President Harding Now Heads Red Cross
The article observes President Harding assuming leadership of the Red Cross and discusses changes in automobile technology over the past decade, highlighting storage batteries and Prest-O-Lite lighting innovations as pivotal to modern motoring and ignition systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Wells
Prest-O-Lite
Prest- O-Lite Company
OQ Rerawoos & Our
Wilson
American Red Cross
Merritte W. Ireland
Livingston Farrand
Central Committee of the Red Cross
Secretary of the Treasury
Eliot Wadsworth
Edward R. Stitt
Information on Batteries and Time Travelpossibilities
A reflective essay examines how motorists in past decades would fare without modern battery advances. It imagines humorous scenarios, suggesting such an idea could fuel a movie plot about aging technology and progress.
Prest-O-Lite campaign drives lower car maker prices
The company markets a shift toward reduced consumer prices while improving safety and manufacturing standards. It highlights past achievements in safer night touring and asserts leadership in setting new industry benchmarks.
Religion world figures and regional distributions
The article lists global religious populations including Hindus 215,512,000 Christians 576,000,000 with 288,000,000 Roman Catholics and 167,000,000 Protestants and 121,000,000 Eastern Catholics. It notes 1,116,158,000 non Christians, 310,025,000 Confucians and Taoists, 227,040,000 Mohammedans, 81,000,000 Christians in North and Central America, Europe has the largest Christian total at 100,000,000, and small Buddhist and Shinto minorities in North and Central America.
Quotations and Aphorisms Collection Fragments
A compact set of classical maxims on virtue courage independence and truth. Notable figures cited include Emerson Bovee Goethe Confucius Demosthenes and Tyron Edwards. The text links moral behavior to social life and personal growth within a country setting.
Gown and slippers once owned by John Wesley to join Wesley relics
The Edinburgh Scotsman reports the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion received a gown and slippers said to belong to founder John Wesley. The gown, over 130 years old and worn in study, shows heavy wear and faded decoration. The relics join Wesley museum’s growing collection including Charles Wesley’s study chair.
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Wesleyan Methodist Connexion
London Daily News
John Wesley
Wesley
Great Britain
Ireland
Wesley Museum
John
Charles Wesley
Dominions
United States
Blackbird in Thrush s Nest In Ivy Nesting Discovery
A correspondent reports finding a sunken ivy wall nest with plastered lining containing two pale blue eggs with black spots. A bird perched on the nest appeared to be a hen blackbird rather than a thrush, prompting closer observation of the nest lining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh Scotsman
Tips and tipping habits near high society in New York
A New York restaurant tale notes generous tipping by two young men and a spendthrift owner. The head waiter recalls a visiting laborer tipping well, while a millionaire’s son and another wealthy guest show contrasting generosity. A $0.50 note and a $5 bill are mentioned amid casual chatter.
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New York
Hohokus
Walter
Eve as Idealized Woman Tops Italian Vote
A Roman paper survey asked readers which woman they would be if given the choice. Eve won for her perceived lack of competition since her husband stayed at home, while many favored Mary Magdalene for ultimate forgiveness and sainthood after worldly sins.
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Eve
Mary Magdalen
Sled with rubber tired wheels works in summer too
The sled can be used year round and features three removable rubber tired wheels. It is guided downhill in summer by reins that turn the axle supporting the front wheel.
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White House
Kienle & Sons
Newberg, Oregon
Jersey
Our Silk Department
Fifth Avenue
Miller’s
Baker's
Sunkist
Farina
Kerr’s
Kerr
Libby
Miller Mercantile Coo
North and
Central America
Europe
Continent
Emerson
Goethe
Confucius
Demosthenes
Tyron Edwards
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