Mexican Revolution Travelogue Returns with New Hope
Chicago correspondent Sidney M. Sutherland recounts an American journalist’s perilous overland entry into the revolution scarred republic from Laredo to Monterey. He details burned bridges delays, rebel guards, a complete safe conduct, and a weary populace seeking peace and work under Obregon and a new regime, amid destroyed railways, famine food, and wary U.S. consular aid.
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Chicago
Sidney M. Sutherland
Chicago Tribune
Monterey
Mex
Mexico
Mlashed Republic
Monahan
Guardian
Uncle Sam
Laredo International Bridge
Rio Grande
Laredo
Porfirio Graz
General Obregon
Obregon
Great Lakes
United States
Col. J. F. Borquez
Eagle Pass
Brownsville
Borguez
Carronan
America
Carranza
Republic
Carringa
Hie
Off for a Long Jaunt with Marine Wilson Photographed
Wilson a young Marine corps man begins a cross country trip across the United States stopping to deliver letters to governors as he proceeds through states. Mayor Caldwell of Seattle assists by handing Wilson the first dispatch for delivery on his journey.
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Day Wilson
U. S. Marine Corps
Caldwell
Reattle
Wilson
Ile Liver
Congress ends session with vetoes and mixed outcomes
Washington June 7 Eleven bills passed by Congress before adjournment were vetoed by President Wilson. Major appropriations bills and several reforms were approved, while key measures like the soldier bonus, meat packing regulation, and housing corporation abolition failed. Supply measures totaling over 2.08 billion were approved, with about twenty thousand items introduced during the six months.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
United States
District of Columbia
Post Office
Department of Labor
House
Senate
Fires Endanger Many on Avalon Peninsula
Sparks from locomotives started forest fires on the Avalon peninsula near St. Johns Newfoundland destroying several settlements. Residents fled to boats to escape flames as four girls cut off at Bay Hills were rescued after their heat and clothing ignited. Government relief efforts were dispatched.
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St. Johns
N. F
Avalon Peninsula
Bay Hills
Four killed in Atlanta gambling raid
Four men died and one was injured in a police raid on a house in Atlanta's Negro section. Authorities say gambling was in progress at the location.
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Atlanta
Admiral Winterhalter Dies at 64 in Chicago Hospital
Admiral Albert Winterhalter, longtime member of the general board and former commander in chief of the Asiatic fleet, died suddenly at the parent hospital from pneumonia. Born in Detroit, he was 64 and had recently served on the World’s Base board in Chicago and later on the Pacific fleet’s Nagalip.
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Wralingion
Eur
Albert Winterhalter
General Board
Witterhaiter
Deetroit
Chicago
Tropiel
Pimples Signal Bad Blood and a Purifier Remedy
Pimples on the face and body are warned as signs of sluggish blood and potential skin disorders. The text promotes S. S. S. as the great vegetable blood purifier with no minerals or chemicals, urging readers to obtain a bottle and seek free medical advice from Medical Director at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Ga.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Bayer Aspirin and Cuticura Ads Highlight Everyday Remedies
An ad notes Bayer aspirin as a trusted pain reliever sold in unbroken Bayer packages with directions for headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia rheumatism colds and pains. It promotes Cuticura talcum powder for skin and perfume and urges bright linens with Red Cross Bag Blue.
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Bayer
Fly paper holder invented to keep sheet taut in frame
A New Jersey man designs a frame with end grooves to hold fly paper taut, a wood strip to press down and fit variations in paper length, allowing placement anywhere. The device also serves as an embroidery frame or cloth stretcher, per Popular Science Monthly.
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New Jersey
Popular Science Monthly
We Are Sire of the Success of Our Work
The phrase asserts confidence in moral rightness over wrong, emphasizing steadfast conviction. It highlights belief in virtue guiding action and enduring strength of righteousness. The statement frames ethical stance as a driving force behind efforts and outcomes.
Lift Off Corns Freezone Ad Copy
A classic advertorial promoting Freezone to remove corns and calluses. It claims quick, painless results by applying a small amount of the product, with druggists selling a tiny bottle for a few cents. The copy touts Freezone as the Cincinnati genius’s discovery.
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Cincinnati
Ady
Would Make an Exception Among Letters From France
An Atlantic Monthly excerpt recounts a World War I raid in which a sergeant captures a German captain. The prisoner laments surrender, while the sergeant playfully prods him about possessions and a hypothetical shot to salvage honor. The German declines to engage.
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France
Atlantic Monthly
Autohypnosis Interest Sparks Curious Questioning
A fragment notes interest in autohypnosis with a quizzical remark about a make and a brief inquiry into its nature. The readable text hints at conversation or study but lacks full context or identifiable persons. The item presents as a brief, fragmentary quote in a diary or column style.
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J. D. Rodriguez
Neuvo Laredo
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Ob‘regonistas
Belgium
Mike Palmer
Mexico City
Ralla
Rodrigues
Lampasos
Juan M. Garcia
Neuvo Leon
Army of the North
Bill Hart
Randolph Robertson
Garcia
Villaldama
Robertson
Turing
Admiral Winterhalter
Aa Sit Cereal Co
B Creek, Mich
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