Mongol Dogs Feared as Deadly Wildlife Threat
Mongol legends claim dying souls are invaded by evil spirits, then devoured by fierce wild dogs. Roy Chapman and the American Museum Asiatic expedition faced constant danger as attackers surrounded camps and guarded leaders with revolvers and knives. Professor Charles J Berky narrowly escaped death in a three-dog assault.
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Roy Chapman
American Museum
Asiatic Expedition
Chapman
Urga
Charles J Berky
Men of Golden Pens Made for Each Other
An 1889 exchange between Mark Twain and Rudyard Kipling recounts their Elmira meeting during Kipling’s world tour. Twain notes Kipling’s vast knowledge and wit while admitting his own relative ignorance, claiming mutual respect and a lively, humorous rapport.
Where Wives Are Boss in Marquesas Islands Readers Note
A sea captain reports Marquesas island women form harems with multiple husbands. Brown Amazonian women are disciplined via bamboo thrashings by visiting traders who are the sole outsiders. The system exists where steamships do not reach, leaving windjammer traders as the only outsiders.
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Marquesas Islands
South Seas
Halley's Comet Reappears On Regular Cycle
The comet returns roughly every 76.8 years with early records dating to 240 B C. Its most recent sighting occurred in 1910 and it has long been known as Halley's Comet since 758.
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B. C
Mediterranean artichoke described as drought hardy and prized
The Pathfinder Magazine notes the Calfrane plant thrives in Mediterranean soils and climate, with formidable spines and a large sweet scented purple flower. Buds are harvested as a table delicacy sold at high prices, especially in midwinter, while growers prune in June to force new shoots. Production peaks from October to early April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pathfinder Magazine
San Francisco
Hard Working Burglar Drawn To Open Sardines
Bert recalls his ex friend Bill the Burglar who confesses long night of cracking safes and stealing boxes while his wife begs him to do chores. He finally reveals she wanted him to open a box of sardines.
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Bert
Bill
London
Earthworms Key to Soil Formation. Darwin Cited
Pathfinding notes from Pathfinder Magazine explain that earthworms, especially angleworms, contribute to soil fertility by processing vegetable matter and mixing soil into castings. The article highlights Darwin's demonstration of their essential role and describes how worm activity creates natural compost and aeration for healthier land.
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Charles Darwin
Pathfinder Magazine
Polo's Long Romantic History Traced From Persia to Europe
A historical sketch recalls polo first seen in Persia over a century ago by Sir William Quseley and Sir Anthony Shirley. Pietro della Valle noted its royal patronage under Shah Abbas and described polo as a favorite recreation of kings. Early travelers mention teams of sixty or forty nine or even three or four sided games.
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Persia
William Quseley
Anthony Shirley
Pietro Della Valle
Shah Abbas
Chardin
Paper Razor Strop Proposed by European Inventor
Popular Mechanics Magazine reports a thick strip from folded newspapers held between wire clips can substitute for a leather razor strop. The ink allegedly helps sharpen without pulling, producing a smooth shave. a fresh strop is quick to prepare, handy for travelers and campers.
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Popular Mechanics
Counterfeiter Claims Scientific Motive For Bills
A police magistrate questions a suspect caught counterfeiting ten-dollar bills. The chemist defendant insists he is not malicious and that his work aimed at turning lesser elements into gold, admitting only to producing ten-dollar notes.
Legion praised as patriots who rally to duty in times of need
The Legion described as patriots who remind citizens of their obligations to state and nation. It praised the Legion for rescuing Patriots Day in Boston with a parade and for supporting Armistice Day demonstrations, stressing duty and patriotic leadership.
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Agio Badaritte
L.gion
Boston
Legion
Union Veteran Legion Convention Aid From American Legion
American Legion members in Altoona plan to assist the Union Veteran Legion with its September national convention. The effort aims to ease the burden on Civil War veterans aged and frail, allowing them to enjoy the event without heavy administration.
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Union Veteran Legion
Altoona
Sherman
United States
American Legion
American
Wealthy American heiresses scorn European titles says Governor Neff
Governor Pat M Neff of Texas addressed the sixth annual Texas Legion convention urging American girls to value American Legionnaires over European titled marriages. He said he would choose an American Legionnaire, even if modest, over a duke with ancestral glamour.
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Legion
Pat M Neff
Texas
Texas Department of the Legion
Neff
Sitty
Notables Present at Ball Given by Legion at Pitts Held Mass
The state convention of the Legion in Pitts Held Mass featured Gov Channing H Cox and Boston Mayor James M Curley among attendees. Also present were Senator David T Walsh Maj Gen Clarence Ro Edwards Commander Ham AR Mrs Elizabeth O'Brien department president American Legion Auxiliary Congressman Allen T Treadway Congressman Louis A Frothingham Rear Admiral de Steibner and Commissioner Richard Flynn along with about five hundred leading citizens.
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Legion
de Steibner
U S. N
Richard Flynn
Milestones in France reimagined by humor column
A quip from the American Legion Weekly riffs on French landmarks and the idea of marking distances. The exchange humorously contrasts “milestones” with “Gaul stones,” playing on language and history.
