Swift Refrigerator Cars Drive Meat Distribution Across America
Gustavus F. Swift pioneered traveling ice boxes by creating the first refrigerator cars after railroads refused. Today about 7,000 Swift cars traverse the nation, preserving meat from farm to table regardless of weather or distance, symbolizing Swift & Company’s commitment to serving customers.
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Aviators Wear Silk Stocking Cap To Fly
A New York World report notes aviators practice superstitions. Lieutenant Joseph B. Lievre, recently commissioned, says he never takes off without a cap made from the top of a silk stocking, calling it his sweetheart's and essential to his ability to fly. Senator Borghan is quoted on political pride and reputation.
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Lierre
New York World
Old Advert Lines Talk of Castoria and Ball Blue
A collage of vintage ad copy mentions Mothers examining carota bottles for infants and Fletcher’s Castoria with its signature, plus Red Cross Ball Blue promising whiter clothes. It riffs on farm seed yields and the housewife’s delight, and closes with a quip about men becoming pushers or kickers.
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Fragmented OCR Note on Harassment and Injury Incident
An OCR fragment describes a troubling event involving harm to a person and references to intestines. The readable portions mention injury, voice lines, and a potential shooting or violent incident. The text is garbled with many misspellings and incomplete names.
Red Cross Woman Tracks Missing Soldiers In War Zone
A Red Cross searcher in Lorra ine details her ward visits to aid wounded and missing men. She gathers lists, matches units, writes letters for soldiers, and coordinates with Paris and German offices to locate families, while keeping a neat office and boosting morale among troops.
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Curious Sentry Grabs Two Huns at Marne Headquarters
Peter Ferguson, a Mt. Carmel native serving as a vigilant sentry near headquarters on the Marne front, stops two German prisoners who had disguised as French soldiers. He questions them in broken French, detains the pair, and learns their story of escape from a camp about 100 miles away as troops move nearby and Americans and French pass by.
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Mt. Carmel
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Pennsylvania to be dry ahead of national
Philadelphia faces a near dry policy as July 1 2019 looms for national prohibition. Licenses to sell liquor expire soon with high fees, deterring many from renewing for a four month period. The interior towns report similar reluctance to pay per month, signaling wider compliance.
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Hospital Nurses and First Operation Joke
A hospital orderly on his first operation wonders if he’ll nerve up as a rosy cheeked nurse jokes that she learned today was her first operation too. The exchange turns to Burns as the dinner discussion shifts to poetry and praise of Scotland.
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Disney
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Lift Off Corns Magic Product Ad Claim
An advertisement promotes Freezone as a painless corn remover, promising immediate relief from soreness and easy corn removal with a simple application, asserting magical effectiveness and no falsehoods.
In the Trenches Windmill Stew Joke From Chasell's Journal
A humorous exchange from Chasell's Journal riffs on a windmill stew. The cartoonish dialogue plays on a pun about wind and cooking, captioned in a light, regional voice. The fragment reflects a mid century humor style and wordplay.
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Their Kind Lesson On Ropes If You Want To Be A Man
A fragmentary chatter hints at a slang teaching moment about ropes and manly behavior. The quirky line raises questions about tone and intent while offering little concrete context or names.
Wrong Place. Attic Salt Sparks Kitchen Banter
A brief exchange features a clash over where salt should be stored, with one character questioning attic storage and another insisting salt belongs in the kitchen. The line illustrates humorous household debate and domestic banter setting.
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