Bad Checks Cost Millions a Year
A 1920s era survey explains check fraud costs the public tens of millions yearly. Forgers use raised and forged signatures, altered amounts, and counterfeit checks, aided by lax handling. It details how gangs operate, notable cases, and tips like custody of blank checks and careful signing to curb losses.
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New York
Secret Service
Lasson
Siie
Charles Becker
Prince of
California
Becker
Reno
United States
SHE MAY BE A QUEEN ONE OF THE ENGLISH GIRLS
An item notes that the prince of Wales may choose to wed one of several English girls, including Yvonne Gage, as a potential wife, described in a speculative royal context.
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Prince of Wales
Yvonne - Gage
GOP Women Push 50 50 Voice in Republican Council
Senator Pepper and prominent Republican women press for equal representation of women in the party governing bodies. They propose a 48 to 48 split on the national committee with women and men sharing equal seats, urging action before the summer.
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Voice In Council
Pashington
Pepper
Rep
Medill -Mcaisiick
Iunois
Republican Party
John Z. Adams
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Democratic Party
San Francisco
McCormick
Adams
Arthur Livermore
Harriet Taylor Upton
Charles D. Hilles
Republican Organization
Why Not Save the Wild Flowers Day
A call to protect wild flowers in the United States from casual picking. The piece warns that plucking and uprooting harm fragile species and cites the Wild Flower Preservation Society of America. It notes laws in California and Vermont and endorses a proposed Wild Flower Day on May 20 tied to John Burroughs Memorial Association events.
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Wild Flower Preservation Society of America
California
Vermont
Albert Stillman
John Burroughs Memorial Association
Smithsonian Field Work reports global expeditions 1922
Smithsonian Institution's annual pamphlet summarizes 1922 expeditions across the United States Canada Chile North Pacific Australia China Jamaica Dominican Republic Amazon basin Salvador Guatemala Colombia Brazil and Alaska. It notes Walcott geological work in the Canadian Rockies ice recession at Illecillewaet Glacier and solar observations from Mount Montezuma Chile. It also covers fur seal island expeditions Mesa Verde archaeology and a Pipe Shrine House find at Mesa Verde.
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Ihs
Smithsonian Institution
United States
Canadian Rockies
Chile
North Pacific
Australia
China
Tortugas
Jamaica
Dominican Republic
Amazon Basin
Salvador
Guatemala
Colombia
Brazil
Alaska
Walcott
Bow Valley
Alberta
Banff-Windermere
Glacier
North Pacific Fur Seal Islands
Pribilof Islands
Bering Island
J. Walter Fewkes
Tha ‘Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
Davey Tree Seek Young Men For Field Work
John Davey’s Davey Tree Expert Co offers immediate openings for 20 to 30 year old single men. Rugged outdoor tree surgery work with travel, rapid advancement, and scientific training. apply via coupon to 86 City Bank Road, Kent, Ohio.
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John Davey
Fine Associates
Davey Tree Expert Co., Inc
Daveyee Expert Company
City Bank Rlde
Kent
Ohio
Pie Crust Blunder Upsets Dinner Guests
A bride recalls forgetting shortening while baking pies for her husband’s family. She overworked flour with cold water, made a hard crust, and filled pies hoping peaches would redeem them. The crust proved inedible, guests nearly choked, and she fled in tears.
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Chicago Tribune
Batch of Babies Delights Town Family
A town family receives surprising news that a batch of babies has arrived at a house nearby. Jane shares the excitement with a playmate naming the event and discussing the newborns in cheerful terms.
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Jane
Rake Seen Light After Hard Winter Push
Milwaukee Journal notes a rake feeling light after enduring a harsh winter with heavy snow shoveling conditions highlighting the seasonal burden and labor impact on gardening tools.
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Ilwaukee Journal
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Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Charlottesville
Albemarle County
Jefferson
Halcyon
J. H.stoddard
Tennessee
Nashville
Stoddard
Slifer
Slfer
Lansing
Mich
Detroit
Rana
Save the Wild Flowers Day
Smithsonian
Mount Montezuma
Arizona
United States Naval Observatory
Wrigley’s
Bride
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