Third escape of interned French aviator Gilbert
Paris reports the third escape by Gilbert from a Zurich fortress. Aided by M. Robert-Melard and Capt. Sturm, the plan used a ventilation shaft and disguises to reach France. Gilbert crossed the frontier on Ascension day and was welcomed in Lyons and Paris with honors and a brief rest before returning to front duties.
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Paris
Gilbert
Switzerland
Auvergne
Zurich
M. Robert-Melard
Sherlock Holmes
M. Melard
Sturm
France
Sturmer
Arnold Bontemps
Melard
Geneva
Annemasse
Bellegarde
Lyons
Lost New York Baby Found Alive After Two Years
Salvatore Migitorisi and Jus wie rejoice as three and a half year old Josephine, believed dead two years ago after a hospital letter said she died, is found alive. The family vanished as officials searched, and charity workers later located them in New York City.
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Salvatore Migitorisi
Jus Wie
New York City
Josephine
New York
Charities Department
Lightning Shatters a Clock in Tiffin Home
A lightning bolt during a heavy electrical storm struck the chimney of the H. W. McFerren house in Tiffin. The blast spared brick and plaster but hit a mantle clock, scattering its heels and works across the floor. No other damage reported.
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Tiffin, O
H. W. McFerren
Tiffin
Funny Man’s Bid for Grandeur In Brass Hat Parade
An Atchison Globe item notes the humorous sight of a minor figure striving to look important while a frugal man’s attempts at generosity also lift spirits, reflecting small town satire and civic humor.
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Atchison Globe
Louisiana Man Breaks Chain With Chest Power at Harvard
Walter Alvin Boyd of Louisiana Missouri demonstrated chest power by breaking a chain with chest expansion claimed to resist ten men pulling with hands. Boyd thirty six, married with three children weighs 202 pounds chest 42 inches expanding 14. He runs two weekly training nights for boys on his Missouri farm and sought the Harvard summer school to bring back fresh ideas in physical culture.
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Walter Alvin Boyd
Louisiana
Harvard Summer School of Physical Education
Mr. Boyd
Missouri
Bullets Fail to Stop Man in Baltimore Courtroom
Nathan Lewis testified against William Edwards in a Baltimore criminal case for assault with intent to murder and carrying a deadly weapon. Edwards allegedly shot twice. Lewis was wounded in the arm and a tooth, yet remained defiant until the two were separated. Harry B. Wolf argued self defense for Edwards. the judge dismissed the case.
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Baltimore
Nathan Lewis
McElderry Street
William Edwards
Lewis
Edwards
Harry B. Wolf
Stump
Four Blum Brothers Marry Four Rausch Sisters in Wisconsin
In six months four Blum brothers married four Rausch sisters in Wisconsin. The unions linked Campbellport and Hartford families with marriages in Marshfield and Hartford. Paul Blum wed Marie Rausch, John Blum wed Anna Rausch, Peter Blum Jr wed Catherine Rausch, and Jacob Blum wed Lily Rausch.
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Waukegan
Wis
Wisconsin
Blum
Rausch
Campbellport
Hartford
Paul Blum
Marshfield
Box Gctory
Marie Rausch
John Blum
Anna Rausch
Peter Blum, Jr
Catherine Rausch
Jacob Blum
Auto
Lily Rausch
FROGS FORECAST WEATHER IN BRUNSWICK
Brunswick opens a whimsical weather station in the Oglethorpe hotel fountain. A chorus of long winded frogs is said to predict rain with their nightly concerts. Hotel guests and passersby enjoy the unusual forecast method.
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Brunswick
Weather Department
Oglethorpe Hotel
Veteran Cayuse Chief Ayous Shakatsagam Dies in Pendleton
Ayous Shakatsagam one of the oldest men on the Pacific coast died in Pendleton Oregon. He was reputedly 120 years old and recalled events from the War of 1812.
