Red Cross Peace Program detailed description report
Red Cross leaders including Dr Farrand outline peacetime service plans for the Lake Division covering Ohio Indiana and Kentucky. The program emphasizes overseas relief accomplishments, civilian aid at home, and continued health education and community service through the Junior Red Cross and district chapters with statewide meetings in October.
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Octor Livingston Farrand
Lewieee
Ienapetiea
Lake Division
Oceober
Farvesch
Red Cross
Gre
Qoods
Red Crous
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Doctor Farrand
Jort
Red Cross Assists Soldiers With Mental Disability Claims
Red Cross says government provides compensation for mental disabilities from military service. Lake Division HQ in Cleveland notes 2.99 percent of veterans in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky are treated for conditions such as shell shock. Home Service department processes claims. apply at any Red Cross office or chapter for referral to the proper bureau.
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Lake Division
Red Cross
Cleveland
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Home Service Department
The
Big Type Poland China Hog Sale Near New Market
A three month old hog sale listing for October 16 1919 at a farm near New Market and Ladoga Iowa mentions 50 hogs from February to April farrow with multiple named herds and farms in Nebraska Ohio Iowa and Nebraska. The piece promotes purchasing Big Type Poland China hogs with emphasis on quality and value and invites buyers to attend.
Red Cross Rolls Out Disaster Preparedness Plan
The American Red Cross advances disaster relief readiness as part of its peace program. Aiming for nationwide scope, chapters form disaster preparedness committees to survey needs, recruit physicians and nurses, and mobilize resources quickly for large emergencies.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Sayler Brothers Auctioneers Sponsored by Indiana Farmers' Guide
Milbert Sayler and Frank Steele, Brown's Valley Indiana, are named in an auction listing with Sayler Bros. and Alva Ford as auctioneers and Frank Fites as representative for the Indiana Farmers' Guide. The fragment references seeds and seed sales.
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Sayler Bros. and
Alva Ford
Indiana
Farmers’ Guide
Frank Fites
Mystery of Vanished Crown Jewels Across Nations
Histories recount the disappearance of royal gems from Russia Germany and Austria as postwar turmoil and smuggling fears grow. Analysts speculate on hidden storages and possible sales abroad while newer claims link the jewels to revolutionary theft and aristocratic evasion.
Icelandic Settlement and Norse Exploration Origins
The narrative traces early Icelandic history from seabound voyagers who wedged into Iceland before America’s discovery to Floki’s failed expedition and the rise of Haraldr the king. It notes Norse migrations from Norway to Iceland driven by conquest and dispute, leading to Iceland’s eventual settlement.
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Iceland
America
Floki
Fioki
Norway
Haraldr
Scotland
Ireland
Hebrides
Orkney
Shetland Islands
First Choice Visits Monuments Then Ice Cream Store
Eight year old Alice travels from the south to the capital with her uncle to see the monument and the state house. She is eager to visit both but says she most wants to find a store selling an ice cream sandwich for a nickle.
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Alice
Stare Amber
State House
Indianapolis News
Painter Survives Cow Attack During Ladder Ride
In Buhl Minnesota a painter working on a water tank had a cow begin scratching her back on the ladder. The cow knocked the painter from the ladder and ran off with it, carrying the ladder a quarter mile. The painter escaped uninjured as the cow bolted away.
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Buhl
Minn
Old Relic Of Revolution Restored For Epistemian Society
The old statehouse in Resice was heavily altered after a 1775 incident when rebels breached the building. It was restored in 1851 by city request and now houses the Epistemian society with relics and paintings from revolutionary times.
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Earty
Wastiegien
Lisboner
Epstemian Society
Best Boy Could Think Of
John Simmons, an ex-otioner for twenty years, descends from grace and worships a vicious god. He sends his son to a hotel for whisky, claiming it is for his father who seeks a secret. The hotelier doubts the tale as Simmons is said to be a notorious gambler and liar.
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John Simmons
Evening gown remarks at Washington dinner spark Bolshevik jibe
A guest in an emlate gown berates the Bolsheviks at a Washington dinner noting the latest news from Russia and fashion, while Senator Johnson of California jokes at the table. The event features decollete gowns among the ladies, with special back fashion noted.
Spoiling Her Case With a Classroom Joke
A teacher tests students on anatomy while a student sarcastically cites an elephant at the circus as a better explanation. The class agrees with the trunk being part of the body, except one boy who objects, prompting the humorous exchange.
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Teather
Man Shouts For Gas In Rain as Car Passes By
A man on a country road seven miles from town, his wife in a rain soaked bed beside a gasless car, runs into the roadway with an undersized umbrella. He shouts to a passing motorist about his wife but is ignored as the car accelerates away in sheets of rain.
