Steckman Finds His Name Costs Him Money
A Washington Post item recalls Frederick W. Steckman, once a Washington representative for financial interests, who kept a simple office with his name on the glass door. A panhandler deceived him for a meal and noted Steckman’s sympathetic nature, prompting Steckman to quip that even his name costs him money.
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Frederick W. Steckman
Washington
New York
Steckman
Fred Steckman
Wayfarer
Washington Post
Charity Experts And A Fire Alarm Ruse
Lawson Purdy jokes at a New York reception about charity specialists and compares collectors to a woman who invoked a fake fire alarm to pressure firemen into subscribing 50 cents each for her stray cats' home, illustrating fundraising tricks.
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Lawson Purdy
Charity Organization Society
New York
Greenhorn
French red cross law enforces 1913 decree on emblems
French Red Cross directors push removal of unauthorized Red Cross signs at drug stores and first aid stations. Courts prosecute those who refuse to remove the symbol, asserting legality only for sanitary formations. A decree confirms the 1913 law must be observed.
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Red Cross
France
Red Cross Sien
Columbus stamp stirs debate on history and optics
A reader notes a British stamp depicting Christopher Columbus with a spy glass while linking a misdated claim to Saint Christopher Saint Kitts. The piece contrasts Columbus 1492 discovery with the later invention of the spyglass, joking at the collector’s delight.
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Columbus
Post Office Department
Bulletin de la Societe Astronome de France
Saint Kitts
Saint Christopher
Rn Islands
Christopher Columbus
America
French engineer M Augereau pioneers displacement gauge
An apparatus invented by French shipping engineer M Augereau measures water displaced by a vessel using a center water gauge. Demonstrated at the French national colonial exposition in Mar lies, the device is described as simple practical and relatively inexpensive to install offering real time weight indications for cars or aboard ships.
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Rench
M. Augereau
Marlies
Irrigation Works in South Africa and Air Topography Notes
The article describes the Lake Mentz conservation works in the Sunday's River valley near Port Elizabeth, funded by the union government for land settlement and agriculture, including a dam that holds 25.7 billion gallons and 4,900 acres submerged. It also notes a private subsidiary project with 400 miles of canals. In aviation topics, Ley's English studies on balloon flights report how terrain affects upper air layers, with hills raising wind speed and valleys lowering it, suggesting topography of the air.
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South Africa
Africa
Assuan
Nile
Sunday’s
Port Elizabeth
Union
Ley
England
Washington Star
Memoires of Peter Jansen Remembering a Family Tragedy and Loss
The memoir recounts the death of Gertrude at a hospital after infantile paralysis and a failing recovery, followed by Mother's strokes and eventual death after a long illness. Frank's devotion, hospital visits, and family support frame the tale as the household faces grief and separation. John returns from California. the funeral ends with prayers and a farewell poem.
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Gertrude
Gerhard
Katherine
Jesus
Frank
British Columbia
San Diego
Los Angeles
John
Kathleen
Pasadena
Cornelius
Winnipeg
Mother
Margaret
Pauline
Mud Skincare Craze Draws 800 to Coney Island Beach
A New York correspondent reports 800 bathers at Coney Island applying mud masks made from clay pumped from the new boardwalk project. The black and yellow mud is spread on faces and dried in the sun for the wrinkle erasing treatment once sold in parlors.
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Coney Island
New York
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Lone Ranger Kilgore’s Remote Oregon Trail Memorization Feat
Forest ranger George Kilgore in Washington’s Cascade mountains memorizes nearly the New Testament and three poetry books while living alone. He hewed and carved a complete dining set from fir and cedar worth more than his annual salary. In three winter months he trapped pelts valued at over $500 near his cabin.
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Cascade Mountains
Washington
George Kilgore
University of Washington
Kilgore
Accent on Scream: Deaf Girl in Social Spotlight
The piece portrays a very pretty deaf girl famed for fashionable dresses and social allure. Admirers pursued her though her deafness proved a barrier, and as marriage rumors spread friends noted the irony of proposals to a deaf woman. Two old admirers discuss the situation, calling proposals to her “a scream.”
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New York Times
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