Prosperous Porto Rico under American guidance
The National Geographic piece notes thousands of Porto Ricans migrate to U S harvests along the Mexican border, the island's rapid growth since 1898 under U S administration, expanding schools from near zero to about 2,500, improved health led by Dr Bailey K Ashford, and vast highway development. Porto Rico's capital San Juan harbor upgrades and tourism potential are highlighted.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. G
Porto Rico
United States
New York
Connecticut
San Juan
Hemisphere
Panama Canal
Spain
Paris
Uncle Sam
Central America
Guatemala
Honduras
Salvador
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Republic of Haiti
America
Ponce
Mayaguez
Punta Santiago
Bailey K. Ashford
United States Army
Ashford
Theodore Roosevelt
Switzerland
Goats Climb Trees on Guadalupe Island in Food Search
On Guadalupe Island 240 miles southwest of San Diego goats are starving farmers by climbing trees and swimming for food. Curator Huey notes bark eating harms the cypress canopy and goats risk death if they do not adapt to the sea or find other sustenance.
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San Diego
Calif
Pacific
Guadalupe Island
Laurence M. Huey
Natural History Museum
Huey
Guadalupe
French School Trains Girls to Help Husbands
Paris reports Mile. Caron directress of Fenelon school says 1,200 girls are educated mostly from official or well positioned families. Formerly teaching was the main path. now girls are steered toward chemist and lawyer roles with tasks earning 12,000 to 13,000 francs a year for short daily hours, plus holidays.
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Paris
France
Mile
Caron
Fenelon School
Caroll
Scotland Yard Tracing Mystery of Goldfish Death
Scotland Yard investigates a strange case of 100000 goldfish dying after deliveries from France Italy China and Japan to a London wholesaler Two strangers visited the shop and left the fish crowded in tank corners dying by the scores with a ghastly whistling sound. Loss estimated at 5000 dollars.
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London
Scotland Yard
France
Italy
China
Japan
Court Orders Driver to Gather Up Glass in New Jersey
George Hilligan admitted driving a car whose bottles were flung into Grasmere avenue Interlaken Asbury Park NJ. Judge Harry Hayes ordered him to pick up the broken glass. Police Chief Harry Beatty brought Hilligan before the court and also compelled J Russell Draper to remove paper tossed from his car. Beatty cited a family policing tradition from his father, a Brooklyn policeman aged 87.
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Asbury, Park
N. J
George Hilligan
Grasmere Avenue
Interlaken
Harry Hayes
Hilligan
Judge Hayes
Harry Beatty
J. Russell Draper
Beatty
Brooklyn
Precious ancient volumes found in Winnipeg college library
In St John’s college library Winnipeg an ardent book lover unearthed centuries old volumes. The finds include a 1417 Nicolai Decretalium Libri V a 609 year old manuscript many over 400 years old and the 1478 Biblia Sacra Latina printed shortly after English printing began. Also found are Cicero Epistolarium Erasmus multiple editions of the Holy Bible and the 1607 Book of Common Prayer tied to King James.
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Winnipeg
Man
St. John’s College Library
Henry V
England
Edward IV
William Caxton
Cicero
Wolsey
Desiderius Erasmus
Henry VII
Thomas Matthew
Archbishop Cranmer
Mary
Henry VIII
St. John's College
John Marbecke
Edward VI
Foxe
Elizabeth
James
Auto Death Rate Rises in the United States
The Commerce department reports rising auto fatality rates for 1926 across 66 large cities, averaging 18.9 per 100000, up from 17.9. Camden, New Jersey records the highest rate at 40.9, while Norfolk shows the lowest at 10 per 100000. New York stands at 16.0 and Chicago at 20.7.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Camden
N. J
Norfolk
New York
Chicago
Fortresses Put Up For Auction By British War Office
A Martello tower on the English channel coast is to be sold by auction. The circular fortress, six foot thick walls and gun emplacement sit behind inner and outer moats. The War Office seeks a suitable price to relieve housing congestion and realize value from the old fortification.
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London
English Channel
British War Office
England
Napoleon Bonaparte
France
War Office
Napoleon
Budapest to Heat City Dwellings with Hot Springs
Budapest plans to use hot springs to heat city buildings and contemplates future refrigeration piping from the North Pole for summer cooling.
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Budapest
Hungary
North Pole
Boys Grow Better Than Earlier Generations Say Kiwanis Survey
A Kiwanis club survey finds New York boys aged nine to eighteen are far better than those ten or twenty years ago. The study highlights improvements in health, skills, and conduct across the age range.
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New York
Kiwanis Club
Demand Bayer Aspirin Warning Ad Seeks Genuine Product
Warning advertisement urges buyers to look for Bayer on packaging or tablets to ensure genuine aspirin. Claims safe, physician prescribed for 26 years, warns imitators may be dangerous. Ends with directive to say Bayer when purchasing aspirin.
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Bayer
Ady
Unearth Village of Bronze Period Unearth village of Bronze Age finds in Federsee marshes
Archaeologists reveal a Bronze Age island village from about 1000 B C in Upper Swabia Germany preserved in marshes. The oval town spans 175 yards with two palisades including a water barrier and over 50,000 pine trunks along the fortifications. Numerous logs hewn with bronze axes were uncovered.
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Germany
Federsee
Upper Swabia
New York Tribune
Dave's Mentha Pepsin Stomach Aid Delights Readers
A vintage advertisement touts Dave's Mentha Pepsin as a cure for gas heaviness and distention. The elixir promises to strengthen the stomach and restore vigor with a money back guarantee if not helpful.
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Dave
Badly Mated Dauber I Am Wedded to My Art
A quippy exchange on art and marriage opens with a jab at mismatched unions and ends with a playful clash over who has the right to marry off a bride. The dialogue centers on creative passion versus social propriety.
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Dauber
This Woman's Battle with Ill Health and Lydia Pinkham's Aid
Mrs. Margaret Wallace of Columbus Ohio describes severe weakness that hindered daily chores and her relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She praises renewed appetite strength and better health, urging others to try the remedy for family happiness.
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Margaret Wallace
Safford Ave
Columbus
Ohio
Mrs. Wallace
Lydia B. Pinkham
Man’s Second Wife Lacks First Love After Redesign
A humorous note claims a man’s second wife will never match the affection of his first, remarking that he has been revamped. The quip suggests changes in character or circumstances over time.
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Unearth Village
Des Moines
Jack
Phyllis
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup Company
Monticello
Illinois
DR Caldwell
Caldwell
Dept. A
la Salle St
Forst
W. H. Forst
Msgr. Scottdale
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