Thrift Habits Lead to Good Investments
Thrift habits and prudent saving push Americans toward safe investments. Savings and postal banks, government bonds, real estate and municipal bonds are highlighted as sound choices. Yet fraud drains about a billion dollars yearly. As earnings rise, investment education grows, with brains needed to guard against unsafe ventures.
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United States
Government
Building and Loan Association
Municipal and Public Service Corporation
A Kind Heart Anyway Dawes and a Notorious Phrase
The essay notes Charles G. Dawes, then vice president, drew attention for saying Hell and Maria. William Hard argues Dawes has a kind heart, citing a Chicago loan incident where Dawes guaranteed a $250,000 note and pledged to protect it until his freezing over.
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Charles G. D Dawes
United States
Hell
Maria
William Hard
Review of Reviews
General Dawes
Chicago
Europe
Dawes
Pack's Idea Turns Seed to Forests in America and France
Charles Lathrop Pack of Lakewood Ohio, president of the American Tree Association, has funded millions of new trees. He sent abundant seeds to France to replant devastated regions and donated a unique sample demonstration forest to Syracuse University. The forest displays full grown and young trees, showcasing pristine white pine specimens.
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Charles Lathrop Pack
Lakewood
American Tree Association
France
United States
University of Syracuse
Stress Good Qualities Refraining From Criticizing Relatives
The piece urges wisdom in not discussing relatives faults before children. It cautions adults at home against criticizing others within the family circle. It warns such habit harms happiness and colors the mind against noticing commendable traits.
First Bird of Spring Sparks Varied Reactions Across Minds
The San Antonio Light prints pictures showing how the first singing bird of spring stirs diverse thoughts. Adults recall springs past, youths chase social plans, and even a child finds simple joy in a bird’s song. Opinions on money and value arise, from Audubon’s moneyless focus to Mrs. Jane Addams’ charity.
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San Antonio
Why Wind Blows And What Causes It
A reader asks why wind forms. The article explains wind arises from temperature differences created by the sun heating the Earth's surface, with hot air rising and cooler air moving in to replace it, producing breeze and, in irregularities, swirling motion. It notes solar radiation heats ground and objects, not air directly, leading to rising warmed air and surrounding air pressure differences.
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Hisself
Iq Ewribh
Garth
Gelatine in Diet Aids Undernourished Children
The article explains fats carbohydrates and proteins as body fuels and builders. It notes protein quality affects growth and that gelatine added to milk can improve nourishment in undernourished babies, boosting growth and overall vitality. It discusses practical benefits and hints at future understanding of gelatine protein in child feeding.
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Green Bay
Invasion of Rodents Alarms Bak Etiefield Region
Rodents invade surrounding lands with millions of mice as armies threaten crops. Citizens mobilize with poison grain and United States aid requested. Experts warn pests, from mice to mosquitos, threaten humanity unless control efforts intensify and humane extermination plans are pursued.
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Baketefield
United States
Figures of Speech About a Shoe and Its Pinch
A fragmentary tale cites an ancient saying linked to a shoe. In Plutarch Lives a story of Aemilius Paullus is told: a Rowan, divorced and blamed, asks for reasons, holds up a new shoe and asks if it pinches. none can say where. The remark signals the enduring mystery of hidden pains.
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Thomas A. Edinson
Laiger
Plutach
Aemilive
Paulus
Their First Jobs by Philip Nowlan
A historian profiles an early career path of notable industrial figures. After Carlton College, Rhodes scholarship, and Penn studies, the chemist rose from trial camps to guiding major firms. He helped develop active carbon for gas masks and held leadership roles in wartime and corporate research.
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Carlton College
North Held
Minn
Northwest
England
University of Pennsylvania
National Corbon Company
Cleveland
Chemical Warfare Service
Union Carbide and Carton Company
Newcomb K. Chaney
King Feng
Ryn Te
Old Fashioned Dance Night At Hotcl Antlers Serene
Public event announces an old fashioned dance at Hotcl Antlers with familiar tunes and a few new dances. Community members invited to join, with layout and seating details still unclear due to garbled text.
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Hpi Gula
Stork
Lorain
Ad Seeking Experienced Married Man Advertised
An unusual classified note asks for an experienced married man. The ad lists names or brands like Bruder Bros and Beymour Ady in Champaign. It appears in a 19th or early 20th century urban newspaper style draft. Further readable fragments hint at job or companionship postings with minimal details.
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Ign
Bruder Bros. Beymour
Ady
Champaign
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Jane Addams
Wales
Hkingdom
Chance
Nature
Birda Wat
Timitetian
Uhiess Wa Ilenttoy
Philip Nowlan
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