Jewel Thieves Keep Busy Across Nine Months
Jewelry thefts and cons rose in the first nine months of the year compared with the prior period, reports the Jewelers' Security Alliance. Despite losses, arrests and recoveries reduced net damage, with 100 convictions and many cases pending. The alliance urges tighter security, especially during holidays, and notes only about 5 percent of members are robbed annually.
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New York
Jewelers’ Security Alliance
Alliance
Savery
H. C. Larter
Jewelers’ Security
De Reszke brothers singers Jean and Edouard
Jean de Reszke started as a baritone and rejoined as a tenor after study. His brother Edouard was a renowned bass. Jean died in 1923 and Edouard in 1917.
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Jean de, Reszke
Edouard
Jean de: Reszke
Lights of New York Show Revered Father Duffy
One of New York’s best known figures is Rev. Francis P. Duffy. He gained prominence overseas with the Fighting Sixty-Ninth and counts many Hell's Kitchen parishioners. At a dinner he attended, he drew attention for his service and stature.
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New York
Rev
Francis P. Duffy
Father Duffy
Hell’s Kitchen
Father Duffy and the Corner Crowd in New York
The piece describes Father Duffy engaging with a crowd on Forty-second Street and Broadway, reacting to fashion criticisms and recalling his habit of writing letters to officials. It also notes his efforts to help others obtain jobs, recounting a porter who thanked him for a letter and a train porter seeking work. The tone blends anecdote with a portrait of Duffy’s public service.
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Forty-second Street
Broadway
Father Duffy
Pennsylvania Station
Red Cap
Mulrooney
Syracuse
Baby Ends Divorce Idea In Souderton Contract Case
In Souderton Pennsylvania the couple William Kenneth Moyer and his wife stayed together to fulfill a contract they feigned on January 2 the day of their marriage.
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Souderton
Wilam
Kenneth Moyer
Facing Facts on Marriage and a Premarital Pact
The writer recalls Mary’s quiet endurance through illness and a broader reflection on honesty and truth. He contrasts Judge Marks's rigid logic with Johnson's self-justifications, noting how people cherry pick legal facts to fit beliefs. A Greenwich Village couple’s premarital pact and a later divorce attempt spark debate on marriage aims and responsibility.
Insect Color Tests Show Green Traps Best
Popular Mechanics reports Department of Agriculture tests revealing insects prefer green traps. Studies compare colors to determine color preference in pest control. Green traps proved more effective than others in attracting insects across examined species.
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Department of Agriculture
Popular Mechanics Magazine
The Tower of Pisa Prompts Timeless Curiosity and Warnings
The marble tower of Pisa already leans fourteen feet from vertical and grows about one foot each century. As a bell tower standing 179 feet high with eight stories, it took 176 years to erect. Its walls measure thirteen feet thick at the base and seven feet at the top. Will it ever fall and when.
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Pisa
Western Newspaper Union
Sitter's Good Deed Saves North Providence Fire
Joseph Rao, sixteen, perched on an endurance pole sitter, spotted distant flames and woke his brother, triggering a telephone alarm. The timely fire call brought the fire company, preventing further damage.
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North Providence
Joseph Rao
Men 40 to 44 Should Weigh by Height Says Doctor
A health ad lists normal weights for men ages 40 to 44 at various heights from 5 ft 6 in to 6 ft 2 in with clothing accounted for. It promotes the Kruschen Method for fat loss and advises four weeks on a light diet with a half-teaspoon Kruschen Salts daily, costing 85 cents for a four week supply.
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Leonard Williams
Windsor Castle Houses 360 Timepieces including Lever Watch
Windsor Castle houses about 360 clocks and watches and notes the first lever watch ever made. The item reflects an era when horology milestones were highlighted amid palace interests.
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Windsor Castle
London
Nebraska farmer kills 103 rats with K R O product
A Nebraska farmer claims to have killed 103 rats in 12 hours using K R O, a squill-based exterminator marketed as safe for dogs and poultry. The ad touts government endorsement and a money back guarantee from druggists.
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Nebraska
U. S
America
Farm Woman Benefits From Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs Cryon J Saenman of Lickdale Pennsylvania recalls eleven years of farm work alongside family before marriage and after childbirth she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to regain health and strength noting she is a new woman and values good health over riches.
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Lickdale
Lydia
Pinkham
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