Death Fog on the Atlantic Afloat With Pete Gear’s Heroic Bell Duty
Pete Gear of Sunnyside L I faced a deadly fog ordeal at sea in September 1927 aboard a coal barge bound for a rendezvous 195 miles off Block Island. Seaborn seasick crew, a broken leg, and hours of ringing the fog bell tested endurance until a rescue plane finally located them and the tug returned.
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Ello
Pete Gear
Sunnyside
L. I
Pete
Atic
Block Island
Long Island Sounds
Montauk Point
Peter
New London
Threads Needle at Her 100th Birthday Party
Alert and smiling, Mrs. Ellen Fin ley demonstrates her Grade A eye sight by threading a needle at her 100th birthday party.
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Ellen Finley
Garbo Enjoys Stay in Sweden
Greta Garbo visits Gothenburg Sweden for a vacation at her home showing the screen star relaxing during her stay in the country.
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Garbo
Sweden
Greta Garbo
Gothenburg
Sew-Your-Own patterns and dress tips feature
An advertising feature promoting Sew-Your-Own patterns with fashion notes for several frock styles. It highlights simple versatile summer looks and a festive exclusive piece, detailing pattern numbers, sizes, material estimates, and ordering instructions. The piece emphasizes a memorable, stylish effect and easy sewing.
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Milady
Virtuous in Youth Quote Admonition by Dandemis
A fragment cites a maxim urging virtue in youth to gain honor in later years, attributed to Dandemis, with a brief note on men and their music.
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Dandemis
Duty and Opportunity Sayings Echoed by Tupper and Garfield
A compact quotation note reflects on duty elevating the humble and the world changing when someone acts. It cites Martin Tupper on duty giving value to lowly things and a Garfield line about the world not turning until somebody steps up.
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Martin Tupper
Garfield
Calotabs Aid Said to Help NY Fight Colds
A period piece claims Calotabs help New York residents throw off colds. The ad notes taking one or two tablets the first night and repeating two to three nights later for relief. The copy emphasizes the product as a valuable treatment aid.
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Floyd Gibbons
Finley
Melbourne
Australia
King Gustaf
Gustaf V
Fiskatorpet
Poland
Ignacy Mosicki
Bielowieza State Forest
Mosicki
Hollywood
America
Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Drive
Dr. Pierce
Nea
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