Ty Cobb to Manage Detroit Tigers in Major League Clash
Ty Cobb signs to manage the Detroit Tigers, putting him in direct rivalry with Tris Speaker, who led Cleveland to the 1920 World Series title. Both Cobb and Speaker will be the lone playing managers in the American League, with Cobb’s presence pitting two of baseball’s greatest stars against each other.
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Ty Cobb
Detroit Tigers
Tris Speaker
Cleveland
Cobb
Speaker
Europeans Pleading for Their Children
War torn Europe faces hunger and disease among orphans as authorities in Poland seek aid from American relief groups. Eight major agencies unite to support orphanages and hospitals, highlighting millions of European children at risk without relief.
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Wartorn
Europe
Poland
America
Wei
Oon
Rales
Murepe
Peaitiz
Relief organizations named in wartime aid effort
A list of major aid groups including the American Relief Administration American Red Cross American Friends Service Committee Quakers Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Federal Council of Churches Knights of Columbus M. A. and the YWCA referenced in connection with winter relief efforts.
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American Relief Administration
American Red Cross
American Friends Service Committee
Quakers
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Knights of Columbus
M. A
Foreign-born relief funds aid Polish Czech Hungarian and German hunger
The American Relief Administration reports foreign-born workers in the United States send large sums home to aid starving populations. Poland has received 593110 dollars, Czechoslovakia 158170, Hungary 382700, Germany 1443619, and Austria 2046720, with over 90 percent spent by nationals abroad. The funds fund child feeding and the European Relief Council aims to save 3500 children.
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United States
American Relef Administration
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Germany
Austria
European Relief Council
Rickets Stricken Vienna Child Faces Limited Steps
A six year old Vienna girl is described as a victim of rickets, a widespread disease of undernutrition among European children. The article notes her limited mobility and the ongoing rescue efforts for afflicted children.
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Vienna
Eight American relief groups form European Relief Council
Eight major American relief organizations unite as the European Relief Council to appeal to American citizens for funds and support, enhancing efforts amid European hardship.
Life saved by plunderers at Edgehill battle
Sir Gervase Scroop was found on the Edgehill battlefield on October 28 1642 believed dead. He was naked and wounded after camp robbers stripped him. After days and rough resuscitation he showed movement and recovered, living ten more years. Doctors attributed his survival to cold blood clotted by night air and robbers’ indifference.
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Edgehill
Sir Gervase Scroop
Sir Gervase
Gervase
Chicago Journal
New Jersey Bookshop Opens Amid Patronage Push
A major New Jersey department store owner vows to open a first class bookshop if city buyers support it. Clerks move from other departments, and a scholar from the city visits to order an erudite work. The saleswoman records the title, publisher and author and asks the patron how many dozens are needed.
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New Jersey
New York
Pretty Japanese Ship Launching Ceremony
The article describes the Japanese custom of releasing birds from a large cage hung over the bow at ship launch. Sailors believe this act ensures safety, as the liberated birds will guide the ship in times of peril.
At a Party Showing Houseguest Exit
A party at Lightleigh’s house ends with a bored host asking his wife to remove the guests. She protests she cannot show them the door, while he suggests she make herself scarce by leaving the room and playing the piano.
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Lightleigh
Mra. Lightleigh
Plano
What People Quarrel Over Quarrel About Inheritance
A brief Louisville column records a couple quarreling over money and inheritance. The husband expects inheritance to build an extra house, while his wife forbids it. He has no prospect of inheritance, explaining the quarrel stems from financial disagreement.
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Louisvills
Aurler Saurra
Real hot water cleanse breakfast routine advert
A promotional piece urges readers to drink a glass of real hot water with limestone phosphate each morning before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels. It claims benefits include improved appetite and relief from constipation biliousness and dullness with minimal cost and widespread adoption.
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Brink
Red Pepper Rub Promises Quick Relief for Pains
An advertisement touts Red Pepper Rub made from red peppers as a fast remedy for rheumatic pain lumbago neuritis backache stiff neck and sore muscles. It claims instant tingling heat within minutes and deep warming to relieve congestion and pain at a low drugstore price.
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Rowlea
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Electric Light & Power Co
Tris
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SCOTT
Coleman
Tex
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American Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa
Micheen
Wyoming
Texas
Western Estates
Colorado
Chicago
Ithis
President Wilson
Wilson
N. W
Washington
Henry P. Fairbanks
Vos
Willie Primple
Apostles
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