Rival Suits for Ida End in Quiet Sacrifice
Henry Holton and Charles Farrington, once childhood friends, vie for Ida Goodwin's hand. Ida arranges neutrality while guiding suitors toward a match with Alice Brooks. Ultimately Ida wed Charles in June, and Henry later married Alice, prompting Henry to praise Ida's enduring influence and their shared sacrifice.
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Miss Brooks
Henry
Charles
Ida
Alice Brooks
Alice
Henry Holton
Charles Farrington
Cold Burn Not Misnamed
A scientist studying extreme cold reported two degrees of cold burn. A minor burn reddens then turns blue, swells for weeks and heals over a month to six weeks. A severe exposure causes skin to peel and wounds to act like foreign bodies, healing only after months.
Submarine Turtle Plan Tried in Revolutionary War
The article recalls an early submarine concept the marine turtle devised in Saybrook Connecticut to attack a British warship near Governor's Island. Washington approved the idea and planned a living operator with a powder magazine powered by clock work, but thick ship bottom sheathing foiled the attempt after a two hour effort.
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Governor’s Island
Saybrook, Conn
Washington
Tintoretto Outsmarts rivals in Veneto painting contest
A Venetian tale portrays Tintoretto measuring a ceiling space at San Rocco, painting a matching canvas, and placing it among rival designs. When the Brotherhood saw the results, they balked at paying, while Tintoretto offered to gift the work if unpaid. He mixed humor with keen business sense and rapid execution.
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Tintoretto
Brotherhood of the
San Rocco
Venice
Rome congress endorses economic settlement for Europe
President Julius H. Barnes of the U S chamber of commerce backs conclusions from the Rome congress. He urges a comprehensive settlement addressing reparations, allied debts, budgets, credits and exchange. A forthcoming financial conference is deemed inevitable with a plan to secure frontiers and maintain debt standards.
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Europe
Rome
International Chamber of Commerce
Julius H. Barnes
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
International Chamber
Lord Robert Cecil Visits on Month Long European Talks
Lord Robert Cecil arrives for a visit arranged with the Foreign Policy association and will give several addresses on the European situation. He stressed he does not come with a missionary aim or to influence American politics or push the League of Nations.
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Robert Cecil
Foreign Policy Association
League of Nations
Two Olsons Push Community Welfare Initiatives in Chicago
United States District Attorney Edwin A. Olson leads a narcotics crackdown in line with Washington directives from Attorney General Daugherty's aide Rush L. Holland. Chief Justice Harry Olson announces police will monitor homes of mentally unsound individuals in Chicago, seeking early intervention with family tracing and church and school support.
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Chicago
Olson
Congress May Investigate Fascists Here
Senator William J. King of Utah said the next Congress would be asked to investigate the Black Shirt movement in the United States. He called the organization alien to American institutions and urged action to prevent naturalized and unnaturali zed Italians from joining. He warned the movement conflicts with liberty and ballot government and suggested deportation if it grows by December.
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Ida
Supreme Court
Alice Brooks
Charles
Henry
Black Rock
Alice
Atlantic City
Miss Brooks
United States
William J. King
Utah
King
Black Shirts
America
Boy vows to run candy store and double the deal
A boy tells the candy store keeper his plan to own a shop and reward visiting youngsters by selling four caramels for a cent instead of two. The exchange frames a simple dream of entrepreneurship and generosity.
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Druggists report many Americans suffer kidney trouble without knowing it. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is praised for its healing effect and high success record. An insurance examiner notes kidney issues cause many declines. Sample bottle available for ten cents by mailing to Dr Kilmer Co.
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Kilmer
Smart Boy Josh Eases Farmer’s Worry on the Farm
In a rural exchange Josh is praised for his intelligence while Farmer Corntessel worries over the farm’s ability to sustain him. The boy’s cleverness contrasts with the father’s burden of securing their livelihood.
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Josh
Farmer Corntessel
If a man never speaks harshly to his wife
A concise aphorism notes that restraint in speech to a wife implies either consideration or caution, reflecting a common moral judgment about domestic conduct.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Ida Goodwin
Damon and Pythias
Barnes On World Financial Conference
Lord Robert Cecil
Cecil
Lord Robert
Bess
Dover
Queen Victoria
Privy Council
Cecil Brothers
Marquis of Salisbury
Bonar Law
Congress
Nascisu
Smart Boy
Bellans
Bessig- Ellis
Gemohis
Tene
Utility Express
Ubility
Michigan
Chevrolet Motor Co
Detroit, Mich
General Motors Corporation
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