Americans Visit Leper Colony in Kishinev Region
Two Red Cross majors from New York City and San Francisco visited Broasa leper colony in Kishinev, Bessarabia. They distributed food clothing and medicine including shirts, underwear, shoes and canned goods while chatting with Mother Superior and permitting the inmates to smoke Havanas. The visit marked the first exposure of Broasa’s residents to Americans as they received aid during the famine.
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Kishinev
Bessarabia
Paris
Broasa
Red Cross
Bearsa
Odessa
Charles E. Spratt
New York City
Lionel D. Hargis
San Francisco
Major Spratt
Origin of playing cards in world history
The origin of playing cards remains mysterious with a pack in the British Museum over a thousand years old. References note early forms in Japan and China dating to the 12th century.
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British Museum
Calotabs Ad Warns on Colds and Flu Treatments
Doctors warn simple colds and mild influenza can lead to pneumonia and complications. Calotabs are touted as a safe laxative treatment, one tab at bedtime purifies the system and improves appetite, sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents with a refund if unsatisfied.
Pittsburgh Strike Holds Firm as Night Passes
Pittsburg reports no new developments in the steel workers strike with union leaders not releasing figures but stating that the strikers remain firm through the early hours today.
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Pittsburg
Phrase from Baltimore American on wartime gas in France
A Baltimore American quip notes a friend tolerates long political talks because he was gassed in France. The remark uses wartime trauma to trivialize current discourse.
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France
Church Approves Prize Fighting Speech at Cheshire Meeting
London reports at the Cheshire Free Church councils annual meeting Rev R J Anderson defended prize fighting. He argued boxing meets physical and mental needs and urged the church to support fellowship recreation and humane treatment of men and women.
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London
R. J. Anderson
Cheshire Free Church Councils
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