Relief Ship Barred by Ice Delays Alaska Mission Visit
Dr. John A. Marquis, general secretary of the Presbyterian board, failed to reach Point Barrow aboard the Bear due to dense Arctic ice. He reports influenza havoc among Eskimo villages, with widespread deaths and whole communities wiped out across the region.
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Newport
Johin A. Marquis
Board of Home Missions
Presbyterian Church of the United States
New York
Point Barrow
Alaska
Presbyterit Church
Crewe
Sturda
Point Hope
Sedges
Point Jarrow
Hiaitude
Aberroth
U.S. N
Maretus
Paine Barrow
Atoskalpur
Viemarly
Seattle
Marquis
Aleutian Islands
Dr. Marquis
Nome
Dor Marquis
Netuegiene
Dr Marquis
Wife's Love is Lost, Asks Two Millions
Raymond Keller sues George E. Lothrop for 2 million damages in New York claiming Lothrop alienated Keller's wife Jane Keller, whom Keller married April 5, 1918, through gifts and acts that estranged her affection.
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New York
George E. Lothrop
Boston
Thearies
Raymond ©. Keller
Lothrop
Jane Keller
Keller
Sugar From Air Light And Water Plan Worked Out In Laboratory
Harvard botanist Dr. Winthrop Osterhout outlines laboratory methods to produce sugar from sunlight air and water and to combine sugar with protein to create nutritious fat. He notes current cost limits and compares synthetic sugar to natural sources while citing his research at Harvard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Winthrop John Vanleuren Osterhout
Harvard University
Osterhout
Edison
Harvard
Bioctanical Laboratory
Road Built of Epsom Salts A New Texas Surface
A construction report describes using epsom salt material from Gulf waters to form a road surface in Texas. Engineers say the salt absorbs moisture, binds dust and frost, and provides a firm surface, though it becomes slippery when wet. A small amount of shell is added to improve traction.
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Epseim
Texas
Lféahwea
Rockport
Fos
Fhelwas
Germanys comeback sped by long hours and cheap markets
London reports that Germany recovers faster than other nations by refusing eight hour days and pushing fourteen hour shifts to rebuild trade power. A Swiss firm chair, identified as German, boasts workers prefer wealth and will work hard to regain prewar market dominance.
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London
Germany
Tipi
Switzerland
Formet
Wid
Schwarzwald
South Germany
Fiee
Pigs Propose a New Kind of Palace in Pigpen Tale
Sir Percival Pork and fellow pigs discuss naming their barn as a pig palace and debate a mud palace over marble halls. They envision a homey, dirt-filled palace with grub, avoiding strict cleanliness while staying homelike and true to pig life.
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Sir Percival Pork
Brother Bacon
Grandfather Porky
Tate
Pig
Benjamin Bacon
Pink Pig
Ham
Miss Tham
Mrs. Pink Pig
Sir Percival Park
Benjamin T Bacon
Miss Ham
Benjamin Baork
Benjamin
Miss Trum
Mrs. Pink Pit
Sir Percival
Sir Benfantin
Child Endangerment Scene Reported in Family Home
A mother returns to find her baby screaming while Betty attempts to stuff paper into the infant's mouth. The mother questions the act as Betty explains she is trying to make the baby eat the paper after the child allegedly drank fat.
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Zeeto
Betty
Mother
Siam Royal Elephant Hunt Draws Crowds to Agaba
The king of Siam orders a royal elephant hunt as government stables run low. Elephants are located across Siam and guided to Ayutha where a large corral holds the herd for selection. Captured animals are tamed over days amid cheering crowds.
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Siam
Agaba
Detroit News
Nat Goodwin attends Lambs Club gambol imitation
A young actor performs an impression of Nat Goodwin at a Lambs Club event. Goodwin acknowledges the imitation and bluntly remarks that one of them is rotten, ending the exchange with dry humor.
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Nat Goodwin
Goodwin
Nat
Mr. Goodwin
Two of a Kind
A dialogue critiques college degree culture with sarcasm. Bing dismisses the idea of needing a degree and notes personal non-acceptance, while the other speaker ridicules the belief that everyone is essential to the workings of the universe.
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Eski- Ines
United Sites
United States
American Association For the Advancement of Science
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Mosto
Bove
Epsom Salts
Graham Bonner
Pig Palace
Sammy Sausage
Master Pink Pig
Pinky
Palace
Percival Park
Asey
Haynes-Langenberg Mfg. Co
Forest Park Bivd
St. Louis
ST. Louis, MO
Uncle Sam
W. F.young
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
H. Clarke & Sons, Inc
Dept. 1
Baltimore
New York City
George E. Campbell
Atty
Ruby St
Woodhaven
P. O
Central Gas and Oil Co
Muran
Siam’s
Royal Elephant
Eatonic
Bath
W.N. U
Indianapolis
Bing
Tom, Dick and
Karry
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