Roosevelt Birthplace Restoration Seeks Public Support
The Woman's Roosevelt Memorial Association asks Albany readers to fund restoring Theodore Roosevelt's birthplace at 28 East 20th Street New York City. The project aims to create public club rooms a theater a library and a Roosevelt museum preserving the home and its historic dining room with haircloth chairs. About 250000 dollars is needed. any contribution is welcome to honor Roosevelt and promote pure Americanism in the city state and nation.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Woman's Roosevelt Memorial Association
Mr. Roosevelt
East 20Th Street
New York City
Roosevelt
Roosevelt House
Local Train Crossing Fatality Reported at Tharp's Crossin
Coroner Gabe Crow reported the death of ABE MARTIN's associate after a fast train encounter at Tharp's Crossing. The incident description notes a reckless focus on speed and a failure to slow down at the crossing.
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Tharp
Crossin
Gabe Crow
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason on War and Peace
A reflective verse by Walt Mason imagines a future where swords rust and wars end. The speaker vows humanity over violence, claiming gentleness and courtesy while critiquing violence and military bravado and envisioning a world free of strife. The poem dwells on peace, fear of retaliation, and historical allusions.
Roosevelt Memorial Fund Builds Practical Aid for America
The Woman's Roosevelt Memorial Association invites donations at One East 17th Street New York City to fund a working memorial. Donors receive a Roosevelt medallion pin and juniors get an emblem for 25 cents. all donor names will be inscribed in the Book of Donors at Roosevelt House. President Harding praises Roosevelt's enduring impact in a White House letter dated December 19 1921.
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Americas
America
Woman's Rosevelt Memorial Association, Inc
East 17Th Street
New York City
Woman's Roosevelt Memorial Association
Fond
Roosevelt House
Harding
White House
Washington
Colonel Roosevelt
French Academy
Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
Honest shopkeeper refuses to mislabel shoes
An old man declines to misrepresent an inferior shoe as better. He orders the clerk to mark it plainly as “A Shoe Fit for a Queen” and place it in the window, arguing a queen does not need much walking. The exchange aired in London Tit-Bits.
No Old Women Nowadays Modern Beauty Advice
An advertisement extols staying young through cosmetics and fashion and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a health aid for women from forty five to fifty. It cites headaches backaches and mood changes as reasons to use the product and claims many letters support its efficacy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Advyt
Prunes and a Dinner Ring Tale in Town
A local tale recalls a Washington professional who loves prunes and once took his future wife to a luxe restaurant. He orders prunes at dessert as she chooses a feminine confection, and only strong persuasion keeps her from walking away with the engagement ring.
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Washington
Soft shirt praised as gentle, comfortable garment
A casual note extols a soft shirt for comfort and ease. The item is described as gentle on the skin and non irritating, with emphasis on its inner softness and external softness and lack of scratching. No further details.
Motoring Terms and Oddities From a Period Car Lore
A Nashville Lumberman explains terms like cut-out A device to imitate Rolls Royce sound and muffler A noise suppressor. One man top takes eight hours to assemble. Carburetor blends air and gasoline. Henry Ford’s Mop Shoals ties to local lore. The Stork visits Mr and Mrs J Allen Shaver of Asheville North Carolina.
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Moyce
Stork
Five More Months Until Straw Hat Time
An old Scottish man faces blindness if he drinks. he chooses not to stop drinking yet. The piece weaves jokes about aging, thrift, and a variety of wry quips. The courthouse auto department records show revenue of 4450 dollars from last Saturday with 21 trucks, 244 cars, 1 motorcycle and several transfers registered.
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McTavish
Automobile Department
Court House
Tanlac credited with dramatic recovery in Iowa woman
Mrs. Helen Cawley of Lyons Iowa praises Tanlac saying it transformed her from a weak dyspeptic person to a strong healthy woman. She notes digestion and sleep improved and observes friends remark on her changed appearance. Tanlac is sold in Washington by Sherman Brothers Pioneer Drug Store and other druggists.
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Helen Cawley
Lyons
Iowa
Washington
Sherman Brothers
Pioneer Drug Store
Advt
Funeral note and playful verse in local notices
The passage reports a funeral and a remark about the busiest day for the license department, then pivots to a humorous verse about Mary and a corked jug. The tone shifts from civic business to a whimsical poem fragment amid readable items.
Bees Are Bees Because They Be Says Yale Verse
The Yale Record notes a playful line about bees and be. Hugh McCleery drew auto license number 13 and observers predict the car will be ditched before year’s end.
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Yale
Hugh McCleery
Infants Die From Crowded German Housing Crisis
Berlin reports rising infant mortality across Germany driven by crowded city conditions. Civic groups push for municipal and cooperative housing in suburbs with cement colony homes offering light and air. Half a million new homes needed in Berlin. Hamburg sees families in single room apartments.
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Berlin
Germany
Hamburg
Cure for stomach trouble through Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
A reader recounts wasting $1500 on medical authorities and $30,000 in spa visits to cure a stomach ailment. After trying Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, praised by a relative, the writer claims relief and recommends the simple product as harmless and effective with a money back guarantee. Lemmon's Pharmacy and leading druggists advertise it.
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Europe
Mayr
Lemmon’s
Advt
Prohibition Agents to Be Named in All Iowa Counties
Ninety nine county committees of the Anti-Saloon League will be named after the new statewide enforcement program. Each county group will report liquor-law violations and ensure prosecutions, help in court, and seek higher penalties if needed. Special investigators may be used in severe cases.
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Des Moines
Anti- Saloon League
Iowa
Anti-Saloon League
R. N. Holsaple
Holsaple
The
State League
McKiernan Nearing Recovery After Standish Excursion Blast
Elbert Mc Kiernan a Santa Fe traveling engineer wounded when a freight engine exploded during an inspection near Standish Missouri. Doctors say he will recover after initial injuries. He was treated at Carrollton and moved to Sacred Heart hospital in this city for continued care.
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Ft. Madison
Elbert McKiernan
The
Santa Fe
McKiernan
Standish
Carrollton
Sacred Heart Hospital
Robbing it In Fairfield
Fairfield barbers report a rising trend in hair cutting with many residents, from youths to elders, opting for frequent shorn locks. They claim hair grows back to usable length in about a year and see the practice gaining popularity as a time saver and a novelty in the city.
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Fairfield Fairfield
Fairfield
Fragmentary note from Dayton News on Adam’s a ribe construction
A garbled fragment from the Dayton News mentions a structure built years ago from an Adam family site. The readable words reference a cave or arrangement tied to a local community, with unclear details or names.
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Flahels
Dayton News
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L. E. Dunlap
L. BE. Dunlap
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