Endowment Drives Houston Baby Pavilion Plan
A Houston Chronicle inspired effort launches ten circles of ten women led by Mrs. Frank Andrews to raise 1100 for a baby pavilion. The program will educate mothers on child care after camp treatment and extend settlement work as part of a broader stance against rising baby mortality.
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Houston
Tex
Chronicle
United States
Mount Pelee
San Francisco
Frank Andrews
Canine War Vet to Visit U S with Dog
Angus Hamilton, veteran war correspondent for the International News Service, plans a lecture tour in America about Balkan war coverage. He will be joined by his 14 year old Irish terrier Mr Mafeking, born in Kimberley during the 1899 siege, a survivor of Boxer uprising and Balkan war firefights.
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London
Angus Hamilton
Internation] News Service
America
Mafeking
Eking
South Africa
China
Collie Proves to Be Good Postal Carrier
Solomon the collie acts as a postman helper in London standing at the head of the rounds and selecting a new partner each day. Ring the collie hall porter at a Westminster boarding house relays letters to rooms and even alerts the milkman, handling errands with flawless precision.
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Collie
International News Service
London
Solomon
Ring
Subbiton Way
Post Office
Westminster
Two Men Die In Ice Yacht Crash At Erie Harbor
In Erie Pennsylvania the ice yacht Rapid on its maiden voyage crashed into a waterworks structure near Presque Isle bay during a blinding snowstorm at fifty mph. Weather forecaster George R Oberholzer and Gleniss Meehan were killed instantly while George Final was fatally injured. The bodies were moved across the bay by hand sleds. Meehan was the son of merchant W P Meehan and Oberholzer had moved to Erie from Lancaster.
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Oberholzer
Lancaster
New Concoctions Infuriator Sting er Queller Stir Pub
A 1920s International News Service piece introduces Infuriator Stinger and Queller cocktails. It touts the potent drinks with brandy absinthe creme de menthe and ammonia based Queller, describing their effects on appetite nerves and the morning after.
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International News Service
New York
Bardolph
Welsh Rabbit Fades From Nightlife In New York
In New York on February 15, reports note the decline of the Welsh rabbit dish as morning diners abandon the cheese served internal delicacy. Bed sales also dip, as whey eaters switch away and bed makers feel the reduced demand from late-night eaters.
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International News Service
New York
Rear Admiral Peary Recovers From Operation
Washington reports Rear Admiral Robert Peary, famed North Pole discoverer, is rapidly recovering from a recent operation. The notice notes his improving condition and ongoing convalescence.
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Washington
Robert Peary
North Pole
Abner Plans Marriage Amid Simple Preparations
Abner, a summer resident worker, tells Mr. Burns he is soon to be married. He confirms his wedding finery is ready with a humorously modest report about a new collar for his coat and newly tapped shoes. Judge.
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Abmer
Mr. Burns
Abner
Judge
Missing husband seen in moving picture by wife
Mary Brownell of St Charles identified her long missing husband in a Chicago parade film. She had part of the scene cut and enlarged. the film will be broadcast nationwide to locate him. The husband disappeared ten years ago during a hunting trip in the north woods and was listed dead after fruitless search efforts.
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International News Service
Lansing
Mich
Mary Brownell
St. Charles
Brownall
Brownell
Chicago
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Honduras
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T. D. Nettles
Mobile, Ala
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B. Luscher & Son
Crichton Lurmber Co
DR. Brown
Dauphin Street
Mobile
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T. J. Granade
Partridge-Mickle Grocery Company
Horton
van Antwerp Building
Bienville Square
Perpetual Care
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American Securities Co
Bell
Alabama Corn Mills Company
Mobile Book Binding CO
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