Various Oddities and Scattered Facts from Antiquity to Modern Oddities
The text surveys diverse curiosities from Yale student expenses to shark uses and ancient Roman amusements. It notes a cemetery telephony experiment in Spain to prevent burial alive and odd discoveries like 400 five dollar gold pieces in a discarded can. Also mentions insect hearing in legs and a moving phantom pool near Kenfie hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Oakland
California
W Kenfie
South
Wiles
Kenfie Hill
Enjoy a Healthy Comfortable Old Age
An advertisement by Geo. M. Gosman Druggist promotes Foley Pills diuretic to maintain kidney action and prevent ailments tied to impaired kidney and bladder function. It asserts benefits for backache weakness rheumatic pains and overall health with guaranteed satisfaction and wide availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. M. Gosman
Adv
Logging the Financial Leaks That Take the Profits Out of Farming
A banker notes farm livelihoods in need of modernizing methods to cut losses. By analyzing farm records and using D.Hotis surveys, lenders assess going concerns, compare Farmer A and Farmer B, and stress diverse income, asset focus, and improved herd quality to safeguard loans and promote lasting agriculture.
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D.hotis
Shwe Dagon Pagoda Among Burmia’s Largest Structures
Rangoon’s Shwe Dagon Pagoda, the city’s tallest and most prominent temple, stands noted as the largest in Burmia. Its reported cost reaches five million dollars, and it reportedly spans ten to fifteen acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
Burmia
Global copper production exceeds metal output in two millennia
A historical comparison shows that world copper production over the last two decades surpasses the total mined in about 7,000 years of earlier history, highlighting a dramatic rise in output driven by demand for infrastructure and technology.
Airplanes Used to Move Dynamite to Canadian Mines
Canadian operations report using aircraft to shuttle dynamite to remote mining areas. The arrangement tightens logistics for blasting crews and ore extraction. Authorities monitor safety and regulatory compliance as flights transport explosive materials to multiple sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Men of Genius Fall Into Pessimistic Mood in Decline
A Kansas City Times piece recalls that writers like Lord Byron and John Ruskin faced sudden revulsions of feeling due to overwork and disillusion. Ruskin reportedly doubted religion and scrapped past writings, yet published notable works soon after, including Sesame and Lilies in 1868 and Praeterita in the late 1880s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Lyon
John Ruskin
Kansas City
Common Prayer Book Didn't Suit Occasion
A Sioux City climber turned Episcopalian after observing town trends. In a bookstore he reviews hymnals and liturgy. upon seeing the Book of Common Prayer he mockingly asks for something more selector, echoing a dismissive remark captured by the Minneapolis Tribune.
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E.G. Dewitt
New York
Sioux City
Silestman
Minneapolis Tribune
Moslem Pilgrim Rites and Sacred Sites
Pious Muslims on the Mecca pilgrimage visit Kasba the tomb of the prophet and the sacred spring Zem Zem. They dip two white shirts tied with strings into the spring, dry them in the mosque court, then lay them aside as burial garments. Zealots claim Zem Zem water shields the wearer from hellfire in judgment.
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Mevea
Kasba
Zem-Zem
Wagar
Ishmael
To End Church Debi Amos Skinner’s Fortune Scheme
Debi Amos Skinner boasts a new device to revolutionize church collections. He envisions a coin slots system with silver money filling velvet compartments and copper dropping into a Delhi marked tray.
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Amos Skinner
Jase
Skinner
Delhi
Chinese Legend of the Willow Plate Lovers
The tale centers on Li Chi the mandarin’s daughter and Chung the secretary whose elopement ends when pursuers threaten them. They hide in a gardener’s cottage then escape to the lovers’ home before gods transform them into turtle doves. The willow sheds its leaves as they flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Li Chi
Ool Chung
Sparrows Tamed City Pests by Eating Insects
Birds' food choices affect man as sparrows help control pests. The dropworm, once a shade-tree threat, is no longer a city pest thanks to sparrows. Entomologists credit these birds for reducing injurious insects they consume.
Shenandoah Flag Display Method Described
The procedure for displaying the American flag includes a curb hole plugged when unused and a flagstaff of 14 feet 6 inches with a base diameter of 1 54 inches. A weather proof flag 4 by 6 feet is raised and the flagstaffs are positioned near the curb line with a 122 foot separation.
Jackson social notes of Monday through Friday gatherings
Mrs Bovard from Helena solicits funds for the Florence Crittenden Home in Jackson. Visitors include Mrs Leverich and Miss Elveretta Langdorf. Several families host camping trips at Miners Lake and Dillon outings. A rain storm delayed baying operations, medical visits occur, and a Star car demonstration is noted.
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Stall
Dr. Stall
Prochnan
Miners Lake
Elveretta Langdorf
John Wenger
How World Travels on Rubber Wheels
The article notes that at year start the world had 27,650,257 automobiles with 22,137,334 owned in the United States. It states about 94 percent of world cars are American make, including Canadian factories and US cars assembled abroad, and one car for every five people in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Automotive Division
Department of Commerce
Uncle Sam
Global car ownership ratios and local demographics
The report lists vehicle ownership and gender ratios by region. Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Denmark show high car per person figures, while France, Japan and India vary widely. Juneau Alaska notes nine single men per single woman.
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Canada
New Zealand
Australia
Denmark
France
Japan
India
Juneau
Alaska
Special stockholders meeting of Great Western Development Co
Notice calls a special meeting of stockholders at the Dillon Montana office on August 27 at 9 am to consider a board approved resolution to increase capital stock from 500000 shares to 1000000 shares at par value one dollar. Secretary W J Cushing signs the notice dated July 27 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Western Development Company
East Bannack Street
Dillon
Montana
W. J. Cushing
Notice of Tax Deed Application in Beaverhead County
The holder will apply to the Beaverhead county treasurer on September 24, 1927 for a tax deed to West 1 of Section 22 Township 10 South Range 6 West containing 3820 acres in Beaverhead County Montana. Taxes due amount to 107.02 dollars plus interest and publication costs plus deed costs and all related charges. Dated July 30, 1927.
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Beaverhead County
Montana
Notice to Creditors Marmaduke Gist Estate Montana
In Beaverhead County Montana the district court handles the estate of Marmaduke Gist deceased. The administratrix Mary A. Gist requests creditors and all claimants to present their claims with vouchers within ten months from first publication at J. E. Kelly law office Dillon Montana. Dated July 9 127 Adv. 30-00.
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Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead
Marmaduke Gist
J. E. Kelly
Dillon
Mary A. Gist
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Cemetery of
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Porter’s Lodge
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American Bankers Association
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