American Children Seen Through French Observer Lens
A Paris era report in Comoedia surveys American children, describing them as insouciant and adultless in manner yet capable, entering work by fifteen and aging with little notice of life’s follies. The piece contrasts quiet later life with death as a minor detail in a rapidly modern United States.
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Comoedia
Paris
United States
Vierre van Parssen
Atlanta Constitution
Real Womenhood Admired in Howe Monthly Note
A brief fragment praises real womanhood and laments suffrage changes. It contrasts feminine gentleness with the newer trapper type, noting spinster status and male admiration. The author, F. W. Howe, frames the issue as a reflection on gender roles.
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F. W. Howe
Riverdale pharmacist lists remedies for respiratory ailments
Ernest Kettler R. Ph. 87 Hast 137th street Riverdale Il offers treatments for whooping cough winter coughs laryngitis asthma catarrh of the throat and related conditions. Phone Riverdale 46.
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Ernest Kettler
Riverdale
Two Nobile Chiefs Die on Ice and Others Near End
A Le Matin dispatch from Virgo Bay Spitzbergen reports Italia motor chief Na talie Ceccione died of injuries from the ice ship crash north of Spitzbergen on May 20. Captain Vegtem, left in command after Commander Nobile’s rescue, also died from disease and exposure. Captain Sura, leading an Alpine search party for the missing Nobile members, has been missing over a week. Air landings on the floe are hindered by soft ice, permitting landings only at night when slush freezes.
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Paris
le Matin
Virgo Bay
Spitzbergen
Natalie Ceccione
Italia
Archbishop Davidson Defies Parliament Over Prayer Book
Archbishop Randall Thomas Davidson, nearing retirement, authorized use of disputed sections of the new prayer book after Parliament refused to accept it. He deplored Parliament’s rejection of the book.
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Commons
Canterbury
London
Randall Thomas Davidson
Curtis to Hold Senate Seat in Providence Denies Resignation
Senator Curtis of Kansas, Republican vice presidential nominee, denied he was preparing to resign from the senate. He spoke in Providence, Rhode Island, clarifying he would remain in his Senate seat.
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Curtis
Senate
Providence
R. I
Kansas
Byng to Head London Police Commissioner Appointment
Viscount Byng famed for Vimy Ridge and former Canada governor general will become London police commissioner next fall, replacing Sir William Horwood as announced by the Home Office.
Hughes Visits von Hindenburg in Berlin
President von Hindenburg receives Charles Evans Hughes during a Berlin visit. Hughes, now in the German capital, meets the German leader amid ongoing diplomatic exchanges.
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Hughes
von Hindenburg
Berlin
Charles Evans Hughes
Tribute From Dickens Printer as Friend of Intelligence
Observes Dickens praising the printer as a supporter of freedom, law, liberty, thoughtful work, and access to reading. The quotation frames the printer as an ally to all who cherish order and literacy, casting the trade as essential to civilized society.
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Dickens
Charles Dickens
300 LIVES LOST AS TRANSPORT ANGAMOS CRASHES
Santiago reports 300 or more killed when the Angamos transport wrecked off Punta Chimpl near Lebu after rudder loss in a storm. Only four survivors. the ship carried 291 on departure from Punta Arenas. Many crew and passengers, including dignitaries, perished amid failed lifeboats and wreckage.
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Santiago
Chile
Angamos
Punta Chimpel
Lebu
Punta Arenas
Ismael Suarez
Coronel
Straits of Magellan
Scotland
Citta di Venucia
Tome
Gulf of Arauco
Alberto Perez Canto
Road opened in honor of boyhood home gift
Fort Madison Iowa observers celebrate the official opening of a ten mile paved road costing over 250000 built by Alexander Coleman eighty nine to honor his boyhood farm. The road from Hillsboro will connect with federal highway 181. Coleman’s father settled the farm in 1836 and Alexander helped clear the original road.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Alexander Coleman
Hillsboro
Coleman
Alexander
Dowling Veteran Actor Dies in Hollywood Calif
Joseph J Dowling eighty veteran stage and screen actor died at his home in Hollywood Calif He was reputed as the original miracle man in the film production of that name
Schalk Quits White Sox Manager Role
Ray Schalk resigns as manager of the Chicago White Sox and is replaced by R Lena Blackburn. Schalk, star catcher, joined the club from Milwaukee in 2012.
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Mar. Schalk
White Sox
Chicago
Ray Schalk
Chicago White Sox
R. “Lena” Blackburn
Schalk
Sox
Milwaukee
Illinois florists vie in state fair flower bed displays
Florists from across the state and several others will compete in 18 flower gardens laid out along the main promenade at the state fair grounds during the exposition August 18 to 25. Officials expect the feature to become a permanent part of the floral department.
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Tinois State Fair
Howhivard
Uhids Arene
Fioral Department
Illinois fairs prep as rain delays construction progress
Six dairy cattle barns and the dairy cattle exposition pavilion at Winds state fair grounds advance on schedule despite two weeks of heavy rain. J L Simmons Co of Bloomington, general contractors, say buildings will be ready for the August 18 opening while state officials coordinate design and equipment with dairy leaders.
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Winds State Fair Grounds
J. L. Simmons Company
Bloomington
General Contractors
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Department of Purchases and Construction
Skin feeding Aimed at throat disease shows promise
An Austrian doctor reports a year long experiment succeeding in supplying nourishment through the skin to sustain strength and warmth. The method massages the skin with a mixture of fat protein sugar and vitamins to deliver sustenance.
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