Rare photograph shows Eiffel at dinner with Wireless Engineers
Exceedingly rare image captures Gustave Eiffel at the top of the Eiffel Tower during a dinner he hosted for Wireless engineers of America and British Royal Air Force officers. The scene includes Swisey, president of the Wireless Engineers of America, and a British air service officer in full dress.
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Eifel Tower
Mr. Eiffel
Paris
Wireless Engineers
United States
Swisey
The
Wireless Engineers of America
Ano Offcer
Royal Air Force
Air Service
READY FOR PRESIDENT Harding visit stirs Lancaster excitement
In Lancaster Louisiana word spread that President Harding would stay several days at Secretary Weeks country home. The Weeks estate staff prepared, and16 year old Hilgahech Prouty niece of the caretaker climbed the flagpole and regilded the flag atop its tip.
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Lancaster
N. LA
Harding
Weeks
Hilgahech Prouty
How to Make a Painted Fruit Bowl
Thrift Magazine suggests using an old wooden bowl, a coat of dark shellac, and a layer of paint to create an attractive fruit bowl. If you can paint flowers well, the result becomes even more appealing.
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Thrift Magazine
Newcomer Mishears Greenwich Village Tea Room Name
A dialog fixes a mispronunciation of Greenwich Village by a Newcomer who asks for a ham sandwich while residents humor a playful phonetic variant Greenitch. The exchange highlights neighborhood chatter and local naming quirks.
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Newcomer
Greenwich Village
Greenwitch” Village
Greenwitch
Williams
Double Japanese Wedding Performed in New York
A double wedding took place in New York with Prat Pideo Kimura and Mime. Nonuko Imu and Sir Moye. Lehing Noda officiated with a full Japanese ceremony. The principals wore native costumes as the wedding party recited the prayer in a formal setting.
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New York
New Yorko
Prat Pideo Kimura
Mime
Nonuko Imu
Kimura
Sir
Moye
Lehing Noda
Masukia Netuyamia
Baby Hercules Harry LeFleur Jr Delights Somerville
Eight month old Harry LeFleur Jr of Somerville weighs 18 pounds and performs feats like a veteran. He can lift a bar and shows unusual chest and arm development for his age.
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Somerville
Mass
Hercules
Harry LeFleur, Jr
Harry
Christmas Visit to Mexico Castle Sparks Curious Search
Catherine spends Christmas in the City of Mexico visiting Chapultepec and the royal castle. She searches behind doors and under the royal bed for the king, asking her mother where the merry old soul may be as Mother Goose charms her with rhymes from Santa.
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Catherine
Mexico
Mother Goose
Santa
Chapultepec
Senator Sorghum Sparks Witty Exchange On Hearts and Brains
A humorous exchange features Senator Sorghum quipping that good intentions are useless if judgment falters. The remark contrasts emotions with intellect, highlighting the need for both heart and brains.
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America
Washington
Trent
Waro
Chatrittion
United Stattes
Grant Sraith
Northelife
Lord Northelie
Ight
Wickhin Steed
London Times
White House
President Hardings
Hatfield
Tiatthield
Beco
Gray Samaritans
American Relief Administration
Poland
Maryland
Eiffel Tower
Comic Opera
Senator Sorghum
Aelion
Ned Gourdin
Harvard
Yale
Oxford
London
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