Red Cross Seal History Highlights Charity Drive Origins
The article traces the Red Cross seal fundraising from 1862 Civil War efforts in Boston to later international use, noting 1904 Norway and Sweden adoption, Delaware Tuberculosis Association’s role, and the rise of nationwide campaigns yielding large sums. It includes anecdotes on benevolence and names.
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Galdienss
Boston
Thia
Generis
Portugal
Switzerland
Anetoaia
France
Spain
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Jacob Tila
Rad Cross Society of
Delaware
Acattha
United States
Meritorious Act Scene On The Street
A courtroom style exchange features a man asked what he has done for others. He jokes about kicking a banana peel on a sidewalk while a judge admonishes him for not praying to be a better person. The dialogue presents a comic clash over moral conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bricka
Beverly Unitarian Church History and Meeting House Notes
The Beverly Unitarian church of Neverlyth, linked to Salem, formed as a separate parish in 1666. Rev. Hale served from 1667 to 1700 with a yearly stipend and land grants, while a 1666 meeting house and a 1682 structure served public business. The text mentions a powder room stored in the building and notes fires were never kindled in the meeting house.
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Meeting
Beverly
Muasa
Unitarian Church of
Neverlyth
Cabotatroat
Salem
Hale
Society
Iala
General Court
Canada
Thomas Bower
Cambridge
Prudent Church
Old parish powder house and church history note
The article describes a parish where no fires occurred in the powder storage area, noting the old powder house was removed in 1770 for a two-man dwelling, followed by the mow house, enlargements in 1796 and 1835, a $10,000 cost, and a rebuilt structure preserving the oak frame. The church remains standing in a weathered yet sturdy condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlil
Quiet Michigan Engineer Receives Gold Medal After 82 Years
James Cummings of Custor Michigan, an engineer on the harbor tug Colonel Graham, is awarded a treasury department gold medal for bravery in saving 44 crewmen from the grain barge Rutler wreck near Ludington on November 1 1978. Captain Kendrick towed a lifeboat amid a gale as Cummings fought to save the crew from 18 feet of water.
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Washington
Walting
James Cummings
Custor
Mich
Trosaury Department
Rutler
Ludington
Cummings
Grafham
Butler
Frederick Kendrick
Graham
Honda
Dod
Kendrick
Wutll
James McLaughlin
Treasury Department
Chinese Wedding Solemn and Crying Ceremony Described
The article narrates a Chinese wedding marked by solemnity and tears. After presenting gifts, the bride is seated with bridesmaids, silence prevails, then the mother leads a cry. The groom and his men enter, lift the bride’s throne, and carry her away to the groom’s home while guests scatter rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco
Healing by music in hospital tests revive patients
In Samaritan home under Rev Dr Russell Comwell, music aids healing. Hymns such as The Last Rose of Summer and I Know That My Redeemer Liveth soothed patients, calmed nerves, and even helped a dyspeptic eat. Others calmed delirium, reduced fever, and eased morphine effects across a ward of nineteen.
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Philadelphia
Holmtn
Russell Comwell
Dixie
Kentucky
Old Falls
Maryland
Amarlea
Saul
Jesus
Monkey Enters Dress Shop In Disheveled Fashion
A chimpanzee dressed in a frock coat and top hat attacked a dress shop girl on Rue Bellenu at midday. The creature, captured after a struggle, spent the night at the police station as officers corrected the incident witnessed by two policemen.
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Rue Bellenu
Ship's Cats Vanish From Pacific Mall Steamers
In San Francisco a strange superstition grips Pacific Mall Steamship liners between Ancon and the city as ships cats vanish from the San Jose, Pennsylvania, and Peru. Crew fear misfortune as vessels pass Lower California and threaten to quit sailing.
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San Francisco
Pacific Mall Steamship Company
Ancon
San Jose
Pennsylvania
Peru
Lower
California
Squirrels Endangered Maine Crops Prompt Action
Lewiston reports say gray squirrels overrunning Maine crops causing thousands of dollars in damage. Farmers petition the Fish and Game Commission for protection as law changes two years ago authorized hunting gray squirrels. Commissioners vow efforts to repeal the law at the next legislature session.
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Lewiston
Maine
oMee
Commissionera of Tnland Fisheries and Game
Brackatt
Fish and Game Commission
Intamd Fisheries and Game
London to Cleanse Children With Municipal Laundering Plan
London authorities move to launder and brush up schoolchildren faces and necks before return to class. Boroughs prepare public baths and laundering terms to cleanse pupils, with Kensington budgeting thousands for new baths and Chamberwell already using the practice.
