Russian Child Wanderers Return Home From Petrograd Ordeal
About 780 Russian youths aged 3 to 17, evacuated from Petrograd during the revolution, are en route from San Francisco to New York via the Panama Canal. Under American Red Cross care since Vladivostok, they faced barriers, hunger, and war, but formed colonies in western Siberia and Vladivostok. They will visit Panama Canal ports and New York before returning to Petrograd.
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Petrograd
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New York
Panama Canal
Vladivostok
American Red Cross
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Red Cross
Russia
Siberia
Omsk
Panama Canal Ports
New York City
A Good Provider and a Ham by Deeds and Lansing
In a brief office exchange Robert Lansing, then secretary of state, questions a plea for a pardon from an old woman whose husband is jailed for stealing a ham. She insists on release to feed her family, while Lansing worries about future trouble. The piece ends with a separate note on irritable adders after hibernation and their dangers.
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Robert Jansing
Mr. Lansing
Buttermilk Cream Promotion Endorsed by Local Vendors
A sales shout praises Howard's Buttermilk Cream as simple, affordable, and widely accessible. The ad notes directions are easy and targets women buyers, listing Hansen and Hansen, C. J. Miller, and Henderson Drug Co as sellers.
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Mounsey Called toologal Church
At a special Christ Episcopal meeting the vestry voted unanimously to call Rev. Ernest B. Mounsey of Lake City Minnesota as rector to fill the vacancy created by Rev M L Tate’s resignation. Mounsey, a young man with a wife and one son, has worked with boys and youths as American Legion chaplain scoutmaster and high school cadet captain. he previously served as Y M C A secretary and is a Mason and Shrine member. He is currently in Rochester on vacation and will respond soon.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Ernest B. Mounsey
Lake City
Minn
M. L. Tate
American Legion
Mounsey
Episcopal
Ecturch
Rochester
Musical rocks ring like bells across Shuykill valley hills
A cluster of iron-rich brown rocks on a hill above the Schuylkill valley near Pottstown, about 45 miles from Philadelphia, reportedly yields bell like tones when struck. Larger rocks produce louder sounds, and a musician can imitate scales after practice. When moved, the rocks no longer ring.
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Pottstown
Philadelphia
Sehuylkill Valley
Minnie Irving
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Diamond Dyes promotion with easy directions
Say Diamond Dyes. Don’t streak or ruin fabric with four poor dyes. Insist on Diamond Dyes. Easy directions in every package.
Lemon Bleach Recipe AdVERTISEMENT for Beauty
Squeeze the juice of two lemons into three ounces of Orchard White at a drug store to make a quarter pint of lemon bleach. Shake and apply daily to face neck arms and hands to soften skin. Claims stage beauties use lemon juice to whiten and even tone and remove freckles sunburn and tan. Advertisement.
Basilica planned on Verdun battlefields
A parish priest, Rev Father Noel, long stationed among Verdun dead, will say daily masses at the site where Douaumont Hill remains. A great basilica is planned on the high ground near Fort Douaumont with a cardinal laying the cornerstone. An ossuary for unidentified bodies will stand nearby.
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Paris
Douaumont Hill
Balles
Meuse
Noel
Fort Douaumont
Cardinal Dubois
Verdun
Catheral
Woman Dies at 117 in Madison County North Carolina
Dorcas Griffin dies at Big Laurel Madison County North Carolina at age 117. Born March 20 1808 per family Bible. The report notes a national estimate that automobiles and automobiling cost Americans about 600 million dollars annually.
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Raleigh
N. C
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Big Laurel
Madison County
Dorcas Griffin
California Syrup of Figs Advertisement Claims
A vintage advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a child's best laxative. It emphasizes the product’s harmless effect on the stomach liver and bowels, notes its fruit taste that children enjoy, and promises full directions on each bottle. The ad stresses using the California brand and even features a quoted line about the name California.
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California
No-To-Bac Ad Promises Tobacco Cure
An advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a simple tablet that ends tobacco cravings. It claims relief from smoking and chewing urges, improves mental state, and offers a refund if no relief. The copy credits Cascareis owners as makers and urges purchase through a druggist.
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Cascareis
Sure Way to Get Rid of Blackheads
An old advice note promotes dissolving blackheads using calonite powder. Apply two ounces on a hot wet sponge and rub over the affected skin, then wash away to remove blackheads. It claims powder and water dissolve the debris without leaving marks, urging all sufferers to try the simple method.
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