Hammers Rally as 600 Buyers Tackle Chicago Streets
In Chicago and Milwaukee, about six hundred men equipped with magnetized tack hammers chase job offers after buying tools from a seller linked to Howard. A note of mystery surrounds the seller and a Wendt Soap company job, with workers gathering near river street and central station.
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Chicago
Clark Street
Central Station
River Street
Wendt Soap Company
Cincinnati
Howard
Wendt
New Yorker Plans Daily Flight From Home to Office
Edward West Browning, noted skyscraper constructor and self described nonconformist, plans to fly daily from his West 101st Street home to his World Tower roof office on West 40th Street. He will train first and has begun lessons at Hempstead aviation field with Mrs Browning often joining. Browning may hire an expert aviator as chauffeur if required.
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York
Edward West Browning
West Highty-first Street
World Tower
West Fortieth Street
Browning
Mr. Browning
Central Park
Hempstead
L. I
The Hoard That Transformed Sim Lane and Family
In Colville, miserly Sim Lane digs up a fake eight thousand dollars in colonial coins buried by a traveling theater crew. His secret hoard empowers Amanda to attend college, changes Sim into a generous mayor, and unravels a moral about fear and fortune as the truth emerges after his death.
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Sim
Sim Lane
Colville
Mary Lane
Amanda
Amanda Lane
Jim
P. Sinett
W. G. Chapman
Deer Defeats Battleship Pup in Philadelphia Dock
In the Philadelphia navy yard, a Mexican deer named Billy battles a French bulldog mascot Jerry aboard the Alabama. After a fifteen minute fight, Billy drives Jerry from the scene as he retreats to the Hancock. The incident follows a prideful challenge sparked by a pat from Rear Admiral Helm.
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Hiladelphia
Jerry
Jackies
Billy
Alabama
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Hancock
Helm
Atlanta Rotary helps curb long sermons with ice cake
The Atlanta Rotary Club tested a gag to shorten ministers sermons by giving Rev. Thomas Henry Johnston and Rev. Richard Orme Flinn ice cakes to hold while speaking. Johnston used a dripping cake in his hands to deliver a brief quip about the cold reception. Flinn followed, standing on a chair to keep the cake aloft as he joked through his speech.
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Tlanta
Rotary Club
Thomas Henry Johnston
St. Philip’s Cathedral
Richard Orme Flinn
North Avenue Presbyterian Church
Doctor Johnson
Lee Jordan
Atlanta
Doctor Flinn
Preston Arkwright
Doctor Johnston
Proper diet for invalid outlined tonic and meals
The article prescribes a beetroot tonic boiled to syrup and taken in small doses before meals to aid nerves and sleep, plus rest and milk for permanent relief. It recommends custard with fruit such as prunes dates orange pulp and apple snow, and a spinach on toast dish with butter, salt, and pepper.
Sharp Rebuke in Court Sparks Tempest Between Lawyer and Opponent
In San Francisco a woman lawyer challenged a male opponent who, angered by her argument, lashed out claiming a woman should stay home raising babies. She retorted that women belong in any business, not just domestic duties, to confront such men.
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San Francisco
Drink Hot Water and Limestone Phosphate for Joints
Readers are urged to start each day with a glass of hot water and a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to neutralize and wash out toxins. The remedy claims to cleanse the alimentary canal, reduce uric acid in blood, soothe rheumatic joints, and improve overall health and appearance.
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Bath
Easy Victim Mood Affects Investor in War Times
In a sober dialogue a melancholic speaker notes thoughts of thousands of European deaths and concedes his lack of war stocks may lead to acute depression. The exchange frames personal distress amid global conflict.
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Europe
Paris War Blind Men Count Surpasses Seven Thousand
The article notes that more than 7,000 men in Paris are blind due to injuries from the war. It highlights the scale of veterans affected and the ongoing impact on the city and its hospitals.
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Paris
Men and Women See Trifles Differently
A reflection on gender perspectives where men dismiss concerns as trifles and women insist on their significance, highlighting mutual misunderstandings about everyday worries.
Ninety Year Old Tree Bears Apples from Coast’s Oldest Tree
Apples from the Pacific coast’s oldest apple tree at Vancouver Barracks were sent to the department of agriculture by ex horticulture inspector A A Quarnberg. The tree, nearly ninety years old, produced a fair crop last year.
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Pacific Coast
Vancouver Barracks
Department of Agriculture
A. A. Quarnberg
Neutrality and the moral test of strength
A tense debate on neutrality turns to a sharper view of power and gender. The speaker insists on safeguarding ethical balance while recognizing enduring gendered dynamics and the pull of political outcomes.
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