Great Conference in Washington Promises Major World Talks
General Wood retires as Philippine governor general and Major Generals promoted. President Harding urges local aid to unemployment relief, calls for railroads credit bill, and pushes for a Washington conference on armaments. Briand may attend. Lloyd George hopeful. Debates over tax reforms, debt settlement, and enforcement of Prohibition dominate Washington agenda.
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Lloyd George
Washington
Congress
Harding
Senate
Joseph T. Dickman
Charles J. Bailey
Samuel D. Sturgis
Weeks
Wood
Allceens
Hoover
Arthur Woolf
New York
Pacific
Far East
Chamber of Deputies
France
Italy
League of Nations Council
Dlebiselte
Upper Sileata
Hughes
Holland
Belgiuus
Portugal
Orient
Assembly of the
League of Nations
Brazil
Belgium
China
Spain
Council
International Court of Justicn
The Sporting Hose Brings Cool Nights at City Hospital
In a busy children’s hospital perched above crowded streets, summer heat pressed hard on wards. The matron gathers the kids in bathing suits and a janitor’s hose turns into a nightly, joyful cooling ordeal in the courtyard.
Changes in Canal Zone Open Shop Plan Outlined
Washington report on reorganizing federal machinery proposes major shifts in Canal Zone employment. It urges linking wages to U S government pay scales, limiting direct labor union contact, and implementing a strong open shop policy to boost efficiency and reduce costs, with a projected annual saving around 5 million dollars.
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United States
Unrest in the Balkans Reported by Charles H Sherrill
Charles Hitchcock Sherrill, former US minister to Argentina, returns from Europe with warnings of Balkan instability. He cites Roumania’s martial law, Serbia’s military actions, and large refugee flows, noting 40,000 Russian refugees in Serbia and potential strategic corridors to Czechoslovakia and other Slav states.
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Porin
Charles Hitchcock Sherrill
New Yorke
United States
Argentina
Sneharest
Belgrade
Budapest
Roumania
Bartanest
Hetleves
Sherrill
Burgentuod
Czechoslovakian
Conjuror’s trick sparks quip about eggs and ducks
A vaudeville style exchange has the conjuror mishearing a boy’s remark about eggs. The boy answers with a pun about ducks. The crowd laughs as a playful misread leads to a riddle about teachers and annswered by “Augteworms.”
Power of Pedagogue and the First Day at School
A boy after his first day at school claims he can write, while his mother questions meaning. The tale jokes about the teacher’s challenge in shaping speech, noting the difficulty in teaching a boy to say “volie” instead of “fiddle.”
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Tunking
Borderland of contrasts along the US Mexico line
Prepared by the National Geographic Society, the article surveys the Mexican border from Texas to California. It highlights diverse populations, dramatic landscapes, irrigation battles, and notable sites like El Paso, Juarez, Elephant Butte, and the Imperial Valley, painting a vivid, period portrait of a vast frontier region.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D.C
North America
Mexico
Middle West
Atlantic
Texas
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Mexican
Ajo
Yuma
Gulf
el Paso
United States
Pacific
Colorado
Hio Grande
Uncle Sam
Laredo
Tex
Pecos
Rio Grande
del Re
Camp Verde
Uvalde
Bagdad
Teheran
Jefferson Davis
Uke Brewster
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London
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Rio Grande Valley
America
San Antono
Los Angeles
Elephant Butte
Assian
Rio Grand
Massachusetts
Juarez
Monument No. 1
Columbus
Dog Mountains
San Lais
San Lais Pass
Emigrant Rail
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Mne
Hachite
Geronimo
Douglas
Ariz
Cleveland
Kansas City
Agua Prieta
Wistee
Naco
Ine
Mule Mountains
Bisbee
San Diego
el Centro
Calexico
Mexicali
Imperial Valley
Vegetation and Planetary Color Reflections Discussed
A wide discussion notes that a planet's overall vegetation could shape its appearance from space. It cites Mars’ red hue as possibly tied to vegetation, and mentions forests and prairie land influencing a planet's reflected light and color.
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Mars
Newly Found Organ in Birds Aids Air Density Sensing
Dr Ur Vitali, the Tallan naturalist, reports a small vesicle on the middle wall of the tympanic cavity in certain birds. Removal of the organ abolishes balance, suggesting it detects pressure changes in the middle ear to gauge air density and adjust muscle movements.
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Ur. Vitali
Fragmented Moon Observation and Odd Shopping Notes
A mangled note mentions a new moon with a greenish tint spreading a lunar area. The rest lists miscellaneous items about coffee cans and containers, colors for wall decor, border design ideas, and a yellow top accent.
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Wyck
Man
Eustachio Manuscripts Unearthed On Anatomy Discovery
The Italian physician Bartolomeo Eustachio, linked to the Eustachian tube, was licensed by Pope Pius IV to dissect bodies for anatomy. Newly found manuscripts of his works have been uncovered. Water use in an average American town ranges from 30 to 180 gallons per person daily for all purposes.
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Eustachio
Bartolomew
Eustachian
Pius IV
Scientific American
California Fig Syrup Advertisement Cited as Miracle Cure
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a universal remedy for children. It claims a teaspoon cleanses fever, colic, and constipation within hours, promising a joyful, well child and urging mothers to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup with clear dosing directions on the bottle.
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California
Gilbertson Inde: Hunters Secret Gold Find Locates Mystery
A Canadian hunter Gilbertson kept silent about a vast gold ore find near the Wapshe river. Sixty years ago he camped, used a large ore piece as a floor weight, and later went insane without revealing the location. A renewed systematic search this season aims to rediscover the Gilbertson Indé.
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Gilbertson
Wapshe River
New York Evening Post
Two Boys Enter Film World From Old Seneca Neighbor
Squire Fab Nel questions a former neighbor about his two sons now in show business. Bill works as a movie actor while Tom practices cataract surgery as a doctor. The line hints at a shadowed past and a changed future.
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Squire Fab Nel
Seneca County
Farmer Tittsworth
Fatune
Bill
Tom
Women Readers Urged to Watch Kidney Health Remedies
Readers are warned that many women suffer kidney or bladder trouble mistaken for other ailments. Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root is claimed to restore health for these conditions, with women reporting relief and improved wellbeing.
A Traveled Joke in Birmingham Age Herald
A quip traces the fame of a joke author who spawned a vaudeville sketch, a musical comedy, and a feature scenario. Last month the joke’s story, about three thousand words, appeared as a humorous piece in a popular magazine.
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Birmingles Age Herald
Sultan of Zanzibar Lands in Durban With Wives
London Punch notes the sultan of Zanzibar and his wives have arrived at Durban. It adds that the captain required a careful head count as minor discrepancies could not be corrected after departure.
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Zanzibar
Bie
Durban
Minukes
London
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