Limerick City’s Historic Ties and Trade Roots
Limerick spans both riverbanks and King’s Island and sits about 180 miles from Dublin. Its bacon curing creameries and salmon fisheries support Rory O’Mores and local colleens while Limerick lace, once tied to the city’s nets, is now produced elsewhere. The city’s past includes Ptolemy’s Regia, King John fortifications, James II’s final stronghold, and a medieval island cathedral dating to 1170, all shaping its historic lanes today.
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Limerick
Ireland
King's Island
Dublin
Rory O’mores
Kate Kearney
National Geographic Society
Regia
Ptolemy
Peres
John
James II
England
Giant crabs threaten coastal ecosystems and crops
A report describes the immense giant crab off Japan with ten foot nippers and a 22 foot spread that roams the sea floor. It notes West Indies crabs as heavy burrowers causing widespread damage to young coconuts and eggs, with 8 to 11 percent seedling loss in new clearings.
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Japan
West Indies
East Indies
What Did He Mean The Vicar Calls for Bold Fundraising
In a Sunday sermon the vicar acknowledged slow contributions but refused to despair. He stated that past efforts to raise funds had been honest and would be followed by a bold new push to secure the needed money.
Birthday Knife Exchange Conversation
The dialogue depicts a playful exchange about receiving a birthday knife. One party mentions a fancy 16-blade Birmingham knife with a corkscrew, while the other refers to a simple old fashioned knife with 106 corkscrews and a single blade, all occurring in a courtroom setting.
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Bludgood
Blugrauss
Unseasonable Summer Day Quips From London Humorist
A boy asks his mother if he may go out to see a fire on a sweltering day. The mother dismisses the idea saying there could be no fire on such a day, reflecting London humor of the era.
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London
Husband Demands Return of Fifty Dollars
A quarrel over funds includes Mr Pester asking what happened to the fifty dollars. His wife replies she spent it on a gold mesh purse and asks for more money to keep it.
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Pester
Gion Band From Wichita At Legion Convention
The American Legion band of Wichita Kansas represented the State at the national convention in San Francisco. The 45 member ensemble, organized in 1922, won seventh place and received 1500 from the state treasury to cover convention travel costs.
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American Legion Band of
Wichita Kan
Service Mens Association
San Francisco
Legion
New Orleans
Wichita
Lester Weatherwax
Three Hundred and
Forts First Field Artillery
Lyceum
Hautauqua
Richard Hardy
Dixie Portland Cement Company
Richard City
Tenn
Amerian
Cement Compny
Marion Post No 62
Mr Hardy
Legion Post
Legion post formed on reservation by Chippewa veterans
A World War era American Legion post composed entirely of Chippewa Indians has been formed on the reservation after a reverse. National Commander Alan Owlsley was made a chieftan during a Wisconsin Legion convention visit. Beauf ting Bird, the Legion official, is noted as giving the honor to the tribe's famed orator, claimed to be the first white man so honored.
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American Legion
Wise
Alain Owsley
Wisconsin
Legion
Bird
Legion Parkway 155 Feet Wide In Trachton Mass
The 155 foot wide American Legion parkway in Trachton Mass is among the nation’s widest cement thoroughfares. It replaces a residential section and offers parking for hundreds of autos. The parkway honors the Legion for World War service.
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Legion
Trachton
Mass
American Legion Park
Yale Professor Describes Ancient Egyptian Wood Types
Prof S J Record of Yale analyzes woods used by ancient Egyptians from 2900 to 1200 B C He notes cedar cypress yew sycamore tamarisk and alder among others and explains preservation from dry climate and identification methods based on microscopic cell structure.
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S. J. Record
Yale University
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Mr. Record
Record
Lebanon
Christ
Nephthya
Meir
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Egypt
American Forestry Magazine
Seventy year old twins complete Australia crossing thrice
Two explorers aged seventy, twins, span 6000 miles across Australia in 667 days using three cars. They travel from south to north and back, noting vast remote stretches with no sign of man or beast. Captain Willie defends past debates on Australia’s emptiness while Mr. McCallum lauds fertile interior to excess and highlights potential irrigation rivers. They stress need for a direct north south transcontinental railway to unlock land development.
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Australia
Willie
Lord
Boy cuffed for scratching paint on motor car
A boy who scratched a stationary car’s paint was soundly cuffed by the owner. A crowd gathered as the boy’s father demanded to know who struck his son. The motorist calmly admitted the blow and warned of a further beating at home.
