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Newspaper
Filer Record
Location
Filer, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1924
Page
5
The article recounts a Louisiana legend about the fort known as Chef Montour. It explains that the name derives from a Choctaw chief reputed to lie, who was exiled to a narrow isthmus projecting into Lake Pontchartrain, giving the area the name Chef Menteur meaning Lying Chief in French.
Chocolate first reached Europe about four hundred years ago with Spaniards in Mexico. It was long scorned in France until Anne of Austria popularized it, and the queen’s daily cup spurred imitation by court, then city, spreading chocolate drinking nationwide.
The first water heater dates back about two thousand years. The Romans used the ahenum a crude bronze kettle with a swingable handle over fire. The focu tus later heated water with hot stones placed inside a metal container.
A practical joker handed a loaded cigar to an insurance salesman who does not smoke. The salesman gave it to a man about to sign a $10,000 policy. The cigar exploded, the prospective customer became indignant and ordered him out, and the policy remained unsigned.
The article explains why Fuji San is called the holy mountain of Japan. It cites its beauty, purported miracles, and the many shrines on its slopes that attract thousands of pilgrims each year.
A witty exchange from the New York Sun and Globe features a modern clergyman asking how the audience liked his sermon, and a radio churchgoer admitting he couldn't hear due to interference. The jokey punchline centers on misheard theology and signals.
Washington imposes a ban on smoking for tourists in forest reserves claiming most forest fires originate from careless smokers. Sponsors of the order argue widespread tourist activity endangers wilderness areas and officials urge strict enforcement.
Richard Hakluyt of Westminster compiled the first travel collection for Engilahinen. In 1589 his initial volume appeared under the title The Principall Navigations, Volages and discoveries of the English Nation.
Airplanes sprayed a Paris-green dust mixed with Tripoli earth over a marsh near Mound Louisiana, reaching swamps already hard to access and significantly reducing mosquito activity.
The Star chamber was a civil and criminal court at Westminster where all cases affecting the crown were tried. Named for the stars that decorated its ceiling, it reflected royal authority and judicial reach in early English governance.
An odd remark from Boston Transcript about Dorothy laughing at catchy tunes saying when naked the reason is it tickles her teeth. The item preserves quirky, humorous tone from the era and notes the child’s unusual reaction to music.
Quote from Mr Bluemold denouncing overcrowding as a shameful issue while reading a London Tit-Ritz piece. The text cites absurd figures such as over 3,000,000 bacilli per cable inch of elk, illustrating sensationalist reporting.
Wells as Kayama-San endures fever aboard a ship while Ellen guards him and discovers his white past. The cabin scene reveals a masked identity, a planned escape to America, and a dangerous nursemaid fate as a cautious romance unfolds amid danger. A deck-side boy plots revenge as the voyage continues toward peril.
A fragmented report from Missouri describes family members around a watch, naming a wife Kimesti and ten children with unclear relations. It also reports life expectancy rising to 58 years, lower death rates in 1921, and notes Zinoviev being honored in a Ukrainian district renamed Zinoviev.
J M Freeman of Camden Street San Antonio testifies Tanlac improved his stomach digestion appetite and sleep after a year of weakness Constipation dizziness and weight loss cleared with four bottles He rose from 143 to 215 pounds and praises Tanlac as an unmatched health builder Sold by all good druggists with over 40 million bottles sold Tanlac Vegetable Pills for constipation is made and recommended by the manufacturers of Tanlac
An agreement between Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia commits Bulgaria to buy machinery and railroad equipment from Czechoslovakia, while Czechoslovakia agrees to purchase tobacco from Bulgaria for its tobacco monopoly.
Thirteen year old Marjorie Knox of Kew returned from a year in Europe with two trunks full of valuables. Representatives from many countries visited her, and she reportedly declared she collected items “everywhere” during her travels.
A Popular Science Monthly report describes a machine that converts spoken words to written text directly. The device, operated electrically, claims speeds of 90 to 100 words per minute, roughly matching the pace of average dictation.
An advert promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root claiming purity and no habit forming drugs. It touts kidney liver and bladder relief from a vegetable herb formula and offers bottles in two sizes with a sample bottle upon request through the paper ad.
A fragmentary report notes that an official capacity address was given to 510 people yesterday. The account names an orator and a titled speaker, but details remain unclear in the readable text.
The magazine notes a dispute over the subject of petting and the path to consensus remains unresolved. The writers acknowledge differing views and express a wish to reach common ground through discussion.
Fragmentary text describes a white era spider changing color to blend with its surroundings and gain protection. It mentions ideas about physical courage and advertising preachers and practices as intertwined, but the meaning is unclear and garbled.
The text notes an annual congressional appropriation for cat care within the postal service. It cites the cost of cat food, described as oat meat, at about $185 per year, reflecting the value placed on animal care in the department.
Mind on important things to Dolly, dear. Don’t you think you could learn to save me, She-Why, Johnny. I haven’t thiet Really. There are my mab-jongy and cvier bone London Answer.
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