International rifle and pistol matches at Camp Perry
Nadal's BGR notes four international events at Camp Perry Ohio from August 23 to September 13. Henry Hambrick Ralph Bennett and Edward Bullock compete for Rhode Island State Civilian team in 22 rifled events Dewar Cup matches clash USA England Canada Australia South Africa India. railroad trophy match with England and Canada. inter Allied small bore Fidac event won by American Legion. police pistol match between US and Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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Washington, D. C
Camp Perry
Ohio
Henry Hambrick
Ralph Bennett
Edward Bullock
Great Britain
United States
Bisley
England
Canada
Australia
South Africa
India
American Legion
Fidac
Dewar
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Annabelle Booth Weds Irving Eldridge in De Wolf Chapel
Miss Annabelle Livingston Booth daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence U Booth of Chestnut street became the bride of Irving Rensulrer Eldridge at a private ceremony in DeWolf Memorial Chapel First Congregational Church The Rev Otis T Gilmore of Providence performed the ceremony The couple will reside in Providence and will be at home after Sept 1 Stake gifts included gold pieces for the couple and attendants A three weeks honeymoon to Maine New Hampshire and Canada followed the reception at the bride's home
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Annnabelle L. Booth
Irving R. Eldridge
de Wolf Memorial Chapel
C. T. Gamore
Annabelle Livingston Booth
Clarence U Booth
Chestnut Street
Irving Rensulrer Eldridge
DeWolf Memorial
First Congregational Church
Otis T Gilmore
Providence
Marguerite Kebrek
Harold Edwin Eldridge
Clarence . Booth
DeWitt
Warren
New Fneyland Transportation Co
Maine
New Hampshire
Canada
Beauty product demand drives tongue and face powder use
The chemical division of the Department of Commerce reports about 2 000 tons of tongue beautifiers and 4 000 tons of face powder are used yearly in the United States. This highlights a sizable domestic market for cosmetic ingredients and related materials.
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United States
Chemical Division
Department of Commerce
Paris department stores charm and chaos inspire travel writing
A columnist tours Paris grands magasins like The Ladies' Paradise and The Bon Marche. He notes grand promenades and multilingual staff, recalls Aristide Boucaut’s rise, and observes clientele from Bedouins to Dreyfus. The piece blends fashion thrill with melancholy at Anna Gould’s Paris estate.
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Paris
Mohair Prize Seeks Oldest Mohair Furniture Piece
Chicago Household Science Institute issues a national contest offering 250 dollars for the oldest mohair upholstered item. Entries include a 200 year old sofa and a bride and groom chair from before 1812. Over 3,000 entries from nearly every state, with many red pieces and some green, have been received.
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Household Science Institute of Chicago
Beggar’s Rent Plea Exposed By Washington Charity Scheme
The New Yorker described a beggar posing with a baby in Washington to solicit aid. A bystander offered a quarter, but a judge said a community chest should handle such cases, while the man and family were later seen in a taxicab with the driver.
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Washington
Wei
New Yorker
New York Sun
Asia Minor Inhabitants Said To Breed First Mules
Pathfinder Magazine suggests misia, Paphlagonia and Capadocia peoples in Asia Minor were among the first to breed mules. Homeric tradition and ancient practice by Greeks and Romans support widespread mule breeding, while Leviticus 19 19 bans it for Jews.
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Misia
Paphlagonia
Capadocia
Asia Minor
Palestine
Pathfinder Magazine
Island acquisitions and discovery during late 19th century
The text recounts US acquisitions of Midway, Baker, and Howland Islands after the Spanish American War era. It notes Midway’s inclusion in Hawaii, claims discovery by Capt A C Brooks, formal US possession in 1867, and describes Baker and Howland Islands with discoverers Michael Baker and George E Netcher and official possession dates in the mid-1800s.
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Wake
United States
Spain
Paris
Midway Islands
A. C. Brooks
Reynolds
U. S. S. Lackawanna
Baker Island
Michael Baker
Howland Island
George E. Netcher
Napoleon and the Art of War as Systematic Doctrine
A Manchester Guardian note highlights Napoleon Bonaparte’s campaigns as the product of long study, not luck. It credits his genius for men and rapid decisions while stressing his precommand memoranda, previous campaigns, political history, and Bourcet’s manuals shaping his frontal assault with turning movements into applied doctrine.
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Napoleon
Wilkinson
Italy
Bourcet
S. Icis
Manchester
Eng
Guardian
Pottery Glazing Across Civilizations Through History
The article traces ancient lustrous wares in Greece from the fifth to third centuries B C and notes glazed pottery in Egypt Babylonia Persia and regions around the Mediterranean. It mentions fifteenth century glass glazing in Spain likely from Persia and lead glazed pottery worldwide. Chinese Han dynasty green ware around 202 B C to 200 A D marks early lead glaze knowledge.
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Greece
Egypt
Babylonia
Persia
Mediterranean Sea
Spain
Orient
Near East
Europe
United States
China
First Electric Lights and Telephone Born in Menlo Park Era
The early electric light bulb lit homes in Menlo Park New Jersey at Edison’s lab as the invention matured late in 1879. Around the same period Charles Williams Jr of Somerville Massachusetts installed the first home telephone linking to his Boston office for calls.
