White Indian Boy Chepy Excels in Brockport School
Eleven year old Chepy from the San Blas region Panama adapts to life in Brockport New York after arriving less than a year ago. He knew no English and now thrives in class while making friends with Caucasian classmates. He was adopted by Mrs. R O Marsh wife of the explorer who brought White Indians to America last year and she plans to give him the same opportunities as her own children.
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San Blas
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Brockport
N. Y
R. O. Marsh
America
Chepu
Red River Valley Rich Region a Wheat Giant
The Red River of the North rises near Minnesota and flows north forming the North Dakota Minnesota boundary then through Manitoba to Lake Winnipeg. The valley is a top wheat region with rich soils from glacial deposits and Lake Agassiz. Water power on tributaries supports river navigation up to Lake Traverse and beyond to the Minnesota River.
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Red River
North
Louisiana
Lake
Minnesota
Mississippi
North Dakota
Manitoba
Lake Winnipeg
Duluth Herald
Lake Agassiz
Breckenridge
Minn
International Boundary Line
Unjustified Charge of Heartless Flirt Sparks Town Talk
In a playful, overheard exchange, a person claims to own nearly every heart in town while another protests the accusation. The quip highlights social rivalries and lighthearted dating humor within a local community.
Kinloch, Kinloch, Kinloch a Canadian General
General Sir David Kinloch was among the first volunteers in August 1914 at age fifty nine. He was known as a strict disciplinarian and a Scottish sergeant once rebuked him with a grim retort in a dugout in France. The sergeant warned that Kinloch would face grimmer promises in the war.
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Sir David Kinloch
David
France
Kinloch
Argentina Uses Eight Percent of Land for Cultivation
Argentina reports that less than 8 percent of its total land area, about 55 million acres, is under cultivation. Of this, 51 percent grows cereals such as wheat and corn, 86 percent is alfalfa, 9 percent in industrial crops flaxseed and others, with truck, fruit crops and tree plantings making up the remaining 4 percent.
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Argentina
Arctic quartz mill begins operation at Keno Yukon
A Dawson City dispatch reports the far north quartz mill of the Treadwell Yukon Company at Keno is now operating. The mine has enough ore to run at full capacity for over a year, processing about 100 tons daily.
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Treadwell-Yukon Company
Keno
Dawson City
Yukon Territory
Fear Air Travel Could Spread Plagues, Says Air Commodore
Air Commodore David Munro warned that expanding long distance flight could carry diseases into regions currently free of them. He cited yellow fever in India and sleeping sickness from Africa, noting air travel would complicate quarantine and sanitary frontiers.
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David Munro
British Air Service
Society of Medical Officers of Health
Munro
India
Africa
Shoppin Spat Over Pears Ends With Purchase
In a Springfield store a woman questioned alligator pears priced at five cents each. After a brief exchange the clerk offered better fruit from under the counter at 75 cents each. She bought a dozen, choosing the under-counter pears.
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Springfield
Boston
Cibe
Samy Lesitaney
Show More Spirit in Auctioneering Advice
An auctioneer scolds a trainee to show more spirit by opening wide and taking action. The assistant asks what is wrong and the coach insists on energetic, forceful selling as essential to the craft.
Unfair to Blame the Hotelkeeper Tale Remains Comic
Marmaduke of Truth recounts a Leicestershire fox hunter tale where Sir Richard claims a cold night in a hotel bed. The hotelkeeper defends himself noting the guest slept in the passage wearing a white necktie and lavender gloves, a humorous clash over comfort and blame.
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Marmaduke
Charles Jeringham
Leicestershire
Richard
Sir Richard
San Francisco
Argonaut
Gift From Patient Surprises Nurse At Indianapolis Hospital
A well to do patient left a hospital in Indianapolis a token of thanks for a nurse. The nurse learned that gifts were not banned. Days later she received a neatly wrapped box which proved to contain a toothbrush.
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Indianapolis
Samuel Plimsoll and the Ship Load Line Legend
The 19th century reformer Samuel Plimsoll fought unsafe coffin ships, wrote Our Seamen, and pushed the Merchant Shipping Act. His legacy endures in Plimsoll’s Mark and ongoing seafaring safety advocacy celebrated by mariners worldwide.
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England
Samuel Plimsoll
Plimsoll
Bristol
Plimson
Sure Pathway of Life Was Smooth for Them
Magistrate Jean Morris argues marital troubles stem from mental strain and economic stress, treatable by medical care, except for the idle rich whose conflicts are deemed hopeless. She notes a young idle rich bride who claims harmony with her husband despite mutual indifference.
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Jean Morris
New York
Morris
Record Log Production Sets BC 1924 High Mark
British Columbia logs surged to a record 2,549,700,181 feet in 1924 per the minister of lands. Sawlogs totaled 2,208,817,000 feet with 23,600,000 feet of poles and piling, 214,628 cords of various wood, and 3,736,619 railway ties, exceeding the next highest year by 28,000,000 feet.
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British Columbia
Every Little Bit Helps Mrs Commuter
A light exchange between commuters notes a playful disagreement over morning egg timing and sleep, reflecting a morning routine quip about daily habits.
Turkey promotes farming via new schools and allotments
The government expands agriculture by establishing Turkey wide agricultural schools, allocating land to demobilized soldiers, and distributing seeds and modern equipment to farmers to boost production.
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Turkey
Lions Attack During Livingstone Film Shoot in Africa
Four lions attacked a film crew in South Africa while filming the life of explorer David Livingstone. The crew fought their way to safety after the assault halted production.
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David Livingstone
South Africa
Humorous Snore Cure Story From a Doctor's Desk
A Los Angeles Times anecdote about Dr. George Martyn and a patient seeking snoring relief. The patient quips that the true problem is not his wife but disturbing the entire congregation, illustrating the comic side of a physician's demanding life.
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Angeleno
George Martyn
Los Angeles Times
Eczema Cure Advertisement From Brunor Chemical Co
An advertisement promises a free full size jar of VIEX eczema remedy with full details provided by mail. It asserts no charge unless the user is satisfied and directs readers to send name and address to Brunor Chemical Co Box 544 Atlanta GA.
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Medicene
Arugeisia
BR OT Obenesi & Co
Poledo
Chio
Brunor Chemical CO
Atlanta, GA
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