Lights of New York a War of 1812 vignette
In Sacketts Harbor on Lake Ontario July 12 the first clash of the War of 1812 saw British ships clash with shore defenses centered on the improvised thirty-two pound “Old Sow.” Local fighters rammed cannon balls with carpet to fire, killing fourteen and wounding eighteen as Royal George retreated. A reflective note on memorial neglect follows, then a brief aside on Gershwin’s golf scores and a navy enlistment trend alongside stock-market fallout.
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John Oliver la Gorce
New York
Fle
Sacketts Harbor
Lake Ontario
St Lawrence
Thousand Islands
Royal George
Bellinger
Sacketts Bacher
Tel Aviv paints Jewish cultural revival in Palestine
Tel Aviv, built on sand dunes north of Jaffa, has grown from 908 inhabitants in 1913 to over 40,000. It features Hebrew as the official language, residents from about 40 countries, direct voting by all residents, and early female suffrage. The city mirrors a California town yet serves as a modern Jewish state’s cultural revival center. It aims to resurrect Hebrew as a living language while fostering a national Jewish home in Palestine under the Balfour Declaration.
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Tel Aviv
Palestine
Mediterranean
California
Jaffa
Near East
England
Andulevards
Following the Goat in the West Montana Sheep Run
In the Gal latin valley sheep crowd pens for yearly shearing while a trained goat leads them, mirroring human herd behavior. Della, the bold goat, guides a chorus of followers including Plora Mara and Lawton, whose cautious grip on money collapses as he seeks quick gains in a booming stock market.
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Montana
Gallatin Valley
Plora
Della
Mara
Lawton
Western Newspaper Union
Pony Pushes Baby Carriage in Busy Farm Scene
A farmer reports his pony Post Boy pushing a baby carriage while the parents are occupied with chores in Buckinghamshire England. In Lewisham a postcard mailed from Folkestone took 20 years to travel 70 miles, a remarkable delay.
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Buckinghamshire
England
Lewisham
Folkestone
Woman seeks divorce after golden wedding celebration
Mrs. Francis M. Burney files suit thirteen days after her fiftieth anniversary party in Provo Utah alleging her husband returned home drunk choked her and threatened to kill her. She is mother of 14 married children.
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Provo
Uteah
Francis M. Burney
Chme
Four New National Flags Flung to Breeze in Geneva
Four additional flags join the banners governments must display on state occasions. France divides the Levant into four estates under the League of Nations mandate. Lebanon adopts a red white blue tricolor with a green cedar. Syria uses green white black with three red stars on white. Latakia’s flag resembles Japan with a golden sun and eleven rays, plus small French colors and red triangles. Jebel-Druze unveils a gaudy five color design with top left red white blue, and a field like the American flag with five stripes green red yellow blue white.
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Geneva
Switzerland
France
Levant
League of Nations
Hadi
Republic of Lebanon
Lebanon
Syria
Latakia
Alaouitles
Japan
Jebel-Druze
Lottie Holman ONeill enters Illinois senate race
Mrs Lottie Holman ONeill of Downers Grove complicates the Illinois race by entering as the bone dry candidate. She competes against Ruth Hanna McCormick the regular Republican nominee and James Hamilton Lewis the Democratic wet candidate.
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Lottie Holman O'Neill
Downers Grove
Illinois
Ruth Hanna McCormick
James Hamilton Lewis
Executed Man Observes His 89th Anniversary
Kingston Missouri. E G Wallace once a Civil War guerrilla participant was reportedly executed after capture. He and three others were condemned and shot, Wallace claiming only a frightful injury. His head wound supposedly left a facial scar as evidence. Coconut oil used mainly for soaps in U S import.
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Kingston
Wallace
Potpourri Just a Shoe In
A fragmented item from the Wiosport Newspaper Union notes the many components and steps in shoe making, listing leather, cloth, balls, tacks, tips, heels, toes, steel shanks, thread, eyelets, and tanning processes. The text reflects a casual cataloging style with unclear surrounding context.
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Wiosport Newspaper Union
Aa Ee
Two Story bungalow type of home on large lot
William A. Radford promotes a two story bungalow on a large lot, detailing a 87 ft 6 in by 24 ft design with two large first floor rooms, a living room with fireplace, dining room bay window, breakfast room, kitchen, two bedrooms and bath. The plan emphasizes exterior variety and ample lawn with trees and shrubs.
Plumbing Outfittings in Home Mechanics and Costs
An article from Better Homes and Gardens explains plumbing as the body’s arteries, detailing water supply and waste systems, pipe materials, sizing for a six to seven room house, valve placement, insulation, noise reduction, and roughing-in costs for two bathrooms versus one.
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Better Homes and Garden
Lega
Marble Adds Beauty to Homes for Distinctive Interiors
Home owners and builders seek individuality and luxury through marble. The material harmonizes with other interior and exterior finishes, offering versatile design possibilities without high costs. Its clean appearance and warm feel enhance various house plans.
Modern Painting Methods For Exterior Woodwork
A Better Homes and Gardens summary explains updated outside painting methods for different woods. It details three wood groups white pine and several cedars as the easy group, spruce and red cedar as medium, and yellow pine and eucalyptus as difficult, with primers and turpentine/oil ratios tailored to each.
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Berton Elliot
Question of Lighting Needs for a New House
Study lighting carefully during construction as artificial illumination impacts comfort and utility. Poorly lit rooms waste money despite stylish fixtures, since uneven distribution causes constant annoyance in living, dining, and bedroom spaces.
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Missouri
Fox Creek Valley
August Poertner
Charles Shields
Lights OF New York
Walter Trumbull
Sucketts Harbor
George Gershwin
Mr. Gershwin
Lakeylile
Gershwin
Army
Navy
Hell Syndinite
Cema
By Charles Sughroe
Senate
United States
W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
South Dearborn Street
Chicago
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