Mild Winter Forecast Based on Fall Signs and Local Weather Predictors
A 1919 1920 forecast cites fall signs from weather enthusiasts and local predictors in eastern Pennsylvania. Experts claim a mild winter with occasional cold snaps, aided by warm air surges and bears fur patterns, with detailed notes on opossum fur, goose bone readings, and regional storm timing through February and January, ending with expectations of ice, sleighing, and possible early spring snow.
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Indiana
Warren County
Fargeast
Enoch Zimmerman
Schuylkill County
Zimmerman
Pennsylvania
Elias Harts
Reading
Diphtheria Awareness Booklet Promoted by Public Health
A U S Public Health Service booklet urges awareness and prevention of diphtheria after early childhood, noting its historical role as a leading cause of death among 3 to 4 year olds and offering guidance on recognition, prevention, and treatment with antitoxin. The notice promotes free copies of Keep Well Series No. 4 from Washington DC. The text also includes a harmful racial joke reflecting dated attitudes.
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U. S. Public Health
Washington, D. C
Red Cross Seals Help Children In Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports the Red Cross Christmas Seal program boosts funds for tuberculosis fight. State chairmen announce December 1 start, with Pennsylvania aiming to sell 6.5 million seals and local groups to receive about eighty percent of the national quota. The effort frames seals as constructive aid for public health and happiness of children.
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Harrisburg
Red Cross
BE. J. Stackpole
Lin
Pennsylvania
Emily P.sell
Wilmington
Delaware
Jacob Riis
My Bissell
Toenlil
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
William Osler
The Children’s Seal Seeks Health Through Christmas Charity
The 1919 Red Cross seal features Santa Claus at a chimney and aims to fund health education for children. Money from sales funds training in healthy habits to prevent tuberculosis, with the goal of saving many young lives and promoting a healthy new year.
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Red Cross
Santa Claus
Governor Sprout backs tubercular drive sale pledge
Governor William C Sprout endorses the Red Cross Tuberculosis Drive and Tuberculosis prevention efforts. He supports appointing himself honorary chairman of the fundraising committee and urges strong statewide participation in the sale to aid the fight against TB.
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William C. Sprout
Thomas McCrae
Pennsylvania Society For the Prevention of
Dr. McCrae
Tower Planned as Living Memorial
Announcement from the War Camp Community Service in New York outlines a 2100 foot tower to be built in Pittsburgh as a war memorial. It will be the world’s highest structure with an observation platform at 2600 feet and color lanterns for compass reference. The base will hold assembly rooms, a 15000-seat convention hall, a restaurant at 1000 feet, and other facilities. The project compares to major New York landmarks and is part of a national movement to build memorial towers, auditoriums, and community houses, with 45 buildings planned and more than 100 communities considering similar actions.
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Pittsburgh
Germany
Bureau of Memorial Buildings of War Camp Community Service
New York
Equitable Aie
Novial
Woolworth
New York Memorial
Pershing Square
Ye Old Time Telephone Girl Recall In Early Phone Service
John Ambruster recalls tone before experts and the shift to efficiency in early telephone work. He cites a historic incident where a caller left a receiver off to hear a baby, and in his hometown people asked central about dead or alive matters and mail for them.
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John Ambruster
Central
Nine Months on Warship Heroism Revealed
A naval man on leave recalls Jellicoe’s tribute to all ranks at Jutland and shares his view of true heroism. After nineteen years at sea he endured nine months on board without a break, a feat he says would have broken him before the war.
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Lord Jellicoe
Jutland
London Chronicle
Cadet acquitted in air discipline case
An air cadet in England dove toward a country road and struck a carriage carrying two convalescent officers, who were killed. The defense argued no culpable negligence justifying manslaughter, despite a breach of discipline for flying low over the road. The cadet was acquitted.
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England
No More Shiny Domes and Plastic Surgery Hopes
An early 20th century note predicts civilian plastic surgery will curb ugliness such as baldness and facial flaws. It mentions grafting skin from a donor area to cover bald patches, eyeing future improvements in appearance and skin coverage.
Fiji Fashions Rise in Popularity Among Natives
A Fiji newspaper report describes growing popularity of shirts among the natives. Soft tennis shirts with collar or pockets sell freely, worn for dressy occasions with white or cream attire. Khaki shorts and trousers see rising demand, with plain or buckle-strap shorts worn beneath lola cloth. Umbrella sales also noted as strong.
