Edison and Morgan heirs rise in steel and rubber era
The article profiles the descendants of major industrial fortunes, noting Charles Edison succeeding his father as president of Edison companies, and the Morgans led by Spencer Morgan. It highlights the young leaders stepping into vast family empires and shaping postwar industry alongside Firestone heirs.
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Ford Eésson
Insull
Baser
Cudahy
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Firestone
Firestone, Jr
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Liberia
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Ba Momifaeton
Wrigley
Dad
Edison
Charles Edison
Baseball season picks stir fan letters from readers
A reader’s letter and a garbled set of baseball selections list N L teams from the National and American Leagues, praising the Boston Red Sox while debating if the Braves can upset the National League. The note mentions Cubs on the road, Indians, Tigers, and Phillies as contenders, with anxious tone about pennant chances.
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Giant
Chicace Cubs
S. Lous
Pittsturzh Pirates
Cincinnati
Phiadelphia Pirites
Boston Braves
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tyers
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Washington Senaters
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Phillies
Lares
How To Pick Ripe Melon From Sister Mary’s Kitchen
In a filler of tips and odds and ends, a column discusses selecting melons and cantaloupes. It covers meriting sweetness, texture, and flesh by weighing heaviness, netting color, and blossom-end yield. It adds a cantaloupe sherbet recipe and notes 1925 United States irrigation patterns.
Germany Seeks Giraffe Payment in Street Scene
A fragmented clipping notes Germany pressing for a payment from a circus giraffe named Huy amid a street scene. Officials, spectators, and local vendors observe a tense confrontation over the alleged debts and unresolved fees.
Unclear historic fire report and military aid notes
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a central Washington fire scene with mentions of troops and relief efforts. The text references ovens or furnaces used in fire control, aid provided to the affected area, and partially legible figures or outcomes. The overall meaning is obscured by garbled wording.
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Washington
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John Parrpent
Morgan
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George P Baner
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Red Sox
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Genny
Joe MicCar
Gabor Harvie
Sister Mary’s
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Wren
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Germany
A. F. Rees
Frederick
Hanmobile
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Central Garage Company
Patrick Sizce
Buick
Fisher
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