Actress Turns Red Cross Drive into Romantic Farce
Justine Flanders misses the Bishopstown drive due to delays and later hands the mic to an understudy who borrows her wig. President Taylor Holmes is beguiled by the substitute, learns a misplaced romance, and marries the impersonator assumed to be Justine. The ruse leaves the town with a forgotten headline and a new couple.
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Justine Flanders
Red Cross
Bishopstown
Justine Standers
Taylor Holmes
Bishopstown College
Taylor Flolmes
Justine Finanders
Justine
Holmes
Amazona
Arma
Doctor Holmes
Miss Flanders
Bishopstown Jong
Waste not in the home diet and first aid tips
Advice on thrift in food use and home safety including reducing waste, nutrient preservation, and quick first aid steps. It covers sugar in tea, buying in season, proper cooking and serving, and saving resources. It also lists emergency procedimientos for lightning, sunstroke, fainting, burns, gas, suffocation, poison, and bleeding with household remedies and doctor advice.
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David Starr Jordan
First Fire Alarm Telegraph System in United States
The first practical trial occurred in 1351 in New York though later changes led to broader adoption in Eastern cities before 1871. In 1892 the United States issued 24 fire alarm patents. Patents include combined electric alarms with extinguishers and various integrated alert systems.
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United States
New York
Hence Her Attitude in Kansas City Journal Snippet
A Kansas City Journal excerpt discusses a wife and her treatment of Flubdub, noting she shows him little consideration and may not feel obligated. It hints that her mother chose the husband for her, implying arranged arrangement.
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Kansas City
Army Orders Record Meat Purchase for U S Army Overseas
The Quartermaster's Department United States Army overseas placed the largest single meat order in history, 90,560,000 pounds of bacon and 134,000,000 pounds of canned meat. Louis F Swift notes the order will require about 1,000,000 hogs and about 900,000 cattle, with delivery to be completed before year end. He estimates hog and cattle costs rise sharply versus pre war prices, and packers will run day and night shifts to meet demand with no official complaints on deliveries. Five packers are producing about 560,000 hogs weekly to satisfy martial and domestic needs.
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Army
Chicago
Quartermaster’s Department
U.S. A
Louis F. Swift
Swift
Soldiers Adopted by Pig in 1812 Kentucky Campaign
In 1812 during Kentucky troops marching to Selbyville the company paused to watch two fighting pigs. The victorious pig then followed the soldiers as they camped and marched toward the Ohio river, becoming their daily feed and companion on the route.
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Kentucky
Canada
Selby
Harrods-burg
Ohio
Pimply Faces Ad for Cuticura Ointment and Soap
An advertisement urges removing pimples and blackheads with Cuticura Ointment and washing with Cuticura Soap in five minutes. It offers free samples via Cuticura Dept. X Boston, and lists prices Soap 25 Ointment 24 and 50.
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Dept. X
Boston
Will See It Through
A fragment shows a tense scene as a newlywed couple quarrels amid war talks. The woman mocks the man while he asserts not to recruit, and a dealer’s aside comments on truth and popularity in a wartime setting.
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Cleveland
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Aid Aging Bodies
An old home remedy advertises GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules to relieve aging related bladder and kidney troubles. The copy touts cleansing the kidneys, purifying the blood, and preventing serious diseases, urging readers to buy from their druggist with a money back guarantee.
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Haarlem
Andy
Watch Your Stomach In the Summer Time
Hot weather weakens stomachs and raises risk of indigestion and bloating. The ad promotes EATONIC Tablets as a remedy, claiming they neutralize acidity and gases, relief from stomach pain, and restore appetite. Buy from a trusted Graggist with a refund if unsatisfied.
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Eatonic
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