Fort Wayne Aims to Mark Johnny Appleseed Grave
The Fort Wayne chamber seeks to locate mark and open to the public the grave of Johnny Appleseed John Chapman. Born 1775 in Springfield Massachusetts he traveled planting nurseries across Ohio Indiana and western Pennsylvania and died near Fort Wayne in 1847 at age seventy two.
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Chamber of Commerce
Fort Wayne
Ind
Johnny Appleseed
Sher
Republic
Ohio
House of Representatives
West
John Chapman
Indiana
Johnny
Springfield
Mass
Old Bay State
Chapman
Valley of the Potomac
Pennsylvania
Ohio River
Steubenville
Emmanuel Swedenborg
Wellsburg
W. Va
John Oliver
Mohican Waters
Yeoman
Legion
Mr. Worth
David Archer
New York World
Malolo to Carry Bible and Hymns for Pacific Run
The Malolo, largest fast steamship built in the United States, will sail from San Francisco to Honolulu in eight days on its first run in 1927. It will carry 274 Bibles in staterooms and 300 total, plus 400 hymnals for onboard religious services. Built for Matson Navigation at Cramp's shipyard, the vessel trims four days off the fastest current trips, boosting savings for its owners.
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San Francisco
United States
Honolulu
Matson Navigation Company
Cramp’s
Delaware River
Former Russian Officer Enlists in U S Army
Nicholas Kouzmitch, a thrice wounded and thrice decorated former Russian army officer, has joined Fort Hayes as a private in the U S Army. He escaped Bolsheviks after being captured in hospital, reached the United States in 1923, and now hopes to pursue a military career including becoming an American officer.
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Columbus
Ohio
Nicholas Kouzmitch
Fort Hayes
Sam
Kouzmitch
Bolshevists
Turkey
France
United States
United States Army
Sugar's arrival and spread in Europe and the Americas
The text notes sugar was brought to Europe from Asia in 625 A.D. and became common by the eleventh century. Early Italian cultivation failed, and Spaniards and Portuguese introduced sugar cane to the American continent around 1510.
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Europe
Asia
Italy
American
Home Radio Vision Demonstrated By C Francis Jenkins
In Washington C Francis Jenkins shows a home radio vision receiver attached to a regular set. The small screen is mounted on the wall, illustrating a compact home TV concept.
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C. Francis Jenkins
Washington
The Cynical Bachelor Observes Younger Women Marry
The cynical bachelor notes that at age twenty five any girl is likely to marry the same fellow she once mocked, reflecting on social timing and changing romantic choices.
USKIDE Toplifts Promise Flat Heel Support
Women can keep heels neat with USKIDE Toplifts bottom caps that are flat, stay in place, and wear long. Installed by a repairman, USKIDE from United States Rubber Company outwears leather, can be used on new shoes, and improves comfort and appearance.
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United States Rubber Company
Adv
Notable Quote From James A Garfield on Liberty
The remark frames heroes as mirrors of liberty rather than makers of it, emphasizing that true liberty is an enduring national inheritance reflected through character rather than created by individuals. Garfield highlights civic virtue as the core source of freedom.
Cuticura Skin Care Ad Claims Fragrant Results
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness roughness or itching. It advises using Cuticura Soap with hot water rinse and drying, then applying Cuticura Talcum for a fragrance. Price listed as 25e each.
Communicative man with nothing to say cited by Swift
A Swift quote notes that no creature is more feared than a person who speaks but has no substance to communicate. The remark underscores the danger or futility of empty chatter.
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