Kentucky and Virginia Roots in Early Settlement
The piece traces Kentucky's origins from Virginia settlers, noting the Blue Grass region’s fertility and the absence of Indians for early pioneers. It cites Boone's Wilderness Road, Kentucky’s 1792 statehood, 13 electoral votes, and Civil War volunteer height advantages, attributed to regional lineage.
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Kentucky
Virginia
Blue Grass
Ohio
Clark
Indiana
Daniel Boone
Cumberland Gap
Kentnecky
New England
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
The Workingman's Hotels Aid Poor Laborer in Need
The Salvation Army runs 114 working man hotels worldwide with 60 in the U S Each bed costs from 6 to 25 cents and includes a bed locker and electric light Some locations offer coffee and rolls and all hotels honor requests from allied agencies Last year over 518 thousand beds were provided free with concerts and services also held in these facilities The Chicago house built three years ago is a six story palace with 611 rooms and modern amenities In total 1 496 million beds and 371 thousand meals have been supplied across these institutions
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Salvation Army
United States
Chicago
Furs No Mark of Riches Among Bucharest Cab Drivers
The poorest farmers in the Near East can afford astrakan collars and hats, yet cab drivers in Bucharest stand out as the most picturesque figures. They wear long plush garments lined with fur and high conical astrakan caps, giving a grand appearance that rivals Romanian officers. Some drivers are said to belong to a Russian religious sect that favors celibacy, a claim debated.
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Near East
America
Europe
Russia
Bucharest
Brown Coal Discovery Promises German Wealth
Germany bets on brown coal to revive fortunes with near surface deposits. Dredges extract the fuel since no shafts or heavy machinery needed. Although promising, brown coal offers about one third the heating value of hard coal, with more ash and water.
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Germany
Ethel Finds Paradise Through a Canary Caper
Ethel frets over her canary Dickie being disturbed by a downstairs bird. She meets Gilbert Watson who helps mute the rival chopper. The plan leads to a friendship and an ending that earns Ethel a new paradise with the bird and Watson.
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Ethel
Dickie
Rose
Pete
Gilbert Watson
Watson
Gilbert
Paradise
Made Job's Turkey Famous Expression Origin
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note traces the origin of the phrase as poor as Job's turkey. It recalls Job's trials in the Bible, the mistaken tale of a single feathered fowl, and how Halifax judge Haliburton popularized the line in Sam Slick stories, shaping a common idiom.
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Job
Turkey
Satan
Judge Haliburton
Nova Scotia
Sam Stick
Brer Rabbit
Cleveland Plain
April War Month Reflections and a Looming Evening
A flirtatious exchange on the terrace contrasts with a broader note that April has sparked major U.S. wars. The piece outlines several historic engagements from Lexington to World War I, all started in April or near April, highlighting the long link between the month and national conflict.
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United States
Lexington and Concord
Mass
Mexico
Fort Sumter
Spain
Congress
Germany
Sky scraper of the animal world Scotsmen cranes in London
Professor Keith calls the cranes a skyscraper pattern in London as many large Scotsmen appear. An architect notes an astonishing display of tall cranes in the city with one reaching about ninety feet and seven tons, radiating sixty to forty feet. The term Scotsmen is the crane trade name in London Post.
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Keith
Wan
London
London Post
Removing Tattoo Marks. Old Remedies Cited
A Chemical News correspondent reports methods to fade tattoo marks including Wosalve or pure animal fat rub, then potash and hydrochloric acid solutions. Other ideas use salicylate acid with glycerin, compress with paste and strewing plaster, eight days repeating steps, and removing dead skin before reapplying. An alleged simple method suggests tattooing over the marks with pure milk.
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The
Chemical News
Baltimore and Region Ferry Schedule Update
The Baltimore and Eastern Shore Ferry Line announces a supplemental timetable between Baltimore and the Eastern Shore for July 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 with departures from Bay Shore at 7:30 am 9:00 am 11:80 am 2:00 pm 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm and from Rock Hall at 7:30 pm 9:30 am 12:00 pm 2:00 pm 4:00 pm 6:30 pm. Normal service resumes after those dates.
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Baltimore
Eastern Shore
Bay Shore
Rock Hall
Baltimore & Eastern Shore Ferry Line
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Denton Journal
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Benji. H. Johnson
Melvin & Johnson
Jonathan Brace
the Workingman's Hotels
Roumania
Ethel’s
AleCrure
Ethel Darling
Ike Pete
Dickle
Win
Miss —Darling
Darling
Albert Watson
Miss Watson
Judge Halthurton
Luto Bers
Goodrich
Silvertown
Silvertown Cords
SII Bf
Ann
Skid Safety Iread
B. F. Goodridle Rubber Company
Akron, Ohio
Ford
USL
Den-Mar Mobile Company
Denton, Maryland
Nisi
Mary E. Moore
Mary Moore Parrish
Louise Parrish
Caroline County
A. D
James'l’, Earle
Lawrence B. Towers
True Tenetlawrence B.towers
State Employment Commission OF
Maryland
Annapolis
Cumberland
Frederick
Salisbury
Dean
Denton
F.C. Brown
Franklin Sr
Donn
Mr. Brown
Foster-Milburn Co
Mfrs
Bulfafo
N. Y
Market St
Wilmington, del
Journau
Concord
Goldsboro Bank
Luke McLuke
Cincinnati Enquirer
Goldsboro
Robert Jarrell, JR
Ace and
At Paint and Varnish
C. Leslie Walls
Western Maryland College
Westminster
A. Norman Ward
D. D
College Farm
Muryea
Altimore
Denton Vulcanizing Co
North Third Street
Den-Mar Mobile Co
Wesley Collegiate Institute
Feld
Henry G. Budd
Dover
Delaware
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