Aliens Go To School for Citizenship Training
Night schools run by the bureau of naturalization in Washington aim to educate aliens seeking citizenship. Since the program began, more than 1.5 million citizenship candidates have been directed to classes, boosting contact and efficiency. In 1920, 5,549,185 aliens lived in the United States with 78,888 of unknown nationality.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Naturalization
Department of Labor
Department
United States
Clerks of Courts
America
MYSTIFIES MEDICAL MEN Harukich Nakamura Heals and Lifts Limbs
The article portrays Harukich Nakamura as a mysterious healer whose skill astonishes medical men. He reportedly cured infantile paralysis during an epidemic years ago and can move any muscle at will. He claims to suspend animation, halt pulse and heartbeat, and control body temperature.
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Harukich
Nakamura
Accidental Spill Leads to Moisture Proof Wood Coating
A handyman's spill of bronze liquid on an unfinished kitchen table top sparked Carlile P. Winslow at the Madison Wisconsin forest products laboratory to develop a bronze coating. The mix of cheap oil and aluminum powder proved moisture resistant for indoor use after the discovered drying of the bronze drip.
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Carlile P. Winslow
Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Wis
Corn Laws Enacted in Britain 1815 and Repeal
The corn laws of Great Britain were enacted in 1815 to protect native industry and tax consumers for producers. An Anti Corn Law League formed in 1889 to promote free trade. A potato crop failure in 1846 and poor harvest spurred repeal, closing ports to foreign grain and sparking riots and violence during passage.
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Britain
Great Britain
Ireland
England
Mental state affects watch accuracy say Grand Avenue jeweler
A Detroit jeweler notes that a watch’s accuracy reflects the owner’s mental and physical health. He explains watches can run fast or slow once in a pocket due to static electricity and states depressed or slow individuals may see their watch lag several minutes daily while energetic owners may report fast running watches.
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Grand Avenue
Detroit News
Design in Painting and the Precision of Masterworks
Kenyon Cox argues that masterful design leaves no room for accident with every detail fixed in form and size. He notes Raphael and Veronese works where altering a hair or ring would alter the entire character of the composition.
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Raphael
Veronese
Kenyon Cox
Silent Coal Thief Sought After 15 Tons Stolen
Police seek a coal thief believed to use a rubber shovel to move coal silently. Apartment residents report night thefts with no sound, including a haul of 15 tons from one building.
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New York
Matrimony Advice Dept Grants Certificates in Vienna
In Vienna 424 candidates for matrimony sought guidance at the new municipal department. Physicians issued certificates to 86 percent of applicants after their month of operation.
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Vienna
Austria
The Thimble In History and Its Odd Uses
The piece traces ancient thimbles from Roman Seneca days to later customs about inscribing keepsakes inside thimbles and their role as a token akin to engagement rings. It notes leather thimbles fell out due to needle prick risk and mentions the shell game as a later development.
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Seneca
Owls as Food Spark Magisterial Curiosity in Hong Kong
A hawker in Hong Kong faced a license charge for selling owls as food. The magistrate was surprised, and the court interpreter explained that owls are considered a delicacy in China during certain seasons and are often sold in markets.
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China
Hongkong
Father Rejects Suitor Over Foolish Plans
In a sharp exchange Christiasia Kartzateren quotes a father denying a young man's marriage proposal to his daughter. The father declares he will not accept a son-in-law who imagines marrying a girl without more sense, telling the suitor to leave.
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Christiasia Kartzateren
Cambridge City Public Library Tenth Anniversary Open House
The Cambridge City public library marked ten years with an Open House on June 30, hosting residents from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. The event featured floral decorations, a Provincetown scene, a cake with ten candles, and a register of guests. A July 1 mass meeting at Lincoln High School Auditorium included talks on the spiritual side of books and community support, led by Dr. J. J. Read Richmond.
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Public
Cambridge City
Jackson
Washington Townships
O. L. Callaway
Bea Swallow
Dorothy Perkins
Provincetown
Rudolph Laselle Coates
Olympus
Lincoln High School
J. J. Read Richmond
Abiram Boyd
I. J. L. Harmeier
Dr. Rea
Birthday library anniversary tribute notes contributors
The tenth birthday celebration of the library highlights cooperation from many groups. The church unified Sunday services, Cambridge City Tribune produced a special June 28 library number, and trustees and staff including Mrs. Oliver Stewart editor, J. J. L. Harmeler and musicians, Mrs. Oliver Wallace, Mrs. Catherine Ferguson, and Miss Eva Toms are thanked for their service.
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Church
Cambridge City Tribune
Tribune
Oliver Stewart
Jackson Township
J. J. L. Harmeler
Oliver Wallace
Catherine Ferguson
Eva Toms
Open House marks tenth birthday anniversary celebration
Throughout the day at the punch bowl and stage Mrs Abiram Boyd and her decorating committee along with Mrs O A Top pin who baked the cake and the Boy Scouts who sang contributed to the happy anniversary. Many thanks from librarian Mrs L M Thwedy.
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Abiram Boyd
O. A. Toppin
Boy Scouts
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