Labrador A Land of War and Contrast Amid Arctic Frontiers
Prepared by the National Geographic Society this piece portrays Labrador as a land of constant coastly clash where Arctic ice and rugged seas shape a people famed for self reliance. It contrasts fierce sea conditions with silent hinterlands and notes resources in fish, furs, seals, berries, and potential for industrial development under Newfoundland and Canadian administration.
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British Privy Council
Atlantic
Labrador
Canada
St. Lawrence
Newfoundland
Cape Chidley
Hudson Strait
Hudson Bay
America
Jamaica
New Zealand
Leo
Belle Isle
Lfe
Lord Northcliffe
Straits
Grand Falls
Hamilton River
Victoria Falls
Colds Top Cause of Lost Time in U.S. Study
Washington D C The United States Public Health Service reports a decade long survey showing colds cause the most lost work time in a large industry. Colds account for 14 days per year per man and 21 days per year per woman with 89 and 81 percent of absences among men and women due to colds or respiratory illness.
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Washington, D. C
United States Public Health Service
Indians Seen With Best Eyesight at Bacone College
Dr. Charles Southard of the Eyesight Conservation Council of America reports that about 400 Bacone college students in Muskogee Oklahoma have the best collective eyesight among groups he examined in nineteen states. He notes Indians read distant charts easily, but warns against reading in bed to preserve the sight.
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Muskogee
Okla
Charles Southard
Eyesight Conservation Council of America
Bacone College
Southard
Grant Log Cabin Back at Point Pleasant
The Ohio House passed a bill to return the birthplace log cabin of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Point Pleasant Ohio after decades of display elsewhere. The cabin, moved in 1885 to St Louis and later to the Chicago World Fair, has long been an Ohio Fair attraction awaiting Senate approval.
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Columbus
Ohio
A. 8
Grant
Point Pleasant
Ohio House of Representatives
St. Louis
Chicago
Ohio Senate
Bears Learn The State Game Laws In East Philadelphia
A Pennsylvania black bear demonstrates awareness of game laws by roaming orchards berry patches and dairies in summer while legally out of season for hunting. Hunters bagged 514 bears last season despite the bears’ evasive behavior and remote refuge in fall.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Bruin
Noiseless Cannon Report From China Sparks Curiosity
Chinese reports claim Yang Yi-cheng designed a noiseless cannon whose silencer is built into the mechanism. The weapon supposedly functions at 2.8 miles with explosions inaudible beyond 400 feet. Chang Tso-lin, the northern generalissimo, allegedly bought the invention for the Peking government with a $10,000 bonus.
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Shanghai
Yang Yi-cheng
Chang Tso-lin
Northern Generalissime
Peking
Iroquois Confederacy and the All-American League
Washington observers note the Six Nations and allied tribes face citizenship in Canada or the United States as assimilation erodes the Iroquois nation. The 1794 Canandaigua treaty is hailed yet seen as economic compulsion, while the confederacy historically pressed for peace and influenced North American power dynamics.
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Washington, D. C
League of Nations
Six Nations
Canada
New York
Arthur C. Parker
Rochester Municipal
Mr. Parker
France
New World
Irish Azaleas Halt War in Kilkenny Flower Battle
Lady Ossory of Kilkenny castle recalls during the Irish troubles attackers from opposing sides paused to pick azaleas in her garden diverting from combat. The scene, called the battle of the flowers, saw sieges as Lord and Lady Ossory defended the estate along the River Nore. The property came to Lord Ossory from his uncle Lord Ormonde.
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Kilkenny
Ireland
Ossory
Kilkenny Castle
Nore
Free State
Lord Ossory
Lord Ormonde
Americans Launch Rival To Monte Carlo Sport
A multinational marksmen group forms a rival shooting club at Cagnes sur Mer to challenge Monte Carlo pigeon shoots. They will use American clay pigeons exclusively, signaling a formal counter to Europe’s gambling center activities.
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
Europe
Cagnes-sur- Mer
Nice
Cannes
Gum chewing is latest contest sensation across Nebraska
Lincoln writer Fred Patzel sparked a fad as hog calling contests spread through Nebraska cities. Gum chewing quickly followed with dozens of participants, including an Omaha youth who stuffed 100 sticks in his mouth. Records include 150 sticks, 52 eggs eaten, and 24 hamburgers in a tourney at Nebraska City.
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Lincoln
Neb
Fred Patzel
Madison
Farmer
Omaha
Patzel
Nebraska
Bud Bahr
Hooper
Tony Oddo
Nebraska City
Auburn
Oddo
Knowles grid glow relay powers locks and alarms
D. D. Knowles of Westinghouse unveils the Knowles grid glow relay a compact device resembling a radio vacuum tube. A billionth of a watt can trigger a circuit controlling currents up to 25 amperes, enabling automatic displays doors bells and alarm relays when a watcher stops or a drop of rain falls.
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New York
D. D. Knowles
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Knowles
Vetoes State Seal and Balsam Bill in Washington
Governor Reland F. Hartley vetoed house bill 199 to adopt a Washington state seal showing George Washington on a fir tree with Evergreen State inscription. He also vetoed bill 190 proposing a scraggly balsam tree emblem, preferring a true Douglas fir replica due to the Northwest’s timber heritage.
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Olympia
Wash
Reland F. Hartley
Hartley
George Washington
Big Timbers
Northwest
King of the Hoboes Ends Wandering Era in Cincinnati
Jeff Davis known as the king of the hoboes says he will stay home with his wife for life after his son wed. Friends doubt his roaming will end, noting his 850 000 miles traveled in 26 years and his regular appearances at major labor events and gatherings.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Jeff Davis
Jeff
Moonlit beasts drawn to Pasco by air mail beacons
Rabbits and other small fur animals roam by full moon light all winter, drawn to the Pasco Eiko air mail beacon glow. The bright electric and gas beacons guiding aviators become a nightly carnival for intermountain wildlife, defying simple explanation.
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Paseo
Nature
Pasco-Eiko
Tanlac a Treasure Says Des Moines Lady
Des Moines Iowa resident Mrs Darnall credits Tanlac with restoring her health and spirits after illness. She praises Tanlac as a household treasure and says the tonic rebuilt her energy, appetite, and zest for life. Over 2,000,000 bottles sold nationwide.
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Tanlac
Des Moines Lady
8. L. Darnall
Taniac
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Pain Relief for Corns
A local ad promotes Moone's Emerald Oil with a money back guarantee if pain and corn persist. It claims deep penetration to end soreness and bunion troubles, enabling normal activity, and notes broad use for swollen or varicose veins as well.
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Money Back
Moone
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Woodbury, N. J
W.N. U
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