Permanent Blind Relief War Fund appeal letter issued
A fundraising letter from the Permanent Blind Relief War Fund for Soldiers and Sailors urges American women to support blinded soldiers in France England and Belgium. Mary Paget Lady Arthur Paget and H P Whitney note the effort aims to relieve hardship help dependents and provide independence while stressing global unity beyond race and nationality. Checks are to be made payable to D L Gerould president of the Citizens National Bank, local sub treasurer of the fund.
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D. L. Gerould
Citizens National Bank
Madam
France
England
Belgium
United States of America
Mary Paget
Arthur Paget
H. P. Whitney
Harry Payne Whitney
Citizens’ National Bank
How to Catch Trout by F. E. Allison
An reprint from the Forest Republican by F. E. Allison of Nebraska offers trout catching tips. The veteran author, aged 90, demonstrates skill in landing a fine string of fish when opportunities arise for Campfire Boys in the region.
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Forest Republican
F. E. Allison
Nebraska
Allison
Fishing Tips for Trout by Camp Fire Boys Leader
Instructions on trout fishing for boys noting that the season is open but streams are high and muddy after rains. Advice covers approach, stealth, sun position, casting order from bank to middle, baiting with worms, and targeting large trout near logs and mill dams. Emphasizes patience, quiet, and correct worm placement.
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F. E. Allison
Aviator Carlstrom Flies 225 Miles New York to Washington
Victor Carlstrom, who recently set the American aviation time record, flew from New York to Washington covering 225 miles in three hours and seven minutes. He was accompanied by Aijlan Hawley, president of the Aero Club of America.
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Washington
Victor Carlstrom
New York
Carlstrom
Aijlan Hawley
The
Aero Club of America
Siegfried Opera At Forbes Field Slated With Sembach
Johannes Sembach stars as Siegfried in Wagner's Siegfried at Forbes Field Pittsburgh on Thursday June 8 with a Siegfried Festival Concert for public school children and Metropolitan soloists on Saturday June 10. The cast includes Melanie Kurt Ernestine Schumann Heink Frieda Hempel and others. Sembach hailed as a leading Wagnerian tenor.
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Siegfried
Fafner
Wotan
Brunhilde
Johannes Sembach
Richard Wagner
Forbes Field
Pittsburgh
The
Pirates
Metropolitan Soloists
Sembach
Metropolitan Opera Company
Melanie Kurt
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Frieda Hempel
Clarence Whitehill
Albert Reiss
Otto Goritz
Carl Braun
Birds Thrive On Grosvenor Farm Near Bethesda
Near Washington D C the Grosvenor family on Wild Acres at Bethesda Maryland reports a new world density record for nesting birds on a two acre area with fifty nine pairs on one acre and thirty three pairs on another. The farm hosts a wide variety including martins wrens robins and flickers with plans for continued growth.
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Washington
D. C
National Capital
Bethesda
Maryland
Gilbert H. Grosvenor
National Geographic Society
H. W. Henshaw
U. S. Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
D. Wells W. Cooke
Grosvenor Farm
Chevy Chase
Grosvenor
Audubon Society
Andebon Societies
United States
Wild Acres
Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Visits Warren June 13
The Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus returns to Warren on Tuesday June 13 with over 400 performers including sixty equestrians such as the Cottrell Powell Family Miss Callie Julian Fred Earl Mile Bedin and Oscar Lowande. A million dollar street parade starts downtown at 10 am followed by two shows at 2 pm and 8 pm with a mammoth steel girded arena and trained animals.
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Warren
Cottrell-Powell
London Hippodrome
Callie Julian
Fred Earl
Crystal Palace Theatre
Berlin
Germany
Mile
Bedin
Paris
France
Oscar Lowande
Lowande
England
Pennsylvanian Auto Owners Question Road Spending
A county wide plea questions State auto license funds and their use on township roads. Attorney George F. Whitmer speaks for motorists noting rising license revenue, salaries in the Highway Department, and alleged lack of adequate road improvements across the state.
Roads Should Be Built Locally Says Clarion Group
George F. Whitmer of the Clarion County Automobile Association argues against state overreach in highway design. He notes Clarion County would collect 20000 from automobile licenses in 1916, funds he says could instead be used to improve local roads, urging residents to build their own infrastructure rather than rely on Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg
Clarion County
George F. Whitmer
Clarion County Automobile Association
Wagnerian Met stars to perform Siegfried at Forbes Field
The Metropolitan Opera Company scrubs nine will stage Wagner operas at Forbes Field Pittsburgh on June 5 in a night performance of Siegfried. Frieda Hempel Ernestine Schumann-Heink Melanie Kurt and other stars headline the Mets cast with conductor Artur Bodansky. A Siegfried Festival opens with a grand display and a choral concert by school groups and Met soloists on June 10.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh “Pirates
Quakers
Philadelphia
Forbes Field
Metropolitan Opera Company
Mets
Frieda Hempel
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Melanie Kurt
Johannes Sembach
Clarence Whitehill
Albert Reiss
Carl Braun
Otto Goritz
Artur Bodansky
Siegfried
Warning on circulating library books and tuberculosis risks
A public health appeal urges mothers to demand disinfection of circulating library books to stop germs spreading tuberculosis. It notes homes with infants are at risk as mothers read while babies sleep and warns unclean books can transmit other diseases as well.
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Russian mine sweeper sunk off Courtland coast
Berlin reports a Russian mine sweeper reconnoitering off the Courtland coast was sunk in the Baltic by a mine. The incident highlights ongoing naval danger in the Baltic theater.
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Berlin
Courtland
Baltic
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