Expedition Reach Peiping After 8000 Mile Asian Trek
Ninety miles of Himalayan passes and high desert heat tempered the Citroen-Llaardt Trans Asia expedition as twelve of thirty travelers arrived in Peiping, completing an 8000 mile journey from Beyrouth. They faced landslides, ferry delays, brigand raids, and river crossings before reaching China's sacred thoroughfares and the famed Tatar city within Peiping.
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National Geographies Society
Washington, D. C
WNU Service
YTER
Citroen-Llaardt
Pelping
Clty
Beyrouth
Syria
Peiping
Asia
Asia Minor
India
Himalayan
Sinklang
Chinese Turkestan
Mongolia
Iraq
Persia
Afghanistan
Srinagar
Gilgit
Guigit
Sinkiang
Gilgutral
Nankow Pass
China
Liangchowfu
Ningsiafu
Yellow River
Chiese
Forbidden City
Son of Heaven
Middle Kingdom
Hands and palms reveal a legislator’s surprise
A voter recalls selecting a candidate who proved a disappointment after showing calloused tall-stained hands. The voter explains the hands suggested being one of the plain people, but the reality diverged as the man used those hands to catch his own car. The Washington Star reported the exchange.
Time heals all wounds but not beauty
Alice faces heartbreak as her aunt offers home truths on life. The aunt warns that time heals, but the girl quips that time is a poor beauty doctor, underscoring the vanity in seeking instant remedies.
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Alice
Hard on Shoes Walking Home Happiness for Girls
A lighthearted quip notes walking home preserves happiness for girls but warns about shoe wear on the sole. The line reflects everyday concerns with comfort and mood in a domestic vignette.
Modern youth seeks wealth to choose misery
In a brief exchange the father warns that wealth does not guarantee happiness, while the youth replies he does not expect happiness, only the means to select the least unhappy form of misery.
Expurgation Debate Over Homer Legacy Sparks Terse Exchange
A peace advocate presses for expurgation while acknowledging Homer’s early appeal. The dialogue sees a wary reader admit liking combat depictions but insist it should be purged. The exchange centers on literature ethics and censorship.
Horns on the cow and the cautious cluck of Willie
A child asks about a cow with two horns and whether she uses them to announce her approach, with the father explaining the horned animal and the child’s curiosity about sound and warning.
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Dad
Willie
Wedding Ring Gift Recalls Attendant’s Church Ceremony
Lucky Alice Little Marjorie describes attending her sister’s wedding. The account notes they went to church and, at the front, a ring was given away and Alice received it.
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Little Marjorie
Alice
Wife and husband clash over church outing and fur display
Dialogue notes a husband eager to show off new furs at church and a wife quipping that the gesture is to display a generous husband rather than for church. The exchange captures domestic humor in a Boston Transcript style.
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Boston Transcript
No Returns A Racing Man Invests In Oil Stock
A racing man was induced to invest in oil stock and later told a friend the venture was “left at the post” implying no progress or return from the investment.
Tax on income versus patience in marriage remark
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip contrasts income taxes with the toll on a wife’s patience. The cheerful man quips that small income isn’t taxed, while the gloomy reply argues patience taxed in marriage hurts the husband more than income taxes.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
No Trouble There Juryman Sir Excused From Jury Duty
A juror requests excusal due to single ear hearing impairment. The judge replies with a curt remark implying bias toward hearing only one side of a case. The exchange highlights a light courtroom moment regarding juror suitability.
Dog in City Struggles With Loss and Police Pressure
Fragmentary text shows a man speaking of loss and a police dog, with implied tension around street life and authority. The exact events and entities are unclear due to damaged wording.
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Wall Street
Tea harvest and tasting craft reshape world markets
The piece compares India China and Ceylon tea production trends, noting India output rising from 201 million to 404 million pounds between 1901 and 1928 while China exports fell by half. It describes tea processing from leaf to packing and shows a tea taster in a London street testing samples to grade quality.
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Africa
Nynasalanid
Kenya
India
Java
Sumatra
China
Ceylon
Mincing Lane
Postmaster General Urges Newspaper Ads to Boost Telephone Subscribership
Sir Kingley Wood of England announces a campaign to increase telephone subscribers. He addresses the Lewisham Chamber of Commerce and says newspapers are a key tool to attract new customers and retain existing ones despite strained resources.
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Kingley Wood
Ingland
Lewisham Chamber of Commerce
Designs in Light for Portrait Backgrounds
The portrait artist uses electric lights to project lamp rays onto plain backgrounds through foliage to create decorative light and shade effects. Decorators arrange shades over lamps to cast pretty light designs on walls and ceilings.
No title available in fragmentary memory
An elderly professor speaks of Christmas joy turning to sadness as a young man recalls a past gift of a diamond ring and ongoing debt from installments, reflecting on heartache tied to a marriage he hears of.
Bluejay captured with fishing tackle in Ocala yard
A bluejay was caught with fish ing tackle at Ocala Florida when I Tan sard practiced casting with a hookless line in his yard. The bird jumped at the weighted end and tangled itself up causing commotion before Hansard freed the bird.
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Ocala
Fla
Tansard
Hansard
Dr Pierce Pellets Laxative and Cathartic Ad
An advertisement endorses Dr Pierce's Pellets as best for liver, bowels and stomach. It claims one pellet serves as a laxative and three as a cathartic.
Language Shifts in Ireland After Free State Formation
About 1 percent of Ireland’s population speaks Gaelic only, 6 percent English only, and 13 percent use both languages. Since the Irish Free State was established Irish is taught in schools with aim of restoring it as the country’s vernacular.
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Ireland
Irish Free State
Historic Thomaston Station Tied to Gen Henry Knox Estate
The Maine Central railroad station at Thomaston Maine claims status as the oldest U S station. Built about 150 years ago as a dwelling it formed part of Montpelier the estate of Gen Henry Knox secretary of war and navy in Washingtons first cabinet.
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Maine Central Railroad
Thomaston
Maine
United States
Montpelier
Gen
Henry Knox
Navy
George Washington
Compatibility Friction Arises From Selfish Temperament
A quote notes inevitable clashes when selfishness exists showing how temperament incompatibility sparks conflict. It emphasizes personal flaws affecting relationships and harmony in groups. The remark frames behavior as the root cause rather than external pressures.
Umbrella Misadventure Stirs City Clerk’s Puzzlement
A fussy man admits losing an umbrella and asks the information clerk for help. The clerk probes the tale as the man confesses he only borrowed the item yesterday, leaving questions about the ownership and remedy.
Boy Rescued After 300 Foot Well Fall Near Decatur
At Decatur Alabama a two year old African American boy fell 300 feet into a deep water filled well. He escaped unharmed aside from shock and a chilling sight on a hot day before rescuers from the fire and police departments pulled him to safety.
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Decatur
Ala
Wilson
Ile
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