World's Largest Handwritten Bible Plans From England
The Bible Crusade aims to produce the world's largest Bible in 1921. Ten thousand to twelve thousand people will contribute by writing verses by hand, each signer confirming the Bible as God’s word. The volume, over five feet tall and eight feet wide, remains at University Press awaiting a special car to transport it for exhibition.
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Portland
England
University Press
Ite
America
When Vaseline Was Valuable
The article recalls a time when oil from Derbyshire and a famous Basin well near Edinburgh yielded notable quantities. Vaseline, once refined locally and sold as Balm of Sinai, fetched high prices, while today an ounce costs only a few cents.
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Derbyshire
Eng
St. Theriné’s
Edinburgh
Sinai
Luloid Window Shade Aids Draught Prevention
A new luloid window shade introduces reduced draughts while admitting light. It mounts on a standard shade roller with a stick passing through the lower end and attaches to the top of the frame like a regular shade. The transparent celluloid slightly obstructs the view and can be fitted into frame grooves to keep air from entering.
Power From Small Streams
A Department of Agriculture publication outlines electricity from small streams. The booklet, 20 pages, lists water power sources and associated plants, with sections by A. M. assistant chief mechanical engineer of the division of rural engineering, public roads, and others.
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Department of Agriculture
A. M
Caution Aired On Rush To Saghalien Ventures
The Yomiuri quotes Murakami, head of the Japanese fisheries bureau, warning that Saghalien is not open for rapid adventuring. Only serious, well positioned buyers with permits from the war office may pursue fishing rights, while forests, coal, oil potential exist. the region’s main output remains fisheries. An auction at Nikolaievsk followed army protection, with bidders required to prove expertise and good faith. The Yomiuri notes many reputable firms are holding back to avoid reputational risk amid a scramble for rights.
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Saghalien
Murakami
Fishery Bureau
Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Yomiuri
M. Murakami
War Office
Nikolaievsk
Saghanen
Japan
Holding Chemical Trade Official 1920 Exports Rise
In 1920 the United States kept its chemical and allied products trade near wartime highs despite war market losses. C P Hopkins notes exports exceeded 1918 values in almost all lines except munitions, driven by manufactured products while imports held their own with raw and partly manufactured goods for domestic industry.
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C. P. Hopkins
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Sea Lion Leather Hides to Enter World Market
Premier Oliver backs a plan to slaughter large numbers of British Columbia sea lions that consume about 50 pounds of fish daily. Hides from 2000 to 2500 pound animals would yield a tough rough leather used for gloves and saddles, with four hunters recently killing several hundred in Charlotte Islands, per Science American.
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British Columbia
Oliver
Charlotte Islands
Scientie American
Lotus Eaters and the Egyptian Lotus Drug Influence
The piece describes the lotus of Egypt as a historical symbol and a narcotic. Dried seeds reportedly produce effects like opium, causing users to forget obligations to society and family and drift into a dream world.
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Egypt
Diver Seeks Lost Machinery Case in New York River
A diver was sent down to locate a case of machinery that fell into the river. Reaching the bottom he asked for the case number, noting many cases lay at the riverbed. The piece also notes the large cargo losses during loading and unloading ships.
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New York
Popular Science Monthly
Mosquitoes Do Not Thrive in Stagnant Swamp Water
A Popular Science Monthly note reports experiments finding mosquitoes do not multiply in foul stagnant water. Larvae lose vigor and die near decomposed vegetation, possibly due to bacteria or gas buildup. Swamps are not to blame, and clearing them may harm.
Scouts Win Major Awards at World Jamboree in London
The American delegation of 301 Boy Scouts of America topped the world jamboree in London winning the principal group display prize the tortoise of perseverance and the fish of endeavor. They also took first in tribal displays marching band and boxing events. The Denver Boy Scout band led the grand International procession.
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Boy Scouts of America
Scouts of the World
London
Robert Baden-Powell
America
Sir Robert
Olympia
Buffalo
Bill
Denver
World Scouts
Scout Wins Austrian Flag in Army Essay Contest
Walter A. Helbig, 16, a Morris High School senior and Bronx Scout in Troop 140, won the district and Bronx Borough prizes in the Army essay contest. The district prize flag came from a Red Cross officer who brought it as a war trophy. the borough prize for his school is a silk American flag.
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Army Board of Adjudication
New York
Walter A. Helbig
Morris High School
Bronx
Red Cross
Scouts Turn Spare Time Into Signposts On Rural Roads
The Flandreau troop 8 D names and places guiding boards along nearby roads. Bellingham scouts fought cater pillars all season. In Portland Oregon over 2 000 scouts joined the Cleanup campaign and all but 24 were Portland Council members.
