Why Babies Die More Says Infant Health Talk
L S B Rakinson urges better infant care at a Bethel meeting, condemning kindness that harms babies and urging practical measures. He cites high infant mortality in the U S and warns against overfeeding, exposure to heat, poor sanitation, and lack of screens, urging affordable ice and milk safety to protect children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
LL. B. Robinean
Tim
Benricd
Gables
Amerion
Netelag
President of Mexico aide advice query wording
Fragmentary text suggests an adviser to a Mexican president and weekly check ins. Mentions welfare clinics feeding mothers advice and supplying formulas for proper food. No clear event, date, or identifiable people beyond generic references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weis
Petny
Ex-Priest’s Poison Death Linked to Jewelry Hoard
Berlin police found ex-Roman Catholic priest Dr. Liebe who died from poison in a dingy flat. An initial suicide theory was abandoned after investigators discovered a safe containing 375090 yarin of precious stones and jewelry. The cache included sapphires, diamonds, turquoise, rubies, pearls and a golden communion chalice studded with 428 stones. He had been an army chaplain and Catholic missionary in Asia before becoming Protestant. He was about to marry at 43.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Liebe
Guilce
India
China
Japan
Hymns Save His Life for Missionary in Brazilian Wilderness
The Rev. Jobe Daniel McEwen, after 12 years in Bahia, Brazil, reports Moody and Sankey hymns saved his life during encounters with wolves and hostile terrain. He recalls singing to keep courage, noting the hymns’ power to steady him while roaming wild forests and near danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jobe Daniel McEwen
Bahia
Moody and Bankey
Sankey
Ribbons Stolen From Graves at Fenton Cemetery
Two young girls were charged with stealing ribbons from wreaths on graves at Fenton Cemetery. They were discharged with caution after the prosecutor cited numerous similar offenses in the pottery district. Ribbons are regularly stolen by potters to decorate outfits and funerary displays. A separate London inquest heard a two and a half year old inhaled a sail needle fragment. doctors ruled it caused death by suffocation and the jury returned accidental death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlendon
Arnold Bennett
Potteries
London
Hammersmith
West London
Not enough readable content for a full item
Fragmentary text shows astonishment and mixed reactions with animals affected, but no clear event, persons, places, or dates to identify.
Paroled Robber Fred Helmer From Boston Faces Chance
Judge Latshaw grants a parole to Fred Helmer who pleaded guilty to robbery in Kansas City. Helmer, once wealthy, sought a Western project and was captured after a failed attempt, with a gunshot injury noted during the crime and subsequent capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansse
Fred Helmer
Boston
Ralph S. Latshaw
Icebergs and disaster prompt a global safety proposal
A Newfoundland resident suggests an international coastal service to blow icebergs to pieces with explosives before they drift into navigable waters. He notes insurance interest and potential rate reductions, cites bloated icebergs up to three miles long and 160 feet high, and recalls vivid near-collision observations and a deadly Pennsylvania plane accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. John's
Newfoundl
James
Grant
Ineberss
Ula
Gulf Stream
Greenland
North Atlantic
Lloyds
Wwelcome
Wkelr
Officials Can't Help Bride in Italian Marriage Case
The piece reports on Miso Lubin of Sacramento seeking marriage to a 27 Italian, with the Italian government asking for a no impediment declaration. The State Department indicates such declarations are not unusual before international marriages and relies on Italian consent, while Mr. Wilson discussed the matter with Huntington before April 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Calltorvin
State Department
Rome
Lubin
Dayoto
Institute ‘of Agriculture
Silenzi
Manis
Ain
Huntington
Wilson
Ttaly
Galt
Home Made Buttons The Story Of The Button
The article explains making decorative buttons at home using patterns and various materials. It outlines steps from selecting materials to covering wooden forms, stitching, and creating a spider web like weave for texture. It highlights options like satin velvet linen lace over silk and embroidered buttons. It notes Irish lace roses and crochet covered buttons as easy projects for sewing rooms.
New Style Dressing Gown and Accessories Preview
Reads like a fragmented fashion note listing fabrics and trims for a dressing gown and a smart neck bow. Mentions material widths, yardage, trimming width, and flavored toothpicks as a culinary aside, with commentary on choosing neckwear for pleasing appearance.
