New Era Opens in History of Our Northland
A vivid account of the 1920 four aeroplane flight from New York to Nome Alaska marking a new era in the far north. The Wrangell landing sparked holiday celebrations as the pilots and crew were feted. The feat linked the continent with Alaska via a rapid air route and opened the door to surveying and commercial air service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northland
New York
Polk
Great Britain
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Ocean
Oregon
Russia
Alaska
Far Northland
Aid Service
Army
Bt. Clair Street
Clifford OC
Edmond Henriques
Eric H. Nelson
Sergi
James Long
Joseph B. English
Nome
Hazleton
Dominion of Canada
Wrangell
Territory of Alaska
Serglef Island
Sergt. W. W. McLaughlin
Barrington Transportation Company
Hazel B
Wmilt
Hazelton
Lieut. Kirkpatrick
Street
Maribanka
Ruby
Wrage
Grant
Canadian Rockies
Wilds
United States
War Department
Candiana
Weather
Yukon River
Alnaka
the Sentinel
Baskatoon
Women in Egypt Gain Public School Interest
London report by Viscount Milner notes Egyptian women are increasingly involved in public affairs and education. He cites a shift from fatherly control to mothers visiting schools and discussing daughters’ progress, especially in larger towns. Education is seen as the driver of future educational development in Egypt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Viscount Milner
Egypt
Lady and Gentleman Obtain License to Wed in San Francisco
San Francisco reports the marriage license granted to Emer J Mott a fifty year old gentleman and Laura Galbraith a forty eight year old lady. Mott formerly worked in real estate in Rome New York and now plans to reside on the East Coast after a three month stay on the coast. Galbraith is described as a wealthy widow from Guelph Ontario Canada. The ceremony was recorded by Cupid Munson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Emer J. Mott
Laura
Galbraith
Cupid" Munson
Mott
Rome
N. Y
Guelph
Ontario
Canada
Russians Seize Finland Shelter Windows in Protest
Berlin reports Col BE W Ryan says only 185 of 781 Russian children from Vladivostok, landed at a Finnish port, may enter Russia. Children held in Finland until proper papers arrive. some vandalize a Helsingfors sanitarium in protest. America reportedly consumes ten times more black tea than green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Vladivostok
American Red Cross
Russia
BE. W. Ryan
Red Cross
Battic States
Paris
Finland
Wntil
Helsingfora
Kusaia
Modest Popular Lined Low Cost Home Design by Radford
William A. Radford promotes a modest three bedroom house with sleeping porch and ample ventilation. The frame structure rests on a rough faced block foundation with shingles, a wide front porch, and practical storage. the piece argues for more affordable homes to curb rent dependence and aid postwar stability.
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William A. Radford
Thia
Prairie Arenue
Chicago
Straw Ballot Discourse Across Times and Lands
The New York Evening Post calls the straw ballot a recurring malady in the United States that has spread from Key West to Puget Sound and Maine to California. It notes straw ballots appeared in ancient Rome during gladiatorial contests before thumbs were used as a substitute due to straw shortages in a legend-laden brief history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
America
Key West
Puget Sound
Maine
California
New York Evening Post
United States
Square House Plan with Dormers and Ventilated Rooms
The article describes a compact square house 28 by 30 feet with dormers and a front porch. On the first floor are living, dining, and kitchen areas with a small hall entry and pantry passage. Upstairs hold three bedrooms and a sleeping porch with ample light and ventilation. It notes the practicality and cost efficiency of this design and discusses windowed bedrooms for ventilation. It then shifts to a commentary on straw ballots and references to Pharaoh in Exodus, framing ballots as antiquated yet fashionable.
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Kitch
Mexico
Pharaoh
Webster
Women and the French Academy Admission Debate
A discussion over allowing women into the French Academy divides its Forty Immortals. Poincare backs admission, Bourget and Regnier oppose, Capus warns against it, Boutroux supports if the public desires, and Capus cites risks of ruin. Mme Garnier’s push could test old traditions and rule changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Poincare
M. Bourget
Academy
M. Emile Boutroux
M. Alfred Capus
M. Henri Regnier
Bibles by Weight in Rusell Russia Decree Weighs Reads
In Russia Bibles are sold by weight under a Lenine decree. An anti Christ to the Greek Orthodox church authored many books, yet he orders all books to be sold by weight. Scriptures are allowed in to some extent and the Bible society must account for pounds and ounces. On average 2,400 Bibles make a tan.
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Rusell
Russia
Lenine
Bible Society
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Clear Skin
A dated medical advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a treatment for skin blemishes. It contrasts cosmetic paints with a blood purifier that supposedly clears pimples and eruptions by improving blood supply and circulation, urging purchases from druggists or a 10 cent trial offer from Buffalo, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Medical Discovery
Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Mrs Hicks Relieved By Four Eatonic Tablets
Mrs Hicks reports relief from sour stomach after taking four Eatonic tablets. The ad claims Eatonic removes acidity and gases to ease indigestion, bloating, and reflux, with postmeal use preventing discomfort. A box is inexpensive under a druggist guarantee.
Railway Claim on Smooth Roadbed Sparks Traveler Quip
A grouchy traveler mocks a railway boast of the smoothest roadbed in the country. He asks about a drinking water test on the window sill and recalls a wary onlooker, reflecting a quip-filled Birmingham Age-Herald moment.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Spain Sees Lowest Daily Papers in Europe
Spain records the smallest number of daily newspapers among European nations, reflecting a tight press market and shifting reader habits as Havas media reports a restrained print sector across the continent.
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Ships of the Air
Columbus
Columbia Yacht Club
Havana
Cuba
Land of
Ice
Irving
Lieut
Erle H. Nelson
Sweden
Sergt
Australia
Robertson
Juneau
Kirkpatrick
New York Times
Gov. Riggs
Whitehorse
Dawson
Fairbanks
Women OF
PIALI
Woreo
Spain
European Country
Chesebrough
State Street
Mitchell
Mercer Graham
Inger-Goff Motors & Supply
Denver
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