Black Museum exhibits haunt visitors and officials
A London correspondent recalls the Black Museum at Scotland Yard and other crime displays. He notes the public was once allowed in with proof of non morbid curiosity, describing weapons, burglars tools, letters from criminals, and life size casts of executed murderers. He also visits private crime photos and cruelty to children images, plus beggar device exhibits at Mendicity Society.
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Scotland Yard
Answers
London
National Society For the Prevention of
The
Mendicity Society
Red Lion Square
Salvation Army welfare aid crawls through Tobruk trench
In Tobruk a Salvation Army welfare worker crawled along a long communication trench to reach three isolated Imperial troops. The trio, cut off from their unit, hungry and cold, waited for relief as the aid bearer delivered hot coffee and aid in dire conditions.
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Tobruk
Salvation Army Welfare
My First Day in Egypt through Stan Jory's Journal
Private Stan Jory recalls the dawn landing in Egypt from a floating hotel, the hazy city skyline, and the crowded harbor. He describes the dusty roads, cotton dumps, and desert between palm groves, plus a first view of native villages with mud huts, street markets, and the// locals. He notes the hardship and humor as he travels by lorry toward camp, with tents awaiting in camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Sol
Jerry
Redfern
Kennedy defeats Douglan in barehanded nail drive challenge
At Byron Shay Stuart Kennedy beat bridge carpenter E. J. Douglan in a three trial nail drive contest. Kennedy drove a 3 inch nail through 2 inch hardwood faster than Douglan with a hammer in two rounds, but bent the nail and lost the third try.
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Byron Shay
Stuart Kennedy
E. J. Douglan
Kennedy
Iran the Land of the Aryans in Ancient War and Power
A compact essay tracing Iran's ancient drama from early Aryan tribes through Darius and Cyrus, detailing Medes and Persians, Babylon, and the rise and fall of empires. It links Persian grandeur to later imperial decline, touches on Herrenewolk ideas, and contrasts Nazi ideology with historic Persia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himalaya
Indus Valley
Mesopotamian
Iran
Fliny
Goebbels
Ahuramazda
Persius
Tigrus
Behistun
Darius
Henry Rawlinson
House of
Saul
Cyrus
England
Ninevah
Media
Babylon
Nahum
Gulf
Persia
Belshazzar
Balshazzar
Turkey
Croesus
Tiches
Dardanelles
Wu Durkwer
Ghaiy
Aegean
Indus
Kihios
Herodotus
Ezra
Susa
Greece
Philip of
Macedon
Xerxes
Europe
Athens
Salamis
Boeotian
Euphrates
Black Sea
Armenia
Mizh
Alexander
Afghanistan
Ni'e
Siwa
Rebyton
Kine Dering
Trave
Meat Storing Tip From Rural Newspaper
A farmer shares a method to preserve roast beef by salting or brining, packing cooled roasts in kerosene tins, and sealing with hot clipping. The plan keeps meat for months. an example from July beef kept until October, then reheated to be nearly as good as when first cooked.
Inigo Jones Weather Forecast Notes Rain Patterns
Inigo Jones reports the cyclical rain group produced the expected result under the southern sunspot group, with potential further activity next weekend mainly south of the tropics and in the southern States. The graph predicts a slight rainfall cycle late August to early September, then significant rain in October across eastern Australia as recorded in 1870 1882 and 1905 varieties.
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Inigo Jones
Australia
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Black Museum
Gloucester Electric Supply Co. Pty. Ltd
Egypt
Stan Jory
Mhrealth Savings Bank
ALIA
E. M. Blinklock
W. R. Irwin
Cash & Carry
Golden Gate Cafe
E. Young
Phone
Corbett
Sunshine Cafe
Ulti
Tom Hicks
Queen Street
Gloucester
E. Patmore
Clem Walsh
King St., Gloucester
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