Peace and defense amid the Armistice memory
The article argues that peace with honor requires strong national defense. It recalls preparedness day demonstrations and Armistice Day celebrations, warning against disarmament and urging vigilance to defend constitutional rights and the Monroe Doctrine. It emphasizes unity, patriotism, and readiness to protect the nation for future generations.
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Pele
Annyone
Dece
Artvone
Belgium
Germany
United States
St Michael
Pershing
Fragmentary OCR Item From Historical Page
Readable lines show partial text about an earth related note with scattered letters and unclear context. No clear names dates places or events emerge from the fragment.
Admires Husbands and Wives Across Quiet Life
A Louisville Courier-Journal reflection notes many husbands admire their wives and many wives admire their husbands. The author asserts lack of personal knowledge does not prove these couples do not exist.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Garden tortoises misperceived helpers in gardens
Not for the Garden Land tortoises are often purchased by amateur gardeners under the mistaken impression that they will clear the garden of insect pests. They are really vegetarians with a special weakness for lettuce.
Knows Better in English County Court Quarrel Sparks Banter
A woman in an English county court scolds her husband with witty lines about quarrels. She asserts that both parties must start a quarrel, noting he has not dared to begin. The exchange shows sharp, humorous courtroom dialogue.
Power for Gold Mines Powers South African Industry
Power for gold mines drives modern industry in South Africa with 1 750 000 horsepower total for industrial use. about half is allocated to gold mining operations and related undertakings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Dance and life in Salish youth and infant customs
The excerpt describes Salish life focusing on a girl's lifelong joy in dance and social displays. It notes traditional female charm, contrasts with Polynesian stews, and outlines premodern infant care and beauty standards, including forehead and nose fattening and coconut milk feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fa Aaventure
Marquesas
Society Islands
Spices Demand Shaped Early Civilizations and Voyages
The article traces how spices commanded vast sums in ancient times, with Alaric paying 3000 pounds of pepper as ransom for Rome. It notes early dealers as the fraternity of pepper ers later the guild of grocers, and refers to peak trade around 10 million dollars annually. It mentions Columbus and Vasco da Gama seeking spice cargoes from the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaric the Goth
Rome
New York World
Fraternity of Pepperers
Guild of Grocers
Dayne
Portugal
Columbus
Vasco da Gama
India
Algol the Dark Star and Its Bright Companion
A London Tit-Bits report explains Algol as a binary system about two hundred million million miles away in Perseus. It hosts a bright and a dark star about a million miles in diameter each, two million miles apart, revolving so that the dark star eclipses the bright one, dimming the observed light. The piece notes many similar Algol type stars and that dark stars are detectable only by eclipsing light from brighter stars, leaving their true numbers unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perseus
London
My Aunt The Pawnbroker of Paris and Beyond
A World Traveler Magazine note describes the pawnbroker in France as “my aunt” with the state running the business. It cites Americans’ use of the shop during remittance delays, notes high volume, a shift away from workers to white-collar transients, and locates the shop on the “Hill of Piety” in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
World ‘Traveler Magazine
Franklin thrift and patenting a fireplace invention
The Kansas City Star notes Benjamin Franklin as thrifty yet not always, since he refused to patent his stove idea. An English inventor later patented the Franklin fireplace, altered it, and profited from sales, despite Franklin wishing the design be free to all.
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Benjamin Franklin
Kansas City Star
Fear Alligators Tail Threat Feared More Than Teeth
Alligator farms in southern states raise animals for hides used in shoes and leather goods. Keepers fear the tail most, as the tail strike often precedes the bite.
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Bristol
Sir Halli Caine
Paul Bern
Victor Seastron
Agoladwyn
LEB Bats
Goldwyng
Gosmopolita
Motion Itature
Pathe
Edna Murphy
Charles Parrott
Sidney de Grey
Leon Barry
Pathe News
Independent Pictures
Jack Livingston
Mary Wynn
al Ferguson
THE
James Hogg
Sir Walter Scott
Mirren
Tome Reed
Ree
Bill Booster
Very
Lonsdale Bakery Company
Saylesville
R. 1
R. I
Saylesville, R L
Grocer
Franklin’s Thrift
Fear Aligator
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST
William A. Doran
Bay View Ave
Dorchester Mutual
Boston
BE. L. Watson & CO
Weybosset Street
Providence
Everett West
Wood Street
Archie H. Rounds
Tel. Con
Union Street
Nursing Association
State Street
Kathleen Marksby
Hope St
Tel
Martha Graham
Charles M. Connery
Undertaker
Burton St
Freeborn
R. Cole
Edward F. Kearns
Constitution Street
Pearl Street
Telephone
William W. Franklin & Co
Wood St
Isaac
Garfield Avenue
MUNRO
E. W. Weaver
Pierce Avenue
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