World news briefs touch global reparations talk
A week of world news notes the U S decision to abstain from a reparations conference due to Poincare and Ludendorff influence in Germany. It covers German political turmoil in Bavaria, Allied control questions, and U S bank branch rulings alongside other international events and incidents.
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Igomier
Poincare
Berfin
Allied Military Control Commission
Germany
France
Alberta Grasshopper Campaign Saved Farm Crops In 1922
The Alberta government and communities spent over $512,000 on a grasshopper campaign that saved about $29 million in crops. Municipalities bore $257,040 of the cost with the balance by the provincial government. The effort used education, pamphlets, meetings, and bait mixtures of bran sawdust salt molasses and arsenic applied at dawn to minimize stock losses.
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Alberta
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Montana
Dining chatter over mistaken identities at the restaurant
In a Boston Globe disguise scene two men discuss a passerby who is misidentified as James R. Smith from Peoria. The stranger real name Howard R. Jones from Springfield, Mass. The supposed gain of $200,000 is corrected to $20,000 and a loss.
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Frank G. Nash
al Spencer
Okesa
Sierra Blanca
Tex
James R. Smith
Peoria
Howard R. Jones
Ants and elephants mix up a tall tale in London Tit-Bits
A London crowd spins a jest about giant ants, claiming West coast ants with horn lances rival Far East beasts of burden trained by natives. The punchline has them answering a shocked question by calling the ants elephants.
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Far East
London
Restoring Mirror Frames With Ribbon And Silk
Old Mirror Frames Made New. When frames become scratched or tarnished they may be dressed anew with ribbon or silk that harmonizes with the room. Brocaded metallic ribbons and shirred silk prove especially effective for a stylish refresh.
Childish Wisdom From Sierra Madre Echoes In Yard
Vera quips to her aunt as a baby plays nearby while a dolly is being mended. The remark highlights a playful, domestic snapshot from Sierra Madre reported by the Los Angeles Times.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Glendale
Monrovia
Sierra Madre
Vera
Los Angeles Times
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