Boy Scouts Cruise in Buzzard's Bay in 1921 Seacoup event
The 1921 National Council Seacout of the Boy Scouts of America will host three ships at Taber Academy Marion Musa to provide equipment and space for crews. Eligible youths around ages 14 to 18 will join a training program focusing on seamanship and personal excellence. The camp runs from late July to August with visits from senior scouts and officers.
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National Council
Hoy Scouts of America
Te Tebur Academy
Marion
Musa
Erie
Gow
Black Dock
Tabor Academy Hom
Cruleé
Neil Adel
Gogthals
Babe
Vations l Senecont
Cam Wilive
Fortielties
Mla
Brave Scout Honored for Saving Child from Car
Harry Harper, Eagle Scout and Sulit Lake Troop No. 51 member, received the Court of Merit medal for risking his life to stop a car from rolling onto an embankment where a five year old was in danger. Harper, who had served in wartime and aided Liberty bonds drives, earned the medal with five silver bars and the Liberty Joan medal with campaign bars.
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Court of Merit of the National Penliell
Harry Harper
Sulit Lake
Werbie Courmgr
Ehlid
Aline
Piber
Ehiid
Harper
Scouts to Aid Air Service in New Route Work
Washington scouts helped mark a new air route from Bolling Field to Dayton Ohio by placing a marker and will cooperate with the federal air service. They will assist aviators with forced landings reporting weather conditions marking beacons signaling and terrain reports as part of the effort.
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Washington
Bolling Field
Dayton
Ohio
Federal Air Service
Li Ie
Scouts Deliver Phone Books Trusted by Company
A local telephone firm assigns delivery of directories to scouts after noting wasted books from discarded deliveries. The manager says the scouts are reliable and can be trusted, a praise seen as worthwhile and deserved.
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Bee Imont
Tess
Orst
Clown Intruder Alarm Outs Guinea Hens Barn
A four day delay in guarding Guinea Hens ends when a white faced intruder, a clown from the towns, is spotted by a chanty chorus. The hens warn their coop, a burglar is caught, and Mrs Brown Hen vows never to judge by appearances.
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Bob Log
Bng
Bob Tier
Wight
Olf Yellow
Clarifying Any in Comparative Sentences and Pronoun Use
The passage analyzes flawed uses of any in comparisons like the youngest son brighter than any, noting the need to specify others or the rest of the family to avoid implying the subject is not a family member. It suggests correct forms such as brighter than any other man or brighter than the rest of the family.
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Thio
Covyright
The Right Thing at the Right Time Etiquette Card Rules
Mary Marshall Duffee discusses social usage of calling cards in Europe and the United States. It outlines who should call first, when to leave cards, and etiquette for different circumstances including teas, weddings, and homemaker hosts. It also lists five don Ts about cards and notes copyright.
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Mary Marshall Duffee
Whithr
Europe
Hewcomer
Copyright. Pte
Anita name story among Spanish and Byzantine influences
The article traces the name Anita from Hebrew Hannah and Anne through Byzantine and Spanish adoption, noting its evolution in Spain to diminutives like Nipetta and Senna. It highlights Anita as a gem name with mythic and protective associations, mentioning a lucky day Thursday and a flower polaverta.
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Anna
Juanita
Anita
North America
Grace
Anne
Samuel
Hannah
Spain
Byzantium
St Anta
Enad
Annet
Muscovy
Hun
Polaverta
Early warfare experiments yield modern powders and explosives
The text notes early attempts to create inflammable materials to demoralize foes. It mentions Roger Bacon in the thirteenth century experimenting with saltpetre leading to a fire, nearly wrecking the place, and states that this accident contributed to the development of modern powders and high explosives.
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Roger Bacon
White
That Tired Feeling Signals Sickness Promoted Tonic
When fatigue lacks cause and ambition wanes you may head for illness. Early action wards off ailments by cleansing impurities and improving circulation. Try 888 vegetable blood tonic of fifty years. Obtain from your druggist and write about your condition to Chief Medical Advisor in Atlanta Georgia.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Georgia
Self denial comment on indigestion and doctor visit
A remark questions if the doctor suggested giving up anything after a visit about indigestion. The line implies lifestyle changes or self-denial as part of medical advice.
Taleun Wowder Soap Ointment Taleum Trio Ad Claim
Advertise a fragrance and cosmetics line featuring Cuth curt Taleun Wowder a scented powder and perfume claimed to render other perfumes unnecessary. Mentions a Cutlenia Teller Trio including Soap Ointment Taleum and cites intolerable shortage. Ends with a divorce inquiry mockingly about incompatibility and income.
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Cutlenia Teller
Freckles vanish with Othine double strength plans
Ad promotes Othine double strength freckles remover as a guaranteed remedy. Claims a full ounce from a druggist fixes blemishes and lightens worst spots with daily night and morning use. Includes buy back guarantee and notes acidom content to clear skin.
Marooned Sailor Endures Three Years In South Seas
A Connecticut seaman from the Queen Charlotte mutineers tale is rescued after three years ashore on a deserted Marquesas island. He survived on fish, breadfruit, coconuts, and gathered produce, using shells and cups made from skulls of his mates as utensils.
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Connecticut
Is the drama going back
The article notes that the drama return is doubtful as chorus girls appear as shapely as ever, indicating continued but stable stage presence without a revival.
Neighbors Luck in Porch Bridge Confab
In a casual exchange a resident asks about a daughter’s pastime. The response confirms beer hover is not her choice, noting she enjoys bridge instead. The brief vignette captures a neighborhood moment with light humor and social flavor.
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a safe pure medicine for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It describes the product as vegetable based non stimulant and urges readers to obtain a sample by mailing ten cents to Binghamton New York and to mention the paper.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Not What They Looked For Dr William Lyon Phelps Story
Dr William Lyon Phelps at a Philadelphia dinner recalls a tale of an aging music hall comic who returns to a provincial town to a silent crowd. The manager explains the audience remembers him but has changed their taste and jokes, preferring newer material.
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William Lyon Phelps
Philadelphia
Bil
Bill
Won't Do. Inn Winged by a Lady Judge Personified
A historical excerpt notes caution against improvisation at the inn as the text personifies a lady judge. The fragment hints at propriety and restraint in conduct and speech within a formal setting. It underscores decorum and the symbolic authority of a female magistrate in social spaces.
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Buzzard's Bay
Scouts
AIR Service
Guinea
C. N. Lurie
Jon Errore
Pearl White
Misa White
England
Terrence
John Kendrick Bangs
Ray
Cpuuas S. ‘Ss
Carters
Pri
Carter
Sailor
South Seas
Postum Cereal Co.Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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