Odd Coincidences in Wrecks and the Ex-Kaiser Napoleon
The piece notes shipwreck coincidences involving the Romulus and Remus and a series of dec5ths with Hugh Williams as sole survivor. It ties a 59th year birth to the ex Kaiser’s end, cites the letter M in Napoleon’s career, and lists battles and figures named with Monts and Maros as symbolic milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Hugh Williams
Napoleon the Great
Napoleon the Little
Napoleon L
Maarboeuf
Marengo
Mortier
Moreau
Marat
Marie Louise
Moscow
Metternich
Montenotte
Mont St. Jean
Mont
Napoleon Bonaparte’s Fall and Key Allies
A compact portrait notes Napoleon IIs fall with aides and marshals sharing his fate at St Helena. Mentions Maitland, Montholon, Marmont, MacDonald, Murat, and 26 generals, plus his marriage to the countess Montijo and friend Morny. Highlights defeats at Mantua and Metz, and victories at Milan and Magenta footholds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martie
Milan
Marmont
Montesquieu
France
Malmaison
Maitland
St. Helena
Montholon
Marchand
Massena
Mortier
MacDonald
Murat
Moucey
Napoleon Iit
Montijo
Morny
Moreithe of
Montelimar
Malakoff
Mausellon Tower
Montebello
MacMahon
Magenta
Marignano
Viscount Bryce Walks Berkshire Hills as Pedestrian Example
An eighty two year old Viscount Bryce in the Berkshire hills walks instead of driving, praising daily walking as nature’s preferred locomotion. A Cincinnati Times-Star writer notes Americans are lacking in walking, favoring autos and front porches, and urges the nation to rethink exercise habits for health and digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viscount Bryce
Berkshire Hills
Cincinnati Times-Star
Berkshires
Lord Bryce
America
The Oldest Donkey and Other Asses In London Answers
A humorous note on donkeys aging, mentioning a Camberwell caster claiming his donkey is the oldest at forty years, and a Cromarty donkey noted for 106 years before dying from a kick. It contrasts with a man who wished to reach two hundred, calling him “an ass” in a witty aside.
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Sam Weller
Camberwell
Cromarty
London
Srrr
Charles Henry Meltzer
Europe
Forum
Igor Stravinsky
Bach
Berlioz
Paris
Stravinsky
Frogs Classified as Poultry by San Francisco Customs
In a humorous note from the San Francisco Chronicle a customs case considers live frogs. Lem Louie Wing imports two frogs from China for his niece in Chinatown and argues they could enter as birds, since frozen frogs are classified as poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Customs Service
Lem Louie Wing
China
Chinatown
Lem Louie
Customs House
United States
Cook
Irby
General Appraisal Board
Lem Loule
San Francisco Chronicle
Japanese and Americans in Life and Society
Atsushi Matsuzawa notes distinct Japanese and American life patterns. He contrasts practical American middle class life with a Japan seen as local and traditional, where rural origin shows in dress and speech and class marks persist from historic samurai to merchant.
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America
Japan
Atsushi Matsuzawa
Japan Advertiser
Tanlac Sold By Choteau Drug Company
Tanlac, the celebrated medicine, is now sold by the Choteau Drug Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Choteau ‘Drug ‘Company
Shwe Dagon Pagoda Visits and Buddhist Offerings
I visited the Shwe Dagon pagoda in Rangoon with Maung Hkin. We offered flowers and lighted tapers, then had gold leaf applied to our hands as a ritual act of merit. The shrine houses relics of four earthly Buddhas and stands as Burma’s renowned golden temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maung
Hkin
Shwe Dagon
Rangoon
Kawkathan
Gawnagong
China
Maung Hkin
Buddha
Burma
Asia Magazine
Young Jimmy a Philosopher in a Swedish Hospital
Seven year old Jimmy, hospitalized for a hand infection, escapes room to explore wards. He surprises a nurse by claiming knowledge of a patient’s death and a newborn in adjacent room, saying he read it on the report sheets and musing on life and loss.
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Jimmy
Kansas City Star
Fire colored sunset signals possible Gulf hurricane warning
A dramatic fire colored sunset, seen below the 85th parallel, may precede tropical storm activity over the Gulf Stream. The U S Weather Bureau notes that such a sunset could warn 24 to 48 hours before sea swell and cloud movements betray an approaching hurricane, acting as an early but rare indicator of storms forming from small diameters.
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North America
United States Weather Bureau
Gulf Stream
Duralumin Motor Boats Show Lightweight Strength
Duralumin boats offer extraordinary lightness with high strength. The aluminum alloy is lighter than aluminum itself and resistant to corrosion and temperature changes. A small lifeboat uses a 4 cylinder 14 horsepower engine to reach 11 knots, consuming about 9 1 4 pounds of gasoline per hour. A cabin cruiser measures 33 feet in length with a 7 1 2 foot beam and a 2 1 3 foot draft.
Passing the Buck in Youngstown Telegram Style
A brief vignette from Youngstown Telegram notes a kindly old woman and a boy sharing candy. A youthful horn player questions the gift and the exchange reveals a playful street scene with lingering moral undertone.
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Youngstown
Taking Desperate Chances with Cold Remedies
The piece warns that many people take chances with colds and neglect treatment. It notes each cold weakens lungs and lowers vitality, increasing risk of serious illness. It ends by promoting Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a famed cure.
Woman Finds Relief From Kidney Ailments With Doan's Pills
Mrs. J. B. Harris of Great Falls Montana reports severe back pain and bladder weakness due to kidney trouble eased by Doan's Kidney Pills. She says they reliably relieve her symptoms, allowing housework to continue. Price 60 cents at dealers. Fester Milburn Co. Buffalo New York markets the remedy.
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Doan
J. B. Harris
Great Falls
Mont
Dean
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Rinchester
Chateau Hardware Co
Harness Point Furniture
Montana Transfer Co
Harry Adams
Curley
Nelson
English Channel
Menat Straits
Pioneer Garage
W. P. von Schrilt
Er Tehieey
Shwe ‘Dagon
C.K. ‘Malone, Choteau
Choteau -Lumber
Rhode Island
C. W. Gray
Choteau
Farmington
Fairfield
L. BE
Avantha
Acantha
T. Ais Meagher
Leas
State Bank
Allen Gamble
Chateau
Ladies’ Guild
Scotte Bownes
Bloomfield
Beckman Bros
Odelling
Dept. C
Montana
Ford Sales
Cherrer
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