Design for a bedside pocketed den for the bedbound
A compact bedside pocketed den is suggested for a sick person in bed. It attaches to the mattress with large safety pins and hangs on either side, with ample pockets to hold hooks papers fancy work handkerchiefs and other small items constantly out of reach for the confined reader writer and entertainer.
Folding Motor Bonnets in Soft Straw for Automobiles
Among English imports are folding bonnets that lie flat in a suitcase, taking no space. Designed for cars, they could have danced on Gretna Green. Made of fine soft straw, one bonnet is old blue edged with old green and embroidered with a flowered strip across the front and small bows over the ears.
Walking costume in brown Venetian cloth with satin trimmings
Description of a brown walking costume featuring a brown Venetian cloth gown with black satin trimmings, a matching skirt, and a fitted coat with satin buttons and straps. Materials listed include 47 yards of 46 inch satin, 1/2 yard of 20 inch satin, 4 yards silk for the lining coat, and 1 1/2 dozen buttons.
Baby Falls From Moving Train at Lambertville
Kenneth Weiss, 23? years old, fell from a swiftly moving train in Lambertville near an open window. He sustained a head cut but was reportedly only superficially hurt. He was picked up after the train stopped and taken to Exston hospital by authorities. the cause involved a parent and Mrs Weiss near the window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambertville
Kenneth Weiss
Stoppei
Exston
Hi Weisa
Trentanpoy
Hints for Needlewoman in 19th Century Sewing
Practical sewing tips for women detailing needle threading from the opposite end to stop taut threads. Advice covers selecting draperies, using stabilized fabrics, securing stockings with brass rings, adjusting seams and arms, and stitching tucks with fine needles to prevent wear and allow fit adjustments.
The Passing of the Chaperon in Old Fashioned Tips
A long dated discussion on chaperons and youth, describing the role as a guiding gatekeeper for couples. The piece critiques overbearing presence, praises prudence, and offers fashion notes on bright veils and purple accents to signal proper decorum. It cites mothers guiding courtship and the social balance of romance.
Canada’s Prosperity and Trade Shifts Highlight 1910s Talks
The piece surveys Canada’s economic progress and outward migration, noting a surge of investments and rail credits as the country adjusts to American competition. It cites government credits for railways, rising health and education costs, and a push among Canadian newspapers for infrastructure spending, alongside varied social curiosities and anecdotes from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Canada
Grouns
Rome
Ithaw
Coltain
Americina
St. Paus
Hayes
Women urged to seek protection and remedy for illness
In Sikestan Missouri and Murrayville Illinois read accounts of women describing severe monthly ailments, weakness, backache, and nervous exhaustion. They credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health, enabling them to do housework, garden, and social duties without operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikestan
Lydia E. Pinkham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eg ME
Norton
Hanley Townley
Manliobieiasien
Alberti
Tunis Sacre Bing
Asambiy Prieude
Arley
Ang Sea
Wore
Geo
Hall
Second St
Mitwaukan
Wie
Carter
Carters
Katlona
Zoe
Wilte
Charles E
Pocanre
Paterratioaal
South Bend
Tabold Bose
Ced Muywhera
Jnmental
Convantent
Theape
Ahd Ponson
Sato
Mobat
Ny. A
Milwaukee
More. L. S. B. Rakinson
Intante
President” OF
Mexico
Engel Tasquez Gomez
Milio Vasquez Gomez
Juarez
Madero
Polaon
Savage
Animaia
Cara
Baston
Maes
Newfoundland
Mahanoy City
Buck Mountain
Colery
Annie
Sabina
Bru
Hoth
Miso Lubin
Deparinen
Watmenetett
Guild
Garrage
Itha
Chicago
Eleanor
Sian
Uley Servanik
Saturday Evening Post
George W. Goethals
Beft Topak
Gineer Corps
Goethals
Ublg
Mapie Eugar
Xaixer
Manila
City of
City Hall
Victoria Gate
Laura
Cole
Bca Phe
Deugetete
Gore & Co
Black Tower Walls
Wis
Etipa
Sieele
Genus
Nacurelly
Garreld
United States Steeliived
Ghee Suethoual Leper
Gailley
Etnaaritas
Fannie
Castodua
Rite
Dngariin
Agio
Romacatiley
Bowape
Livia
Eller dHen Niley
Gale
Western
Union Frvsar
W. Adacna St
Chloago
Spoin
Chesebrough Manufacturing Company
Scoeemtaed
Stata Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!