Crane and His Money The Odd Millionaire of Chicago
Charles R Crane of Chicago is described as one of America’s oddest millionaires. He spends money in unusual ways, once funding a poet with a modest allowance to avoid dampening his poetic potential. In Russia he volunteered to finance interior art for a monument to ensure artistic quality and his peace of mind.
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Charles R. Crane
Chicago
America
Crane
Ead
Russia
Buys for Uncle Sam General Supply Committee Summary
A 1910 act created the General Supply Committee to prepare proposals, receive bids, and award government contracts. Dr. QO. Briggs serves as superintendent, directing efficient, economy driven purchasing for the United States. Over five years the committee saved more than 2.5 million dollars. The scope covers a wide array of supplies from pickles to automobiles and pumps to sarsaparilla.
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General Supply Committee
QO. H. Briggs
Post Office Department
United States
Uncle Sam
Sarsaparilla
New York Polo Star Joins Verdun Fighter Squadron
Sergi Elliot C. Cowdin of New York has been moved from reserves to a Verdun battleplane squadron. A Harvard graduate and renowned polo player, he already earned the war cross. Cowdin, Thaw, and Norman Prince faced German cautions on leave, but U.S. officials ruled they were not subject to neutrality rules as they entered the United States voluntarily.
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Parly
Sergi
Elliot C. Cowdin
New York
Verdun
Cowdin
Harvard
William ‘Thaw
Sergt
Norman Prince
Secretary of
Lansing
State Department
Germany
Britain's Head Nurse Leads Vast Military Nursing Force
Miss B H Beecher R R C serves as matron in chief at the War Office directing about 6 395 trained nurses under War Office control plus Red Cross and auxiliary staff totaling 30 000 devoted to British soldiers. She embodies calm, composed leadership and dignified English bearing.
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Great Britain
War Office
Red Cross
B. H. Beeher
Sus
Macedonian Call in Acts A Bible Lesson
Lesson discusses Paul and companions revisiting Asia and Macedonia, the open door at Philippi, Lydia's conversion, and the emphasis on preaching Christ over social uplift. It notes Timothy's circumcision, the vision directing mission, and the subsequent outreach across Europe.
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Antioch
Jerusalem
Paul
Barnabas
John Mark
Mark
Silas
Luke
Timothy
Asia
Troas
Jesus
Damascus
Christ
Macedonia
God
Lydia
Europe
America
The Is land Achill Beg and the Gaelic Battle Speaks
A traveler recounts a visit to Achill Beg in Ireland where Gaelic revival is strong. He describes a boat crossing, a Gaelic lecture, island life, and the enduring effort to preserve language amid economic and cultural pressures. The account notes harvesters returning from England, peat fires, and the stark contrast between mainland English influence and Gaelic persistence.
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Achill Beg
Emerald Isle
Ireland
Hig
Wao
Scotland
Gaelle
Gare
England
Harvester
A. G. Welle
Lancashire
Brooklyn Druggist Praises Swamp Root Remedy
A Brooklyn druggist ALEX LIPSCHITZ testifies to twenty years handling Dr Kilmer Swamp Root for kidney liver and bladder issues. He cites cures for stone gravel inflammation and kidney trouble and notes personal and family success. He urges readers to request a sample for ten cents and mentions available bottle sizes at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Kidasya
Bledder
Ady
Cloudy Days
Lans ley is credited with discovering sun variations in a misunderstanding of weather notes. Gotham notes no recent solar variation findings this week and jokes about a gun remark.
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Church
Lansley
Gotham
La Creole Hair Dressing Ad and Poultry Egg Purchase Joke
An old newspaper item promotes La Creole Hair Dressing as a strongly alkaline scalp cleanser and darkener priced at $1.00. It also includes a local quip about a villager seeking eggs from a poulterer and an old hen with a broken leg being pressed to hatch them.
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Bath
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promotes Malaria Fight
The ad touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a quinine based remedy to drive out malaria and build up the system. It emphasizes the label shows the formula in a tasteless form and markets the product for 50 cents per bottle.
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GROVE
Irco
Poorest Boarder Quips on Hurry By Dinner Bell
A Yonkers Statesman item quotes a thin boarding house boarder who claims nothing will make a person walk faster from poverty while the house keeper notes the dinner bell as a cue. The exchange highlights daily life and humor on the home front.
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Yonkers Statesman
Patient came on awaiting operation outcome
First Student asks how the patient arrived, while Second Dutto reports she died after the operation. First Student notes she was lucky she did not die before the procedure, in a Balti more American context.
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Baltimore American
Castoria and Shakespeare Quips in 80 Year Echoes
A杂 fragment notes Castoria marketing for infants and a playful Shakespeare quip about Macbeth. The text evokes a brand signature claim for Castoria and includes a humorous mispronunciation dialogue about verbal contractions. The piece blends advertisement style with literary banter.
Coveted by all head of hair restored with La Creole
Ad invites readers to try La Creole Hair Dressing to restore gray streaked or harsh hair to its former beauty. Price 31.00.
Safety First Landlady and the New Guest Dialog
A comic dialogue scene unfolds with a landlady asking for the guest’s identity and a performer replying that they escape from tight places. The exchange hints at a playful, puzzle like banter with the guest implying a skill and the landlady demanding advance payment.
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Veg
Fragmentary Copy Shows Personal Reflections and Local Names
A garbled fragment from a local page mentions Red Bank and a company, with a mother’s perspective on how a father’s sins affect children. It references illness, a person named Lance, and a general commentary on weather impact and disposition. The text is incomplete and yokes disparate ideas without clear events.
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