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Flandreau
Bellingham
Wash
Portland
Oregon
Portland Council of Boy Scouts
False Colors in the City Office Romance
Cecily, a shy country girl, finds new dress and courage via Mazie’s generosity. She winces at deceit behind an evening gown as Ormond Wells courts her, but a chance confidant, a fellow employee’s nephew, exposes shared honesty and a plan to spend time together beyond work.
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Cecily
Ormond Wells
Mazie
Eli
Maynard News Briefs Highlight Local Events and Games
Mrs William Carney completed a week of treatment at Deaconess hospital. Unity Circle will host a whist party at Odd Fellows hall May 2. Mrs O S Fowler returned from Washington where she attended the D A Congress. Arthur Sullivan and Glenn Swett chased trout near Hubardston today. Maynard Council K of C initiated six. Sheridan's orchestra booked for May social. Assabet Aerie F O E initiated twenty four. Men's Fraternal League Ladies Night at Congregational church May 10 features entertainment and refreshments. Maynard High School game with Hudson postponed due to rain. Townsend H B was to play this afternoon and Sacred Heart Academy visits next Saturday.
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William Carney
Unity Circle
S. C
Odd Fellows Hall
O. S. Fowler
Congress of the
D. A
Old Concord
Glenn Swett
Arthur Sullivan
Hubardston
Maynard Council
K. of C
Maynard H. S
Hudson
Townsend H
Sacred Heart Academy
Fifty Year Celebration Committee Discharged After Overspending
The Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration committee, meeting in the selectmen's room, discharged its accounts after overspending by 12 cents on a $1000.12 total. A report will be presented at the next town meeting. Gifts of thanks were recorded to local firms and individuals for support and services.
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Selectmen’s Room
Boston
W. A. Haynes Co
Gruber Bros
Albert Drechsler
Frank J. Demars
U. L
Congregational Church
Woman's Club
Arthur J. Coughlan
William H. Gutteridge
Frank E. Sanderson
Wallace Priest
Exams for Cadet From This Congressional District
Congressman Rogers announces an unofficial examination for West Point cadet candidates to be held at Lowell City Hall on May 14 at 9 a m. One cadet will be admitted July 1 1921. Open to bona fide residents of the fifth district aged 17 to under 22 on July 1 1921. First and second alternates named. Applicants must obtain a Rogers authorization card by May 7.
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Congressman Rogers
Coughlan
West Point Military Academy
City Hall
Lowell
Fifth Congressional District
Chester Walters Dies Suddenly in Pittsburg
Mr and Mrs Hiram Parkin received word from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania about the death of Chester Walters, husband of their daughter Grace who wed last July. No cause given, Parkins plan to depart today for the funeral in Pittsburg.
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Chester Walters
Hiram
Parkin
Pittsburg
Grace
Concord Junction Local Notes and Upcoming Events
Robert Prentiss drives a new Dodge. The town baseball team hosts Hudson on Saturday afternoon at the paygrounds urging community support. Harold Smith joins the U S Marines and sails to Paris Island Thursday. Hutchinson enters a Middleboro sanitarium for treatment. Concord Grange moves its meeting to the Armory on Waldenst Wednesday evening for supper. Ladies Auxiliary of Concord Grange meets May 10 at Mrs George Hunt’s home. For sale seven room cottage on Elm street with garden and hens yard, apply William Dickenson, Elm street 211.
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Robert Prentiss
Hudson
Harold Smith
U. S. Marines
Paris Island
Harry Hutchinson
Middleboro
Concord Grange
Armory
Waldenst
Town Hall
George Hunt
Elm St
William Dickenson
West Acton Residents Report Illness and Repairs
Mrs Lottie McClenathan was taken sick this weekend. S. R. Burroughs is slowly improving and able to sit on the piazza. Mr and Mrs R. B. Moore spent the first of the week in New York. Mr Allen is repairing the tenement.
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Lottie McClenathan
S. R. Burroughs
R. B. Moore
New York
Allen
Local Notes Include I O O F Degree Work and Town Movements
W. E. Whitcomb is noted in town records. Mrs A F Blanchard has improved from illness. Arthur Slack of Waltham visited Tuesday and may move back to town. Last Wednesday night twelve members of Acton Lodge I O O F attended first degree work by Maynard Lodge with assistance from Mr Benton of Cambridge. R G Baker is at O A Nowston’s home.
