Massive July sale to clear stock in all departments
A July sale advertises drastic price cuts to reduce stock with many items offered at less than cost. Highlights include bleached and unbleached sheeting, percales, dress gingham, pillow tubing, Mohawk sheets and pillow cases, ladies undergarments, dresses, kimonos, gloves, raincoats, and assorted accessories all reduced. First day is July 20 with five days of general reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hills
Hill
Wales
Advices on Use of Fruit by MHS Anna 8 Scott Culinary Expert
A Philadelphia North American piece offers berry season guidance. It promotes blending berries with foods like rice and corn, suggests simple cool dishes, and lists currant sherbet, raspberry gelatin, blackberry flummery, and pineapple rice mold with steps and ratios. Includes serving tips and decorative ideas for berries.
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MHS
Anna
Scott
Sing Sing To Be in The Swim
OSSINING July 17 Prison officials announce a new swimming school at Sing Sing as a substitute for tabooed prizefights. Warden Osborne funds the program with William Willett supervising to shape a pool outside the north wall. The old launch basin will host swimming diving and salt water bathing with a fence to prevent escape into the Hudson.
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Ossining
Riley
Sing Sing
Osborne
Hoya
Mutual Welfare League
William Willett
Queens
Shcape
Hudson River
Girl Born Blind Regains Sight in Berkeley Return
Miss Tom sins Carlisle, born blind, regains sight after surgical operation. She, returning from the University of California Berkeley, sees her mother after twenty one years of darkness and embraces her.
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Los Angeles
Tomsins Garlisle
Len
Berkeley
State University
Carlisle
Marl
Nut Names in Atlantic City Directory Revelations
A July report from Atlantic City presents a playful resort directory of residents and visitors. It highlights numerous surnames and occupations, noting Smiths, Joneses, and others, including distinct names like Soslovsky and Siciliano, illustrating the social mix of the resort community.
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Atlantic City
Lyons
Leaches
Katz
Boltes
Lockes
Soslovsky
Sica
Siciliano
Wakaimura
Smiths
Joneses
Poison pen shocks Vineland wedding guests
At the Mildred Woods and Carroll Doddridge nuptials in Vineland a scandal surfaced about a venomous letter writer. The bride faced numerous communications accusing her of kidnapping and torture plots, some even claiming murder. Letters were turned over to the postmaster amid a flood of anonymous abuse.
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Vineland, N. E
Mildred Woods
Vineland
Carroll R. Doddridge
Pottsville
Willams
Miss Wood
Sletér
Winifred
Gold output rise in 1914 despite war figures
Reports from government melting laboratories show a 7 percent increase in gold production for 1914. The output stands at 834 pounds for 1914, compared with 7902 pounds in the prior year, despite global conflict.
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Associated Press
Petrogerad
Fragmented line reads like a note or brief record
A garbled OCR fragment mentions names or entities but yields unclear meaning. The readable bits suggest a short notice or personal record with unspecified participants or actions. Further context is needed to produce a precise headline and summary.
Land for Soldiers Settles 275000 Acres in NSW
Sydney July 17 The New South Wales government has set aside 25 000 acres of wheat growing land and 250 000 acres of irrigation lands for settlement by soldiers returned from the war.
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Associated Press
Sydney
Australia
New South Wales
Will grants $100000 to Mrs Van Bell servants
PHILADELPHIA July 1. Servants of Mrs Mary Van Bell who died at Merion receive $100000 under her probated will. Local charities get $26000 and the remainder of about $500000 goes to relatives. One long serving maid Maggie Burns gets a house and furniture from the Merion estate. Younger servants receive 200 each for year one and 100 for each subsequent year. A $90000 trust fund pays income to the servants for life.
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Philadelphia
Mary van Bell
Merion
van Bell
Olearaaes
Maggie Burns
van Bell Mension
Girl Steals for Dress Goods Lands York Youth in Jail
Amy Wolf a 17 year old girl from Abbattstown confessed to several petty thefts around Abbottstown and York County, including robbing John M. Markle's home of about 12 dollars to buy dress goods and bed linen. She awaits examination before Judge Reech in York County jail.
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York, Fa
Amy Wolf
York County
Derman Reech
Miss Wolf
Abbattstown
Abbottstown
John M. Markle
Hanover
Room rent ad spotted in hurried classifieds page
A clipped line from a chaotic page shows a room rental notice promising low rates. The fragment hints at quick availability and local listing context, with partial words suggesting a British pounds price reference and a street or area tag.
Tadpoles and Frogs From the Edge of the Pond
A fragmentary natural history note describes tadpoles and frogs, detailing development from tadpole to frog, bullfrog behavior and hunting methods, and the Rana genus. It notes July and August frog catching with simple gear, frog size and color variation, and historical shifts in frog consumption from Europe to broader markets.
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Aesop
Tval
Catesby
France
Europe
Largest Columbia River sturgeon caught near Ridgefield
An unusually large sturgeon, ten feet long and weighing about 574 pounds, was caught by Frank Hult three miles west of Ridgefield. The fish was too big to land in the boat and was towed to St Helens, Oregon for proper handling. Hult earned over 40 dollars from the sale.
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Ridgefield
Wash
Frank Hult
Columbia River
Ridgefiald
St. Heledz
Ore
Hull
Hospitals in Milan prepare for wounded in modern medical units
Twenty large military hospitals in Milan have been furnished to modern medical and surgical standards for treating the wounded. The facilities are connected to the railway system, linking up with the central hospital network to provide rapid care.
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Ey Anbeuhateo Yaenen
Milan
Domestic troubles spur Missouri man to shoot self
Carterville Mo July 17 Robert Felcher shot himself with a 33 caliber revolver after learning his wife and child were apart. He sent a note to his wife via a boy, stating he would be at the bottom hill east of home, while his infant daughter remained with Faye.
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Carterville
Robert
Felcher
Four Corners
Sale Frees
Webber
Bula
Home
Plesse
Faye
German War Uniforms Supply Change Reported
German troops are being supplied with a new uniform set, featuring a grey coat and darker trousers. The coat is tented to resist water pressure, with fabric designed to endure inclement conditions.
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Berle
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