Largest Buddha Statue Nearing Completion in Beppu Japan
The 80 foot Daibutsu is claimed as the world’s largest Buddha statue and nearing completion in Beppu. It cost about $50,000 as a gift from Wisaburo Okamoto and will be dedicated to the spirits of about a million Japanese citizens without relatives for funeral rites.
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Beppu
Japan
Wisaburo Okamoto
Fragmentary Note Reveals Poet Trade Inspire Disappointment
A garbled OCR passage references poet Heile, Lemor, and Alexandre Wells in a murky trade tale. It notes paralysis, a visitor, and an offer that allegedly succeeded with quirky dialogue about fleas and a claim of “you see, Alexandre Wells.”
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Heile
Lewis Wrewne
Tyall
Alexandre Wells
Fragmentary line hints at a self-described wrongdoing in America
The readable fragment mentions a person accusing themselves of cheating others and notes the phrase one harmed most. The garbled OCR text references a magazine and American context but lacks clear names, dates, or places to identify a specific event.
Four Wolinski Brothers Celebrate Shared Birthdays
In Toledo Ohio Mr and Mrs Stanley Wolinski observe the birthdays of their four sons Edward Albin Clarence and Stanley Jr ages nineteen seventeen fifteen and thirteen The family notes the growing cake count and cost as the boys age and resolve to bake four separate cakes to mark each birthday in coming years.
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Toledo
Ohio
Stanley Wolinski
Edward
Albin
Clarence Fifteon
Stanley
Wen
Clarence
Stanley, Jr
Mrs. K Kolinski
Painless Leprosy Treatment Shown at National Leprosarium
A new cihaulmoogra oil and benzocaine mix allows leprosy patients at the national leprosarium to receive treatment with minimal pain. Dr. Frederick A. Johansen reports 24 lepers treated with the method, noting it provides a uniform oil dose over time and reduces discomfort.
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Carville, Law
Frederick A. Johansen
United States Public Health Service
Doctor Johansen
Rattlesnake Hunters Develop New Trade
In San Angelo Texas workers in west Texas oil fields shift from dynamite to snakeskin hunting after fashion elevates the reptile to a commercial asset. Men drag snakes from dens with hooked poles, skin them, sun dry the hides, and ship them to shoe centers, boosting income amid oil slump. Several hundred rattlesnakes have been found in a single den.
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San Angelo
Texas
West Texas
Supreme Salesmanship in a Book Trade Tale
A Regina Leader tale shows a traveler offering a dictionary after a businessman dismisses travel in books. The comic exchange centers on words and contempt, highlighting the value of language as a sales tool in a brisk, clever vignette.
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Regina
Voltaire Dialogues Found In Forgotten Papers
Leon Treich uncovers verbatim Vas contrived exchanges from Voltaire. In a pair of translations he recalls a post Oedipus quip about social rank and a Ramond visit where Voltaire jokes about eighty three ailments, pious authors, and profiting from the Fathers.
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Voltaire
Leon Treich
Monsieur Voltaire
Ramond
Monsieur
Humble Seaweed Put to Commercial Uses
A historic note describes seaweed’s potential as a source of algin and alginates. Algin, a starch like gum substitute, offers superior viscosity and practical advantages for sizing fabrics, dyeing, paper coating, and finishing. Seaweed also provides iodine.
The Microtome Instrument For Precise Slices
An instrument called the microtome enables scientists to cut microscopic specimen slices with a thickness of one micron. It is used in preparing samples for examination and may require freezing or alcohol cooling to prevent material from sticking to the knife.
Strong Man From Norway on Orpheum Circuit
The strongman from Norway known for smashing paving stones with a sledgehammer on his wife’s head was booked on the Orpheum circuit. His act shifted to small-time engagements with four to five shows daily before he canceled his contract amid jokes about his wife’s headaches and “fallen aches.”
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Norway
Orpheum
New York Graphic
Oh Henry Moment at Office Telephone Call
In Mary’s first week as a stenographer she imitates older staff by using first names for salesmen. She answers the phone with Oh Henry and the big boss speaks to his wife, creating an awkward moment in the office.
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Mary
Magic Casements and the Charm of Casements
A reflective note from Your Home Magazine on the allure of casements as windows. The text contrasts casements and sliding sashes, marveling at hinges that swing open fully and the poetry tied to the word window.
Rings of Many Kinds Figure at Weddings
A New York Times collection notes various improvised wedding rings, from a bridesmaid weaving hair into a ring at a London ceremony, to a monocle frame replacing a lost ring in Lancashire. It cites a leather ring, an umbrella rubber token, a gloved cut, and even a swallowed ring from a tug captain as examples of resourceful substitutions in bridal moments.
