YMCA fund drive shatters earlier giving records in 1919
The Young Men's Christian Association plans to break fundraising records for new buildings. Total grants across cities include $5,030,000 secured in Philadelphia and $2,000,000 for Sulld Sons, with Brooklyn and Reading also reporting multi hundred thousand sums. The drive emphasizes public appeal and concrete results from campaigns and erected structures.
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Philadelphia
Ween
Twelve Dare
Etinulus
Young Dien's
Young Women
Asive Faligne
Sulld
Beeoklyn
Atlante
Reading
Rigrin
Chio
Coatesson
Releigh
N. D
Wella Write
Wash
Ishpeming
The Passing of the Wife
A damaged fragment reflects on the fading of a wife within a suffragette era. It notes a husband’s patience, her chores, and the shift as times change and the wife’s role evolves amid social reforms. The text expresses respect for a departed couple and hints at evolving gender expectations.
Illogical family chatter on marriage and appearances
Fragmentary dialogue mocks a nephew's marriage to a female baseball player, noting superficial judgments about looks and attire. The overheard talk touches on loyalty, respectability, and awkward social dynamics within a family.
Portatum Promoted Mental Sharpness Says Business Manager
An Wisconsin business manager attributes improved mental accuracy and digestive relief to switching from coffee to Portatum after trials in his extensive creamer y. He reports stomach fullness and heart palpitations eased, enabling better office work and fewer mistakes. The testimonial credits Portatum as the greatest table drink of the times and cites the book Road to Wellville as context.
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Wis
Poetuc Co
Battle Creek
Wille
Wellville
de. Pierce's Invalids
Rufala
N. Y
S. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery Watch
Brooklands tracks crowds and costs push English motorsports
English racing and aviation at Brooklands draw crowds despite high fees and limited accessibility. Majors in upper society attend while amateurs and enthusiasts face steep entry costs, shifting interest toward flying. The track mixes automobile, motorcycle, and aviation events, with prizes and exhibitions shaping spectator appeal.
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England
London
Walter Jootation
Lea
Brooklands
Walter
Keenie
United States
Crooklands
Collier
Culte
de Rogier
Brooklands Aviation
Ble
Coca Cola bottle poster promotes thirst-quenching drink
An old typographical fragment urges readers to choose Coca Cola to satisfy thirst during heat. The ad promises a delicious refreshing beverage and offers a booklet titled The Truth About Coca Cola from Coca Cola Company in Atlanta. The piece blends marketing with unrelated dramatic prose about fathers and a generic life moment.
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Luc
Coca-Cola
Atlanta
Woolworth Building Promotes Aviation with Landing Roof Plans
The Woolworth building at Park Place Broadway is under construction. It will be the tallest in the world with a 375 foot roof and a 756 foot apex tower. A huge electric beacon atop will serve as a landing signal for air travel and travelers. Owner Mr Wadsworth believes aviation will become popular for both leisure and commerce.
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Woolworth Walldlag
Park Place
Bronsway
Witl Ba Iomoua
Tts
Belig
Lundlag
Wadsworth
Women possibly tougher than men says Harvard expert
Prof Dudley A Sargent head of Harvard's physical culture department notes women develop differently from men and may be closer to a savage type. He cites that women are built to endure physical forces and accumulate energy, while men expend it, suggesting women may be nearer a primitive strength than men in some aspects.
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Toston
Dudley A. Sargent
Department of Physical Culture
Harvard
Bec
Ljoetor Sargent
Johin M. Tyler
Anderot
American Physical Education Association
Peter Sargent
Bathing at Town Cost Shocks Harford Neery Petition
In Manchester Walter Jackson, famed as the only town resident to have abstained from baths for six years, seeks one final bath before death. Amid excitement, authorities reach a reluctant accord to provide facilities for at least one more bath at the poorhouse.
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Hilo
Investigation on Coal and Woolen Monopoly Aims High
The nation supports Congress moving to probe the sleatcoal and the woolen monopoly. If Congress keeps pressing, a committee may thoroughly investigate the subject and push for action. The outlook suggests determined effort to uncover facts and address concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Conavers
Estate ties up for 60 years under will plan
A court plan converts estate assets into cash to benefit a widow and children, with a long term trust keeping proceeds for sixty years. The sale proceeds of Shel farms are invested for the legatees and the widow. The life interest for Mrs Skeil and the children ends with their deaths, then passes to grandchildren.
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N. Jie
Hatewell
Penningtom
Hind
Munde Uni
Court of Chancery
Willwamt
Dix plans farm colonies for New York vagrants
Governor Dix proposes converting abandoned farms in New York state into farm colonies for tramps and vagrants. The plan arises as mortgages with civil war era loans now secure state ownership, with legislation to authorize the use of these lands for needy dependents. The state currently spends thousands yearly on keeping tramps in penitentiaries.
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Dix
New York
Honest boy returns $95,000 certified check
A New York certified check for 95 000 dollars blew under a pillow on lower Bramway. Nobody knew how long it lay there until a nine year old messenger boy named James McCarthy found it and turned it in. He received a one dollar reward for his honesty.
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New York
Pelea Telang
Bramway
James McCarthy
Tie
Wily Judge Questions Applicant in Courtroom
At an English court the judge discussed exemption with the clerk and then whispered to Laurann asking if he was nearly ready. The reply was a quiet yes hear and the conversation shifted to careful instruction about keeping the box quiet as the judge’s order was read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Jnrar
Laurann
Fragmentary OCR Leads to Silent Courtroom Teaser
An unreadable OCR snippet hints at a courtroom or professor dialogue with phrases about hearing and danger. Names, places, and clear events are absent, leaving only disjointed lines and unclear context. The readable fragments point to a discussion rather than a reported outcome.
Beautiful Port Carde Frac Bend 20 Stamp Offer
Art Poat Card Club advertises five samples of oak embossed birthday flow er and alotto poat cards with colorful, loveliest designs from Zadeekson St Topeka Kan.
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Port
Bend
Art Poat Card Club
Zadeekson
Topeka
Kan
Dacke and Winslow Bootleg Ssrup Tale Exposed
A fragmentary text recalls a figure named Dacke and a character Winslow tied to a bootleg syrup during a chaotic time. The garbled lines hint at illicit trade, exile, and a tense social climate, with stray numbers suggesting dates or quantities amid blurred names.
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Libby
Wahaya
Miseume
Che Mina
Ani
Brooklanda
Heegraal Aril
Rers
Sochinca
Nevertheleas
Tntereat Hs
Lise Air
Fin
Father
New Bay
Lewis
Sen
FocSimie Lifeature of Ws
the Centaur Company
Bears
Sargent
Mad
Taen
Renqunat
Gonnecticut
Protector
Teourey
Theo
Mfrs
Winslow
Ehlitren Teehing
Akaya Rata
Enres Wild Exile
Bultte
Leng Dong
Tarfeld
Anuragana
California
Fic Syrup
Acre
Bem
Micusuin
Sibzeig
Cucacay
Alberta
Ea Nore
Pdsolaing
Piaca
Italy
KODAK
K. Ectt
Wees
Esainane
Omaha
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