Ancient California Indians Made Saws From Stone
James A. Barr collects 158 prehistoric Indian saws from central California. Most are black obsidian with some soapstone fragments likely used for skinning or fishing. Saws were chipped, ground, and sometimes serrated or notched. a tomb held 31 saws in a semicircle around a possibly wealthy chief or professional maker, with obsidian pieces nearby.
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Central
California
Columbus
America
James A. Barr
Goldfish in Freight Rates Challenge to Markets
A delegation of managers warns the Interstate Commerce Commission that a $20 per thousand rise in express rates threatens to close many markets to goldfish bred in Maryland ponds and shipped nationwide.
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Maryland
Eee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Front Door Scheme Reduces Confusion at Pittsfield Shop
A Pittsfield repair shop faced daily crowding as workers entered and exited. A plan required employees with a certain tenure to use the front door while newer workers used the rear door, boosting morale and easing entry.
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Pittsfield
Hoston Globe
Dr C L Barnwell 1920 Election Statement
Dr C L Barnwell declares opposition to the League of Nations and support for free speech free press and free assembly. He backs highway construction cooperative state aid for rural schools vocational and agricultural training and federal help in farming markets to ensure fair profit for farmers. Election Tuesday November 2 1920.
Ziron Iron Tonic Promises Restored Strength and Gain
A Jones Alabama resident, George W Lanier, reports using Ziron to recover from weakness and poor appetite. The advertisement touts Ziron as a mild iron tonic aiding those run down by overwork or illness with a claim of ten pounds gained in four months and a money back guarantee from druggists.
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George W.&. Lanier
Jones, Ala
No tempered copper exists say expert in New York
Walter C. Wyman of New York claims to own the finest prehistoric copper collection and a two foot long six pound specimen found at Houghton Michigan. He argues it was likely a chisel and cites silver particles as proof copper was never tempered. He asserts US prehistoric copper tools derive from older races and were made from float copper hammered into shape.
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Walter C. Wyman
New York City
Houghton
Mich
United States
Burglary Ethics Questioned in Light of Dark Lantern Motive
A columnist cites the saying it is right to expose wrongdoing and questions whether a burglar uses a dark lantern as a metaphor for deception. The piece debates morality and vigilantism in crime exposure.
Sentry Rebukes Civilians For Addressing Foch As Marshal
An elderly man in a general's uniform urged the Gare du Nord sentry to address Marshal Foch by name. The guard replied with formal restraint, noting that titles like Marshal must be used respectfully, not as casual honorifics.
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Foch
Gare du Nord
Spa
Marshal Foch
Marshal Caesar
Marshal
Napoleon
M. le Marechal
Proper Shade for the Eyes in Work Lighting
The article argues shading the eye rather than the lamp can improve conditions. It cautions against curved opaque eye shades with dark edges that distract the eye and darken the upper field, worsening glare on non glare surfaces and increasing glare where present.
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Cliss
Ward leader plans mirrors at polling places in primary
In a lively exchange a ward leader boasts of rallying feminine votes. The opponent questions the plan, noting rumors that polling places will hire mirrors to influence voters.
Japanese Riches Turn to Poverty as New Class Emerges
The article explains how Japanese grocery clerks and apprentices once earned fortunes, coining the term Nari kin nari for money. A shift replacing k with h yields nari hin meaning poor, illustrating a broad economic downturn that transformed the new rich into the new poor.
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Japan
Pigeons Once Extinct Reported Seen by Hunters
Four Massachusetts hunters testified to the state ornithologist that they spotted and identified a pair of passenger pigeons, a species once abundant but long vanished, prompting renewed interest in their possible rediscovery.
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Massachusetts
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Towed by Halibut Off Sisters Ledge
Uncle George Butler of Ellsworth Maine in his eightieth year hooked a halibut off Sisters ledge. He cast off his anchor rope with a toggle and sailed about the bay using the halibut for power. After some time the halibut tires, Butler hauls it in. the fish weighs 200 pounds.
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George Butler
Ellsworth
Sisters Ledge
George
There's a chance for rescue from female ailments
An old advertisement touts Stella Vitae as a guaranteed tonic for women, claiming it relieves back pain fatigue digestion and skin issues, improves blood and nerves, and promises dealers and refunds if it fails.
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Thacher
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Lipkin County
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