The Velvet Dress Comment Causes Quiet Fashion Lesson
A young businesswoman mocked velvet wearers with a veiled remark about a velvet dress. She notes velvet wears well only if one sits properly, or else it becomes slick and shiny, revealing prudence in dress care.
The Coming Crisis Commentary on Government Spending
A contresanen voices alarm at government extravagance and rising taxes. He argues officials demand payment from an empty coffers and questions how the public can cough up funds.
His Affliction with a Absent-Minded Professor
A Kansas City Star snippet shows Professor Pete fumbling for a lost letter, addressing Mr Naybur in a comical scene. The professor laments being absent minded and jokes about loving Pike's Pest if it were in his pocket, highlighting a light farce in dialogue.
Great Convenience Scheme Sparks Crockery Plan
Mrs Plat dweller laments broken crockery and lack of disposal options. Mr Flatdweller proposes an odd solution to mail the pieces to a fictitious address in the first zone, igniting a brief burst of humor and scheme.
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Mrs. Platdweller
Mr. Flatdweller
Toy Ark of childhood tied to ancient legends in Mesopotamia
The article traces a toy ark motif claimed to mirror a Mesopotamian tradition linked to the Epic of Gilgamesh and a clay tablet collection from Nineveh. It notes pitch coated ships on the Euphrates and observes regional dress, suggesting connections between biblical tales and ancient cuneiform records unearthed from Babylon and Erech.
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Periops
London
Ea Parstes
Bella
Euphrates
Tigris
Euphretes
Mrs Nogh
Layard
Ashurabanipal
Nineveh
Accade
Erech
Babylon
Poet of All Time and the Search for Genius
The author muses on a rising nation with a future poet, taught by great minds to craft enduring drama. England is Shakespeare’s homeland, yet the poet remains among us, hidden like a needle in a bundle of days. Logicians without love miss him, while critics chase only their own culture and mundane success. John Butler Yeats weighs in on the irony.
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England
John Butler Yeats
Health benefits of trapshooting noted by experts
A Forest and Stream essay extols trapshooting as strengthening nerves and a healthy outdoor sport. It asserts shooters’ knees show no wobble, praises sun and air, and predicts reduced doctor visits as physicians and nurses endorse the activity.
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Sherlock Holmes
Homer and the historic Troy in classical epic debate
Robertson argues that Homer exaggerates the Trojan War but suggests Troy may have existed beyond myth. He notes scholars doubting Troy's reality and calls for a balanced view that Priam's city, though possibly smaller than Iliad claims, likely did exist and recounts events that did occur.
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Homer
Mcense
Troy
Priam
de Nett
Trim
Neverthelme
Robertson
The Old Sailing Pact Meets the Modern Era
A captain recalls a transforming journey from wind powered ships to engine driven progress. He feels the weight of a shifting Great Law guiding air and sea and notes the sorrow of those who witness eras pass and hope for what remains possible on the bridge of a steamer.
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Aston
Stea
White Horses of Bratton and Nearby Legends
A fragmentary OCR discusses the Bratton white horse in Wiltshire and its parallels, noting the Dovere-like clearing of bushes and revival of inquiries about preserving its likenesses. It references King Alfred's victory at Ethandune and mentions the Abbas Giant and the Long Wilmington as other famed white figures and historical curiosities.
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Brattan
Alfred
Ethandune
Arlington
Abbas
Seeds Breathe Demonstration In Closed Jars
A Scientific American described experiment shows many peas in a tight jar germinate briefly then stop as oxygen runs out. When fewer seeds germinate the jar remains clear, while limewater test reveals carbon dioxide formation from germination.
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Scientific American
Abolitionist Greeley Involved in Civil War Peace Talks
A July dispatch reports that Greeley, a noted abolitionist ally, was approached by George Saunders of Kent with a proposal that Clay of Alabama Holcombe of Virginia would meet Greeley to discuss peace terms with Lincoln backing. Negotiations failed as Confederate delegates held government support. The war extended nine months more. Greeley valued slave emancipation tied to compensation for seceded states.
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St. Hompee
Greetey
George Saunders
Kent
Clay
Alabama
Holcombe
Greeley
Lincoln
Severn States
Prisoner Requests Cake From Sympathetic Visitor
A Birmingham Age Herald excerpt shows a prison visitor offering cake to a prisoner who asks for any kind of cake. The exchange reveals the prisoner’s simple wish and the visitor’s sympathetic gesture.
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Birmingham Age Herald
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