Danube Open to All Nations in Historic Internationalization
An overview from Washington by the National Geographic Society describes the Danube from Donaueschingen to the Black Sea as 1800 miles of history and changing fortunes. It notes the river as barrier and highway, European politics, and the Danube commission’s postwar influence on navigation and regional ties.
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Danube
Paris
National Geographic Society
Black Forest
Black Sea
Volga
Rhine
Thackeray and
Hood
Danube Commission
Ling
Vienna
Bralla
Hohenzollern Castle
Banke
Donaueschingen
Germany
Austria-Rungary
Prater
Bratislava
Czecho-Slovakia
Pressburg
Poszony
Budapest
Ministry of War
Hungary
Europe
Linz
Admiral Horthy
Franz Josef Quai
Belgrade
Montenegro
Greece
Kazan Dufila
Iron Gates
Rustehuk
Roumania
Wallachia
Dobrudja
Bessarabia
Bowle Ranks With Dempsey In Cockfighting Circles
Bowle, owned by Day Baldwin of Walnut Springs Texas, has earned 3400 in purse money from cockfighting bouts across the United States and Mexico, placing him among top fighters comparable to Dempsey in boxing and Hutchinson in golf.
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Bowle
Dempsey
Jock Hutchinson Ingolf
Day Baldwin
Walnut Springs
Tex
United States
Mexico
Big Feet Unable to Kill Rattlesnake in Vein
Dames Kiernan and N. Tusten nearly fought off a four foot rattlesnake before Kiernan finally stunned the reptile after failing to strike with his feet. The struggle left him exhausted yet he managed to finish the task.
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Dames Kiernan
Tusten
Kiernan
Mexico to save millions by cutting govt autos perks
The Mexican government plans to save over 1,000,000 annually by denying free gasoline tires repairs and garage service to government car users. Additional cuts include army officers buying gala uniforms and a 10 percent wage reduction for federal employees earning over five pesos daily. The measures, part of a thrift program ordered by the president, are to take effect soon.
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Mexico City
Too Many Women In Europe Berlin
A German expert Albin Michel cautions that Europe faces a surplus of women. He notes plans by a Bulgarian solon and a Colorado farmer to permit polygamy could affect marriage patterns in Germany, saying 0 to 40 percent of German women may remain without husbands as Europe’s female excess grows by about 15 million beyond men.
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Europe
Berlin
Germany
Albin Michel
New Model Needed for Butter Knife Difficulty
In a Morning Telegram item, a critic notes the butter knife fails in winter by not staying sharp, and in summer it lacks the spoon-like adaptability. The playful quip reflects frustrations with kitchen tool design and seasonal performance.
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Uniea Morning Telegram
Court martial clears soldier in shanghaied voyage tale
Earl Clark, a private in Company A MP at Panama Canal, was found not guilty of desertion after recounting a shanghaied voyage aboard the Kronprinsessan Margareta in 1920. He awoke aboard near Colon, endured guard, escape, and detainment through Manchester, London, and New York before reaching Fort Jay. A related wartime case at St Nazaire involved a Spanish-kidnapped soldier kept imprisoned in Spain before status was clarified.
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Governors Island
New York Harbor
Canal Zone
Atlantic
Earl Clark
West Virginia Mountain
Panama Canal Zone
Kronprinsessan Margareta
Colon
Clark
Stockholm
Canal
England
Manchester
London
New York
Fort Jay
St. Nazaire
Spain
Dual yellow fever theories mix bacterial and viral causes
Dr G Sampietto challenges the single-cause view of yellow fever. He argues both a bacterial agent and a possibly filterable virus contribute to the disease, with varying effects and forms. The fever's weakness in animals and early symptoms suggest a virus, while the germ Noguchi discovered may be insufficient alone. Dengue could arise as an attenuated form of the virus.
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G. Sampietto
Noguchi
Wanure
Nightly Time Gun Proposed In Calgary Budget
Calgary officials discuss a nightly time gun plan costing about 250 dollars per day. Military authors note that using spownd guns to wake children would be wasteful, estimating roughly seven thousand dollars yearly. The city considers cheaper alternatives.
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Calgary
Eity
Looking Forward Husband And Wife Dialogue Card
A brief dialogue exchange cites a husband and wife discussing a future mate and succession in a muted, domestic tone. The line hints at social expectations and personal plans within a marriage set against a Boston Transcript style.
Not So Alluring Critic Brander Mathews Tea Gag
Critic Brander Mathews at a Columbia tea quips that suggestion beats detail for vivid pictures. A preacher's ornate heaven description to a widow prompts her dry joke about his first wife reclaiming him in paradise.
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Brander Mathews
Columbia
Heaven
Paradise
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Deafness Relief
Catarrhal Deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube lining. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised as a constitutional remedy acting through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal hearing. Circulars free. all druggists. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Better Retire
A weary family head contemplates leaving work, citing statistics about hours needed to support the community. His friend questions the link, as the man reveals he is the sole worker among five in his family, implying he would need to work 25 hours daily if statistics were accurate.
Evolution of a Name in Wordplay Dialogue
A humorous exchange plays on names and etymology. A husband questions his wife Elizabeth while Peggy is revealed as a nickname. The dialogue links Pegas us to Pegasa and Pegasus, concluding with a pun that an immortal steed is an everlasting nag, prompting a reveal about the next room.
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Elizabeth
Peggy
Pegnasa
Pegasa
Pegasus
Correct English Teaching Child Says Excuse Me
A Franklin mother instructed her three year old son to avoid the word ain't. At dinner he quips that she must say excuse me instead, suggesting the correct phrasing with a puzzled but bright face. Indianapolis News.
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Franklin
Indianapolis News
Personal Exemption in Tax Debate Amid Shortage
A New York Sun excerpt shows Mr and Mrs Henpeck arguing over pay envelopes and a personal exemption claimed under income tax law. The exchange highlights a shortage and a quip about malice versus blunder, reflecting views on national progress driven by individual industry and energy.
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