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London
Lancashire
New York Times
Full Dress Surprise Roams Boston Office
A young Boston businessman, worn to a full dress suit after a country overnight stay, returns to work in formal attire. A grandmother, mistaking the pile of clothes for her son’s, sends the suit to the tailor while others think the guest’s garments were sent to the wash.
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Boston
Grandma
Toston Globe
Formation of Petroleum
The geological survey states the organic theory is most accepted for petroleum origin. Crude paraffin base petroleum forms from vegetable debris while asphaltic base petroleum forms from organic matter with much animal content. Both bases yield similar products except asphalt only yields asphalt and paraffin wax. Paraffinaceous petroleum contains more kerosene and gasoline than asphaltic petroleum.
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Geological Survey
Plant calories and plant food prompt city shopping
Jack and his mother travel into the city for a shopping trip. The boy notices a seed store and urges getting plant food for house plants that look unhealthy. The scene centers on a city bus ride and a practical errand to improve houseplants.
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Jack
Mussolini Runs Second in New Haven Campus Opinion
Yale seniors rate Mussolini as the second biggest living world figure in New Haven. The description notes his middle name matches that of a famous Roman emperor and calls him a flyer in the caption context.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Mussolini
Circle of Sisterhood formed to aid unmarried women in Sioux City
Sioux City residents organize the Circle of Sisterhood to assist single women and widows as they enter the business world, cope with sorrow, and plan homes and trips. Dr. Georgia Bernard Brown is national president, Maude Ellen Lynch drives the effort, with chapters nationwide. Membership is open to unmarried women of good character. marriage ends membership. White and red symbolize purity and courage.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Maude Ellen Lynch
Georgia Bernard Brown
Natronal
Near East Relief reports 1.5 million lives saved in 12 years
The Near East Relief organization says in a congress report prepared by Charles Y. Vickery that 1.5 million lives have been saved, with 200,208 aided last year and 150,000 children sheltered in its orphanages from the Caucasus to Egypt. It notes 45,000 children placed in homes across at least a dozen countries and a financial summary showing expenditures over 105 million dollars.
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Near East
Washington
Congress
Charles Y. Vickery
Caucus Mountains
Egypt
Caspians
Aegian
Greece
Russia
Armenia
Syria
Palestine
Persia
Engineering Advance Shown in Big Exhibit
The Smithsonian Institution is assembling a large permanent exhibit on steam-power plant engineering occupying about 3,000 feet of museum floor space. It will showcase engines from ancient turbines to modern developments, including the Hornblower engine of 1755 and Col John Stevens’ 1803 boiler and 1825 locomotive water-tube boiler, with models from Wahcack, Wilcox, Stevens, Corliss, Ericsson, Gifford, Sellers and others.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Josiah Hornblower
Col
John Stevens
Wahcack, Wilcox
Stevens
Corliss
Ericsson
Gifford
Sellers
Wanted Ambitious Person To Sell Rawleigh Household Goods
WANTED Ambitious industrious white person to introduce and supply the Demand for Rawleigh Household Products. Good openings for you. Make sales of 150 to 600 dollars a month or more. Rawleigh Methods get business everywhere. No selling experience needed. We supply Sales and Advertised Literature and Service Methods. Profits increase every month. W T Rawleigh Co Dept GA 2863 Memphis Tenn.
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W. —T. Rawdleigh Co
Dept
Memphis
Enn
Bus Line Schedule for Dahlonega and Atlanta
Yabtonega and Atlanta Bus Line lists departures from Dahlonega at 7 30 A M and 4 P M with return trips from Atlanta at 7 30 A M and 4 P M East. Cars and careful drivers are noted at Princeton Hotel Bus Station 17 North Forsyth Street. See Fred Jones Dahlonega.
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Atlanta
Princeton
North Forsyth
Fred Jones
United States Establishes Full Time Ceremonial Office
The government creates a new ceremonial division within the Department of State with James D. Dunn as head. The agency handles arrangements for royal and foreign dignitary visits, ambassadorial appointments, diplomatic immunity, and international conference planning. It will clarify precedence at state functions and advise on formalities in Washington society.
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U. S
Washington
James D. Dunn
Mrp
Taper Gee Iy Ific Department of Tints
United States
White House
Senate
Sunday Tea at the Copley Plaza
Ellen Wilen plans a Sunday outing with her father George and mother away with the car. At the Copley Plaza hotel a polite waiter presents a large du jour menu as Ellen wants tea and an ice cream cone.
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New York
Ellen
George
Copley-Plaza
Ben
Eilen
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