Suburbans and Chickens Promote Thrift and Health
Mrs. Lorence M. Woodside of Winchester Massachusetts shows in her home garden how to save food money health and energy through contact with Mother Earth. She advocates poultry fruit vegetables and flowers plus teaching children to care for animals as pets. Surplus eggs fund War Savings Stamps and thrift, and she notes pigs can promote thrift under sanitary care.
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Lorence M. Woodside
Winchester
Mass
Mother Earth
Woodside
F. L. Higginson
New England
Thrift in the Schools A Boston Program
Since January the Quincy School in Boston has pupils investing about 1700 in Thrift and War Savings Stamps averaging 2 per pupil. The school, with twenty nationalities including a class of non-English speaking Chinese pupils, backs America and saves as a patriotic duty toward justice and opportunity.
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Quincy
Boston
Frederick W. Swan
America
War Savings Stamp Motto Quoted in Public Notice
A brief wartime notice highlights the V symbol in every War Savings Stamp and urges belief in the design. It advises holding W. S. S. until maturity to be shown the benefits.
Real Money Displays Thrift Growth For Workers
A factory promotes thrift by showing coins and stamps in a cafeteria exhibit. Sixteen quarters a dime and two pennies appear under Today with a New Year 1924 label. Thrift Stamps and a War Savings Stamp link to a $5 bill, illustrating that $4.12 won’t grow without saving, while thrift stamps accrue value.
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Hig
F. L. Higginson
New England
Cornerstone for tomorrow built on thrift War Savings Stamps
The message urges thrift as the foundation of future success and suggests that any postman can lay the cornerstone for you with War Savings Stamps. It promotes wartime savings as a civic duty and financial support.
Investment Advice From A Frugal Advocate
A concise message urges readers to control spending and invest wisely, asking who deposits their dollars and encouraging saving for the future with a focus on prudent personal finance.
Refugees Detail Suffering as Finland's Ports Open Path to Sweden
London Times correspondent reports a steady stream of refugees from Bolshevik Russia flowing through Finland to Stockholm for the past year. Refugees describe unimaginable hunger and ruin in Russia, with factories nationalized, transport breakdowns, and widespread impoverishment. Despite hardships, many seek aid from consulates and hope for better conditions in exile.
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Finland
Sweden
Russia
Abo
London Times
Stockholm
England
Petrograd
Bolshevists
Moonshining Increase Reported in Tennessee Appalachians
Mountain School Workers report a marked rise in illicit distilling in the Appalachian region at Knoxville during their annual conference. The figures come from members noting broader illegal activity in Tennessee.
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Tennessee
Appalachian Mountain Territory
Knoxville, Tenn
Mountain School Workers’ Organization
Welcome Home Celebration Fourth of July Parade Plans
Plans progress for the Welcome Home Celebration Morning Parade with a Chief Marshal to be announced. Divisions include Military Organizations, war work activities, fraternal orders and clubs, Board of Trade, and an Eddie Dunn led Horrible Division.
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Board of Trade
Eddie” Dunn
Winthrop Welcomes Blue Bird Tea Room at Cliff Ave
The Blue Bird Tea Room opens at 217 Cliff Avenue in Winthrop near Fort Heath. Hostess Nellie F Bradbury greets visitors on the oceanview lawn and is famed for aiding local soldiers, notably the 55th Art Battery, who presented her a loving cup on France departure. Reserve seating via Winthrop 1050.
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Winthrop
Blue Bird Tea Room
Highlands
Cliff Av
Fort Heath
Nellie F. Bradbury
Battery of the
55Th Arts
France
Winthrop 1050
Cliff Avenue
MAG. N. F
Soldiers Need Rides From Winthrop Residents
Urges local residents with cars from Winthrop to drive wounded soldiers from Base Hospital No 10 Parker Hill for short outings before their transfer to Plattsburg New York. Many men have endured 6 to 10 months as patients and deserve a brief happiness boost.
