Important Dates In New Almanac 1912 Almanac Summary
Almanacs list several eclipses in 1912 with varying visibility across continents and a sun eclipse on April 17. Lent arrives February 21, and fixed movable feasts are detailed with dates from Epiphany to Christmas. Ember days and notable holidays including Groundhog Day and Washington’s Birthday are noted, with major holidays like Memorial Day and Thanksgiving placed in 1912.
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Europe
Asia
Africa
North America
Southrica
Tion
Australia
South America
Northwest Africa
Pacific Ocean
United States
Mexico
Central America
West Indies
St. David
St. Patrick
St. George
Corpus Christi
John Baptist
St. Andrew
St. Nicholas
St. Thomas
St. John Evangelist
Lincoln
Washington
McKinley
Wedding of Famous Woman Deputy Sheriff Miss Johns
Uniontown Pittsburg on December 19 announces Miss Lacey Beech Johns famed as the country’s only woman deputy sheriff will wed John C. Grier of Pittsburgh today. Johns resigned after eleven months of service under Fayette County sheriff.
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Uniontown
Lacey Beech Johns
John C. Grier
Pittsburgh
Walnut crop in Anaheim yields heavy packing season
Anaheim reports a bumper walnut harvest with about 475 tons shipped during the packing season. The year ends with an exceptionally heavy crop, ensuring plenty for Christmas stockings.
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Anaheim
Cal
California
Parisian Sage Promises Revitalized Hair for Women
Advertises Parisian Sage hair dressing as a solution for dull lifeless hair dandruff and itching scalp. Claims thousands of refined women use it across America and offers a fifty cent bottle at Lemmon's Pharmacy with money back guarantee. A girl with Auburn hair is shown on each carton.
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America
Lemmon's
Gale
Lemmon
Salvation Army to Feed 300000 Christmas Dinners
Three hundred thousand people nationwide will receive Christmas dinners next Monday as the Salvation Army organizes food and clothing distribution. Major cities including New York Chicago Boston and St. Louis anticipate large numbers benefiting with the Christmas fund supported by sale of a special magazine featuring greetings from governors and senators.
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New York
United States
Salvation Army
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Dix
Hopper
Tennessee
Warren
Wyoming
The first muck-raker and the spark of civilization
A skeptical pessimist who disliked raw steak sparked progress by discovering fire and becoming civilization's first muck-raker. He faced denouncement from the era's optimistic protector of order, who called him an unsafe radical. The passage links past muck-raking to modern investigative journalism.
Mayor Shank Plans Low priced Christmas Turkeys
Indianapolis mayor announces Santa Shank will deliver several cars of turkeys next Monday to keep live birds under twenty cents a pound and dressed ones under twenty two cents. He battled local dealers to prevent turkey price manipulation and previously moved Thanksgiving prices toward a reasonable level.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Shank
Hoosier
Santa” Shank
Santa Shank
Poultry and Produce Trust
Cleaning Upholstered Furniture With Damp Cloth
When cleaning furniture indoors it is often hard to move pieces outside. Place a damp cloth over the piece and sit on it, changing the cloth as needed. Dust will cling to the cloth and not rise into the room.
Red Cross Seals Sell Fast Across State
The Red Cross Christmas Seal drive is booming with 360000 more seals ordered after the initial 1,000,000 sold out. Cities vie for per capita sales prizes funded by the Department on Tuberculosis, with awards of 25 15 and 10 dollars based on population brackets and per capita numbers.
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Red Cross
Department On Tuberculosis
Carnegie’s Great Reform and the War Abolition Idea
The Strand quotes Andrew Carnegie asking what reform he would enact now. He would abolish war between nations, disband armies and navies, and scrap weapons. The editor notes the sweeping impact yet warns such a stroke could throw millions idle and disrupt civilization.
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Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Survey Officer to Inspect Iowa National Guard Property
Capt John A Stewart of the Fifty sixth regiment Iowa National Guard will survey company D property in Washington. He will condemn equipment not fit for service and requisition replacements. Stewart conducts a statewide tour inspecting National Guard units.
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John A Stewart
Iowa National Guard
Washington
Stewart
Closing Out Sale By Cline Brothers Auction
A farm sale on December 28 1911 at 11 o'clock features 25 horses 66 cattle 140 hogs 12 tons hay 1500 bushels corn and farm implements. The 200 acre property near Washington Titus Brighton area will be sold with terms 10 percent cash day of sale 40 percent day of transfer and 50 percent on mortgage until 1912. Lunch by Ladies Aid Society. Auctioneers Austin Sutherland Clerk I T Reynolds.
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Washington
Titus
Brighton
Hampshire
Deering
Ladies’ Aid Society
Cline Brothers
Austin Sutherland
I. T. Reynolds
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STECK
Stone Set
Ring For Christmas
Steck’s
Anne
Steck’s Jewelry Store
the Gift Store OF
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J.ey & Co
Santa Claus
Heal
Washington National Bank
Washington, Iowa
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