irving's Keen Perception Shaping a Play
Irving's keen attention to detail in his productions is shown in a backstage moment during Coriolanus where he detects a misstep in Drainwave and orders a scene cut. The remark “That did out” reflects his demanding standards and prompt direction to remove an element before the wars scene.
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Irving
Sly Peary Irving
Piudnter
Stained Glass Discovery Illuminates Salisbury Nave
In Salisbury England, late medieval stained glass from the thirteenth century was found during recent repairs on the south side of the nave. The revived work evokes Chartres, Burgos, Toledo and Barcelona, recalling ancient workshops and enriching the cathedral with a blend of old and eclectic light and color.
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Yeoent
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Burgo
Toledo
Barcelona
Aragon
Red Cross Life-Saving Corps Reaches 60,000 Members
A 1914 effort by the American Red Cross has grown into a nationwide life-saving program with 60,000 active volunteers. Training in rescue and CPR has expanded through schools, police, military camps, Boy Scouts, and public campaigns. In the past year 4,746 men, 3,374 women, and 9,731 youths passed exams, with medals awarded for extensive service. The drive continues through Armistice Day with renewed membership appeals.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Red Cross Service For Humanity
War Department
Craritus
Red Cross Corps
Cnrotimete
Red Cross Invites All Into Neutral Army of Service
The American Red Cross calls all to join or renew during Armistice Day to Thanksgiving enrollment. Chapters across 3,059 counties and 3,560 local units form a neutral, inclusive mercy force. Judge Payne urges universal support to grow the organization’s service in the coming year.
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United States
American Red Cross
National Organization
Red Cross
Legion of Mercy
John Barton Payne
Sted Cross
Armistiru
Tsetse Fly Legend Named From Its Sound
A tidbit notes a creature called the tsetse fly with a folk etymology linking its long name to the sharp sound it allegedly makes. The brief remark suggests cultural associations rather than scientific detail.
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jJungtes
Tudee Fm Qidek
Junior Red Cross Army membership reaches 5 596 663 nationwide
The American Junior Red Cross reports a membership of 5,596,663 in schools and rural areas, noting 29,942 schools and 147,486 classrooms involved. Enrollment grew by 769,402 children from the prior year, with plans to expand in American Indian schools and 600 rural rural sites while maintaining international exchange and aid efforts.
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American Junior Red Cross
Europe
Red Cross
United States
Rnsular Posseashants
Junior Red Cross
American Red Cross
Dhef
Surnames Reflect Forgotten Trades In Early English History
The piece traces how many surnames encode ancient crafts such as Thackeray for thatcher, Slater for slate roofer, Collier for charcoal burner, Chandler as candle maker, Fuller for cloth cleaner, and a variation of Smith as Wilesh. It notes blacksmith lacks a direct English name while Kilningensmith exists in German, and suggests horseshoer related to furrier in older directories.
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Thacker
Thackeray
Tyler
Slater
Collier
Fuller
Wilesh
Our wills are queer things The plaster of gurls
The Living contemplates wills as malleable like plaster casts that capture a form once set The piece notes how a cast becomes a final permanent possession and laments the rigidity of standard patterns that resist future growth and change
Notice to Taxpayers Collecting Taxes at Specified Times
Notice to taxpayers for tax collection hours from Po'elack to six, with other days at the treasurer's office near the courthouse. The fragmentary text lists locations and dates for tax collection.
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Po'elack P.m
Treasourer
Stark Nurseries Seeks Agents For Money-Making Work
Stark Uro's Nurseries offers weekly cash commissions and large selling equipment. Promote Stark Specialties to customers in neighborhoods as one of America's largest nurseries with steady, healthful employment. Write Box R Louisiana MO for details and references.
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Gibson
Stark
America
Stark Uro
Box R
Louisiana
Notice of Departure and Financial Nonresponsibility
Norman C. Wright states that his wife Delia Wright has left their home without justification and he will no longer be responsible for any purchases made on his account. The notice is a public declaration of separation and financial nonliability.
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Delia Wright
Norman C. Wright
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