Capital Flags Deep in Washington Drama of Missing Banner
Washington's skyline shows flags over government buildings most days but the State War Navy building flew none as poles were being painted. Captain Shelby Hopkins notes the White House, Senate, and House flags vary by residence and session, with only dome-front flags displayed during recess.
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Washington
Washington Monument
Capitol
State War Navy
War Departments
Navy
Lafayette Square
Shelby Hopkins
White House
Senate
House
Remains Sought for Belleau Woods Marines
Thirty six United States marines who fought in the Belleau Woods battle are missing and unaccounted for. Fourteen were found by cemetery caretakers in an intensive search through thickets. One skeleton was found near the path to the flagpole, unnoticed for ten years, and buried in a plot for unidentified heroes. Renewed efforts aim to locate the remaining Belleau marines.
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Belleau
United States
Belleau Woods
Old Mud Church Restored Through Dutch Gift to Harrodsburg
Harrodsburg Kentucky will receive a deed donation from the Dutch Reformed Church in America of New York for the Old Mud Meeting House, the town’s oldest structure dating to 1800.built with rock foundation heavy logs upright slats and clay mud walls that earned the name Old Mud Meeting House.
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Harrodsburg
Dutch. Reformed Church In America
New York
Mussolini Denounces Roman Speech Change During Lecture
In Rome, Mussolini criticizes young Romans for anglicizing Italian sounds. He recalls his own education battles and condemns officers who say Roma in reports. He belts out the chant Rome calls herself Rome and warns against linguistic laxity.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Roma
Mussolini
Synthetic Rubber Pits Being Mined in Utah
A Utah bulletin reports discovery of rubberlike bitumen beneath Great Salt Lake. By sinking shafts with steel caissons to about 150 feet, workers mine a black viscous liquid, 99.9 percent saturated sulphur oil formed from fossil decay and trapped in regional clay beds.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Great Salt Lake
United States Geological Survey
Huge yellow pine felled in Oregon logging run
In Medford Oregon the Owen Ore gon Lumber company chopped a huge yellow pine in the Butte Falls district. The felled tree yielded 11 000 board feet of lumber, following an earlier season cut of 18 000 board feet.
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Medford
Ore
Owen-Oregon Lumber Company
Butte Falls
Sawdust Burners Cut Fuel Use In Home Heating
Far Western saw mills profit as automatic sawdust burner attachments spread to Pacific Coast homes. The system fits any furnace, reduces fuel use by one third, and requires only keeping the hopper filled as sawdust feeds by gravity.
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Olympia
Wash
Moslems Hire Wailers At Macedonian Funeral
In Kossover Macedonia a funeral for a regional landed proprietor featured hired mourners who loudly lamented, tore hair, and thronged the walls. The group, unfamiliar with the deceased, was paid about 80 cents.
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Kossover
Macedonia
College Sets Skirt Lengths for Students in Walla Walla
Walla Walla college enforces dress reform for entrants, requiring skirts about two thirds the knee when seated and prohibiting improper conduct. The standards vet for tobacco, intoxicants, profanity, card playing, extreme attire, and jewelry, aiming to admit only those meeting decorum rules.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Walla Walla College
Afghans Embrace Western Arts via Turkish Mission
In Kabul emir Amanullah recruits four Stamboul School of Fine Arts graduates, three men and one woman, to teach in the Afghan capital that painting and sculpture are not sins. The move aims to modernize Afghanistan and spread Western culture among Muslims.
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Kabul
Afganistan
Afghanistan
Turkey
Amanullah
Stamboul School of Fine Arts
Largest Bible with Six Foot Pages in Stockholm Library
The National library of Stockholm houses the world’s largest Bible, hand lettered and richly illustrated. Its pages exceed six feet in height and the opened book spans nine feet in width. In contrast, Glasgow printed a tiny Holy Book in 1895 on a single India paper sheet, just three quarters of an inch tall and readable only with a magnifying glass.
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Stockholm
National Library
Glasgow
India
Postmarital Sentiment Reveals Old Love Letters
A New Zealand Leader piece presents a quip about rummaging for old love letters once written to a wife before marriage. The man wishes to reread them and show them to his stenographer as model material, while noting his wife is away.
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G’wan
New Zealand
Burglars Break In But Cash Register Balances
The boss hears news of a burglary last night. The Efficient Office Manager reports the cash register shows the exact amount stolen, and the cash box balance remains correct after the robbery.
Easily Pleased by Holidays
The speaker expresses mixed feelings about holidays, glad when they arrive and glad when they pass. Enjoyment leaves him exhausted, turning work into something enjoyable by contrast.
A Good Reason Too The Straphanger
A dialogue on public health and coughing habits aboard transit. The Straphanger remarks appreciation for care, while the Seated Passenger jokes about loose teeth and fear of coughing them out.
A Practical Gift Mainchance Fried Goldfish Plan
A husband jokes about buying six goldfish for his wife with the idea of frying them for birthday humor. Oldbatch quips that the wife won’t want to care for them, while Mainchance suggests frying them as a cheap food option.
Foot of the Hills Corn Claims
A farmer asserts better corn is grown on foot of the hills, asking where exactly such fields lie. The dialogue centers on the hillside region as the corn capital.
All Through the Night Study Ends In Glee
A poem describes a student abandoning late night toil for a more cheerful pastime. It contrasts burning the midnight oil with staying up to hear a recent fight unfold. The speaker notes the shift from study to entertainment and the new source of delight.
Pertinent Question about Husband Care and Fault-Finding
Mrs A asserts she takes care that her husband has no cause for fault finding. Mrs B asks whether that effort helps, prompting a brief exchange that hints at marital discord and mutual skepticism.
Not With the Landlord Rakeman-l Saxophone Purchase
Pathfinder Magazine notes a tenant named Rakeman-l bought a saxophone recently and reports neighbors find it popular. The landlord reduced rents by 25 percent to keep apartments filled amid the situation.
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Rakeman
Rawkass
Pathfinder Magazine
All in the Game breach suit over love terms
A courtroom reads like a tennis court as she sues for breach of promise. She alleges he declared love repeatedly, using tennis terms as claims of affectionate assurances. The case frames romance as grounds for legal action amid sharp exchange.
Easiest Way to Keep in Style by Mae Martin
Woman reader guidance on staying stylish through home tinting and dyeing with Diamond Dyes. Orange tips claim easy tinting like blueing and lasting color that won’t bleed. Free 64 page Color Craft book offered by Mac Martin, Diamond Dyes, Burlington Vermont.
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Mae Martin
Mac Martin
Diamond Dyes
Burlington
Vermont
Safe Investment Guide Offered By Raphael Seril
Cotton and grain investors and those contemplating investing can obtain a free prospectus from Raphael Seril at the Times Building in New York. Stocks and bonds are analyzed and an individual guide to safe investing is provided.
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Raphael Seril
Times Bldg
N. Y
Local philosopher muses on wealth and wakefulness
An Atchison Globe excerpt quotes a local philosopher noting that some people stay poor because they never wake up to opportunity. The piece adds a tongue in cheek line about books aiding a man, especially bankbooks and pocketbooks.
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Atchison Globe
Castoria Promises Gentle Relief For Common Ailments
An old advertisement touts Castoria as a safe vegetable remedy for babies and children. It claims quick soothing of upset stomachs, colic, constipation, and diarrhea with no drugs, noting 25 million bottles sold last year.
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