Sunshine Society's World Wide Growth and Its Mottos
The Sunshine Society grew from a small card exchange to a global movement with branches in every state and countries abroad. It honors a motto found by Rev. Henry Burrows and promotes acts of kindness funded by member generosity. The group supports nurseries, libraries, and hospitals while guarding against fake sunshines and fraud.
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Mr. Alden
Recorder
New York Recorder
Resu
Sunshine” Society
United States
England
Japan
India
France
Germany
Henry Burtes
Lytham
Burton
Sunshine Society
Lytham Episcopal Church
Sunshine
Sunshine Bulletin
Alden
Cynthia Westover Alden
International Sunshine Society
Fire Alarm Sparks Quick Start at Millionaire's Home
A telephone warning drove firefighters to J. Morgan's residence at 219 Madison avenue. The blaze in the chimney caused no damage as hand grenades and salt halted the flare under the guidance of L. L. Satterlee, the son in law, with Policeman Daniel Kelleher aiding from the roof.
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Morgan
L. L. Satterlee
Mr. Morgan
Madison Avenue
Mr. Satterlee
Daniel Kelleher
Quick Conceited Inventor Brings Military Coat Claim
A colonel known as an authority on military matters is approached by a nervous inventor with a bullet proof army coat. The man presents his device and urges adoption, but the inventor backs away in haste as his claim unsettles the officer. The scene ends with the coat demonstration request unmet.
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Brown
Hartford
Doubleday, Page & Co
Construction of a Great Chinese Rifle Factory Planned
Arrangements proceed for a major military rifle factory in China. The note sets proper eye distance as the width of one eye, implying precise measurement standards.
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China
Bull Run Bridge and Civil War Heritage
The old Bull Run bridge near Warrenton marks where the Warrenton turnpike crossed the stream and 1861 battles began. Tyler's Union division stood east of the bridge while the Plan's Confederate brigade held the opposite bank, with fighting echoing nearby during the Civil War.
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United States
Warrenton
Virginia
Potomac
Rappahannock
Tyler
National Soldiers' Home in Washington Maintains by Soldier Pay
The National Soldiers' Home in the District of Columbia is funded by monthly 12 1-2 cent contributions from enlisted men and officers, fines from courts martial and deserter accounts. The institution houses about 1,200 veterans, many from Civil War or Indian campaigns, with extensive grounds and planned expansions including a marble mess hall and hospital additions.
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National Soldiers’ Home
District of Columbia
United States
Winfield Scott
Mexico
Scott
Congress
Washington
Navy
Army
Treasury
West Indies
Philippines
Scott Hall
Hair as a Profitable Crop in London and Paris Trade
The text notes human hair as a lucrative commodity imported by London merchants. It cites a Parisian harvest exceeding 200,000 tons valued at about $400,000 annually, signaling substantial cross continental trade in hair.
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London
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W. H. Chase
Brooklyn
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Newspaper Aid
THE
Beggar Trust
Egypt
Italy
Austria
Wies
New York
Park Row
Eee
Ebersity
Bull Run Bridge
tRhdke
Beal
OLD Veterans’ Home
Sue Ptr
Regent
Sola
Sears
True Bye Co
Der
Boston
Mass
N.P.C.C
Motol-Hydro
Nix
National Photographic Chemical Company
11Th Street
Pa. Ave
Washington, D. C
H. D. Hemenway
America
H, LD
Hemenway
Hartfont
Connecticut
Success Magazine
Great Home Magazine of America
Lopes
Eyster
Continental Encyclopedia Express
Charles Leronard
Tewart
Panama
Ington Square
York
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