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Menlo Park
Mr Edison
Charles Wiliams, Jr
Somerville
Mass
WdlIliam
Boston
Endowed Bells Preserve Time at St Marys Melton Mowbray
In Leicestershire England the twelfth century bells of St Marys Melton Mowbray toll curfew and mark the day of the month each evening. An 800 year old legend says a lost nobleman followed the bells home and funded a perpetual endowment to keep them ringing.
Gentleman's Fate Showcases John Gilbert In Gangland Romance
John Gilbert stars in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Gentleman's Fate a thriller of luxe upbringing and gang warfare. Leila Hyams and Anita Page lead a two woman triangle with Louis Wolheim Marie Prevost John Milan and George Cooper in supporting roles. The drama follows a privileged youth drawn into a rum running crime family amid sharp twists and a swift climactic ending.
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John Gilbert
Metro-Goldwin- Mayers
Ursula Parrott
Leila Hyams
Anita Page
Louis Wolheim
as_st
Gangster-Brother
Marie Prevost
John Milan
George Cooper
Earl Derr Biggers Spotlight on The Black Camel at Pastime
Biggers, author of The Black Camel, the Fox Films adaptation, is credited as the first American to write a successful stage mystery Seven Keys to Baldpate. He gained fame for Charlie Chan, Honolulu detective, with works like The Chinese Parrot Behind That Curtain and Charlie Chan Carries On. Charlie Chan in The Black Camel is portrayed by Warner Oland with Sally Fielder and Dorothy Revier.
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Earl Derr Biggers
Fox Films
Baldpate
George M Cohan
Biggers
Charlie Chan
Honolulu
Saturday Evening Post
Charlee Chan
Warner Oland
Sally Filers
Dorothy Revier
Evidence of Moon Intelligence Cited by Scientists
The Thomaston Georgia Times notes scientists say radio waves reaching the moon are reflected back to Earth, calling it strong proof of intelligence on the moon and signaling a persuasive finding from the research.
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Moon
Earth
Thomaston
Hope and Doubt Amid Adversity Quote
A Mussinger quotation counsels that doubt worsens fear and despair only preempts future miseries, urging steadiness in hardship. The line emphasizes resilience over surrender as a path through uncertain times.
The Difference Exercise Painful Work Quote
A San Francisco Chronicle quote notes the Difference Exercise as any hard labor causing pain if paid 40 cents an hour. The remark frames strenuous tasks as undervalued and grueling for workers earning minimal wages.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Hunters Describe Speedometer Quail Flight Speeds
An investigator from the California fish and game department reports testing game birds in a car. Donald D Mclean told the American mine association that the fastest measured speed was 58 miles per hour while the average cruising speed was about 40 mph.
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Donald D Mclean
California Fish and Game Department
American Mine Association
Hapgood and Twain Meet in New York
Norman Hapgood and Mark Twain stroll Fifth Avenue in a casual chat. Hapgood asks about Mrs Clemens and Twain quips the Clemens family has been so well that Providence has forgotten them.
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Norman Hapgood
Mark Twaine
Fifth Avenue
New York
Language quirks baffle foreigners in playful Times-Union note
A Florida Times Union feature ribbed about how natives bungle common phrases. It highlights quirks such as saying drink up milk yet drink it down and phrase glass full of soda when it is empty, illustrating language oddities for humor.
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Florida Times-Union
Mortgagee's Sale Barrington Rhode Island Auction Notice
Public auction set for Wednesday September 2 1934 at noon under mortgage deed dated June 21 1930. Property includes two Barrington lots 14 and 23 on Fales Homestead Plat No 2 with buildings and improvements along Chechapacassett Road. Receiver Arthur L Conaty and attorney Isadore Hornstein announce bid rights and sale conditions.
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Keefe
Barrington
Bristol
Rhode Island
Fales
R. I
Barrington Land Company
Providence
C.A. Thayer
Fme
Hrristol
State of Rhode Taland
Checkapacassett Road
Barrington R
Providence RI
C A Thayer
Eng
Barrington Land Records
Joelock
Chechapacassett Road
Arthur L. Conaty
Consolidated Mortgage and Investment Corporation
Industrial Trust
Isadore
H. Hornstein
Sewage disposal issue to be debated again on Sept 28
A meeting concluded with the decision to put the matter to a vote and carry the item forward. Members adjourned until Monday September 28 when the sewage disposal issue will be reconsidered for action.
Uncle Eben on Suspicion and Temptation
A Washington Star quotation notes that suspicion often lies in imagining doing what one would do if given the other person’s chance. The saying is attributed to Uncle Eben and reflects on temptation and restraint.
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Uncle Eben
Washington Star
First American Paper Mill Founded in 1690
The earliest paper mill in America was established in 1690 by William Rittenhouse at Roxborough near Philadelphia.
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Country
America
William Rittenhouse
Roxborough
Philadelphia
Abolishment of Commodore Rank in U S Navy
In 1899 Congress abolished the rank of commodore in the United States Navy and merged it into rear admiral. The change marked a consolidation of flag officer titles in the service.
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United States Navy
Congress
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