Longest Relay Race from New York to Chicago Planned by YMCA Boys
Thousands of YMCA boys aged fifteen to seventeen train for a thousand mile relay from New York City Hall to Chicago Mayor McClellan's office. The event starts July 15 at 10 a.m., with handoff across Yonkers and northward, finishing around July 20. No prizes, just glory for the most disciplined runners under expert guidance.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Young Men's Christian Association
Bors
Cleveland
Cincinnati
A.A. Jameson
Buffalo
Erie
Automobile service fuels New Mexico growth
The El Paso News notes taxi style auto ventures aid industrial progress in New Mexico by linking outlying districts to rail towns. Quay county thrives with auto connections between Tucumcari and Amarillo, expanding access for about 20,000 residents and integrating the county with the wider world.
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Nen
el Paso News
Quay County
Fucumecari
Amarillo
Hare and Hounds Balloon Race Sets Promised Trials
The Aero Club of Great Britain pledges balloon rates and a spring summer event tied to the international aero clubs conference. The hare will be led by Hon. C. S. Rolls in a Lyulllan balloon with a three minute start as pursuers chase from below, Rolls aiming to ride air currents and ascend to clouds if pressed.
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Hare and Hounds
Aero Club of Great Britain
Suzomer
International Conference of Aero Clubs
Loudon
C. S. Rolls
Wigan Lehig
Rolls
Auto mishap over repaired bridge near Port Jervis
Deputy Sheriff Gregg Porter and two friends fished trout at Cahoonzie north of Port Jervis. Returning in Port Jervis’s touring car they found Shinglehill creek bridge removed for repairs. Porter placed two stringers across the stream and drove over carefully, narrowly avoiding a 15 foot fall into the creek.
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Mort Jervis
Cahoonzie
Port Jervis
Uett
Aerial Warships Predicted By Hudson Maxim
Hudson Maxim at an Aldine club dinner in New York forecast future aerial warfare with flying ships and torpedo aircraft. He predicted air battleships and cruisers will crown a new era where air power replaces large human armies, yet mercy and peace may temper future conflicts as science drives defense.
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Aldine Club
New York City
Mr. Maxim
First Children's Church of Chicago Planned at 910 North Fairfield
A new church for children only is to be founded in Chicago and managed by children. Located at 910 North Fairfield Avenue, with William Filine as superintendent and Bernard Gronseth as clerk. The plan includes separate clubs for boys and girls, outdoor and indoor guides, sewing lessons for girls, and a neighborhood employment bureau. Children will run the church and fund it through monthly installments.
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First Children's Church
North Fairfield Avenue
William Filine
Moody Bible Institute
Beronard Gronseth
Hisself
Mounted Girls as Escort at Baton Rouge Inauguration
Fifty Louisiana beauties will ride coal black horses in red silk stockings to attend Governor Jared Y. Sanders's inauguration in Baton Rouge. Chosen by Miss Mattie McGrath of the Daughters of the Confederacy, the escorts will wear white gauze frocks with red hats and be drilled in horsemanship before appearing publicly on chargers.
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Baton Rouge
Jared Y. Sanders
Mattie McGrath
The
Daughters of the Confederacy
Sanders
When Books Will Be No More
De Marago of Paris photographs the human voice using a magnifying glass to read records of talking. Some scientists believe voice photographs could replace writing and alphabets, abolish stenography, and make telephone conversations binding contracts.
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de Marago
Paris
Tolstoy Aims For a Mass Reader With His Book
Tolstoy discusses the book he is preparing for broad masses, meant as a practical reader. He finds writing tedious yet insists this will be his most useful work, though not his greatest. He envisions it as a phonograph of ideas for the common people.
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Tolstoy
Tha Fishin Fever Rail Strike Rhyme From St Louis Republic
A humorous verse urges workers to quit their jobs and begin digging for balt. The poem notes a feverish urge to fight and stay awake, suggesting drastic action during a strike era in St Louis.
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St Louis Republic
Rose Pink Linen Parasol as a Costume Accessory
A rose pink parasol, heavy yet airy, complements a pink linen crash gown and peacock blue velvet, with matching silk lining and pink embroidery fringe. The piece embodies Parisian chic and doubles as sun protection and a stylish finishing touch.
Treatment of the Face and Blouse Fashion Notes
A guide on face washing advises testing different methods for different skin types, with hot or tepid water for thick oily or delicate skins and cold water to toning sagging skin. It also suggests adding cologne or vinegar, and offers a Turkish bath style cheek color tip. Also covered are blouse trends, including jabots, frill panels, and insertion collars, plus a spring business suit description priced at $25 with navy serge and plaited skirts.
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Ada
Distinctive Home Remedies From Miss Barrows and More
A 1920s home section presents varied kitchen tips including a two part salad dressing with a custard base and hot vinegar, using yolks to finish white cakes, and a strawberry custard dessert. Also included are a yeast freshness test, osprey cleaning method, and reheating cooked steak for renewed tenderness.
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Miss Barrows
Teachers’ College
Emma Paddock Telford
Electric Corn Popper Installed For Home Use
An electric corn popper uses an aluminum basin a wire cover and a trailing cord to pop corn by heat from a built in resistance coil. It sits on a stand or wheels and plugs into a light socket for operation.
Between Here and There A Vague Town Distance
Two tourists ask how far to town on a rare road. A rustic guide replies with hedged, paradoxical directions saying it is not far yet not close, lying between near and far in a between state. The exchange captures dialect humor and Appalachian scenery.
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Lippincoit’s
Special offer from The Omaha Daily News
The Omaha Daily News and Farm Magazine announce a subscription deal to new readers until January 1, 1909. The Daily News promises independent political coverage with seven special correspondents and photographers at national conventions, delivering a daily paper for under one-third of a cent per day.
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