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London
Counatla
Kensington
Ag Ja
Chamberweil
London County Council
Chamberwell Lang
Anatomy Of Woman With Reversed Organs In Philadelphia
The article recounts Miss Anna A. Moses of Bedford County Pa who has a mirrored internal anatomy with heart on the right, left-sided spleen and stomach, and other organs inverted. She reports lifelong left-hand difficulty and learned to write with her right hand. In 1904 doctors confirmed the reversed arrangement after initial years of abdominal pains and previous surgery on the left abdomen. Dr Mervyn R. Taylor examined her at Race Street.
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Philadelphia
Alexander Jordan
Anna A. Moses
Qesterburg
Bedford County
Misa Moses
Jordan
Moses
Mervyn R. Taylor
Race Street
Necklace theft spares family as South African sister leaves
Edgewater Park residents sigh relief when Mrs. John Joel of South Africa departs with a jewel case said to be worth over a million dollars. The gem sparked tension with General Grubb and his sister in law Mrs. Joel, wife of a former partner of an African diamond king, amid doubts over its true value and safety.
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Edgewater Park
N. J
Grubb
Joel
Sold as Salmon in New York Markets Sparks Alarm
Disorderly report claims sharks were marketed as salmon in New York markets. City chemist Fred Weat tasted a sample and questioned its origin while officials investigate the practice of mislabeling seafood from the Pacific coast or other sources.
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New York
Pacific
Seattle
Askiatabt
Fred Weat
West
Newenerineet
Blind teacher to wed student in Brooklyn library romance
In a Brooklyn library for the blind Miss Mica Clarke and William Gooshaw planned an engagement after teachers and pupils shared a moment with raised letters. Miss Clarke oversees the Pacific branch dating library and cites personality and intellect as key attractions. Thanksgiving Day wedding planned.
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New York
Brooklyn
William Gooshaw
Mica Beryl Clarke
Miss Clarke
School For the’ Blind
Pacific
Brooklyn Cirew
Willam
N. “ Gooshaw
Dan Cupid
Gooshaw
General Grubb Stood Guard Over Jewels At Night
A historical note recalls General Grubb standing guard at night over jewels valued at more than one and a half million dollars.
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General Grubb
Bowery Mission seeks workers for the West campaign
The Bowery Mission has begun a campaign to recruit men for western labor. It plans to appeal to gallant men to transport them at low rates. A free dinner was held at the mission to mark its foundation, with letters from President Taft Governor White and Meyer Gaynor read.
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New York
Joba
Bowery
Taft
White
Meyer ‘Gaynor
Parrot Escapes and Sparks Chicken House Alarm at Roosta
In Winsted Connecticut a parrot owned by Otto C. Schneider of Sandisfield flew to neighbor N. He Show’s henhouse. The bird spoke to the hens alarming them and prompting Show to fire his gun, killing Polly the parrot. Schneider later gave the bird a decent burial.
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Winsted
Conn
Otto C. Schneider
Sandisfield
N. He
Schneider
Snow
Polly
Schueider
Chicago Bee News Snippet Reveals Brief Scare
A fragment from Chicago Bee reports a brief scare lasting about two hours with unclear details. The terse note mentions a Chiou Bee event or incident and references Chicago. Further specifics are not provided in the readable text.
Elopement Dream in Browning's Magazine Romance
A romance scene finds Rodolphus asking Clementine to marry despite her father's opposition and wealth. She contemplates leaving behind luxury for a life of poverty as he concedes she would not be practical, and they part with a sob, in Browning's Magazine.
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Rodolphur
Clementine
Rodolphus
Browning
Sixteen Years of Skin Disease Healed by Culleura Remedies
A Brooklyn man describes a long battle with a persistent skin disease starting in childhood. After trying many doctors with little success, he credits Culleura Soap Ointment and Pills for dramatic improvement. He purchased two sets and claims lasting cure. Dated July 30 and August 8, 1909, from Leonard A. Hawter of Nostrand Avenue.
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Jolst
Hesa
Leonard A. Hawter
Nostrand Ave
Brooklyn
N .Y
Odd Odor Sparks Laughs in Boarder Tale
A landlady complains of a peculiar burning rubber odor. A sarcastic boarder quips at the scene while the cook’s dropped bag of steak burns on the stove, adding comic misfortune to the moment.
Papas Diapep sin remedy promises five minute stomach relief
An advertisement touts Papa's Diapepsin as a safe, fast cure for indigestion and dyspepsia with claims of rapid relief from sour belching gas and nausea. The 60 cent bottle is said to digest food instantly, prevent offensive breath, and cure stomach disorders in minutes.
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Pape
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