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Pendleton
Ore
Pacific Coast
Ayous Shakatsagam
Happy Hunting Grounds
Sugar Not Needed How to Can Fruit Without Sugar
USDA experts say fruit for pies salads or stewed fruit can be canned without sugar using boiling water or hot syrup as available. Sterilize with water bath 30 minutes or pressure can 10 minutes at five pounds. cool plunge cans quickly for best color flavor and texture.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Blueberry Cake Instructions From Old Recipe
Two simple recipes for blueberry cake. No one uses modern measures here with flour sugar and butter. The first mixes a batter with blueberries and milk then bakes in a shallow pan. The second adds molasses tea and coffee with blueberries for another bake.
Fruit First Course with Ginger Spice and Melon Cubes
Serve in glasses as a first course at luncheon or dinner Cut cubes of watermelon from the center of a ripe melon well chilled Sprinkle with powdered sugar and ground ginger root Cinnamon may be used in place of ginger if desired At a card party we served the following luncheon only ladies being present Creamed oysters in patty cases and potato croquettes Waldorf salad Parker House rolls touple mousse gold and angel cake coffee almonds olives bonbons.
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Parker House
How to prepare stuffed fowl with oyster force meat
Remove the breast bone from a large young fowl and fill the cavity with force meat. Batter and coat like fritters, fry until thickly browned, then finish with more batter. Slice for fricassee, arrange on a platter with corn fritters around the edge, garnish with parsley, and serve with melted butter and lemon. Oyster force meat is nice.
Washington Cream Pie Recipe Note
A brief recipe describes making a two layer cream pie. Ingredients include butter sugar egg milk vanilla baking powder flour. Instructions cover creaming butter and sugar, adding egg, then alternating milk and flour to mix.
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Washington
Fruit Stain Remover Method for Delicate Colors
A simple method to remove fruit stains from delicate colors and white. Moisten the spot with camphor before washing and the stain will come out when laundered. Treat table linen with this technique before washing to lift stains.
Washing tip to protect buttoned waistbands
A folded bath towel placed inside the waistband with buttons facing downward helps prevent them from breaking during ironing.
Magic Washing Stick promises easy heavy washing solution
An advertisement touts a new Magic Washing Stick that halves washing time without rubbing or a machine. It claims safety for fabrics and no hazardous ingredients, selling for 25 cents with nationwide druggist and grocer availability and a Sherman Texas mail option. It ends with a light joke about a father repeating his children's bright sayings.
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A.B. Richards CO
Sherman, Texas
Death Lurks in a Weak Heart Ad Uses Renovine Cure Claim
An early 20th century advertisement warns of death from a weak heart and promotes Renovine as a cure with a $1.50 price. The ad touts Renovine as the heart’s remedy while urging prompt action to avoid penalties for delay.
Capadine and Chill Tonic Advertisements
A collage of advertisement copy promises headache and back ache relief with Capadine and Plantation Chill Tonic, touting liver health and no calomel, plus Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills and a mail sample offer from 372 Pearl Street New York. The snippets also include a quip about a man with a single idea and a spinster reflection on fate.
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Wright
Pearl Street
N. Y
Pineapples Shipped to the United States from Havana
In a trade note, Havana shipped 892 505 crates of pineapples to the United States during April May and June. A separate fact notes that sixty miles of thread from an Italian nettle fiber weighs two and a half pounds.
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Havana
United States
Change of Life Health Advice Promotes Vegetable Compound
The article emphasizes the critical Change of Life period for women and urges Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the best remedy known to medicine. It invites readers to read letters praising the product and its effects during this trying time.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pakham
Marcarrer Grassman
N. Ringgold St
Beverly, Mass
Mrs. Groner A. Dunbar
Roundy St
Erie
E. Kissline
East 24Th St
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Genevi
Brave Guard
FROGS
Ened
Earth
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Mississippi
Donn
Texas
James C. Hardin
Weatherford
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
N, Y
Thacher Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Tutt
W.N. A
Houston
Wintersmiths
Gait Tonic
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