Detroit Stork Club organized as Roosevelt era welfare group
Five Detroit women formed a stork club as an auxiliary to President Roosevelt, meeting weekly since January 1907 to discuss child welfare and make clothing for babies. Founders include Mrs. Emily Boldrick and four neighbors. members expected to grow as neighborhood interest increases.
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Roosevelt
Detroit
Emily Boldrick
Elia Schmitt
Anna Schantz
Ruby [Judd
Clare Carey
Engineer dies saving girl from live wire incident
J. O. Budd a Pennsylvania railway engineer died in Fort Wayne Indiana while saving a young girl from a live Central Union wire that fell near a boardinghouse. He shoved the girl away and after declaring I ve got it he collapsed.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
J. O. Budd
Pennsylvania
Budd
May Solve the Janesville Problem
Janesville Wisconsin March 10 The arrest of a Norwegian named Otto Ende Wallin may solve the recent attacks on Janesville women Police believe Wallin is insane and found with a rare assortment of junk including six women's and several men's pocketbooks and several knives
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Janesville
Wis
Otto Ende Wallin
Wallin
Novel Ascent of Vesuvius
A party of 150 American tourists climbed Mount Vesuvius at night by torchlight. One climber, with three young women, explored a newly erupted fissure previously unvisited by guides, marking a daring and unusual expedition for the volcano’s current eruption phase.
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Naples
United States
Mount Vesuvius
Sanatorium Patient Dies in Delirium Leap
Isaac N. Barry of Litchfield in Macoupin county dies at the David Prince sanatorium Springfield from injuries after leaping from the operating room fourth floor during a delirious fit.
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Springfield
Isaac N. Barry
Litchfield
Macoupin County
David Prince Sanatorium
Muskegon Woman to Wed Former Husband After Thirty Years
After thirty years of waiting in Muskegon Michigan, Mrs L Clark will wed Owen Mulholland a Seattle mine owner who disappeared while seeking gold in the west.
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Muskegon, Mich
L. Cark
Muskegon
Owen Mulholland
Seattle
Wash
Poultry Notes in a Comic German Accent
A playful verse-portrait blends songs of famous sopranos Melba Sherman Sherman and Sembrich with a hen’s antics. The speaker laments a small bird’s singing prowess rivaling celebrated performers while humorously imagining the coop as a street stage.
Where Narcissus Came From
An old London News tale tells of Narcissus a beautiful youth who loves his equally lovely sister. After she dies he drinks by a stream and mistakes his reflection for her, fails to grasp it, and kills himself. The tale ends with fairies burying him and the Narcissus flower arising.
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Narcissus
London News
The Clock Face That Guards City Hall
A poetic meditation on the city hall clock as a faithful, uncomplaining guardian. The piece imagines the clock’s seasons weathering sun and snow, ticks through days as children listen by firesides, and hints at secret humor beneath its steady exterior. The Philadelphia Ledger voice muses on time and memory.
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City Hall
Dickery
Dickery Dock
Philadelphia Ledger
Writing Cramp Remedy Featured as Cure
A note claims holding the pen between the first and second fingers cures writers' cramp invariably.
The Egg Factory Delivers Bird News On Egg Anatomy
A quirky bird catechism explains egg development from ovaries through the oviduct to the cloaca. It notes yolk formation, albumen and shell stages, and how double yolks arise, with remarks on egg color linked to breeds and regional tastes.
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Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Chicago
Do not cheat in poultry advertising and hatching deals
The text warns against deceit in selling and hatching eggs, urging honesty to protect reputation. It cautions printers not to print false church records, to tell truths in egg shell, and to avoid misrepresenting others work. It condemns theft of chickens over names and encourages tidy, honest poultry trade practices.
Winter Layer Egg Plan Promises Arctic Egg Output
A rural discussion extols breeding winter laying hens to beat high egg prices. A C. W. Leghorn hen laid over 200 eggs yearly in frigid Pennsylvania, paired with a strong White Leghorn male from a leading U.S. egg plant. Advice covers pairing, avoiding mixed stock, and delaying hatchings until after early April.
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C. W. Leghorn
Pennsylvania
Clearfield County
Arctic Circle
Canada
United States
Scratching Floor Practice Aids Fowl Health
Exercise on the scratching floor brings eggs. Straw litter two feet deep for adult fowls, less for young stock, makes a good playground. If moved too easily run in cornstalks around the water vessel to keep away the straw. It warms up the Biddies and aids digestion, reducing cholera risk in warm climates.
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Wall Street
Automatic Egg Puller and Daily Hen Feed Formula
Instructions for feeding laying hens with a schedule of morning noon and night rations including mash and grain blends. Specifies components such as bran cornmeal and beef scrap, plus daily additives like cabbage alfalfa and grit. Advises keeping hens hungry in daytime and adjusting quantity to crop fullness.
Feathers and Eggs Shells Poultry Show Praise
A Yukon gold miner hatches chicks with a tallow candle and predicts golden eggs. The poultry show year is praised as the greatest in history with larger attendance and richer prizes. The poultry press boasts broad circulation and devotion.
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Yukon
The
Poultry Journal
Waldorf-Astoria
Bellevue-Stratford
Remarkable eczema cure by simple external wash
Mrs. Sam Statler of West Chester Iowa testifies to a fourteen year eczema battle ended by two years of using D D D Prescription. Retailer Cook Sherman Washington IA promotes instant relief and cost savings versus medical visits with D D D wash and soap. Free booklet offered on skin care and nutrition.
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West Chester
Iowa
D. D. D Company
Cook & Sherman’s
Sam Statler
Washington County
Cook & Sherman
Washington
Local Notes and Travel Tidbits From Across Town
Miss Ruth Bridges leaves for Muscatine for a few days. Mrs. Watts of Phoenix and Mrs. Lester Bolding of Oakville visit Mrs. J. S. Kurtz. Mr and Mrs Robert Cherry and others depart for Keota to attend James Greenwood funeral this afternoon at 2 oclock.
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Boston
Vienna
Ruth Bridges
Muscatine
Watts
Phoenix
Ariz
Lester Bolding
Oakville
Iowa
Kurtz
Robert Cherry
Chas. Corette
Lem Cherry
Ben Cherry
Gilmer Vincent
Keota
James Greenwood
House Work Silent Struggles of Daily Duty
A survey notes thousands of American women sacrifice health in keeping homes, dressing children, and maintaining order. The piece highlights female pain and the need for help, urging recognition of their burdens and remedies to ease daily burdens.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised by two women
Mrs. F. Ellsworth of Mayville New York and Mrs. W. P. Boyd of Beaver Falls Pennsylvania report relief from female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They say it helped them regain strength to work full days and urge other sick women to try it.
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F. Ellsworth
Mayville
N. Y
W. P. Boyd
Beaver Falls
Lydia E. Pinkham
Facts for Sick Women Boosts Lydia Pinkham Remedy
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a thirty year standard cure for female ills. It claims to treat displacements, inflammation, uterine issues, irregularities, pains, backache, and nervous prostration and invites women to write for advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Insere
Everrom
Sprague
Masesree
Hina
Detroit, Wick
Luncs
Dr. King
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Detroits “Stork Club
Vesuvius
Ic.m. Barnitz
Mein Heinky
Eames
Calve
Sembrich
Melba
Homer
Heinrich
Leetie Sherman
Cc. Mi. DB
Sugarland
Candy Bear
Tommy Binks
Tommy
Bend
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
BS Mill
THY Egg Factory
Adam
Nature's Egg Force
Mo Pawel
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