Co op movement grows with 60 OPS efforts nationwide
Veland Ohio reports rapid co op expansion with twenty new cooperatives launched weekly in the United States. About five million Americans in co op ventures last year. Delegates from across the country met in Chicago to plan a nationwide cooperative framework to aid farmers and workers against middlemen and to harmonize practices amid European examples.
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Veland
Ohio
United States
Sco-Operative
Chicago
Ill
England
Sweden
Denmark
Sick miner hears sermon by phone at Pen y
A bedridden miner from Pen y has been connected by telephone to the local Baptist church, allowing him to hear services while he remains at home. The improvised setup links the miner to the church’s sermon through a phone line, keeping him connected to worship.
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N, Eng
Pen Y
Dance cost him twenty five dollars for shim incident
GE New Jersey Feb 20. Charles Capa told Mrs Cecilia Bowers to go yourself after she ordered him to stop shim at a dance. The altercation ended with a $25 cost to him.
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N. J
Charles Capa
Cecilia Bowers
Woman's Smoking Room At Chicago Theatre Delight Or Danger
A Chicago correspondent describes visiting the new women’s smoking room at A H Woods’ theatre during the show A Voice in the Dark. She recounts decor, the lone smoker’s awkward experience, and an amused husband who later writes verse about the incident. The piece ends noting the room is lovely and should be used more.
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Anna
Mann
Chicago
A. H. Woods
J. J. Rosenthal
Woods
Altho
Theatre
California Syrup of Figs Promotional Note
A dated promotional prompt urges mothers to choose California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It emphasizes a fruity taste, full bottle directions, and reassures with the claim of harmless digestion support for young stomachs and bowels.
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California
Modern cave man is jailed
Chicago report recounts a satirical comparison of a modern man to a prehistoric cave dweller. It notes police conviction of George Turlingame, 22, amid remarks about the era's attitudes toward marriage and women. The piece uses blunt humor to critique gender norms.
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Chicago
George Turlingame
High Marriage Rate Persists Despite Costs in Brooklyn
New York reports that 1,717 marriage licenses were granted last month in Brooklyn, up 400 from January of last year, despite high living costs and housing shortages. The record reflects no decline in the wedding rate.
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New York
Brooklyn
Lose Lives in Fire on Eve of Wedding
An elderly couple, Frederick Long aged 64 and Florence Christie aged 65, died in a house fire in London on the eve of their wedding. The tragedy occurred the night before their ceremony, shocking the community.
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London
Eng
Frederick Long
Florence Christie
Woman avoids cave man lover as marriage bureau vigil ends
Margaret Dreger 14 rejects cave man suitor George who threatens violence with a loaded revolver. He confronts her on the way to work and forces a trip to the county marriage license bureau, where she agrees to marry to avert a lethal outcome.
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Margaret Dreger
George
Percy
Pegey
Peggy
Legner
Marriage Bureau
New System of Fat Reduction
A promotional note introduces Marmola Prescription Tablets as a new fat reduction method. It claims to dissolve fatty foods into solid flesh without dieting or exercise and offers the product through druggists or mail order from Marmola Co. in Detroit Michigan with promotions and price hints.
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M Ma Co
Woodward Ave
Trol
Mich
Salts to Flush Kidneys Warned for Meat Eaters
An old remedy advises meat eaters to flush kidneys with four ounces of Jad Salts in water before breakfast for several days to neutralize acidic waste, relieve back pain, headaches, and urinary issues, and prevent bladder irritation.
Fragmentary note on pressure of position
A fragment describes someone feeling constant pressure from a position pressed against her body. The incomplete text hints at physical strain and focus on the sensation without broader context.
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Chicago Theatre
Nix
Woodlawn
Clemmer Theatre
Seattle’ Main
Ness
Blumauer-Frank Laboratories
Oeaire
Meam Dar
Rms
Sewer
Jersey
Dad
Tailored Ready Co
Seattle
Pike St
Elliott
F.c.ginnever
Wash
First Ave
Savings Department
The
Seattle National Bank
Second Avenue
Columbia
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