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Fiji
Datton
Los
Ipsde
Fie Pi
Ijidas
Wijien Cen
Rest Cure and Fatigue in Disease Discussion
Opinion piece argues fatigue underlies many illnesses and urges physicians to teach genuine rest. It criticizes repeated rest cure cycles, asserts absolute rest benefits most diseases, and notes people only seek rest when pain or fatigue becomes obvious.
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Rsa
Elty
Health by Way of Feet Director Krusen Calls on Women to Wear Sensible Shoes
Director Krusen urges women to choose comfortable shoes to improve health as styles drive sales. He cites high heels as harming foot contour and advocates education to shift toward sensible footwear suited to individual feet and daily work demands.
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Krusen
Department of Health
National Shoe Retailers’ Association
di Y Krasen
Palace and Tower of London A Storied Fortress
The Tower of London, described by the National Geographic society as Europe’s most ancient palace, jail and menagerie, is a fortress born in Roman times. William the Conqueror gave London a charter but built the White Tower to show its limits. The complex spans about 13 acres with many towers, a history of princes and martyrs, and fame for torture legends and royal executions.
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Tower of London
Europe
National Geographic Society
William the Conqueror
London
White Tower
London Tower
Elizabeth
Mary
Richard VT
Bloody Tower
Westminster Abbey
Jane Grey
Landon Tower
Fraudulent replicas pass off as old clocks
The Christian Science Monitor warns against replicas sold as genuine sixteenth and seventeenth century brass lantern clocks. Dealers may add famous maker names and use tactics to disguise imitations, deceiving collectors. The piece urges buyers to treat clocks as reproductions unless they can verify authenticity.
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Christian Science Monitor
Quackery Sometimes Effective and the Orange Prince
The piece argues faith and foolishness can cure disease, citing a tale from the prince of Orange during a campaign. Secretly, doctors treated dying soldiers with a camomile, wormwood, and camphor decoction. Soldiers reportedly drank it with faith and recovered quickly, historians saying a few drops heated a gallon of water.
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Prince of Orange
Flemen
Risky Food Combinations Warned By Argentine Doctor
An Argentine doctor warned in a Spanish medical review that many diet articles, though nutritious alone, become dangerous when combined with others. Tea with meals hinders digestion due to tannin, vinegar slows digestion even in small amounts, and milk with cherries was linked to a fatal outcome for Franklin Pierce.
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Franklin Pierce
United States
Unusual Weasel Bounty and Drummer Boy of Shiloh Death
County reports many weasels caught with thirteen delivered to Justice Collins office in Quarryville. A white specimen marks a first for the justice. Bounty incentives aid poultry protection. J H Munroe, the drummer boy of Shiloh, dies at 70 in Peoria Michigan after serving from age 10 in Iowa's Sixth Regiment. The tale ties to Civil War legends and local theater depictions.
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R. C. Collins
Quarryville
Mela Ashleman
J. H. Munroe
Shiloh
Peoria
Burlington
Iowa
Co. I
Des Moines
Shils
Lancaster
More Turkeyans and Geese On County Farms
The note discusses a shift in local poultry trends with turkeys declining while geese rise on many farms. It highlights turkey shortages and a potential decline of turkey farming, contrasted by plentiful geese flocks and overall abundant poultry on county farms.
Cider Prices Rise With Demand After Prohibition
Cider has advanced significantly in price due to rising living costs and strong demand since prohibition. Five years ago it sold for 12 to 15 cents a gallon, but current dispensers ask up to 78 cents a gallon amid limited supply.
Raising Lemons at Weaverland Farmstead
Martin Senseniz of Weaverland near Blue Bell grows three thriving lemon trees in his orchard. Last summer one tree yielded 70 lemons, and he argues the fruit surpasses imported varieties. He notes many buds now and anticipates a bountiful harvest amid favorable weather. He also mentions selling his tobacco for 19 6, and prides himself as a skilled grower despite selling early.
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Martin Senseniz
Weaverland
Blue Bail
Simon Tres
Mgr
Sensenig
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Prines
Gide
Madras
Mustin
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Hart, Schaffner & Marx
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Monroe
Cooper’s
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North Queen Street
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