Bearded Ladies Sighting Sparks Circus Letter Mail
Ringling Bros circus pressers report readers in California send letters hoping to grow beards like a bearded lady. Frank and Roland Butler note no genuine whiskers appear, while the freak tent previews rare Claussen bears and elephants. Braden, shaving daily, says no beard growth for impostors.
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Circus
Frank
Ubher
Roland Butler
Frank Wd
Eve
Co Tyn
Bantua
Braden
California
Amazing Mineral Remedy Claims for GEO MINERAL
Medical claims tout GEO-MINERAL as a universal cure for fatigue and mineral deficiencies. The ad cites 65 percent of adults over 35 affected and asserts dramatic benefits for rheumatism arthritis kidneys and digestion with a money back guarantee. It promotes Warm Springs Roosevelt Lourdes and ancient springs as inspiration and urges immediate purchase from a local drug store in E-Dothan Alabama.
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Nature
Hipocrates
Roosevelt
Georgia
Hick
Lourdes
France
Teece
Hercules
Jack Wright
Economy Drug Co
Anderson, S.C
Geo-Mineral
Dothan
Ala
Blakely School Lunchroom Named Among Georgia's Finest
Blakely Union School proudly hosts a debt free self supporting lunchroom with modern equipment including a nine foot sneeze rail and electric dishwasher. Dr Clara Hasslock lauded the lunchroom as the nicest she has seen in Georgia. About 400 to 500 students are fed daily with 750 free meals served in February. Menu items include Brunswick stew creamed potatoes field peas and fresh fruit.
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Blakely Union School
E. P. Jones
Lucile Williams
Crozier Batchelor
J. E. Williams
Ray Stewart
Amelia H. Barksdale
Blakely
Georgia
Clara Hasslock
Albany
Hasslock
Parent-Teacher Association
Ella Jones
Lucille Williams
Louise Barrett
Delia Marshall
Bearded Lady Becomes Backstage Laughingstock in Circus Chat
Beside the fire eater crowding jokes swirl about the bearded lady. Rouland Butler imagines a safer head near danger while Roland bristles at old bearded show lore. He recalls a past lineup of tall and short ladies with beards as they chose sideshow characters.
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Roland
Braden
New Blood Pressure Device Doubles as Lie Detector
A Wisconsin scientist unveils an automatic blood pressure recorder that also functions as a lie detector. Invented by Dr. Warren E. Gilson of the University of Wisconsin medical school, the device records arterial pressure on a moving graph while a second pen logs sound intensity via a telephone line. It offers flexible sampling intervals, reduces patient discomfort, and can operate without the clinician present. The machine suits operating rooms to monitor vitals and can be adapted for respiration charting and lie detection in rare cases.
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Warren E. Gilson
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Gilson
One-Armed Paperhanger Impresses Missionary Letter
The Rev. Fred Walker, formerly of Boston, writes from Mollins Chile about Don Angel who lost his left arm in an accident yet is a first-rate paperhanger. Walker notes Angel can also sew with one hand.
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Boston
Fred Walker
Mollins Chile
Don Angel
Walker
Angel Z
Maryland debates putting oystering in private hands
Conservationists say Maryland loses about 46 million dollars annually as oyster production falls from 15 million to 2.1 million bushels since the 1880s. State officials note vast untapped potential while a conservation commission urges private enterprise to lift the industry. Maryland remains unique in public ownership of its oyster grounds with only a fraction leased to private developers.
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Don Jennings
Baltimore
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
United States
Pri
Bowman commission backs private oyster farming to boost output
The Bowman commission urged Governor William Preston Lane Jr to favor private oyster farming over costly state plans. It argues private farming could restore production to former peaks with no state cost, while Tidewater lawmakers block leasing more grounds to private operators. The panel cites competition and quality gains as the key benefits.
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Vate Enterprise
Bowman Commission On Natural Resources
William Preston Lane, Jr
Bowmen Commission
Isaiah Bowman
Johns Hopkins University
Tidewater
Old Appraisal Shows Everything Remained
Middleboro Kentucky report details an 1819 estate appraisal for George Gibson. Listed items include household ware tools a rifle and molds a saddle and wheel plus two enslaved people valued at 20 and 2 respectively. The document records one enslaved woman who ran away and was not found.
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Middleboro
Middleboro Daily News
George Gibson
Public Oyster Fishery Faces Private Ownership Concerns
The article argues that broad participation in the current oyster fishery risks private concentration of ownership unless safeguards are adopted. It notes that continued expansion is hampered by illegal dredging that destroys seed and shell, hindering conservation efforts.
Gas Tank Made Safe, Gas Tank Safety Device
The National Safety Council reports a self extinguishing gasoline tank device perfected at Gary Indiana. A pressurized extinguisher reservoir is attached to the tank and held back by a diaphragm that breaks as soon as a fire starts.
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Safegary
Ind
National Safety Council
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