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Alphonse
France
American Legion Weekly
Columbus First Landed On San Salvador Claim Across Years
The Detroit News cites Las Casas Journal saying Columbus dubbed the island San Salvador upon landing in 1492. It notes Guanahani was the Arawak name and adds Caribs fought Arawaks. debates about landing site persist but research supports San Salvador as the first landing place based on Watling Island geography and Columbus's own description.
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Sohars
Peer Ramee
Agri Cerys
Serres
Columbus
Las Casas
San Salvador
Detroit News
Guanahani
South America
Jamaica
San Salvador Island
Watling
Oldtime Apple Sauce and Vitamin C Loss Studied
A joint paper to the American Chemical Society reports that a traditional apple sauce method destroys vitamin C. Researchers Edward F. Kohman Walter H. Eddy and Victoria Carlsson show how peeling and soaking apples in 1 percent salt solution overnight can remove oxygen and preserve vitamin C while preventing canning can corrosion.
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Edward F. Kohman
Walter H. Eddy
Victoria Carlsson
American Chemical Society
Kansas City Star
Tiger Habitat and global distribution of the tiger
The tiger does not inhabit Africa and is found across Asia in localized ranges. It extends west to the Euphrates and Caspian shores, but not south of the Elburz, in Beluchistan or Afghanistan. It occurs in southern Siberia and Mongolia, Amur valley to Okhotsk, Sakhalin and Japan, avoids the Tibetan plateau, and distributes throughout China, Siam, Burma, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Bali and all of India, but not Ceylon. This suggests tigers are a relatively recent immigrant into the south rather than a tropical native species.
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Africa
Asia
Euphrates
Caspian
Persia
Elburz Mountains
Beluchistan
Afghanistan
Siberia
Mongolia
Amur
Sea of Okhotsk
Sakhalin
Japan
Tibetan
China
Siam
Burma
Malay Peninsula
Sumatra
Java
Bali
India
Ceylon
First Church Service Begets A Childs Delight
A minister’s young daughter attended her father’s first church service and cried out with joy upon seeing him in the pulpit box. Her mother and aunt hushed her, but the service ran long and the child grew tired. She finally asked if the prayer was over.
Christmas Pageant at St Marys Parochial School
A decorated Christmas tree graced the stage as St Marys Parochial School presented a festive program. Students received a piano gift from the Class of with Miss Lucille Burns presenting. The show included recitations, a One Act fantasy In Toyland, and a Scriptural play While Shepherds Watched featuring named cast members and roles.
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Bethke
Christemai
Ee Coles
Bessie Levitin
England
Ry Pagnano
Norway
Antoinetta Roli
Herrman Wilbur
Shirley Newman
Mary Aguiar
Lena Pagnano
Chris Ostby
Josephine Mello
Jesena Madeiros
Jolene Felippe
Jank Caruso
Antone Garcia
Reynolds School Orchestra
St Mary's Parochial School
Lucille Burns
Santa Claus
George McCarthy
Raymond Sartini
John O’connor
Raymond Manchester
William Flynn
Mama Dolls
Emelia Giusti
Rita Corey
Doris Cologne
Clare Parding
Dorothy McHale
Tin Soldiers
William Simmons
Edward Leahy
Thomas Byrnes
Raymond McNamara
Martin Edmonds
Richard Mott
Charles Sartini
Raei Sartin
Shepherds
Shep
Bristol Probate Notices for Walker Peck Millard Garcia
Probate Court of Bristol issues administratrix and administrator appointments for multiple estates. Proceedings set for January 1925 and January 1926 with notices to publish weekly in the Bristol Phoenix. Names include Katharine R. Walker Albert A. Peck Antonio Cunha Souto and Mary L. Millard.
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Bristol
Thomas Walker
Katherine R. Walker
Probate
Bristol Phanix
John W. Church
Hattie P, Peck
Albert Ad Peck
Hattie F Peck
Bristol Phoenix
John W Church
Mary L. Millard
Mary Is. Millard
Amelia Garcia
Emelia Grace
Antonio Cunha Souto
Samuel O. Sparks
A. D
Nathaniel W Sparks
Celestina Goff
New York Florist Sells Pot Full of Soil at Double Price
A New York scene details a wife seeking rich soil for a bulb pot. The florist offers to supply the soil for twice the cost of the 25 cent pot, highlighting high prices in city real estate era humor.
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Americas
New York
Eltykor
Aoaker
Only One Solar System Known in Universe
No other system resembling our solar system is known to exist. Many multiple star systems exist, but until smaller members rival the sun in size, oceans of knowing their existence are unlikely. The smallest star known is at least one eighth the sun’s mass, while Jupiter is less than a thousandth of the sun’s mass.
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Jupiter
Unclear OCR Names and Events From Parish Notices
Fragmentary OCR text lists multiple names and titles linked to a parish setting. Mentions include Doris, Mahoney, Mary, Gail, Quintal, McKenzie, and Wiehe. A priest or pastor is named, with St Marys Church content. The passage lacks coherent narrative or dates.
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Doris
Gou
Cimend
Tien A . Mahoney
Dores Mary
Mager Paaae
Jouepht
Seevan’s
Ary Byrnes
Seein
Donat ‘Quintal
Kenneth Mcee Kenzie
Wiehe
Glena
Se Jrev
Thomas
Ji Gillan
St Marys “Church
Adeste Fidel
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