Woman Salvager Uncovers Pewabic Wreck Treasures
Cleveland based Mrs. Margaret Campbell Goodman, noted as the world’s only woman salvager, recovered part of the Pewabic wreck in Lake Huron after locating Captain McKay and the ship manifest. Her work since 1916 has included copper, pig iron, and relics for relatives, and she plans to salvage a 1864 Lake Erie schooner cargo of black walnut and white oak logs starting July 1.
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Cleveland
Margaret Campbell Goodman
Lake Huron
Erlé
Polish Immigrants to U S Rise in Weekly Shipments
Warsaw reports arrangements are in place to transport 2,000 Poles weekly to the United States via the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society of America. The Polish authorities estimate 250,000 already applied for passports, about 95 percent of them women and children dependents of Americans.
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Warsaw
Poland
United States
Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society of America
America
Deserter Surrenders After Years Hiding in Ohio Hills
Carl Amerine, a Civil War deserter from Camp Sherman, lived two years in a cave with his wife’s help, subsisting on herbs and berries. An attorney helped him surrender to the adjutant after assurances he would not face a firing squad.
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Chillicothe
Carl Amerine
Camp Sherman
Amerine
Babe
McKassing
Ameline
Clarence Stone
Adelphi
Stone
See America First Warns of Poor Hotel and Food Abroad
Washington sponsors of See America First warn that travel abroad faces high costs and scarce transportation. Conditions in France England Poland and Germany deter tourism as Europeans raise prices and discrimination against Americans grows amid postwar exchange woes. A new cord operated device for opening transoms is noted.
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America
United States
Europe
France
England
Poland
Germany
Soviet Russia
Hen with trademarked eggs draws attention in Venice
Edward Schaffer of Broadway Venice reports his Plymouth Rock hen, two years old, laid four unusually large eggs in the past two weeks. Each egg weighs at least six ounces and measures around eight and three-quarters inches, with a distinctive trademark of two raised rings at one end, suggesting the same hen laid all four.
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Los Angeles
Edward Schaffer
Broadway
Venice
Schaffer
More Power to the Tractor in Danville Shingle Haul
A Danville Kentucky tractor moved 46 000 singles in one load illustrating its impact on transportation. The shipment represents perhaps the largest shingles load ever moved by road outside boat or rail.
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Danville
Campaign exchange hints at candidate positions
A terse roadside conversation references a candidate named Joan Jages running for office. A bystander prompts for policy details, but no platform or stance is provided in the dialogue snippet. The fragment suggests interest in clarified positions.
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Joan Jages
Charity bazar cleanups and household tips
A fragment urges avoiding criticism at a charity bazar and praises Red Cross Ball Blue laundry care. It notes table linen shine and claims easy humor at misfortune near the house next door.
Lift Off Corns With Freezone Discovery
An advertisement touts Freezone for corns and calluses claiming immediate relief with a few drops. It promises painless removal and urges purchase from druggists in a small bottle at a few cents, calling it a Cincinnati innovation.
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Cincinnati
Device to Hold Fly Paper Steady in Drafty Windows
A New Jersey man patented a frame to keep fly paper taut and in place despite window drafts. The device features end grooves for inserting the paper and a wood strip to press it taut, with lower grooves to fit length variations. It doubles as an embroidery frame or cloth stretcher when not used for flies.
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New Jersey
Science Monthly
Pimples Signal Bad Blood Heal With S. S. S Remedy
Foreboding pimples and skin eruptions are warned as signs of sluggish blood. The ad promotes S. S. S as the strongest vegetable blood purifier without minerals or chemicals. Readers are directed to obtain a bottle and seek free medical advice from the Medical Director at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Family Dispute Escalates Over Shelter Offer
In a tense exchange a person pleads for help while another warns they will call a father to force an eviction. The dialogue reveals a strained domestic disagreement about housing and protection.
Allen's Foot Ease Ad Promises Comfort in Shoes
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease powder to shake into shoes and use in foot baths to ease tight or new shoes. It claims women can gain one shoe size by applying the product each morning. Sold everywhere.
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Allen
East
Proof That Stone Grows in Mercer County
The Wilmore California Enterprise reports a barnyard rock at James Champion’s old home site said to have grown from a small pebble to about 300 pounds since infancy of Mercer County elders. Locals recall boys tossing stones, a practice tied to Champion forebears and now spoken of by eighties-aged residents.
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James Champion
John Champion
Champion
Mercer County
Wilmore
Calif.) Enterprise
Applicants Aplenty. Birthday gifts for popular Indianapolis teacher
An Indianapolis high school teacher celebrated a birthday met with many gifts from students. A freshman presented a large box of candy and a playful remark about a kiss, followed by a boastful junior boy seeking credit with his own gift.
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Indianapolis
Bob
German Captain Caught in French Prisoner Bit
In Atlantic Monthly letters from France an amusing episode shows a German captain being captured by a sergeant. The German boasts officers never surrender but walks to the rear with his captured gear on display. The sergeant taunts him seeking a quick shot to spare escort duty, then hints at a quick end to save honor. The German remains uninterested.
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France
Atlantic Monthly
Phone Not an Improvement Cartoon Dialogue
A Houston Post cartoon captions a quarrel over a phone in an office. Jim questions if modern improvements let a wife request money during business hours after rummaging pockets the night before. The piece satirizes domestic financial strains.
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Oscar
Jim
Houston Post
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