Speed kings and premier reinsman at Eastern States Exposition
The Eastern States Exposition in Springfield Mass runs Sept 14 to 20 with afternoon events on the half mile oval before the grandstand. Harness racing Monday to Thursday and dirt track speed racing Friday and Saturday feature sizable purses and strong fields. Auto racing includes famed drivers Sig Haugdahl and Miss Elfreda Mais among entrants.
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Springfield
Mass
International Motor Contest Association
Sig Haugdahl
Elfreda Mais
America
True Words and the Smile Principle in Pennsylvania Grit
A short morale note urges keeping a pleasant demeanor despite troubles. It promotes smiling to attract sympathy and assistance, citing the proverb Smile, and the world smiles with you.
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Pennsylvania
Ban on Smoking Aims at Forest Reserves
Washington becomes the first state to ban tourists from smoking in forest reserves. Sponsors say most wilderness fires are directly traceable to careless smokers as the order takes effect.
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Washington
Angels in Art and Tradition Through the Sepulchre Visitation
The text discusses how descriptions of angels were handed down by believers and notes the angel at the sepulchre described as clothed in white. It concludes that depictions of angels are imaginative, reflecting each artist's view of beauty.
Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and Cotton Mather
The Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692 caused twenty deaths nineteen hanged and one pressed to death. After a harsh reaction three more were condemned in January 1693 but no executions occurred and detainees were released. Cotton Mather is blamed for fueling the frenzy through zeal and accusations.
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Salem
Mass
Cotton Mather
Origin of Mule Foot Hogs
The mule foot hog is a very ancient breed likely native to Africa. Linnaeus, the Swedish naturalist, classified them as a distinct breed about two centuries ago. Darwin described them in 1859 and noted their presence in Scotland. The breed established in America in 1908 with the formation of the National Mulefoot Hog Association.
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Africa
Linnaeeus
Darwin
Scotland
America
National
Exposition Week to Feature Music and Fireworks Spectacles
The Eastern States Exposition schedules a full music and vaudeville lineup from September 14 to 20. Highlights include Tokyo fireworks and earthquake pageants by Theatle-Dufield Fireworks, outdoor vaudeville, and performances by Leonard Stroud & Co and John Robinson’s elephants.
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Springfield
Mags
Obaun Ant Tee
Tokyo
Theatle-Dufield Fireworks Company
Chicago
Leonard Stroud & Co
Stroud
Madison Square Garden
New York
John R. Agee
Ringling Brothers
John Robinson
Elephants
Flying Floyds
Fords
Wilson & Co
104Th Infantry Band
Coliseum
Sprinfield Municipal Orchestra
MacDowell
Roy G. Smith
Scotch Highlander Band
St. Augustine
Fla
Smith
Highlanders
Twins Rare Among Indians at Passamaquoty Border
Report from Detroit News notes two five year old twin girls born to William Soccoble of the Passamaquotcidy tribe near Portland Maine. It marks the first twin birth in 156 years of Passamaquotboddy settlement on the U S Canada border. The girls have been kept secluded to shield them from evil spirits.
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Passamaquotcidy
Portland
Detroit News
William Soccoble
United States
Canada
Woman's Sphere at Eastern States Exposition Home Department
The Eastern States Exposition in Springfield Massachusetts September 14 to 20 will feature a prominent Home Department led by Mrs Schuyler Herron of Boston. Exhibits include child welfare home economy cooking dress making canning gardening and women in business among others with many local and state organizations listed as co operating partners.
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Springfield
Mass
Woman's Exchange
Better Business Bureaus of
Massachusetts
Washburn Crosby Company
Women's Institute
North American Dye Corporation
Pilene’s
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Children’s Council
Professional and Business
Women's Cluir
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Massachusetts Federation of Women's Clubs
Ravings Banks
Girl Scouts
Councl
The
Exposition Home Department
Legend Behind Fort Chef Menteur Name
The fort known as Chef Menteur in Louisiana has a legend explaining its name. A Choctaw chief reputed for lying was exiled to an isthmus into Lake Pontchartrain, giving the place its French name meaning Lying Chief.
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Chef Menteur
Louisiana
Lake Pontchartrain
Chocolate's Spread Through Europe From Mexico to Courts
Chocolate arrived in Europe about four centuries ago with the Spaniards. France initially resisted but Anne of Austria popularized it with a morning cup, prompting court and city adoption as the habit spread.
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Europe
Mexico
France
Anne of
Austria
Early Roman water heater devices described
The first water heater dates to ancient Rome with the ahenum crude bronze kettle and a later focu lus. The bronze vessel used over open fire and a metal container heated by hot stones to warm water. This represents the Romans earliest cooling heating method.
Loaded cigar joke ends with tense exit in Detroit News
An insurance salesman, who does not smoke, received a practical joker's loaded cigar. He passed the cigar to a man about to sign a $10,000 policy. The cigar exploded like a bomb, prompting the indignant prospective customer to order him out. The salesman left with the unsigned policy.
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Detroit News
Japan's Fuji San Named Holy Mountain of Japan
The article explains why Mount Fuji earns the title holy mountain. Its beauty, alleged miracles, and numerous shrines along its slopes draw thousands of pilgrims annually to visit the peak.
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Japan
It's Always Something Sermon Sparks Radio Confusion
A witty exchange from a New York Sun and Globe item shows a clergyman asking how the audience received his sermon. The radio listener complains the issue is interference not theology, highlighting early broadcast misunderstandings.
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New York Sun and Globe
Washington Becomes First State To Ban Smoking In Public
The state imposes a pioneering prohibition on smoking in public spaces marking a bold health initiative. Officials cite reduced exposure to secondhand smoke and long term public health benefits as key goals.
Early Travels Collection by Richard Haklut
Archdeacon Richard Hakluyt of Westminster compiled the first English travel writings. In 1589 his collection titled The Principall Navigations, Voyages and Discoveries of the English Nation appeared.
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Richard Haklugt
Westminster
Mosquito Dust Fights Swamp In Louisiana
Paris-green dust sprayed by airplanes over the Mound Louisiana swamp proved highly effective against malaria carrying mosquitoes. Dust was spread over hard to reach wetland areas using Tripoli earth as a carrier.
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Mound
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Fall River Merchants Association
Police
Biers E. Enright
New -York
Sunset Productions
Kenneth McDonald
Marguerite Clayton
Joseph Dowling
Edith York
Frank Clark
Mrs
Carter Dehaven
William Steiner
Pete Morrison
Texas
Pat
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