Spanish altar once owned by Columbus shipped to New York
Altarpiece from Queen Isabella to Christopher Columbus, used on the Santa Maria, brought by Angel Curras of Corunna to Brooklyn and to be delivered to Pernas Collado & Co. The 16 by 14 inch shrine features bone carvings of Christ scenes and portraits of Ferdinand and Isabella. Customs will value it before appraisal.
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Angel Curras
Corunna
Spain
Gonzales’ Blanco
Brooklyn
Christopher ‘Columbus
Isabella
Columbus
Santa Maria
Curras
Pernas, Collado & Co
Ralph ©. Busser
Christopher Columbus
Christ
Ferdinand
Seemingly 'Twas Ever Thus in an Indianapolis Triangle
In Indianapolis a middle aged couple, estranged as the wife fears loneliness, travels a grim cycle of suspicion. The husband leaves on business and returns with another woman, while the wife hides in the shadows, completing a familiar marital triangle as they prepare to face the judge.
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Indianapolis
New Water Cooled Baffle Plate For Furnaces
A Popular Mechanics item presents a water cooled baffle plate device for standard up draft furnaces. Two hollow steel compartments of different heights form two combustion zones in the firebox. Gases pass over the front section then between chambers and over the hottest fire to improve burning.
Esperanto Course Adopted by Paris Chamber Schools
A commission reports Esperanto, the international artificial language, should be added as an elective in Paris chamber of commerce controlled commercial schools. Tests translating complex documents to French and back showed no loss of sense. The plan recommends introduction in all schools as a communication aid, not a substitute for other languages.
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Paris Chamber of Commerce
Rabies Vaccine Claims Absolute Immunity for Dogs
Professor Marie Remlinger of the Pasteur Institute Paris and Professor Balle of the Alfort government veterinary school report a new rabies vaccine that combines Pasteur serum with the disease virus. The shot is said to act quickly be easily applied inoffensive and inexpensive. Eighteen dogs vaccinated two months ago are now absolutely immune.
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Marie Remlinger
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Balle
Alfort
Pasteur
Eigh
Fashion Shock Is Only The Price Tag This Spring
London Answers notes spring feminine fashions offer no major surprises. The real jolt comes from rising prices, not new styles, as shoppers face higher tag costs.
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Mason
Russell
London
Tax Jokes Hint At Tax System Tricks
The piece mocks income tax math by outlining whimsical steps using income, personal property, family details, and odd measures like waist and hat size. It humorously leads to lines and schedules without real calculation, highlighting the absurdity of overcomplicated forms.
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Winstead
Rainbow tale reinterpreted as ancient fly-brush symbols
Johns Hopkins professor Paul Haupt argues the Genesis rainbow was misread as a fly-brush emblem used by Orient rulers. He asserts cuneiform tablets show the word bow could mean fly-brush, a symbol of sovereignty cited in flood-era tablets and mythic passages.
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Paul Haupt
Johns Hopkins University
Doctor Haupt
Goucher College
American Oriental Society
Baltimore
Haupt
Assyria
Egypt
Orient
Istar
Anu
Britons Use New Laryngaphone Telephone
A London dispatch reports England uses a laryngaphone with a disk on the throat to transmit voice by vocal chord vibration. It suits noisy factories where standard telephones pick up background sounds and block conversation. The device looks like a regular telephone but has a rubber throat disk. Calls are received in the normal speaking voice.
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England
London
New York Tribune
Land for Canadian Soldiers forest reserves withdrawals
The Canadian forest reserves in the West total about 27.5 million acres set aside for forest production. At the Soldier Settlement Board’s request about 480,000 acres were withdrawn from reserves to create soldier settlements, mostly small tracts. Riding Mountain and Porcupine reserves contributed the larger withdrawals of roughly 220,000 and 240,000 acres respectively.
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Soldier Settlement Board
Riding Mountain
Swiss women to face higher life insurance rates
Swiss insurance firms will base life policy premiums on dress. Women wearing short skirts or low necklines will be charged more, as companies claim illness increases with revealing attire. The move cites rising health risks among female clients to justify higher rates.
The Will Sparks a Townhouse Drama in Brandon
Peter Davis dies bequeathing Main street and Railroad street homes to nephews Ralph Davis and Jonas Greer. The Greers win the Main street place for $5000, sparking envy and social climb. Ralph later sells to the railroad for $12,000, moves, and helps the Greers regain footing amid shop construction and mortgage stress.
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Ralph Davis
Jonas Greer
Main Street
Railroad Street
Peter Davis
Peter
Brandon
Greers
Davis
Ralph
John Moore
Greer
Mrs. Greer
Madge
Cho Cho Urges Kiddies to Drink Plenty of Water
An informal advice piece emphasizes water as essential for children and compares the body to an engine needing clean internal fuel, with eight glasses daily, plus breakfast and clean water to maintain health and appearance. It interweaves playful guidance with health messages. Iowa Farm Bureau Federation denies a Chicago-sent coal buying pool plan, stating no truth to joining with eight states and stressing marketing needs of farmers over buying schemes.
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Cho Cho
Cho-Cho
Iowa Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Iowa
Cunninham
Coal Committee
Redently
American Federation
Tee
Iowa Federation
Palm oil fuels engines in Brussels experiments resume
Experiments begun in 1914 and paused by war have resumed in Brussels on palm oil as a motor fuel. A Swedish two cycle semi-Diesel engine ran successfully on palm oil. Belgian chemists identify palmitil as a glyceride mix rich in fatty acids with a 9228 calorie energy estimate and inflammable at 210 degrees C.
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Brussels
Barthelot-Mahler
Scientific American
Man from Mars critiques urban utility on Michigan Ave
The man from Mars remarks during a Chicago visit that locals commercialize even the structures that support electric signs. He notes Americans turn everything to account as he tours Michigan Avenue last night.
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Mars
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
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