Shadow of the Sheltering Dines in Itumea N Y Salvation Tale
In Itumea New York a girl Tennibel Devon known as Tony seeks shelter with the Salvation Army after leaving a canal boat. Capt. Philip MacCauley guides her to faith through a carded message about God and salvation. Tony returns to her mother Edith Devon and the Dirty Mary boat, sharing lessons of faith and hope that alter their view of God and hardship though doubt lingers.
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Tony
Cayuga
Forest City
An Itumea
N. Y
Salvation Army
Tonntbel
Devon
Ted
God
Gussie
Tennibel Deven
Gussie Piglet
Philip MacCauley
Ithaca
Hoghele
Tennibel
Mummy
Mactainley
Tornnibel
P’hilip
Philip
Captain MacCauley
Ede
Jitle
Tonnibel
Tony Devon
Edith Devon
Edie
Pappy
Edith
Famine Relief Letter From Mrs Mackachron Detailing Refugees Aid
Mrs Mackachron writes about famine relief for refugee children in girls and boys schools. She describes baths, clean clothing, lice treatment, and typhus danger, plus the Red Cross delivering a Ford and road work orders for mittens to aid 150000 people. She mentions her sons Paul and Lendrum, and gratitude to Washington friends.
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Washington
Paul
Lendrum
American Red Cross
Ofus
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Seeks Cure in 19th Century Claim
A vintage advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy for catarrh. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, promising to destroy the disease's foundation and improve general health. A $100 reward note is included.
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Hall
Aul
Nature
Old Folks Made New Miracle Remedy Ad
A reader testifies five months after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for gas and stomach trouble. They report feeling twenty years younger and full recovery, praising the simple preparation that relieves intestinal mucus and inflammation. Ad claims one dose proves value and offers refunds through Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Mayr
Lemmon’s
EXPECT 10 000 AT N E A CONVENTION
Des Moines reports expect over 10 000 attendees for the National Education Association convention set for June 4. State superintendents and delegates are already arranging travel to Ames College and area exhibits while Atlantic City hosts a prior gathering.
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Des Moines
National Education Association
Superintendents of Public Instruction
Ames College
Atlantic City
J. W. Studebaker
Des Moines Public Schools
Charles F. Pye
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Capri Letter Describes Viccola Marina and Faraglioni Views
A Capri correspondent writes of yesterday's walk to Viccola Marina along cliffside roads and steps. He describes afternoon light on the sea, the famous Faraglioni rocks, and the splendid cliffs framing the harbor with vivid, painterly detail.
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Capri
Viccola Marina
Belus
Jdannes M
Tastor Cletters
Disabled Soldier League Is Formed
Washington February 28. About 100000 veterans who served in France and were wounded have formed the National Disabled Soldiers league to secure government compensation. A Washington headquarters opens to directly press claims with the War Risk Insurance Bureau and other agencies. Captain George H. Gillen of Maine leads the organization which will take up disabled men’s claims regardless of league membership.
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Washington
D. C
France
National
Disabled Soldiers’ League
League
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Vocational Educational Board
George H. Gillen
Maine
Booth Tarkington Comedy Clarence Opens at Graham Theatre
The stage presents Clarence by Booth Tarkington at Graham Theatre tonight marking a high note in the author’s playwriting. Critics hail it as Tarkington’s best effort with long engagements in New York and Chicago supporting its success. George C. Tyler, the New York producer, brings the twirled cast and Chicago Blackstone Theatre costumes and scenery to this city.
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Booth Tarkington
Clarence
Graham Theatre
Tarkington
New York
Chicago
George C. Tyler
Blackstone Theatre
Learning the mechanics of making people laugh
A review notes humor as the core of comic art and cites Mr. McCabe in Up in Mabel's Room as maximizing the material. It praises vocal tricks as helpful but credits an inherent sense of humor as the foundation.
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Mabel
Site Picked for Iowa Oil Shaft Near Adair Farm
ADAIR March 1 The test oil well site chosen by a Walnut syndicate was set on Henry Gebers farm a half mile from Adair Geologist J W McDaniels identified the drilling spot Machinery is en route Fourteen thousand acres have been leased from farmers for the venture
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Adair
Henry Gebers
J. W. McDaniels
Land Described Within Five Miles of Adair Town
A description notes land located near Adair within a five mile radius of the town. The passage defines the area as part of the surveyed region and mentions proximity to Adair.
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Ing
Adair
Childish Reading and the Illusive Book World
The passage describes how children worship heroes in print and treat books as oracles. It argues that imaginary tales feel more real than life and that a child’s immersion in stories creates a lasting, intense engagement beyond their home and familiar streets. The text laments the fading of that immersive storytelling moment.
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Tim
Lenine Proposes Ten Year Plan for Russia Electrification
Lenine submits to the Eighth Congress of Soviets a plan to complete nationwide electrification of Russia within ten years. The proposal outlines a program of rapid power development and industrial modernization across regions and sectors.
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Lenine
Congress of Soviets
Russia
Up in Mabels Room staged at Graham Theatre Friday
John McCabe discusses the challenges of performing in Up in Mabels Room a famous New York farce produced by A H Wood for a one night engagement at the Graham Theatre Friday. He notes the need to make the impossible seem possible and the extraordinary appear ordinary.
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John McCabe
Mabel
New York
A. H. Wood
Graham Theatre
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