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Collection or Series Title: The Birmingham News

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- "30 miles on a gallon / Economy that only Whippet owners enjoy."
- 1926-10-04
- Advertisement for Whippet automobiles from the Willys-Knight Overland Co. in Birmingham, Alabama: "Smoothness of course - and all the power and performance any light car can offer...PLUS the greatest gasoline economy the world has ever known -...
- 2011-11-21
- "Between 100 and 150 U.S. Subjects Lost Lives when Giant Liner Sank."
- 1915-05-08
- "Total Loss of Life Is at Least 1,214 and It May Exceed 1300 When Figures Are Final." This article discusses the expected number of dead passengers from the Lusitania, and it lists recently reported survivors.
- 2010-04-23
- "Every Woman Wants a Buck's Sanitary Porcelain Enameled Combination All-Cast Range."
- 1921-02-03
- Advertisement for a stove at Haverty Furniture Company in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 2011-11-21
- "Free! Try a Maytag at home - on your whole week's washing."
- 1926-10-03
- Advertisement for Maytag aluminum washers from the Household Appliance Company in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 2011-11-21
- "German Diplomat Refuses to Admit Teuton Submarine Torpedoed Vessel."
- 1915-05-08
- This article describes the German ambassador's response to the news about the Lusitania; he refuses to admit that the ship was attacked by a German submarine, demanding proof about the cause of the ship's sinking.
- 2010-04-23
- "Many Issues Fall to Low Levels on Wave of Selling."
- 1929-10-28
- This article, written the day before "Black Tuesday," reports that "prices broke wide open" in the stock market during the day: "Many of the leaders sold close to the low levels established in last Thursday's dramatic collapse in prices, and some...
- 2010-01-25
- "Radio or Phonograph? Every Home Should Have Both."
- 1926-10-03
- Advertisement for Clark and Jones in Birmingham, "Largest Victor Dealers in Alabama."
- 2011-11-21
- "Stock Collapse Hits Cotton, Grain."
- 1929-10-24
- "Staple Off $2.50 a Bale and Wheat Declines 12 Cents." This article reports stock market conditions on "Black Thursday," when "Stocks were again dumped on the market in terrific volume...and wall Street trading facilities were completely swamped."...
- 2010-01-25
- "Stocks Dip to Lows After Rally from Panicky Sales."
- 1929-10-29
- This article reports than an Iowan senator has predicted nationwide panic and bankruptcy because of the ongoing declines on Wall Street. The article also describes stock market conditions after "Black Tuesday," mentioning efforts by financial...
- 2010-01-25
- "The German Warnings No Justification."
- 1915-05-09
- This article discusses the notices issued by the German embassy before the Lusitania set sail, which informed passengers that they would be traveling in a war zone on a ship that might be subject to attack. The article argues that such warnings do...
- 2010-04-23
- "The Hoosier Club Plan."
- 1921-02-10
- Advertisement for Hoosier cabinets sold at the Jacobs store in Birmingham, Alabama: "This plan enables you to place one of the famous Hoosier Kitchen Cabinets in your home on payment of ONE DOLLAR--balance payable on club plan terms of convenient...
- 2011-11-21
- "WAAC Officer Candidates Told Glamor Stuff is Strictly Out."
- 1942-06-19
- This article discusses the training of Women's Army Auxiliary Corps officers at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, giving brief descriptions of the seven men who will teach them: "The officers insist they aren't afraid of the job of fitting women into what...
- 2010-07-27
- "Wacs Take Over Soldiers' Work At Ft. McClellan, Do An Excellent Job."
- 1944-05-14
- This article discusses the activities and duties of the Women's Army Corps at Fort McClellan in Alabama; it includes photographs of the WACs at work, as well as interviews with women in several different departments on the base. "The WACs are...
- 2010-07-27
- "Wall Street Is Under Guard of Reserve Police."
- 1929-10-25
- This article reports that the police commissioner of New York has ordered over five hundred extra patrolmen and detectives to Wall Street to protect the area from possible chaos during the stock market decline. The commissioner has also warned...
- 2010-01-25
- "Washington Seeks to Keep People of U.S. in Cool Mind."
- 1915-05-08
- This article describes the response of United States citizens and government officials to the news about the Lusitania: "The most significant feature of the situation created in America by the sinking of the Lusitania, as viewed by official...
- 2010-04-23
- "Weaker Sex? Not Any More, Brother."
- 1942-06-10
- This article, by Virginia Van Der Veer, discusses the women from Alabama ("affectionately dubbed 'them wacky women' by regular soldiers") who applied to join the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps at Fort McClellan; it describes the selection process and...
- 2010-07-27
- Advertisement for "The Alabama Home" in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 1921-02-10
- "'The Alabama Home' also issues paid-up and special certificates...The money invested helps make Birmingham a City of Homes."
- 2011-11-21
- Advertisement for a "Dollar Sale" at Pizitz department store in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 1921-02-10
- "Tomorrow Pizitz Brings Your Dollar Back to Its Old Time Value! Now you are going to buy and buy at a lively pace." Most sale items are articles of clothing, shoes, and fabric. A phonograph record player is also on sale.
- 2011-11-21
- Advertisement for a "removal sale" at the Oster Brothers Furniture Company in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 1926-10-03
- "The contractor's delay in finishing our new home at 1914 Third Avenue, has forced us to include in this sale brand new furniture intended for NEW STORE! You Save Now!" In addition to bedroom suites, dining room suite, and living room suites, sale...
- 2011-11-21
- Advertisement for a furniture sale at the R. B. Broyles Wholesale and Retail House in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 1921-02-03
- Specific items for sale include: large record players, chifferobes, refrigerators, strollers ("Lloyd's Sulkies"), gas ranges (oven & stove); mattresses, and living room and dining room furniture.
- 2011-11-21