Hemp and clotheslines from distant shores described
A Philadelphia North American piece surveys hemp's global role from the Philippines to the United States. It details cultivation methods on hills near Mount Mayon, fiber extraction, drying, and transport by carabao carts, noting hemp uses from rope to paper and even hashish. It mentions Longfellow’s Ropewalk as cultural touchstone.
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Johnny
Baxsan
Ieres
Hacen
Poe
Cali
Bitton
Bengal
Archansel
China
United States
Ettore
Hee Wan
Keown
Philippines
Mount
Mayon
Lae Son
Magellan
Heavy fighting on Ussuri front report by Reuters
Reuter correspondent says heavy fighting continues on the Ussuri front with Czecho Slovak outposts forced to retire. A Japanese contingent has landed at Nikolayevsk on the Amur. The dispatch originates from Vladivostok with Aug 19 dateline.
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London
Montreal
Uasuri
Reuter
Cor‘spondent
Vladivostok
Nicolaievsk
Amoy
Smuggling Suspect Aboard Chispa at Pacific Port
The American gasoline schooner Chispa was brought in by a U S war vessel at a Pacific Port on Aug. 19. Master Henry Ohlinutz was placed in custody on suspicion of smuggling and alleged enemy alien activities, with the schooner escorted off a Mexican port. The crew of five men were not held.
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Pacific
Chispa
Hii
Henry Ohlinutz
Sen
Collector of Customs
Montana Wheat Crop Outlook Surpasses Government Estimates
Helena reports promise of a higher Montana wheat yield than official forecasts. Farmers indicate large acreages, favorable July rains, and strong market demand may push production toward 80 million bushels, with Northern counties showing drought relief and robust growth across the state.
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Helena
Stevous Sosentate
Montana
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Washington
Montana State College Agriculture
Teton
Chouteau
Toole
Hill
Phillips
Blaine
Valley
Northwestern Grain’ Dealers’ Association
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Lillian Gish
George Fawcett
Robert Harron, George Siegmann
DW. Griffith
Henry Walthall Maxfield Stanley Rosemary Theby
Gloria Hope
American Symphony Orchestra
V. C. Knowles
Barbara Sproule
France
Philadelphia
John Masefield
Ussuri
Agency For Crop Gathering
Surley
House of Commons
Butte
Circus Circus
Broadway Theater
A. H. Woods
Republic Theater
New York City
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