Boyhood of John J Raskob rises from Lockport to GM
The piece traces John J Raskob born 1879 in upstate New York, from a modest Lockport start earning $5 weekly, seeking higher pay, and securing a $1000 yearly secretary post with Pierre S Du Pont in 1900. His career climbs: treasurer roles in Dallas and Wilmington, then vice president at Du Pont and GM association, shaping his rise as a leading financier.
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Lockport
John J. Maakob
Pelther
Jonny Raskob
Qohlo
Jonn Raskob
Merre 8
du Pont
Lorain
Oale
Maskob
Sterling H. Bunnel
Lorsin
Pierre 8. du Pont
John Raskob
John Kaskob
New York City
John
Mra. Raskoh
General Motors
John Raakob
Pierre du Pont
Dallas
Texas
Wilmington
Del
K. L du Pont de Nemours Company
Mr. du Pont
Alliance
Reading for All Ages: Cultivating the Skill Beyond Childhood
An essay cites millions in the United States who remain illiterate past childhood and argues adults must practice reading as a craft like music or golf. Prof. Judd urges readiness to cultivate reading to access information, noting reading aloud and silent reading both strengthen thought. The New York Times praises reading as the organ of the race mind and enfranchisement of the soul.
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United States
Shakespeare
Wterute
Charles H. Judd
University of Chicago
University of the State of New York
New York Times
Nordic and Latin Nations Intermarriage Explained
The article explains that Nordic nations Norway Sweden and Denmark are Norse. It notes Latin nations such as Malians Spaniards and French mix with others. It says intermarriage between Northern and Latin peoples exists but is not common.
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Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Ad Promises Quick Heartburn Relief
An advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a fast and pleasant remedy for indigestion and excess stomach acid. It claims a spoonful in water neutralizes stomach acids instantly and ends symptoms within five minutes, urging readers to obtain the standard anti acid from their drugstore in 25 and 50 cent bottles.
Children of Light Warn Against Folly and Sin
A fragment depicts a young man dismissing crime as dull while noting a dime and two slephone slugs in a bank, framed as a moral quip about folly and sin being a bore to the light.
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Tillie
Comfort for fretful children Castoria ad
A vintage advertisement promises Castoria as safe relief for restless babies and colic. It asserts Castoria calms upset children, aids sleep, and soothes diarrhea, urging mothers to keep a bottle and buy only with Chas. H. Fletcher signature on the wrapper.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Bayer Aspirin Ad Claims Quick Headache Relief
An advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as a universal remedy for headaches and other pains, urging two to three tablets with water to resume work. It promotes genuine Bayer tablets and the Bayer cross as proof of safety and effectiveness.
Tobacco Habit Cure Sample Offer
Advertises a tobacco habit treatment with minimal guidance and a request for 16 cents postage to receive a sample. Claims full treatment and includes unclear product names and methods.
Deserved Monument to M Surrugue in Auxerre France
A monument honoring M Charles Surrugue the oldest allied World War veteran was dedicated in Auxerre France where he once served as mayor. He volunteered in 1914 at age seventy six and served as bridge and road engineer through the war and earlier as a captain in 1870.
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M. Charles Surrugue
Auxerre
France
Surrugue
Poland weighs compulsory service for women in new draft
Lawmakers push legislation to require 18 year old women to serve 18 months in a dedicated women’s army. In war, graduates become a reserve. Duties include social work and public health with training akin to the British WAAF. Combat roles noted but not formalized.
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Poland
M. P
Wartine Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Montreal Herald
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