Muskegon Gladsign Reflects American Mood and Labor Woes
A broad essay observes Muskegon as a microcosm of midwestern strain. It notes a new city sign claiming "Muskegon, the glad city" amid factory decline, unemployment, and shrinking oil output. It links patriotism, Scouts, and the flag to national character, contrasting moral pride with crowding poverty and idle laborers.
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Makinaw
Mobile
Muskegon
Middlewest
Kalamazoo
Keokuk
Brunswick Talking Machine Factory
Norway
America
Nash
Ohio
Spirit of America
Even Gods Sometimes Laugh in a Hovel
A fragment hints at a child finding humor amid a sordid world and a flash of transfiguration. The line evokes irony that divinity can smile in dire settings, suggesting resilience and strange beauty in hardship.
Santa Claus Is Not Free For All Taxpayers
The piece argues that the public works program funded by the government imposes taxes on citizens. It warns that even the 30 percent outright grant must be funded by taxpayers and loans require higher tax levels. It urges cost-cutting and understanding that every citizen effectively pays for government gifts.
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Uncle Sam
Santa Claus
C M T C Camp Athletes Engage In Multiple Sports
At the C M T C camp 1089 boys participate in swimming boxing baseball and tennis each day. A trainer class studies life saving under James C W Clarke of the Indianapolis Red Cross. Tennis entries rise while inter company volleyball and baseball proceed and boxers train under Lt. Horton with several evenings set aside.
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Benj. Harrison
James C. W. Clarke
Indianapolis
the Red Cross
T. R. Horton
Elwood family dinner guests at Foust residence
Mr and Mrs Paul Hardebeck and daughter Aneta of Elwood visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs H H Foust and daughter, sharing a family meal in a local social gathering.
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Paul Hardebeck
Aneta
Elwood
H. H. Foust
Cowbird Eggs Foisted Upon Other Birds Described
The article explains cowbirds lay eggs in other birds nests and are raised by foster mothers. It likens them to roaming Gypsies and Romanians, notes their behavior with cattle pastures and sparrows, and contrasts the glossy black males with the slate brown females that camouflage into host nests.
King Solomon Second Judean Monarchy Ruler
King Solomon son of David ruled Judah from 974 to 937 B C. He is described as the second Judean monarch. The article discusses racial claims about Solomon, noting Ethiopian rulers trace descent from Solomon via Menelik and that Ethiopian aristocracy shows white lineage traits.
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Solomon
David
Israel
Palestine
Pathfinder Magazine
Ras Taffari
Abyssinia
Ethiopia
Egypt
Sheba
Menelek
Bird Eating Spiders At London Zoo Impress Visitors
The London zoo has acquired many large bird eating and other oversized spiders from Jamaica bound banana boats. Spiders six to eight inches long roam the ship holds and later at Regent's Park they wait for birds that never come. Some species bite severely and dozens die aboard ships for every specimen reaching the menagerie while the animals grow tame in keeper care.
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London Zoo
Jamaica
Regent’s Park
Mount Vernon Maintained by Ladies' Association
Mount Vernon is maintained by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union formed in 1853 by Miss Ann Pamela Cunningham to purchase the Mount Vernon estate as a permanent national shrine. Incorporated in 1856 the group raised 200000 dollars by subscription, gaining property in 1860 and later restoring buildings and returning Washington relics to Mount Vernon.
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Mount Vernon
Washingtons
Mohammedan Calendar and its 12 month rhythm
The Mohammedan calendar is a lunar system used since July 16, 622 AD. It began with the Hejira, the flight of Mohammed from Mecca to Medina, and years run 354 or 355 days. Each year retrogrades through seasons, completing a cycle in about 33 years. The 1300th year began Sunday, November 12, 1882. The year has 12 months of 29 and 30 days, with an extra day added in 11 of every 30 years.
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Mohammed
Mecca
Medina
Oldest Suspension Bridges Compared in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh
The Cincinnati suspension bridge over the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Covington claimed as the oldest in the United States. Plans began in 1846. completed in 1866. A Pittsburgh Allegheny River bridge began 1857 and finished 1860, with Cincinnati's being a single span and Pittsburgh's a double span.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Covington
United States
Allegheny River
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Daily Warning for Miners at South Wales Colliery
Workmen gather daily before descending to the diggings to hear warnings aimed at preventing accidents. Proprietors argue warning relieves responsibility, but repetition dulls the message. The talk lists common mine accidents and urges avoiding risky actions, beginning with leaving matches at the surface.
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South Wales
Relics of Vanished Race Unearthed in Transvaal
An amateur archaeologist near Johannesburg South Africa reports remarkable finds in northern Transvaal. Discoveries include new style sacrificial graves, a ceremonial altar with tiny stairways suitable for pygmies, an extensive irrigation network, remnants of a large dam, and an authentic mining tool used by Palabara copper miners.
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Johannnesburg
South Africa
Transvaal
Palabara
Muskrats Show Air-Breathing Tricks Under Ice
A Detroit News report from the Saginaw Rotary Club meeting describes muskrats on the Saginaw River as remarkably intelligent. Naturalist notes their habit of diving under ice, using a bubble of air formed from a prior breath to stay submerged and resurface for more air.
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Saginaw River
Saginaw
Remarkable Corn Varieties Reach Unusual Heights
The article notes corn lengths of 10 inches or more with ears up to 15 inches. Stalks vary by variety from 10 feet to over 20 feet, with reports of over 30 feet in the West Indies and tall specimens in rich river valleys.
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Omaha
West Indies
Initials on Early Coins Mark Moneyer Signatures
The text outlines coinage evolution from symbols to initials and then full names of moneyers between 217 and 197 B C. It notes the denarius becoming a global currency around 212 B C and the decline of large bronze coinage while small bronze issues persisted in southern Italian towns. Later bronze issues in 45 B C came from provincial governors under varied standards.
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B. C
Opportunity knocking for builders amid low costs
Property owners with plans to repair old structures or erect new ones should act now. With strong crop prices and rising public spending on bridges and roads, construction materials and labor appear plentiful, pushing unemployment and prices toward normalization. Investment in construction yields higher returns and aids future rental values.
Indiana Gross Income Tax Weighs School Levy Needs
Indianapolis July 28 Clarence A. Jackson director of the gross income tax division says early yield estimates are underway after the July 1 to 15 returns. He notes about 85 000 Hoosiers filed tax under ten dollars though not required, to aid an accurate annual yield figure for school funding.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Clarence A. Jackson
Jackson
Gross Income Tax Division
Great Wall of China Traces and Tales Across 1500 Miles
A feature on the Great Wall describing its ancient origins from Shi Huang Ti through the Ming expansion to 1547, its massive 25 foot base, towers every 100 yards, and its enduring presence beside traditional Chinese life including donkey work and mountain routes toward Shan Hai Kwan.
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Home Journal
China
Shi-Kwang-Ti
Kiangsu
Shan- Hai-Kwan
Skeleton Found At Shirley In Old Indian Mound Site
A human skull and bones including arm and finger bones were unearthed days ago by Jesse McAn ally and Thomas Fadley while digging a basement at Fadley's home in Shirley. The bones, part of an Indian skeleton, lay seven and a half feet deep in a grave at an old mound site attracting many visitors.
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Shirley
Jesse McAnally
Thomas Fadley
Fadley
Walker Family Heads North for Ten Day Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Walker and family left Monday morning for a ten day vacation up about Wa bash.
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Walter Walker
Wabash
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