Chicago 1933 Century of Progress World Fair Preview
The article notes Chicago prepares for the 1933 Century of Progress World’s Fair. It highlights Nah-nee-num-skuk a 121 year old Pottawatomie born on the Chicago site and reflects on Fort Dearborn history and Chicago’s transformation from a frontier outpost to a metropolis.
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Elmo Scott Watson
City of Chicago
Fort Dearborn
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
United States
Nah-neenum-skuk
Mayetta
Kan
New World
Lake Michigan
Pottawatomie
New York
John Manson
John Sewall
Municipal
New York City
Whistler
Cincinnati
Fort Wayne
Ind
Walry
Milo M. Quaife
Old Northwest
Samuel A. Storrow
Northwest
Quaife
Fort Dearborns
Sauganash Hotel
Pottawattomies
Michigan
Mississippi River
Unica
Jesus Teaches Faithful Stewardship Through the Parable
A lesson on faithful use of gifts follows Luke 19 11 26. The absent noblemanpictures Jesus returning to receive a kingdom and the distribution of pounds shows each servant receives a gift and must use it. The rebellious citizens reject him. The accounting will judge all for their use of gifts with rewards for faithfulness and condemnation for the unfaithful.
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Jesus
Jerusalem
Christ
Rome
Palestine
God
Battle Imagery Shapes Spiritual Freedom Jowett Quote
A Jowett quotation contrasts battle with picnic paths to spiritual inheritance. It asserts evil fights relentlessly and freedom comes only through grim contention and sacrifice, with each victorious faculty paid in blood.
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J. H. Jowett
Aids and Burdens in a Traveler's Tale
A historical note reflects on relief for travelers and the heavier burden of human bondage as discussed by Charles Haddon Spurgeon linking charity to the era's slavery debates.
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Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Machines That Are Almost Human
In 1931 a device able to transmit spoken words directly into a chosen listener’s brain is demonstrated by Sergius P. Grace of Bell Labs. The setup uses an electrostatic projection method plus a delay circuit to deliver speech unseen by others. A separate device aids telephone coordination and another scrambles radio speech for secure wartime use.
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Sergius P. Grace
Bell Telephone Laboratories
New York
Chicago
Doctor Grace
Illinois Manufacturers Association
Western Newspaper Union
Carving for Ruler Four Million Wood Pieces Display
Jean Louis d Esque a carpenter on the West Cusseta will carve four million wooden pieces into a screen of 200 butterflies and related freezes. The exhibit for the ex maharaja of Indore India will take about two years. His cabin hosts many colored butterflies made from hundreds of woods. A Tanitian butterfly uses 1200 pieces.
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Jean Louis d’Esque
West Cusseta
Indore
India
d’Esque
Tanitian Butterfly
Royal Barge Preserved for Greenwich National Maritime Museum
The English royal barge, built in 1689 for King William III, has been placed in the new National Maritime Museum at Greenwich. It has been used by nearly every English sovereign, with its last appearance in the Thames pageant of 1918.
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National Maritime Museum
Greenwich
William Til
England
Thames
Watch Your Bowels Ladies With Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin
A vintage appeal promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a gentle bowel remedy for women and children. The ad claims it relieves constipation headaches biliousness and digestive sluggishness using laxative herbs and pepsin.
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Dr. Caldwell
British Civil List Expenditure Under King George V
The civil list funds the royal household with £470000 annually for 1910 onward under Parliament. It covers palace upkeep, staff salaries, and royal bounties, while the king's personal expenses are modest compared to an American cabinet salary. The king also derives income from the duchy of Lancaster as duke.
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Great Britain
George V
Duchy of Lancaster
Pathfinder Magazine
Golden Medical Discovery Praised By Hutchinson Resident
Mrs L A Mendell of 224 Fourth East extols Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a universal tonic that strengthens blood and boosts overall health. The ad invites readers to obtain a symptom blank and mail it for free medical advice from the Pierce Clinic in Buffalo New York.
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Dre Pierce’s
Buffalo
Worms Cause Feverishness in Children Warns Dr. Jayne
Feverishness in children is often due to round worms in the intestines. Restless sleep teeth gritting and irritability signal worm presence. Give Jayne’s vermifuge promptly. Children may receive heavy treatments for other ailments when worms are the real cause. Free sample of Dr. Jayne’s Sonative Pills with every bottle.
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Jayne
Dr. Jayne
Roast Pork for Dinner and Convalescent Cooking
The page pairs a feature by Miss Bradley on Roast Pork for Dinner with an adjacent piece titled Convalescent Cooking, as reported by Woman's Home Companion. The juxtaposition links expert guidance on hearty meals with nourishment for recovery, reflecting period consumer advice.
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Miss Bradley
Woman’s Home Companion
Primitive Beds in Norman Times
The article notes that beds used chests and benches as frames with bedding stored inside. It suggests that even skilled writers face criticism and that many would be jailed if mistakes were crimes.
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B. Fitzwater
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Moody Bible Institute Chicago
E.C. Taylor
Jaynes
Sse If
Teter Beeebeks
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