Town crier heralds Christmas Seals and TB fight
An extended piece traces the town cryer as a historic US and English symbol, linking the Christmas Seals campaign to protection from tuberculosis. It notes Amos Kubik of Provincetown and the evolving seal designs from 1907 to 1934 and the shift of seal work to the tuberculosis association.
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London
Oscar E. Norman
Town Crier
England
New York
Haddenham
Great Britain
George Chapman
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Mass
Amos Kubik
Matheson’s
Union
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
United States
Delaware
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Jolly Old Santa Claus
Santa Claus
National Tuberculosis Association
Tuberculosis Association
Edwin Trudeau
Sea
How to Make a Wooden Box Ottoman and Cover
Ruth Wyeth Spears outlines a home sewing project for a wooden box ottoman with a four inch depth, two by two legs, and cotton and muslin cushioning. It includes instructions for assembly, padding layers, cover fabrication, and the promotion of Mrs. Spears' book SEWING with a request for 25 cents and a mailing address in Chicago Illinois.
Ask Me Another Supreme Geography Quiz
The questions test geography history and science. They ask about the only walled city in America the reason the sky is blue the equatorial point near zero degrees latitude and longitude Aaron Burr’s alleged conspiracy a harbor with two tides daily and the world’s longest pipeline in this general knowledge round.
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America
Aaron Burr
Dust in the upper atmosphere shapes light color
The text notes that atmospheric dust particles reflect only blue light. It mentions the British Gold Coast as a nearby colony. It outlines ambitions to form a new Southwest empire from Mexican or Louisiana lands. It cites Southampton harbor in England and a long pipeline built under American direction across Asia Minor stretching 1,150 miles.
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Quebec
British Gold Coast
Mexican
Louisiana
Southampton
England
Asia Minor
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
A dated testimonial style ad urges women to use Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to ease monthly pains and moodiness. It claims the product helps women endure three life stages from girlhood to middle age and to keep harmony with husbands.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Nature
Oil Giant Says Advertising Lowers Price Per Gallon
One of the nation’s largest oil firms claims its advertising strategy allows marketing gasoline at less than one half a cent per gallon, positioning the company as a leader in price competition.
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United States
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Elmo Scott Watson
Boston
New England
New Amsterdam
Amos
Nantucket
A. F. Musgrave
Ruth Wyeth Spears
By Fred Neher
Fred Nehers
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