Jerusalem After World War I A Westernized Holy City
After Israel’s liberation from Turkish rule, Jerusalem and Palestine gain modern infrastructure under British mandate. A water system and new rail link improve life and travel while the city’s sacred sites like the Mosque of Omar and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher attract pilgrims from many faiths and nations.
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Holy Land
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Holy City
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Allenby
Supreme Council of the Alled Powers
Mandate For Palestine
Great Britain
Bethlehem
Supreme Council of the
Allied Powers
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Judea
Jaffa
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Suez Canal
Old City
Mount of Olives
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London Hotel Page Boy Recites Fealty to Fines
A page boy at a major London hotel, fond of Faelish literature, was fined for a minor rule breach. He warned the manager that further wage deductions would force him to resign, joking that he would “chuck the job.” The manager fainted after the quip.
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London
Tottering
Cuticura Adv Promotes Pimply Skin Cure
Cuticura ointment is advertised to remove pimples and blackheads by smearing the skin and washing with Cuticura soap for five minutes. Use daily to maintain clear skin and include Cuticura talcum in routine.
The Modern Girl Lunch Tale at Dark Harbor
Cortlandt Bleecker quotes the modern girl who mocks her mother's morals during a luncheon at Dark Harbor. She recalls an ultra modern bathing suit and a candid remark about a hired chaperon catching her kissing a married man, followed by her discharge of the chaperon.
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Cortlandt Bleecker
Dark Harbor
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims cure of catarrh
A historic ad states Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh and deafness caused by catarrh through internal use. It notes the medicine acts on mucous surfaces via the bloodstream and restores normal conditions. Sold by druggists with free circulars from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Obliging Conductor Breaks Timing at Station
A New York Central Magazine vignette shows a conductor insisting a hesitant passenger board a train immediately while she pleads for a last kiss with her sister. The exchange highlights humor and social propriety aboard early 20th century rail travel.
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New York Central Magazine
Castoria Reminder Notes Safe Use for Infants
Public advisory urges careful inspection of Castoria bottles for the signature authentication CaSrts in use over 30 years. Emphasizes Castoria as a trusted remedy that children have relied on for generations.
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Fletcher
Dorg Charged With Biting Man Despite Amity With Fleas
A Louisville Courier-Journal item notes the defendant called dorg by a judge’s quip and insists the creature harms no one while authorities charge it with biting a man, reflecting a courtroom exchange about animal conduct.
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Dorg
Louisville Courier-Journal
Guessing in love and a sermon supply firm
A lighthearted exchange sees a father challenge a suitor about love for his daughter. Meanwhile a New York company markets ready to use, typewritten sermons to clergymen, highlighting a niche publishing business.
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New York
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