MacGill the Tombstone Cartoonist Storyteller Painter of Percy and Ferdie
This portrait of Harold A. MacGill traces his start in Yarmouth Nova Scotia drawing on tombstones and walls. He moves to New York, creates the Percy and Ferdie strip, and rises among over a hundred papers, shaping a long career with his Two characters and shared family life on Long Island.
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Haraldl A. MacGill
Yarmouth
Nova Scoatia
Conic
Steily
America
Percy
Ferdie
Simp
Swank
MacGill
New York
Bercy
Panibes
Helena
Panseis
A. McGill
New England
Mans
Young MacGill
Harold
Sackéull
Percy Find Ferdie
Ufe
Treadway
The
Waldorf
Ferdin
MacGil
Jie
Petaelise
Spuges
Willonaire
Lawrence Leighton MacGill
Laurence
Vivian
Long Island
Afreet Wamphers
Paunece
Sputiel
Mactiil Cay
Manhattan
Child killed by car in Ogden Utah
A five year old boy, Elis Barker, son of G. T. Barker of Ogden, died from injuries after being struck by an automobile in Ogden Utah. His skull was fractured and he died within a few minutes after the accident.
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Hrena
Ogden
Utah
Elis Barker
G. T. Barker
Answers to Questions From The Information Bureau Q&A
A reader questions page offers brief factual answers on topics from journalism history to science and geography. It covers oldest active newspaper men, labor hours, England’s designated day, magnetic storms, Walter Reed Hospital’s naming, global wealth distribution, German submarines in WWI, Mount Washington observatory, and Great Lakes coast length, with concise historical notes and dates.
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M Maile
Saint-lrix
Jean Damably
J. P.ny A
United States
England
H. AL DL
Joy Williams
Oxford
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Cuba
Spain
Walter Reed
U. S. Medical Corps
Army Hospital
American
Baltimore
Parson and Teacher Eloped Prompt Warrant Issued
Kenia Ohio June 17 A warrant for desertion arrests rests against Rev WW W Culp pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at Spring Valley near here. He eloped with Miss Esther Hughes an 18 year old music teacher who was boarding at his home. Mrs Culp and their nine children signed the warrant. State police seek the couple after pictures were broadcast. Culp said the parted ways were planned and he left with Miss Hughes for a new life. He complained of hardships including being wed to a wife who was ignorant and incapable of being a pastor's wife.
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Kenia
Ohio
WW. W. Culp
Methodist Episcopal Church
Spring Valley
Here
Misa Esther Mughes
Merz
Culp
Inesband
Ner
Miss. Hughes
Premature warnings on price rises by Currency Crissinger
Augusta Maine June 17 warning against broad price increases for necessities was voiced by Charles Crissinger before the Maine Bankers Association. He cautioned about premature advances in prices and noted recent trends toward higher costs, urging restraint to aid the mass consumption. Canada had 29 officers aboard ships during the hay season.
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Augusta
Camptralfer
Crissinger
Maine
$1,000 Prizes for Photos of Copper Brass and Bronze Durability
New York based Copper and Brass Research association offers $1000 in prizes for photographs showing durability and wastefulness of metal usage. Entries must depict copper brass or bronze, include licensed subjects, and may feature rusted gutters or damaged plumbing. Photos judged for quality and adherence to rules, with prizes awarded within 60 days after September 4.
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Cnéy Cthes
Puiblic
Copper and Brasn Research Association
Bronway
New Yorks
Corset Endorsement Shocks Early 20th Century Health Officials
New York experts including Royal S. Gopeland and Adel Lorenz now defend corsets as essential for women, arguing they support vital organs and prevent spinal trouble. The piece notes fashion’s long influence over health, cites ancient origins, and contrasts strict waists with modern wearers wary of stigma.
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New York City
Piyle
Royal S. Gopeland
Ile
Tr Adel Lorenz
Vienna
New York
Loren
Catherine da Meddick
Queen Elizabeth
Netherlands
Spai
Italy
Venus de Milo
Adrian Boise
Indy
The Corset's Turbulent March Through Fashion History
Predic J. Haskix surveys the long arc of corset fashion from Elizabethan stiffening devices to the flapper era, noting repeated abolition drives sparked by health fears and changing female silhouettes. Crucially, medical alarm and stylistic shifts shaped corset use, with waves of reform followed by renewed interest driven by Parisian designers.
Helena High School Year Book Credits to Glass and Editors
The Helena High School year book for 1921 22 is reviewed, noting it was published by the senior class and edited by a staff selected by the seniors. It honors faculty, features frontispiece of a promising future principal, lists staff roles, departments, and activities, and praises art and typography.
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Helena High School
Glass
William Wilkes Roberts
Kokad
Clase
Tom ‘Sfiller
Clasa
Gwendolyn Gawy
Jet
Deparonesi
The
Sted
Harold 5S
Slep- Wer
Gail Brady
Joyce Seely
Thomas AW. Miller, Jr
Sarah Virginia Gould
Margaret McLaren
Kory Molrine
Ith Jorgenson
Winifred Mills
Russell Sprague
Mildred Day
Art Neill
Oliver Bargan
Mc Lares
Afolrine
Locust Swarms Strike 28 Philippine Provinces
Locusts sweep across 28 Philippine provinces from central Luzon toward the south destroying crops in numerous areas. The invasion is reported from Manila with Associated Press dispatches noting widespread agricultural damage and concern among farmers.
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Manila
Associated Press
Philippine
Tuzon
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