Panama Canal Faith and War Roles Stir Washington
Army and Navy officials praise the Conference on Religious and Moral Training for Soldiers, led by Bishop McDowell and Father Duffy, for backing preparedness against communist influence and supporting chaplains in the armed forces. The piece lauds Gorgas, Sibert, Gaillard, and Wilson in the Panama Canal’s history, noting health and engineering feats and the Gaillard cut tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War and Navy
Army
Navy
William Fraser McDowell
Methodist Episcopal
Francis P. Duffy
New York
Cyrus Adler
Jewish Welfare Board
War and Navy Department
United States
America
Doctor Gorgas
Panama Canal
William Crawford Gorgas
Medical Corps
United States Army
Havana
Cuba
Walter Reed
Panama
Canal Zone
Gorgas
Africa
London
St. Paul's
Arlington Cemetery
Sibert
William L. Sibert
Gatun Locks
Bowling Green
General Sibert
West Point
Regular Army
France
Chemical Warfare Service
David DuBose Gaillard
Tropics
Wilson
Culebra
Gaillard
Evidently Hadn’t the Gift Boffkins Silver Ore Joke
A couple jokes about silver ore end with the wife insisting she has smelt it but no silver appears. Boffkins brings home ore as a curiosity and explains the smelting process in a humorous exchange. The gag hinges on a phonetic play between smell and smelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boffkins
Alden Home for Rent No Longer Occupied Since 1653
The Detroit News notes the old John Alden home, built in 1653 on the Longfellow house site, is now empty for the first time. Alden, a Mayflower passenger and early leader, wed Priscilla Mullens in 1628 after Miles Standish’s defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Alden
Alden
Longfellow
Priscilla Mullens
Miles Standish
Detroit News
Woman appears on Amsterdam Stock Exchange floor
For the first time in history a woman has stood on the floor of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange representing an Amsterdam firm of brokers. The milestone marks a break in traditional trading leadership as she moves into a prominent role in the city’s financial district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam Stock Exchange
Amsterdam
Markets Update Chicago hog prices and grain trends
The Markets latest report from the U S Department of Agriculture details Chicago hog prices moving downward for heavies and lights, veal calves easing, and lambs and yearlings dropping. It notes July 13 prices for hogs, beef steers, cows, calves, and lambs, plus stocker and feeder shipments and gains in eastern fresh meat markets.
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Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Iowa
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Winnipeg
Virginia
Bliss
Georgia
Tom Watson
South Carolina
Texas
Maryland
Norfolk
Kansas
Baltimore
California
Arizona
Boston
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Buffalo
Memphis
Atlanta
Umathy
Texas crops show overall gains with cotton lead
A Houston report on Texas crops from the U S Bureau of Crop Estimates notes favorable conditions in July. Cotton acreage rose by 1 826 000 acres to 14 077 000 while corn fell 15 percent from last year as wheat and other staples forecast steady yields and markets respond to recent prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
U. S. Bureau of Crop Imates
U. S
Texas
Pet
Qger Vevetweere de Biude Siecanen
Vibration Eliminated in New Pneumatic Hammer Design
A new tool separates hammering and driving components automatically as blows occur to remove vibration transmitted to users. The device disconnects the driving members when strikes are made, reducing user fatigue and improving control.
Teethina helps fretful babies calmer fast
Mrs Annie Reeves of Roswell Georgia testifies that her fretful feverish baby calmed once Teethina was given. The ad claims Teethina is superior to soothing syrups, contains no opiates, and is recommended by doctors. Mail 80 cents to Moffett Laboratories Columbus Georgia for a large package and a free baby book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Reeves
Route 31
Roswell
Moffett Laboratories
Columbus
Moffett
Showy motorcycle limousine idea sparks career talk
Report notes an inventor built a motorcycle with a limousine body. The piece adds that many people build their entire careers on this principle, reflecting on broader ambitions and familiar career paths.
Bond's Liver Pill Ad Claims Gentle System Cleanse
An old advertisement promises cleansing of poisons bile and undigested matter by taking one Bond's Liver Pill at bedtime for a mild efficient effect. The ad notes a price of 25 cents.
Idle man reaps profit from others three daily meals
A saying critiques a lazy person who eats three times a day at others' expense, labeling it as a day’s work. It frames the act as exploitative and morally reproachful within a social judgment context.
Cuticura Advertises Scalp Relief and Skin Care
An advertisement promotes Cuticura products for itching scalp dandruff and general skin care. It advises rubbing spots with Cuticura Ointment then shampooing with Cuticura Soap and hot water, claiming clearer skin and softer hands with daily use.
A Road Mope
A joke exchange notes a minor car mishap and a pun on a turtle compared with a tortoise. The brief quip highlights a stalled change in motion as the speaker jokes about the vehicle tipping over.
Surprise French Raid On Barmen Shocks Occupied Region
About 600 French troops conducted a dawn raid on Barmen outside the occupied zone to punish the kidnapping of two French soldiers and alleged German sniping. Infantry cavalry and one tank moved in at 6 am, took hostages and seized security police documents from the city hall, leaving five hours later with little resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dusseldorf
Barmen
Lavaca County to Buy Road District Bonds for School Fund
Hallettsville Tex The Lavaca County commissioners authorize the county treasurer to purchase 10000 dollars worth of County road district No 1 bonds for the permanent school fund of the county.
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Hallettsville
Tex
Lavaca
Tropical Storm Destroys Montevideo Harbor and Lives
Three days of storm and flood lash Montevideo causing at least five drownings and damage estimated at 1 million dollars to the city and its harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Thorndale School Tax Vote Increases Local Levy
Thorndale Texas voters approved raising the school tax from five tenths to one dollar per hundred dollars assessed in an election, defeating the proposal by a 98 to 40 margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorndale
Tex
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Edward B. Clark
Conference of Representatives of Religion
William Fraser Meywell
Methodist
John M. Thomas
Pennsylvania State College
Morris S. Lazaron
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
William F. Batton
National Council of Congregational Churches
James DeWolferty, Jr
Rhode Island
Episcopal
Canal Strip
Uncle Sam
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Gouin
Bayer
Baby
Will Bay Road Bonds
Bell Bellars
Bellans
Hunt
Price Lh Teat Druggists
A.B Richards Medicine Co
Sherman, Tex
Lathrop
Allen
le Roy
N. Y
Parker's
Danaruff
Droggista
Bigcox Chem
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Geta As
Cabeaane
Awe Americas Drug Co
York
Mars
Winslow
Anglo-American Drug CO
Fulton Sr
Harold F. Ritchie & Co., Inc
Toronto
Sydney
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