Personality as Key to Acrossing Life in 1930s San Diego
In California and San Diego, personality shapes daily life from grocers and doctors to officers and volunteers. People remember faces, names, and past care, as a nurse or Alderman’s aide demonstrates, while the Volunteers of America home struggles with red tape delaying kids finding a safe place. The piece blends observations on social warmth with a critique of bureaucratic friction in a growing city.
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Mitch
Ness
Dr. Crawford
San Diego
Hans
Arch Conspirator in Daily English Lessons Clue
Fragmented text outlines mispronunciations and misspellings in daily English lessons. It mentions arch as a word and discusses freeing the mind via vocabulary. The fragment hints at practicing one word daily to expand vocabulary and warns against conspiratorial wording.
Home for Children Aids by Local Donors and Volunteers
Volunteers describe a charitable children's home near San Diego aided by county funds community chest and a dairy company supplying milk. The facility houses forty children with rooms full at times and plans to improve the detention area. The narrative honors the dedication of boards and staff, and notes the loss of two civic volunteers from the YWCA who aided in childcare.
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San Diego
Wegan
Washington
Perso
Lou Stewart
Low Cunningham
Loa
Y. W
Joefore
Tom
Fragmentary OCR item with scattered names and phrases
The readable bits mention Cincinnati, Mabel, London Humorist, and a vague scene about a tan or robe. Context is unclear and many words are garbled, yielding no coherent event or clear entities beyond scattered proper nouns.
Mexican War Prowess Surprises Critics in By The Way
The column praises Mexican prowess in warfare, noting both sides claiming victory and attributing skill to constant practice. It mocks Cecil B DeMille and D W Griffith efforts by comparison and features a playful riddle about a man wearing a feverish coat sleeves.
Fragmented Odds and Almanac Snippets Borrowed from Hallock
A garbled mix of folk tales and proverb translations from Reverend H C Hallock in China. Includes nursery dialogue, snatches of jokes, and scattered notes on remedies and old sayings. The fragmentary text weaves humor with cautionary maxims and medical oddities shared among neighbors.
Fragmentary remark on medicine supplied to man named in note
A fragmentary notebook line describes a man taking five or six pills from a box and three or four spoons of various powders sold by a man who appeared with medicine. The speaker says they did not feel able to act until someone else could assess the situation.
Washington Made in Washington Week Stresses Local Industry
A local call urges Washington Iowa residents to recognize and support the region’s manufacturing base. It highlights nearly a dozen firms with global reach, including Linder Iverson Co expanding with a new Ottumwa plant, plus McCleery calendars, American Pearl buttons, Harvest Cream, and Mayo’s bread. The piece promotes a community focus on products “Made in Washington” and loyalty to state manufacturers.
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Turing
Washington
Towa
Linder Iverson Co
Ottumwa
Morrison
McCleery
Thompsonism Again In Election Today In Chicago
An independent group mobilizes voters in Chicago to “rid the city of the curse and shame of Thompsonism” by placing many water rent polling booths after a heated last minute campaign. The move targets candidates aligned with Mayor Wilhelm.
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Thompsonism
Chicago
Winompsoniam
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Aldermanic elections face warnings and weekend safeguards
Eleven wards reported elections but several suffered delays as agents sought a majority early in March. Warnings about hoodlum activity and kidnapping led to patrols by detectives with reformers placing watchers at polling places to monitor all day.
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Nevesse
Mareh
Freed From Need Of Forgiving Husband
Knoxville report notes H R Miller a local proprietor sought forgiveness from his wife after a drinking spree. The account mentions Mrs Marie Miller and W S Cooper in relation to the incident.
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Knoxville
H.R. Miller
Prietor
Mariuelle Miller
Cooper
Nom and Ask Are Him but We Forgiveness
A fragmented line reads of forgiveness offered and a personal appeal for forgiveness. The text centers on seeking pardon and acknowledging wrongdoing with a reflective, incomplete sentiment.
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H. & A. Baking Co. “Masters of Good Baking
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