Champion A. E. F pie Baker Home
New York on May 10 greeted Bur r a famed Salvation Army worker aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam. She is lauded as the oldest Salvation Army worker to see overseas service and a pioneer for women in the war effort. She headlines a Salvation Army Homes Service Campaign kickoff and recounts wartime experiences, baking feats, and gospel meetings that yielded converts.
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York
Ma” Burr
New York City
United Veterans
Burdick
Salva Army
Cecil
Salvation Army
Jerry
Salvation Army Homes Service
Your Unknown Face in Youth’s Companion
A reflection on facial expression and self perception. Reading the idea that people, when watched, project feelings that may not be visible in a mirror. It notes how expressions reveal inner states and cites Edwin M. Stanton’s remark about personal responsibility for one’s face.
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Edwin M. Stanton
Base Deceiver Tricks Stranger For Stage Money
Chicago man recalls a woman feigning kindness on Wabash Avenue near Madison Street at about 10 p m. The con artist cuddled beside him and left with 12 hundred dollar bills in his hip pocket. He later learned the money was fake five cent “stage money.” The incident highlights street fakirs and the risk to trusting strangers.
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Chicago Tribune
Emil J. Holmes
Avenue
Mr. Holmes
Wabash Avenue
Madison Street
Iowa farms praised as model of prosperity by bank official
Ralph Van Vechtan, vice-president of a Chicago bank, extols Iowa farming wealth and security. He cites rising land values, high farm mortgage appeal, strong livestock output, and electric farm amenities as evidence of the state’s enduring prosperity and optimism.
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Towa
Ralph van Ene
Contland Commercial Bank of
Chino
Finanaun
West
Europe
Mr. van Vechtan
Iowa
How Men Spend Their Time in Congress in 1919
Congressional Record from March 4 1919 details procedural motions for time to speak in the House. Mr London and Mr Dyer seek three minute allocations while others object or consent. Speaker navigates unanimous consent requests as several members discuss speaking time.
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Congress
House of Representatives
London
New York
House
Green
Iowa
Decker
Mr. London
Dyer
la Guardia
Mr. Heflin
Missouri
Mr. Dyer
Mann
Speaker
Memories of the Crowded City in a Washington Star cartoon
A Washington Star cartoon depicts Japheth and Shem aboard a crowded ark, with dialogue comparing the overloaded vessel to city apartments that allow pets but not children. The exchange comments on crowded urban life and whimsy in a biblical frame.
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Washington Star
Japheth
Shem
Spring Fever and Common Sense in Health Ads
An advertisement extols Foley Cathartic Tablets as a remedy for heaviness dullness and lack of ambition attributed to spring fever. Testimonial from B B Howard Unadilla Georgia claims quicker relief than anything tried. Sold everywhere.
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B. B. Howard
Unadilla
Let Old Folks Be Young and Happy in Age
Letter by I. L. Nascher M D in the Humanitarian argues against shaming elderly efforts to look and feel younger. He contends society penalizes older adults who dye hair or wear youthful styles, while praising similar youthful shifts in younger people, urging open acceptance and close contact with the young to improve old age.
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I. L. Nascher, M. D
Awful to Contemplate
Youngstown Telegram reports a hall conversation after a club meeting about Uriah Umson. Two women discuss the ironic fate of his widow’s insurance funded home and how her widower remarries, noting the man’s three spouses in the house above. The exchange reflects dark humor on posthumous spouses.
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Youngstown Telegram
Uriah Umson
Uriah
Borrowed Table Mischief in a Landlady's Tale
A humorous exchange centers on missing tables borrowed by guests then never returned. The landlady laments Old Wabbly the old table vanished after repairs. neighbors joke the ultra rich would only return known items. A boarder notes party borrowing led to ownership confusion and porch display for pick up.
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Mies
Venlibecklevere
Reckleas
der Muddress
Salamander
Boarder
Rubber Companies Plan Broad Auto Tire Price Cut
An announcement in the Boston News Bureau says leading rubber firms have largely decided on a sweeping reduction in automobile tire prices, signaling lower costs for drivers across the region. The move reflects pressure on manufacturers to pass savings to consumers as competition intensifies.
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Boston News Bureau
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Maine Maid Sweets
Cherries
Padova
la Marca
Middletown
Col
Berlin
Conn
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Third Farm
Fifth Farm
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