Pacific May Get Main Battle Fleet
Washington reports a navy reorganization with a likely policy shift and a Pacific based main battleship fleet. New Atlantic and Pacific commanders named, ships redistributed, and Britain Japan naval policy linked. Harding eyes a potential Anglo American police arrangement for global waters.
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Waste in Building Army Camps Bared
Washington reports detail lavish expenditures and cost plus practices in early wartime Army camp construction. Investigators cite inefficient spending, graft, mismanagement, and prodigal budgeting at Camp Joseph E. Johnston Florida, with contractors feeding workers high priced seafood and goods as costs balloon.
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Amundsen Reaches Nome in Transit to Seattle
Roald Amundsen has arrived in Nome aboard the Maude after wintering off Cape Serge Siberia and plans to leave for Seattle on the first steamer. Repairs will tow the Maude to Seattle later this summer. Amundsen aims to continue polar drift efforts toward the North Pole. Greece Urged to Defer Offensive Amid Asia Minor Talks
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League Council Opens as Sweden Presents Claims
The League of Nations council held its first open session on Monday. Swedish socialist leader and former finance minister Hjallmar Branting presented Sweden's claims on Ukealana iedmace.
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Examination Papers Show Young Thinkers On Mythic Creatures
A school exam elicits ideas on centaurs, Gorgons, and the Minotaur. A boy defines centaurs as ancient cavalry and archery combined, while a Boston girl recalls the Minotaur as a large carnivorous bull living on tributes in a labyrinth. The Gorgons are described as three sisters with snakes for hair and fangs.
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Milk as Food and Common Misconceptions
A recent speaker to the American Pediatric Society argues against overreliance on milk for children aged 1 to 6, warning that prolonged exclusive use or excessive quantities with other foods can harm nutrition, and that boiling may reduce milk’s value.
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Boiled Wilk's Role in Germ Growth Sparks Dairy Debate
The article notes that Wilk is not a real breeding price for germs and that germ growth could be curbed by chilling milk or boiling it. It mentions increasing use of boiled Wilk and suggests many injuries from improper handling.
Lost Arizona canals fed ancient city and Phoenix core
The article describes vast canal networks through Arizona valleys, led by a Gila river tapping canal that supplied water to Casa Grande. It notes sand filled segments, traces of the Mericopa canal, and the persistence of ancient ruins and relics showing a long lived civilization surrounding Phoenix.
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Casa Grande
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Detroit News
Color and Light in Turner and Old Landscapes
George Clausen discusses how artists balance color and light by using a dark foreground element like a pine or brown tree. The technique heightens sky luminance and distance, guiding the viewer’s eye past foreground details to the scene’s true warmth and value.
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Gieorge Clausen
Two Poison Antidotes Define New Poison Treatment
An old method of administering an emetic is replaced by stomach lavage. The procedure is said to have advantages, requiring thorough stomach dusting and drinking water in close intervals until about 15 pints have been consumed. The text mentions animal der related details.
Historic Patent Flush Described for Poison Ingestion
A 19th century note explains using a stomach rinse to absorb poison and caution that it may substitute for antidotes, though users could still add standard antidotes to the irrigation water. The passage discusses practical limits and safety concerns of flushing remedies.
Holy Week Candle Ceremony at Sistine Chapel
In Rome during Holy Week a candle liturgy uses a 15 candle candlestick beside the epistle side of the altar. After each psalm a candle is extinguished by a candleer, and after the Benedictus the top candle is hidden and not shown until service end. Six altar candles die as prophets once did, symbols of death prior to Christ’s crucifixion.
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Rome
Christ
Dreaming of Arms and the Symbolic Fortunes in 1920s Headlines
A Chicago American item explains dream arm symbols as omens of fortune and distress, linking arm states to outcomes for kin and status. It notes that June 25 marks the final day to pay the 1920 taxes, framing the fiscal deadline within the same cultural thread.
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