Red Cross Seals History From Civil War to Tuberculosis Aid
Origins trace charity seals to Civil War era Boston with soldiers relief funds. Norway Sweden and later Delaware and the Red Cross expanded to a national tuberculosis drive, yielding substantial funds and plans for widespread 1909 campaigns.
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Red Cross
Boston
Portugal
Switzerland
Australia
France
Spain
Denmark
Norway
Riesia
Sweden
Jacob Riis
Delaware Anti Tuberculosis Association
Emily FP
Bissell
Red Cross Society of Delaware
American Redross
United States
Women govern with men watching, Belmont asserts
In New York an interview quotes Mrs. H. P. Belmont praising women’s governance and noting men acknowledge women’s role. A witticism about an editor’s marriage proposal highlights sharp observations, while a stray remark mocks husbands who value pigs over wives and children.
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H. P. Belmont
New York
Miss Cash
Miss Dash
Mrs Eddy Dies at 89 Founder of Christian Science
The founder of Christian Science, Mrs Mary Baker Eddy, died at her Chestnut Hill home after pneumonia and natural causes. She was 89, surrounded by household members, with no final message for followers. Her death, announced after a Mother Church service, signals a U.S. spiritual era ending. Her estate and succession plans, including possible trust funds, face disputes with son George W. Glover and adopted son Dr E Foster Eddy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford P. Smith
Alfred Tarlow
Christian Science Publication Committee
Eddy
Quinby
E . Foster Eddy
Chandler
Christian Science
Boiler Explosion Kills Trains Crew Near Soldier Summit
A Denver and Rio Grande train exploded near Soldier Summit Utah killing Salt Lake City engineer Goodale fireman Spear and Drakeman Math instantly. The boiler and engine were ripped from the wreck with bodies mangled and hurled long distances as investigators suspect low water and rapid cooling caused the blast.
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Salt Lake City
Goodale
Spear
Drakeman
Mathis
Denver
Rio Grande
Soldier Summit
Utah
China Reorganizes Military Command Expands Navy
China moves toward heightened military readiness with a new navy department led by Prince Tsai Hesun. The throne issues edicts creating the department and reorganizes the army general staff along modern lines after a period of tentative naval administration.
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Peking
China
Navy
Tsai Hesun
United States
Woman Slashed by Suitor in Houston Home Tragedy
Miss Bertha Woodworth, daughter of W W Woodworth, a Texag Of company member, was attacked at her Houston home by Lloyd Shaffer with a razor. Shaffer then slashed himself, in what is believed to be a suicide. The couple had been engaged, but the engagement was broken recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston, Tex
Bertha Woodworth
W W. Woodworth
Texag of Company
Lloyd
Shaffer
Ftlg
Misa Woodwworth
Odor in Room Sparks Talk of Burnt Rubber
A landlady notes a peculiar smell like burning rubber while a boarder and cook discuss an accident. The cook reportedly dropped two pieces of steel on the stove, prompting concern.
Sixteen Years of Skin Disease Healed by Cuticura Remedies
A long suffering man recounts a decades long skin disease on his legs that worsened in warm weather and hindered walking. After trying many doctors he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills, bought two sets, and soon felt a full recovery announcing himself cured at 11 Nostrand Ave Brooklyn New York dated July 20 and August 8 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard A. Hawter
Nostrand Ave
Brooklyn
N.Y
Perplexing Scottish Exchange Reveals Egg Dare
In Perplexity a speaker taunts another about a dare for swallowing an egg whole without cracking the shell. The banter references Widdy Castigan and a second husband, ending with a boast that the egg could hatch and produce a rooster inside if jumped or kept quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Dolan
Bletherin
Apalpeen
Castigan
Dia
Catarrh Cure Promises Cure with Constitutional Treatment
A 19th century advertisement claims Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co. is the only positive cure. The copy states internal use targets blood and mucous surfaces to destroy disease foundation and strengthen the patient. It offers $100 reward for an uncured testimonial and lists wholesale druggists and doses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla
Catetra Belag & Constitutions
Addras F J Cheney & CO
All Druggiata
Halla Farly Pils
Ancient City Modernized in Tarsus Electric Lights
Tarsus in Asia Minor, birthplace of the apostle Paul, has been modernized with electric power. The city now features 460 street lights along the Cydnus River and about 600 incandescent lamps for private use.
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Tarsus
Asia Minor
Apostia
Paul
Cydnus
Some Consolation in a Domestic Scene
Dialogue snippet shows Mrs Gramercy and Mia Park discussing alimony. Husband eager to end marriage appears in the exchange as the motive for settlement. Tone suggests a light domestic vignette with witty quip about alimony.
One Thing That Will Live Forever in Pettiv’s Eye Ral Vi
A fragment notes the first Tex sold in 1807 and a century of sales at alt Uruggiste toward Buffalo in the north, with a moral line about temptation and sin.
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Pettiv
Uruggiste
Toward Bros
Buffalo,n
Mrs Wlation Bosthing Sytuy Teething Relief Claim
Fragmentary text describes teething soothing products and remedies with claims of easing gum discomfort and soothing pain. Includes scattered phrases about resins and wind dogs and bolls, and a broad remark on money making versus mastery.
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Bibbe
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Munson
Munyon’s
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53D & Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Smomeles
Japan
Nickel
Continental Oil Company (Incorporated
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Poruimok Boro
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Hational Realty
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