U S Fights Bubonic Plague Across Pacific Coasts
Dr Wu Lien Teh from North Manchuria outlines plague risks in the United States and China. He notes California ground squirrels spread the disease, cites 1919 outbreaks and control efforts, and urges large scale prevention, public health education, and better intercontinental health measures.
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United States
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
China
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Wu Lien-teh
Orient
California
Doctor Wu
United States Public Health Service
Oakland
North Manchuria
America
Midseason Day Dresses and Luxurious Winter Coats
In midseason fashion notes, dresses for street and business wear pair with heavy winter coats. Silhouettes move away from strict straight lines toward plaits, panels, and drapes, with varied sleeves and neck treatments. Wool fabrics dominate, with crepe satin and novelty weaves for informal frocks, and fur trims enhancing rich color tones across coordinated outfits.
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Diruss
Simar
Secret Closets at Ancient Inn Reveal Elizabethan History
London report on Much Hadham Hertfordshire inn once favored by Queen Elizabeth. Hidden behind wall coverings, a secret staircase led to rooms with cupboards and papers referencing Elizabeth and Raleigh. The site, opposite a bishops’ palace, is being restored as a near Elizabethan museum.
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Much Hadam
Hertfordshire
England
William the Rufus
Elizabeth
Sir Walter Raleigh
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British Business Grows London
The Economist notes Britain’s 1923 income from productive power and services to the world rose to about 17.35 billion dollars, roughly 400 dollars per person, marking an increase of 1.65 billion from 1922. The growth reflects stronger earnings across industry and services in the year.
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London
Great Britain
Economist
Baby found locked in box in Memphis railroad yard
Police, alerted by a passerby who heard a faint cry, forced open a box car in a Memphis railroad yard and rescued a baby about three weeks old. Railroad officials are tracing the car’s movements before it arrived in Memphis.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ancient Briton Wife Pot Fragments Found in Sussex
An archeologist in Sussex uncovered fragments of a cooking pot said to belong to the wife of an early Briton around 700 B.C. A grain of wheat found in a crack of one fragment is reported to be in perfect condition.
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Asia
Brighton
England
Sussex
Weekly Menu Suggestions From 1924 Kitchen Guide
A weekly menu and recipe notes from 1924 offer daily breakfast lunch and supper ideas. Dishes include chicken fricassee with biscuits, salmon salad, fried ham with cucumbers, and baked hash with lettuce salad. Instructions provide onion and corn soup base, plus sautéed summer squash with parsley.
Autumn Skies and River Mists Poem Fragment
A lyrical fragment depicts autumn skies turning gold and rivers bright as streams of winter cold and painted mists quench the sun. The tone recalls seasonal change and nature’s shifting light.
Three Layer Cake and Roquefort Appetizers Menu
A recipe page outlines Orange Layer Cake with butter frosting and orange filling, plus a Roquefort cheese spread and a Planked Steak dish. It details creaming butter and sugar, folding in egg yolks and whites, and making orange filling and icing with citrus and cornstarch. Also includes steak broiling, onions, tomatoes, and mashed potato edge finishing on a plank.
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