Hunger as a moral furnace drives a gentleman to ruin
A man, once a self described gentleman, endures hunger and poverty in a shabby Thompson Street lodging, unable to pay rent. He fights pride, contemplates pawning a cherished ivory miniature of his mother, and recalls a past of honor and duty while facing imminent eviction and starvation.
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France
Army of
Thompson Street
Rome
Mrs. Gannen
Ming
Saore
Paria
Many Chicago Radio Stations Detailed in City List
A historical notice outlines numerous Chicago area stations including WBC WDAP WAAP WJAZ WEDEH WAZ WTAY WTAS WCBD WTAL WCBED and WQJ, with notes on ownership, powers, and programming such as late night Arctic expedition news and Zion Tabernacle services. It mentions Chicago Daily News affiliated WHAQ and Chicago Evening Post ties, plus strong emphasis on new station allocations and records.
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A. P.J
WBC
Chicago
WDAP
Chicago E
Aac Australia
Chicaso Board of Trade
Stariot Waap
Chierga Tdnaversal
Peric
Mareo
WHAQ
Chicago Daily News
Chicago Evening Post
WJAZ
WTAY
Oak Park
WTAS
Elgin
WCBD
Zion
WTAL
WCBED
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Christ Catholic Apostolic Church In
Zion Tabernacle
WQJ
WLS
Chicago Herald-and-Exami
Fire chief mockery and a heckler test city patience
A Houston Post account recalls a local stage event where a fire chief known for colorful language faced a questioning citizen. The commissioner defended the chief’s conduct, noting late hours and public intrusiveness as factors, while the exchange underscored tensions between performance and propriety.
Roads Open for July Travel From Frederick to Washington
Tourists heading from Frederick to Washington for the Fourth of July can use Ridgeville and Buckeystown Dickerson roads with updated highway conditions. W F Childs reports oiled segments from Bearsville to Quince Orchard and toward Hunnary Hill, with Cedar Grove to Henderson's Corner oiled by Thursday and likely open by Friday. A new concrete-pave project progresses from Clarksburg toward the Frederick county line, by M G Grove Cecampant, while the Lisbon to St Charles College stretch remains the only upcoming closure. Also noted, Angela Kealey, age nineteen, rises as a London musical star after earlier cotton mill work.
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Frederick
Washington
Ridgeville
Buckerstown
Dickerson Road
W. F. Childs
Bealisville
Bearsville
Quince Orchard
Feree
Hunnary Hill
Cedar Grove
Henderson’s Corner
Frederick-Baltimore
Lisbon
St. Charles College
Howard County
Tecentir
Clarksburg
Frederick County
M. 3
Grove Cecampant
Beginning of July marks half the year in 1924
The article notes July as the fre dom month with national celebrations on July 4 in the United States and the Bastille anniversary in France. It mentions vacations, a 50th anniversary of a kidnapping case, weather lore, and notable birthdays and deaths on July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
France
Ishore
Dad
Charles Ross
Phelonia
Hon
Mary
St. Swithin
July Dates and Venus Progression Noted for Festival Panel
The text lists July dates including the Mary Magdalene on the 15th, St James on the 22nd, St Ann on the 25th and a speculative July 36. It also notes Venus moving from evening to morning star starting July 1, indicating a celestial progression affecting the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
St Ann
Venus
Wanted to Get Even in a Georgia Settlement
A southern correspondent reports on a pious old colored preacher in Georgia who prays for a blessing for all except one, the yellow hound. Sam Johnson, who charitably bore the railroad train’s load, is asked to make the train jump the track without harming passengers, to strike one leg from the wicked nigger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
O Neill VR Tablets Ad Promises Health Cure
An old classified ad touts O Neill Vegetable Remedy VR Tablets as a superior health precaution. It claims constipation fuels sickness, urges avoiding calomel and drastic pills, and offers a free pie to entice trial at The Feopies drug store on East Patrick Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Neill
Three-in-One Street Car Promises Greater Capacity
A Detroit street railway concept shows a three-connected car train with four wheel sets seating 149 passengers. The multi car unit weighs less and costs less to operate than three standard cars, offering greater seating in the same space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hauser
Detroit
Street Railway Company
Foratching Torture Uses Antiseptic Zemo Remedy
An advertisement touts Zemo as a universal skin cure for eczema itch pimples rashes and blackheads with claims of overnight blemish disappearance and instant itching stop. It promotes Zemo in liquid soap and ointment forms priced 35c to 1.00 and asserts safety for tender skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seldon
All Women Who Work. Lydia E Pinkham Advertises Benefits
In Zahl North Dakota Mrs Ole Norditem a dressmaker who faced years of illness and nervous trouble reports relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she says she can work again and even care for neighbors. The ad claims over 121 000 women responded to a question about benefits with 98 percent answering yes indicating nine to ten women benefited.
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Starvaton
OLE Nord- Item
Zahl
North Dakota
Lydia EL 'Pinkham
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Wisser
Sory
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Trish
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Houston Post
Angela Kealey
London
Nca
Lancashire
Everett True
Gwergtt
Lacwats
Pisa
Pont Baeweve
Rianyy
Dee
Rae
Sig
Stephen Foster
Keninski
Nathaniel Hawthorne
John Adams
Jefferson
Miratoe
Garfield
Ira
Patrick Street
Sas
A. A. Lough & Son
South Market St. Frederick, Md
Everedy Company
Pa.rr
West
Patrick St. Frederick
Carl Leatherman
Myersville
Braddock Heights
Middletown
Mon
New Mt Airy Hotel
Mt. Airy
Luella Marriotte Hesson
Lydia E. Pinkham
Yea Leeeas
Jas. E. Doll
Jewelex Frederick
Vid
Maryland Casualty Co
Baltimore, Md
Charles Opel, Jr
W. Church St
F. Lester Smith
Albert B. Gannon
G. Taxi Co
Chichester
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