Remarkable composite photo of two golf champions
A graph of two well known golf champions is reproduced herewith. The negative results from a curious accident as the photographer aimed at Mr. Smith and Mr. Turnbull on the Van Cortlandt links. Both exposures were made on one plate, creating a remarkable composite where the players mingle nearly indistinguishably. The article also notes Milan reports on Italian trade with saffron and a digression on American acetylene gas generators of cheese colorings.
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Smith
Turnbull
van Cortlandt Links
Italy
J. E. Dunning
Milan
Dawson gas engines gain favor in Sicily for power needs
businessmen in Catania seek American built Dawson gas engines to replace steam and coal power. A 400 horsepower Dawson unit is being installed in a macaroni factory, with inquiries for 250 horsepower motors and other sizes. Gas engines reportedly save fuel, with one pound of anthracite coal per horsepower.
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Benjamin F. Chase
Catania
Spain
Mr. Chase
Sicily
Con
Liege arms makers work as masters of craft at home
The British Consul General at Antwerp describes Liege firearm production, where most workers operate private forges at home and specialize in a single branch. They train family members, seek perfect finishes, and often work for multiple factories. Pay hinges on individual skill and effort.
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Antwerp
Liege
Belgium
Express Service in the Canadian Wolds in Rails and Sledges
The text describes travel in the Canadian wilds where trunks are transported by sledge as the only feasible vehicle. It notes the sledge is crude, made from natural rents, and driven along narrow four foot paths strewn with rocks that would ruin a wagon. It also mentions rising coal prices in Moji Japan with first quality at 5.31 per ton, second at 4.87 and third at 4.25.
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Moji
Japan
Goding
Newcastle
East
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Washington
Tariff to Stay Untouched Through 1927 Says Report
Advices from Sydney indicate the federal tariff will remain unchanged through the end of 1927. The customs bill report will not be ready in time for consideration by the current Commonwealth Parliament.
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Sydney
Australia
Guides in Glacier area Swiss Alps rise in early climbers pace
A fragmentary note describes Canadian guides from Glacier City in British Columbia aiding climbers in the Canadian Rockies and the American Swiss region. Edward Feuz Sr and his two sons kept detailed climb records, with climbs like the Schreckhour and Jungfrau among Europe’s hardest.
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America
Glacier, B. Co
Switzerland
Canadian Rockies
Edward Feuz
Jungfrau
Schrekhour
Europe
Alpine Club Uy
Rockies
Quacks Prosper in Germany Says Berlin Reports
A fragment notes that Germany, though regarded as a center of scientific medicine, hosts strong support for quacks. Berlin police reports suggest quacks thrive worldwide, even in advanced countries, challenging the notion of Germany as a cure-all.
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Berlin
Germany
Moon in plaster world’s largest replica by Chicago makers
A monumental plaster moon replica, praised for unprecedented size and accuracy, stands beside a life sized figure. The article notes it surpasses all prior pictures and charts in depicting the satellite and credits Chicago for its creation.
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Chicago
Lancashire Manufacturer Reports Indian Cotton Mills Flourishing
A Lancashire manufacturer, recently returned from India, reports the cotton mills there run 24 hours with two shifts and that fine weaving fails while Egyptian and American cotton trials did not succeed. He notes Bengal alone has 400,000 antiquated hand looms among 81 million people and urges English and American makers to produce finer goods for Indian wages. The note also references photography of Miss Paula Pagelow at Lakewood and scenic Lake George, Green Lake, and Colorado’s Rocky Mountain imagery, followed by railroad earnings up ten percent for June to July 1.
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Lancashire
England
India
India Mills
Carns
Bengal
Mr. Caras
Paula Pagelow
Alfred Pagelow
Carasaljo Lake
Lakewood
Lake George
Rocky Mountains
Snowy Range
Green Lake
Girl Tiger Hunter Captures Tigers At Young Age
An old Wisconsin tale notes an eighteen year old girl who shot a deer at three hundred yards and built a hunter’s reputation. It adds a four teen princess from India who has six tigers on her record and hunts with her father, calmly drawing a bead on dangerous prey.
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Wisconsin
India
Dianas
Lane
The Stinging Tree of Australia
The stinging tree resembles a giant nettle with an unpleasant odor. Natives and animals avoid it. A prick initially hurts little but soon causes maddening pain. water contact later triggers months of agony. Dogs cry out and gnaw at the affected flesh after stings.
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Australia
Most Curious Hairdressing in a Savannah Feature
Portmen who caught swordfish off Block Island and Machu Kulumbwe, a prominent Black man, are presented in a Savannah feature. The piece calls him a “human swordfish” and admires his antelope horn hair arrangement, blending Kafir art with social pride and superstition amid colonial-era fascination.
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Block Island
Machu-Kulumbbwe
Katue
Cairo
Machu-Kulumbwe
British budget eyes duty on must wine and imported juice
The British Chancellor urged duty on the neutral basis wine made from grape must to curb revenue losses as foreign and colonial wines pay lower duties. The Wine and Spirit Association cites extensive use of grape juice imports, often fermented into wine, and notes potential revenue of about $500,000. The article also describes a sun-powered device called the pyrheliophor that can melt iron quickly.
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Wine and Spirit Association
Great Britain
Candle trade in Syria relies on local and imported goods
The article notes Syria uses hand made home produced and imported candles, mostly French. Local production is of poor finish using paraffin and imitation bees wax with some real wax. Imports pass through commission houses with three to four months credit. Candles are essential in homes, tents, hotels, churches and during marriages, with widespread consumption across a diverse population.
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Syria
Turkey
Underground Electricity in Southern France Advances
The French Parliament debates controlling rapid electricity distribution as Marseilles cities refuse overhead poles while underground cables gain ground. Law promulged June 315 directs administrative rules, safety, and compensation to the State for public-domain use, with annual revisions to match engineering progress.
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Marseilles
Committee of Electricity
Newport Dog Ballplayer Picture Shows Skilled Beach Dog
In Newport a picture illustrates a highly trained dog midair attempting to catch a baseball. The dog is shown with a ball in its mouth during a throwing drill on the beach, highlighting the perfected training that produces a keen ball catching animal.
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Newport
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Fla
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Hatfield
Thomas Dinsdale
Catherine of Ean
Baron Dimsdale
London
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Canadian Wilds
Edward Feuz, Jr
Colorado
New Jersey
United States
Tiger Hunter
Savannah
France
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