Armistice Day Red Cross Roll Call and Junior Red Cross
An Armistice Day inspired piece extols the American Red Cross roll call from November 11 to 24 and highlights the Junior Red Cross program. It notes millions of children involved in the movement, its international reach, and the hope that youth will help shape a peaceful future.
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Elmo Scott Watson
American National Red Cross
Red Cross
American Red Cross
United States
Italy
Japan
Poem on Armistice and the fallen’s dream
An engraved verse honors fallen soldiers who won peace through sacrifice. It extols their faith, heroism, and vision of a just world, urging the living to cherish their memory, keep their dream intact, and labor to realize the peace they sought. Charles Buxton Going is cited as the author.
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Charles Buxton
Siamese Temple Cats and Four Way Switch Details
The Berlin Zeitung describes the Siamese temple cat as cream with dark brown ears and face, noting its refined temple upbringing and religious care. The article also explains that domestic cats trace to ancient Egypt, then spread globally, and describes a four way switch enabling control of lights from multiple locations.
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Berlin Ustrirte Zeitung
Siam
Electrical switches definitions by standards bureau
A fragment notes that the bureau of standards discusses a “three way switch” also called a single pole double throw device and references terminology for a Yoryninan switch.
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Bureau of
Tandards Gay
Selective Breeding Promises Fast-Growing Vigortus Trees
Experiments indicate selective breeding applied to forest trees could yield Vigortus varieties that grow rapidly. Researchers report measurable gains in growth rate and wood yield, suggesting future plantations may expand more quickly under selective propagation.
Teenie Weenie General offers prizes for drawing contest
Danahey as creator offers 1000 in prizes for best drawing open to children of all ages. Entries due December 15, 1927 with final judge decisions. Prizes include 1000, 100, 75, 25 and many 10s. Enter Monarch Teenie Weenie Pop Corn notice invites tastemakers to mail entries to Chicago.
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Danahey
Leticrampi Frock
Monarch
Chicago
Too Much Spot In The Air Aids Trumpeted By Popular Mechanics
Reliable estimates suggest airborne soot and dirt over America in a year would bury every street on Manhattan Island to 27 feet. If gathered, the material could form a pyramid 1,500 feet high and five miles wide at the base. Calculations use actual smoke measurements across cities and seasons.
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Amerimy
Akinhattan Island
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Stop the Pain With Cole's Carbon Salve Ad
An advertisement touts Cole's Carbon salve as a fast healing remedy that leaves no scars. The copy claims quick relief from burns and minor injuries and directs readers to The J. W. Cole Co. in Rockford for purchase.
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Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford
Town celebrates 1300 years of Dewsbury church and town
The 1300th anniversary of Dewsbury Yorkshire marked by special services in the harsh church and a historical pageant. The archbishop of York confirmed a tradition that Vouli nus visited in 627 the year he baptized King din. The Archbishop urged recognizing the history with authority.
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Dewsbury
Yorkshire
England
Voulinus
Din
York
Fort Wayne ad touts Dr Pierce medicines for women
An advertisement from Fort Wayne Indiana appeals to middle aged women praising Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery as life savers. The testimonial by Mrs Ida Jackman claims nerves weakness hot flashes dizziness and pain improved after using the products.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Ida Jackman
Baker St
Stock Frauds Reach Vast Levels in Public Fraud Rate
Stock frauds lead all other scams in public fraud, with losses from stock swindles four times burglary and petty theft combined. Credit men warn these crimes outpace forgery tenfold and trade frauds fourfold, and at current rates could repay the national debt in about 20 years.
Unclear OCR fragment on Korea and British consul statement
Fragmentary text discusses a British consul general in Svan and mentions China in Korea and sewing, with many garbled terms and unclear meaning.
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Chines
Korea
Ameren
Svan
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Dafratt, Mich
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