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W. E. Whitcomb
A. F. Blanchard
Arthur Slack
Waltham
Acton Lodge
Maynard Lodge
Benton
Cambridge
R. G. Baker
O. A
Nowston
Town Meeting May 2 At Acton Centre
The town warrant is posted with six articles for a town meeting at Acton Centre on Monday night.
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Acton Centre
Miss Jessie Brown Returns to School After Illness
Miss Jessie Brown has recovered from illness and surgery enough to move with a crutch. Teachers and pupils welcomed her back at school on Monday. Mr and Mrs S D McGovern of Burlington Vermont were guests during the week of Mr and Mrs John McClary. Mr McGovern is assistant superintendent of an insurance company in Burlington and was attending a convention in Boston.
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Jessie Brown
Garden Party Preparations Set by Help of Christians Church
A meeting formed committees to begin preparations for the church’s annual garden party to be held on church grounds in June.
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Help of Christians Church
Union Church Sermon Topics and Services
Rev Alfred Wheeler Stone will preach on Our Heavenly Guide Sunday morning. Communion will be observed Sunday afternoon at 4 o clock. Tuesday evening prayer meeting begins a study series The Cleansing of Prayer following Fosdick with The Naturalness of Prayer as the first topic.
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Alfred Wheeler Stone
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Whist for Acton A Successful Parish Benefit
A well attended whist party in Warnerhall supported the Acton table for Help of Christians parish. Proceeds go to the garden party fund. entertainment included parish orchestra, Rosebud quartet, piano solos, and songs. Prizes awarded to Alexander MacEachern, Daniel Sullivan, Eva Moreau, and William Reilly.
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Acton
Help of Christians Parish
Warnerhall
Rosebud
Cecelia Williams
Laura Curley
Mary Christian
Marian Hayes
Christian
Jeremiah Sheehan
Alexander MacEachern
Daniel Sullivan
Eva Moreau
William Reilly
For Sale Garden Transplants by Gus Velmont
For sale tomato pepper celery cauliflower cabbage strawberry and aster plants by Gus Velmont at 44 Belknap Street Concord.
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Gus Velmont
Belknapst
Concord
Waltz Returns to Ballroom Fashion Amid Nostalgia
The London Daily Mail notes a revival of the waltz blending gymnastic ease with sentiment. The piece cites Czar Alexander dancing it at Almack's in 1814 and mentions the Prince of Wales enjoying the dance today, signaling a new vogue.
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Alexander
Almack’s
Prince of Wales
London Daily Mail
Burbank Native of Massachusetts
Luther Burbank born in Lancaster Massachusetts on March 7 1849. He began experiments near Lunen ville Massachusetts at age 22. He moved in 1878 to Santa Rosa California to pursue ongoing research.
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Burbank
Massachusetts
Luther Burbank
Lancaster
Mass
Lunenville
New England
Mr. Burbank
Santa Rosa
Cal
Warner hall Party and Dance for Westvale Help of Christians
A novelty party and dance are set for Tuesday evening May 3 in Warner hall to benefit the Westvale table at the Help of Christians garden party. Proceeds support the charity and attendees are promised a good time.
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Warner Hall
Westvale
A Curious Jerusalem Guide In Chesterton's New Jerusalem
In G. K. Chesterton's New Jerusalem the narrator recalls a Jerusalem guide who, while not overtly holy or mercenary, speaks with gentle clarity about the Gospel. The guide treats the sacred story as straightforward truth, inviting a polite remonstrance rather than mockery. The narrator respects the guide, paying him as a respectful traveler would in his homeland.
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Jerusalnm
Westminster Abbey
Stratford On Avon
Jesus Christ
Joss Christ
Nebuchadnexzar
Welling
The
Wild dogs threaten sheep areas in far western Australia
London based Westminster Gazette reports from Broken Hill New South Wales where John Dane president of the West Darling Pastoralists Association warns of severe losses from wild dogs. He says if no action is taken sheep districts north of Broken Hill may switch to cattle. Government funding for fencing has stalled after a political change leaving western divisions exposed to a growing dog nuisance.
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Australia
London Westminster Gazette
Broken Hil
New South Wales
Broken Hill
John Dane
West Darling
Queensland
Western Vermin Board
Wilcania
Town Endures Terror of Dark Corner Kisser
The Petunia tavern landlord recalls a predatory figure nicknamed the Dark Corner Kisser who assaulted about forty nine women in dark corners. Fear spread among local women with Miss Lucretia Lanks Miss Arabella Flutters and Miss Twiny Thynn among those frightened as lingering shadows kept streets unsafe.
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Petunia
Lucretia Lanks
Arabella Flutters
Twiny Thynn
Kansas City Star
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Union Church
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Irving S. Marrs
Highland
Concord Jet
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