Experts Study Ivy Poisoning Campaign Urged Across Nation
An Agriculture and Public Health Service report warns no absolute immunity to ivy or sumac poisoning and urges widespread eradication campaigns. It outlines prevention with gloves and thorough washing, cautions against certain treatments, and details identifying poison ivy oak and sumac forms and how to control them.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Public Health Service
United States Treasury Department
Censorship Gauntlet Reported by Budapest Correspondents
Budapest reporters describe scheduled censorship by four distinct bodies. Local officials, extremist-influenced censors, a bolshevik overseer in Vienna, and a fourth unseen censor believed to be run by hostile neighbors of Hungary shape the fate of dispatches.
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Hungary
Budapest
Vienna
Mutiny At Kovno Supposedly Suppressed By Polish Forces
Official reports via the Polish Telegraph Agency claim Polish cavalry and artillery mutineers organized soldiers councils and fired on government buildings at Kovno. Despite statements of suppression, newspapers report ongoing trouble and bolshevik characteristics. Reports also note prisoner releases and later conscription into insurgent ranks. Lithuanian ministers and the Bishop of Kovno oppose an agreement with Poland.
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Warsaw
Kovno
Polish Telegraph Agency
Poland
Lithuania
Telegraph Agency
Indian School Girls Have Queer Names
Sioux City Iowa. A Pine Ridge Reservation school list of Indian girls shows names such as Victoria Holy Rock Julia Afraid of a Hawk Mary Brown Ears Julia Crazy Ghost Mercy Yellow Shirt Emma No Fat Ella Red Eyes Julia Stands Up. Dissatisfied now.
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Sioux City
Pine Ridge Reservation
Victoria Holy Rock
Julia
Mary Brown Ears
Mercy Yellow Shirt
Emma
Ella Red Eyes
How to Get Gold From Lead
Prof Frederick Soddy of Oxford in a recent publication explains a method to transform base metals into gold. He describes expelling a beta particle from mercury to form thallium then an alpha particle to yield gold, or from lead by an alpha particle to mercury then the same steps.
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London
Frederick Soddy
Physical Chemistry
Oxford
Eddy Elephant Reflects on Identity and Kindness
Eddy Elephant explains his origins from Asia and the differences from Africa while Ella urges humility. They discuss elephants' senses tricks and memories, pride versus gentleness, and how children admire them for being who they are. Eddy emphasizes that nothing in life compares to being oneself.
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Eddy Elephant
Asia
Africa
Ella Elephant
France
England
Ella
Eddy
Decimal point joke in Edinburgh classroom
A teacher erased the decimal from 92.7 to show multiplying by ten. She asked Mary to locate the decimal point and Mary answered it is on the duster, a witty remark captured in Edinburgh humor.
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Mary
Edinburgh
Postman Exchange Echoes in Simple Mail Joke
A playful exchange shows Pete asking for the recipient’s name and the postman replying that it’s on the envelope. The brief gag hinges on mail etiquette and identity in a lighthearted street conversation.
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Pete
Recipe for Gray Hair Elixir
A home hair treatment mixes Bay Rum Barbo Compound glycerine and water to darken gray hair. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade. it is inexpensive to prepare, non greasy, non cooling to the scalp, and will soften harsh hair.
Wireless emergency device speeds distress calls for ships
A novel wireless system described by the American Chamber of Commerce in London lets ships with a special automatic transmitter call any station within range that has a matching receiver relay. The bell on the called ship rings even if the operator is off duty, enabling immediate attention to S. O. S. calls.
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American Chamber of Commerce
London
Quotations on Beauty and Muscle From Birmingham Age Herald
A dialogue notes beauty experts and public perception. It cites a professor of physical culture needing strong personal fitness to attract clients, highlighting skepticism about appearances and expertise in a sly exchange.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Collision Sparks Enamel Scrape on Bus
A minor crash occurred when a woman driving her car struck a motorbus. The damage was limited to scraped enamel with no serious injuries reported. The incident details and parties involved were not fully clear in the available text.
What He Should Have Said
A heated exchange between an editor and a new political reporter centers on language bias in coverage. The editor insists on neutral phrasing while the reporter defends his experience and asks how to phrase the account correctly.
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William Blank
Bill Blank
London
Prohibition tale told by Elihu Root at dinner
He recounted a Florida sailing joke about two men with a bottle. Jim, battling waves, clung to the boat while holding the bottle aloft. As his strength failed, he cried for help and urged Tom to throw the bottle if he could not survive.
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Elihu Root
Florida
Jim
Tom
If people like each other they will argue well
If people like each other well enough they will argue. They are not afraid to.
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