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Base Hospital No. 10
Parker Hill
Plattsburg
N. Y
Escaped from Fort Banks Hospital
Hugh E. Higgins escaped from Fort Banks Hospital last Tuesday afternoon. Police describe him as a smooth faced light skinned man with slightly rounded shoulders and a scar behind his left ear. He wore a sailor uniform bearing U S S Kentucky and is from 41 Robertson Street Roxbury.
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Hugh E. Higgins
Fort Banks Hospital
U. S. S. Kentucky
Town Topics: Theft at ice-cream factory and patrol needs voiced
Thieves broke into Totman and Harris ice-cream factory at the Centre stealing a saw chisel and hammer and entered the store taking about 5 dollars from the cash register on Monday night. Selectman Benson's car was pressed into service to arrest a drunk prompting a call for better patrols. Mr. Fred J. Gillispie mourns the loss of his mother at 235 Bentington Street East Boston with private burial. Fire Department vacancy filled by Mr. Fred Taylor of Wilshire Street. Naval Station Deer Island to be abandoned with transfers to Cape May New Jersey. Call at A J Pilling's for electric fans. supply short.
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Totman & Harris
Benson
Town Hall
Fred J. Gillispie
Wilshire St
Bennington St
Boston
Fred Taylor
Deer Island
Cape May
N. J
Winthrop Police Help: Car Pressed Into Service
The Winthrop police pressed Mr. PM J Quinlan's car into service on Wednesday. An advisory committee finally recognizes that 1600 dollars cannot buy a 2600 dollar car. Miss Clara J Paine, a noted dry goods dealer, has been confined to her home after poisoning but is much improved at press time.
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Winthrop
PM. J. Quinlan
Clara J. Paine
Electric Light Committee for 1919 1920 Named
A. J. Pilling was chosen as chairman of the electric light committee for 1919 1920 with F. Be. Tewksbury T. J. Mahaney and Thos. Benson also named to the panel for the term.
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Electric Light Committee
A. J. Pilling
F. BE. Tewksbury
T. J. Mahaney Thos. Benson
Magnetic separation advances iron and mineral sorting
Magnetic separation now distinguishes metals by varying attraction to a magnet. Iron is strongly drawn, while other metals show weaker pull, enabling partial separation of mixtures. In monazite ore, magnetite is removed by a weak magnet, ilmenite by an intermediate one, and monazite remains with the strongest.
Driving Over Fences Becomes Common in the West
In many parts of the West and Southwest motorists now drive over fences rather than stopping to open gates. Inclines built of two parallel tracks, spaced for wheels and supported by posts, let cars mount the barrier and descend the opposite side. Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Improvised Barometer for Weather Cues
A simple home made barometer uses a narrow neck bottle inverted in a half full jar of water. Water rise signals good weather while a fall indicates a storm may be near.
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United States
Milliken Misreads Wagner Score Upside Down
Milliken plays a Wagner score upside down in his room while friend Pingley quizzes the bizarre concert. He admits he started with the score the wrong way, hoping to make sense of the music.
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Milliken
Pingley
Marriage Question Prompts Worries Over The Right Partner
A man debates marriage while a woman weighs if a certain man is the right mate. The discussion centers on commitment, compatibility, and the future as both consider long term plans and romantic readiness.
Unfortunate Child Reference in Cousin Dispute
A故事 fragment describes Margaret and Helen, cousins, with Helen declining to play. Helen tells their mother that Margaret was born too late and cannot know how to play games, revealing a family dispute without further context.
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Margaret
Helen
You Are as Pretty as a Picture in Curious Banter
A girl dismisses talk of beauty and pictures, declaring interest in cats. A visitor teases with remarks about a camera or lunch box, prompting playful exchange in a domestic scene.
Disarmament. Porters debate on Bill Johnson case
A fragmented report depicts a discussion about a man named Bill Johnson and references to self harm. The dialogue mentions disarmament themes and a judge's involvement amid unclear events.
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Bill Johnson
Cifist
Wisdom of Our Ancestors Quote
A historical note presents Queen Victoria advising moral caution over expediency in decisions. The line asks for moral discernment, not quick convenience, framing a timeless ethical stance.
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Queen Victoria
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