Seamen's Church Institute: a beacon of aid at New York's water front
A long profile details the Seamen's Church Institute in Manhattan at 25 South Street. It highlights Dr Mansfield and Captain Slantington advancing wireless medicine for sick seafarers, aiding boarding-house victims, and building a home-like refuge for thousands with beds, meals, and legal help.
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Seamen’s Church Institute
New York City
New York
Institute
Manhattan Island
South Street
Robert Slantington
Mansfield
KMDEF
Radio Corporation
Washington
Archibald R. Mansfield
D. D
New York Harbor
Trinity Parish
Protestant Episcopal Church Missionary Society For
Seamen's Church Institute of
Dr. Mansfield
Church Institute
Seamen's Church Institute
Water Front
Janet Roper
Brooklyn
Protestant Episcopal Church
Wonders of earth rise from crust to core
A London Tit-Bits writer explains earth’s interior from crustal 500 mile depth to a dense central core. Seismographs map tremors and volcanic activity, with crust stress driving earthquakes and mountain stability amid planetary cooling and readjustments. Britain’s western islands show volcanic rocks.
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London
Britain
Scotland
Legend of Pike's Peak by Manitou’s Gate
A mythic retelling from Ute Comanche and Shoshone voices recounts how a paradise world was shattered by dark spirits. Floods, a towering stone mountain, and a path to Heaven form Pike's Peak, renamed by whites yet seen as a guide to the afterlife.
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Earth
Manitou
Heaven
Pike’s Peak
Ernest Witney
Defining Classical Music By A Quip
Mrs Newrich asks if her husband can distinguish classical music and he jokes that a piece that sounds like a tune yet disappoints every minute is classical. The remark appears in the Boston Evening Transcript.
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Mrs. Newrich
Boston Evening Transcript
Sugar Fueled Fortune Flows Through Bradford to Bolivar
Local clipping notes Patagena Star reports a man moved from Bradford to Richburg and Bolivar where his wealth kept pouring into his coffee, signaling continued prosperity across towns.
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Bradford
Richburg
Boliver
Pearl Thimbles Show Chinese Craft High Class
Ladies of high class in China use dainty thimbles carved from enormous pearls and ornamented with gold bands engraved with quaint and fantastic designs.
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China
Speaking of Ads and a Whale Tale from Ka-Lama
In Honolulu Ka-Lama notes a whimsical claim about Jonah's whale aiding a customer without publicity, yet records show the trade could not be sustained.
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Jonah
Ka-Lama
Honolulu
Nightgowns With Catembroidered Silks In Shop Window
A fashion note describes silken nighties displayed in a window attracting a Woman who walks atop one, noting cats embroidered on them with clever detail. The playful feline faces look catlike, a possible designer touch or flapper mood.
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Anale
New York Sun
Handkerchief Care Ad Advises Ball Blue Rinse
Advertisement advises washing children's handkerchiefs with good soap then rinsing in water blued with Red Cross Ball Blue to improve appearance.
Fragmented Exchange Echoes Aged Romance Tone
A fragmentary dialogue line pairs nostalgia with love, suggesting distant memory and shifting affection. The quotation hints at a past relationship and changing feelings, conveying a mood of reflection rather than a concrete event.
Man Cited for Hat Purchase Bluff Referencing Crowning Hair
A man avoids admitting his purchase of a new hat for his wife by alluding to her hair as her crowning glory. The remark frames the hat as a needed accessory tied to her appearance.
Don’t Speak Your Mind Unless You Have an Mind to Say Something
A terse message urges restraint and thoughtful speech, emphasizing the value of measured commentary. The note suggests avoiding impulsive or unconsidered statements and promoting careful expression.
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Atr. Aavieeeld
Mary G Geass Warner
Work OF the Seamens Church Institute
Rel
ELIE
Lodge Tales
Wayback
Genuine Bull Durham Tobacco
F. O
Flint, Mich
Chevrolet
Flint
Michigan
Chevrolet Motor Company
Detroit, Michigan
Canada
United States
Bamsteds
Western Canada
Eneiver
Etal Cotenbta
W. W. Bennett
Peter’s Trust Bldg
Omaha, Neb
Uae
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