Study Scouting by Mail Expands Global Leader Training
Columbia University extension department and Boy Scouts of America publish a home study course in scoutmastership. In one year 204 leaders enrolled from all states plus Hawaii Australia China and India. Courses include handbook study and technique booklets with instructor guidance, improving discipline tests and patrol leadership. Contact Home Study Department Columbia University New York City.
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Columbia University
Department of Education
Boy Scouts of America
Hawaii
Australia
China
India
Hig
Home Study
West One Hundred and Seventeenth Street
New York City
Albany Scout Rescues Deaf Mute From River Currents
Fifteen year old Scout Glenn Bartcher of Albany Oregon saved a deaf mute man who was stricken with cramps while swimming in the Willamette river. The boy noticed the struggling swimmer and reached out securing a grip then pulled him toward shore as a heavy current dragged them downstream fifty feet before bringing the man safely to shore.
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Willamette River
Glenn Bartcher
Albany
Ore
Scouts Aims Emphasize Kindness and Rights of Others
The Anaconda Standard quotes scouts defining aims as developing honesty and square shooting, kindness, and respect for others, presenting these as fundamental principles of the organization.
Scout Merit Badges Outline Future Citizenship
Marlon Tribune notes that scout merit badges serve as testimonials of future good citizenship and of cleaner, stronger, and more courageous manhood in a reflection on scouting values.
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Marlon
Ind) Tribune
Lightning rods spark debate in old barn tale
A farmer recalls installing lightning rods on a new barn years ago after Bou dismissed their usefulness. The speaker muses that science advances and may even challenge gravity as progress brings a new electricity era.
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Countesses Bou
Honolulu Scouts Active in 5739 Hours of Community Service
Honolulu boy scouts logged 5 739 hours of service in five months and answered 26 calls in 36 days including aid to Near East Relief Red Cross YMCA Mooc A etary club and ROO TC.
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Honolulu
Boy Scouts
Near East Relief
Red Cross
Y “Mooc. A. Etary Club
ROO TC
Inaugural Echoes of Classical Heroes in Harrison Speech
The Kansas City Star notes William Henry Harrison opened his inauguration with a Roman consul reference and admired Plutarchs Lives. It credits Daniel Webster for steering the Classical allusions away, while Harrison kept the consul name but Webster’s name was later suppressed.
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William ‘Henry Harrison
Webster
Greece
Rome
United States
Republic
William Henry Harrison
Tippecanoe
Leonidas
Epaminondas
Hératius Cocles
Plutarch
Daniel Webster
Harrison
Webter
Miltiades
Marathon
Horatii
Quintus Curtius
Kansas City Star
How Dogs Got Their Names From History and Use
A dog fancier explains name origins for spaniels and terriers. The spaniel names trace to Spain Blenheim Palace and King Charles. Fox terriers acquired their label from hunting foxes by quartering burrows.
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Spain
Blenheim Palace
Duke of Marlborough
Heart of Palm Hearts Palm Tree Delicacy Across Trade
Jewelers seek rare gems as fashion shifts. Grocers source global delicacies for affluent tastes. The Heart of Palm, a palm heart from Reunion Island, appears in catalogs as a luxury vegetable replacing asparagus in salads. Each tree bears one heart, priced about $115 per tin.
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Tdodiste
Couer de Palmier
Reunion Islands
Bugs Drawn to Bright Lights at Hatchery Experiment
A hatchery in a Midwestern state tests electric light for feeding fish. An incandescent bulb by a pond attracts night flying bugs, guiding channel catfish to feast as more lights are added. Thousands of insects swarm around the bright rays on warm nights.
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Popular Mechanics
Expert's View on Imitation Mahogany Label Mix-Up
A green trimmer dissembles the instruction by placing imitation mahogany in a window and labeling it Sheraton. He instead marks it Fine Mahogany Sherman Sheridan, prompting an expert to note another Sheridan case about twenty miles away.
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Sheraton
Sheridan
Village Shoemaker Asked to Craft Deerhide Moccasins
A tourist asks the village shoemaker for a pair of deerskin moccasins for mountain trails. The shoemaker expresses no pattern but offers to try. The tourist replies he can obtain something titled the Last of the Mohlicans.
Moment of Confidence in Congress Speech
Senator Sorghum recalls feeling at ease during his first congressional speech. He says the talk was comfortable until subsequent comments arrived, noting the initial address was the most comfortable he ever made.
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Congress
Senator Sorghum
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Burton St
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Dorchester Mutual
Boston
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Usher Place
Bristol Neck
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Pierce Avenue
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Garfield Avenue
Freeborn
R. Cole
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