American Food Ship Rescues 18000 Orphans in Near East Action
Constantinople reports credit Charles V. Vickrey and Harold C. Jaquith for saving 18000 orphan children and seven American relief workers in Alexandropol, Armenia, during renewed fighting. Near East Relief had cared for over 64000 children and supplied food to more than 56000 in the region.
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Constantinople
Charles V. Vickrey
Near East Relief
Harold C. Jaquith
Alexandropol
Armenia
Near East Relief Organization
Transcaucasia
Near East Relief Saves 18000 Orphans in Caucasus
American relief workers refused to abandon Alexandropol as famine loomed in 1920. Charles V. Vickrey reported shipments of rice flour cornmeal and sugar would arrive by May to Batum, with further wheat flour from the Pacific coast. He credited ten million U.S. homes for funding and urged continued support through Cleveland Dodge at New York.
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America
Transcaucasian States
Caucasus
Armenia
Alexandropol
Charles V. Vickrey
The
Near East Relief
New York
New Orleans
Batum
Pacific Coast
Mr. Vickrey
United
Cleveland H. Dodge
Madison Avenue
New York City
Koka Seki pumice used in Japan for boilers and bars
Niijima islands off Idzu coast yield Koka Seki a durable pumice stone. Vice Consul H T Goodier notes its heat resistance to 1300 degrees C and potential for boiler linings safes and ice chests. Although used locally for centuries it is only recently marketed in Japan, with reinforced concrete barge building a prominent use.
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H. T. Goodier
Yokohama
Niijima Islands
New Islands
Idzu Peninsula
Tokyo
Niijima
Japan
Maeterlinck Loses a Pekinese Dog Case
Maurice Maeterlinck owned a Pekinese that Alaska the Eskimo dog injured badly. A Nice eye specialist operated without anesthesia, but the dog died under the knife. The physician seeks 600 francs, which Maeterlinck refuses to pay and the matter goes to court.
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Maeterlinck
Maurice Maeterlinck
Alaska
America
M. Maeterlinck
Nice
le Maitre
le Petit Parisien
Paris
Goldfield Discovery in Eastern Akim Promises Wealth
King Ofomatta, educated in Europe, has pushed laws to curb exploitation and led surveys that followed a colonial party’s diamond finds. Oforiatta reports gravel beneath a clay layer holds more goldbearing gravel, with over an acre excavated and indications of vast goldfields.
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Africa
Akim
Ofomatta
South Africa
Oforiatta
Well Known Voice Turns Trick In Telephone Call
A man recalls a playful deception where a familiar honeyed voice pretended to be his beloved causing embarrassment. He then learns a friend orchestrated the ruse to reveal personal feelings and recount the prank for weeks afterward.
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Chicago Tribune
Varieties of Honey and Their Effects
The article notes several honey types including rhododendron and azalea honey with narcotic effects, mountain laurel honey called calico bush, Maltese honey from Malta produced from orange blossoms, and Narbonne honey from rosemary and related plants in Europe.
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United States
Maltese
Malta
Europe
Narbonne
Timepiece Built to Last from Connecticut Clockmaker
A rare colonial clock by Samuel Terry made in 1784 in Connecticut has made multiple journeys across Ohio California and New England before settling in San Francisco. The heavy mahogany case features a landscape glass inset and its wooden mechanism marks a notable collection of colonial heirlooms.
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California
Pacific Coast
Samuel Terry
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Ohio
San Francisco
Oak in Hall of Fame N J Town Tree Seeks Honor
A 400 year old oak near Basking Ridge New Jersey seeks inclusion in the American Forestry Association Hall of Fame. The tree predates the 200 year old local church and has a girth of 15 feet 6 inches at six feet above ground. Nominees Miss Margaret Hitchcock Morristown and Mrs William D Baneker Basking Ridge advocate its historic status.
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Basking Ridge
N. J
New Jersey
Margaret Hitchcock
Morristown
William D. Baneker
American Forestry Association
The Medieval Home as a Poorly Furnished Stopgap
The piece argues that medieval homes, despite showy knightly displays and grand halls, were poorly designed and barely habitable with functional furniture lacking artistry. It notes shared sleeping benches, central fires, and smoke-filled rooms due to absent chimneys, reflecting a retrograde influence on later domestic comfort.
Determining Sides of a Car and Facing Direction
The correct method is to face in the same direction as the car. Left and right are defined relative to the car’s heading, not the viewer’s position in front of it.
Ancient honey beverages and adulteration warned
A reader notes classic drinks such as clarre mulsum sack mead and metheglin, all honey based and once part of English and colonial life. The piece warns of honey adulteration with sugar syrup glucose elm leaves and starch gelatin among other misuses.
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Hiney
Ucer
England
America
New Orleans Marking Two Hundredth Capital Anniversary
In 1923 New Orleans will mark the two hundredth anniversary of its formal elevation to a capital city. The celebration aims to restore Jackson Square and Place d Armes to their historic layout and to duplicate the original ceremony that made the event a landmark in American civic history.
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New Orleans
Place d’Armes
Jackson Square
Fox Aids Farmer and Emerald Treasure Tales
Foxes help farmers by controlling field mice and woodchucks according to the American Forestry Magazine. In emerald news, a 6380 carat stone from South America sparked claims of the world’s largest gem, though later reports note even larger Urals finds. The six and three quarter pound Russian crown jewel’s current location remains unknown.
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American Forestry Magazine
Ural Mountains
Russia
Babel of tongues at utility rate hearing spurs protest
At a public utilities hearing on Mutualener's rate increase, Hedotali dialects and eleven national languages plus Japanese and Chinese dialects are noted. Telephone officials protest they cannot separate business from social calls amid the babel of tongues.
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Sion
Mutualener Company
Frost fish of Nova Scotia freezes cream for ice cream
A Nova Scotia freshwater fish called the frost fish can freeze solid yet thaw and swim when placed in water. Natives reportedly use it to make ice cream by freezing the fish in the cream, its thawing beating the mixture smooth. The tale notes the fish is freshwater but requires salt.
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Nova Scotia
Insect Powder From Flowers Uses Pyrethrum Source
Insect powder formed by grinding pyrethrum flower heads contains a volatile oil that asphyxiates insects. It harms none of higher animals including humans. Workers making the powder endure no more trouble than millers in dusty trades. After gathering, the plants are fed to horses and other stock.
Secret Is Out and Blame Cast on Adjacent Tip
A quotation from the Manchester Guardian cites the tip as stupid and unjust due to an accidental spatial adjacency, echoed by the Boston Transcript noting an underlying fault. The exchange reflects sharp press commentary on a blamed matter and its perceived condition by place.
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Manchester Guardian
Boston Transcript
Sounds Like Double Meaning in Court Humor
A Nashville Tennessean quip notes that some female defendants appear homely while others are acquitted, reflecting on courtroom perceptions and verdicts. The remark contrasts appearance with outcomes to suggest bias in judgment.
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Nashville Tennessean
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