Jewel thieves keep busy and jewelers urged to guard
The Jewelers' Security Alliance reports higher jewelry thefts in the first nine months of the year than last year but offset by arrests and recoveries. Convictions reach about 100 cases. warnings urge strict precautions, especially during holidays, to prevent losses and rising insurance costs. The note adds a biographical line on Jenni de Reszke.
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New York
Jewelers’ Security Alliance
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Jewelers’ Security Aliance
Duffy the Saint and Skeptics of Hell's Kitchen Portrait
Rev Francis P Duffy known for his WWI service and NY parish work faces blunt street wit in Hell's Kitchen. A dinner remarks scene reveals mockery of his attire while the piece notes his habit of writing to authorities and aiding the needy with letters and job help.
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New York
Rev
Francis P. Duffy
Father Duffy
Hell's Kitchen
Moyer Divorce Pact Ends Over Unexpected Baby
Souderton Pennsylvania couple William Kenneth Moyer and his wife will not separate to fulfill a contract signed January 2 the day of their marriage. The dispute centered on a separation clause tied to their union and a baby.
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Souderton
William Kenneth Moyer
Facing Facts by Thomas Arkle Clark
A fragmented essay recounts illness and resilience, examining beliefs and biases through personal anecdotes. It contrasts a dying Mary with a stubborn judge and an embattled Johnson, then notes a divorce contract being torn as a symbol of marital hopes. The piece ends with a line about Jimmy Dykes bowling in winter.
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Jimmy Dykes
Insects’ Color Preference Stuns Researchers
Popular Mechanics reports tests by the Department of Agriculture showing green insect traps outperform all others. The study aims to determine color preferences in insects and any impact on capture rates.
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Department of “Agriculture
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Tower of Pisa Deliberates On Its Looming Fall
In the Tower of Pisa story the marble bell tower stands 179 feet high with eight stories. It leans fourteen feet off the perpendicular and tilts about one foot per century. Base walls reach thirteen feet thick, seven feet at the top. The piece ponders if it will ever fall and when it might occur.
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Pisa
Western’ Newsbanor Union
Pole sitter helps spot fire and alert brigade
In North Providence R I T a sixteen year old youth named Joseph Too was perched on a pole when he saw flames in the distance. He called his brother on the ground and a telephone alarm was sent to the fire company.
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North Providence
R. T
Joseph
Weight guidance and fat reduction ad promotes Kruschen salts
The notice cites Dr. Leonard Williams on ideal weights for men aged 40 to 44 at various heights and outlines a four week Kruschen Salt diet plan. It advises cutting sweets and rich foods, choosing lean proteins and vegetables, and taking Kruschen Salts daily. An 85 cent bottle lasts four weeks and is available at drug stores. Windsor Castle clocks note appears in London Answers.
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Leonard Williams
Nebraska Farm Claims Kill 103 Rats In 12 Hours
A Nebraska farmer advertises K-R-O as a rat and mouse exterminator claiming 103 rats killed in 12 hours. The product, said to use squill and be harmless to dogs cats poultry and chicks, is sold by druggists with a money back guarantee.
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Nebraska
U. S
America
Farm Woman Benefits From Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
In Lickdale Pennsylvania a farm woman describes eleven years of farming help, marriage to a farmer, and child care amid illness. After trying Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound her health improved significantly, leading to renewed vitality and confidence in the remedy.
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Lickdale
Piripan
Gur
Endo
Qootar
Ei. Sxanman
D. Lickdala
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