How Holland Forges a Land From Sea and Sand
In the Zuider Zee project the Netherlands reshapes coast and river mouths into a vast defensive and agricultural system. Dikes and locks guard Amsterdam, while polder lands are drained by pumps, turning former sea basins into arable fields amid costly, ceaseless engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hack
Molland
Sinday
Lelderland
Overyaael
Texel
Itdue
Rivera
Dannebrog
Arnholm
Ita
Lower Rhine
Duuratede
Loula Bonaparte
Rhine
Holland
Wiko All Rivera
Renchog
English Channel
Norway
Netherlands
Zuiderzee
North Sea
Amsterdam Nad Alae
Vielder
Timulden
Amsterdam
We and Lindbergh in 1927 News Celebrations
In May 1927 readers recalled the day Charles Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis solo to complete the first nonstop Atlantic crossing. Reporters and the public discussed his use of the pronoun we, noting it often referred to himself, his plane, and his backers from Robertson Aircraft Co, Knight, and St. Louis financiers who supported the historic flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lindbergh
St. Louis
Atlantic
Lindbergh
Ambagandor Verrick
Itea
Ulsidbergh
Sonchow
Ify
Alnost
St Raight
Jingbergh
Major Robertson
Robertson Aircraft Co
Harry Knight
The Brooklyn Bridge Jumpers and the Puzzling Sideshow
A chaotic history outlines Steve Brodie’s notoriety as a daredevil who survived a Brooklyn Bridge leap in 1886 and turned to acting and melodrama. It references two German performers Waino and Piutano, famed for strength acts and wild-man performances, with brief notes on their origins, management by H A O Warner, and eventual fates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodie
Steve Brodie
Brooklyn Bridge
East River
Steve
High Bridge
BM Green
Odham
Bost
Ufe
Watne
Piutano
Borneo
Hutching
Old Austin
Stone's
Boston
Hig
Craptah Hammond
Waino
Weston
Mose
H. A. O. Warner
Waltham
Walno
Plutano
Radio in Alaska attracts late listening audience
In Alaska listeners gain a timing edge as eastern states fade. By 9 PM Alaska time most major programs end and announcers sign off. Residents then switch to unfamiliar music and foreign announcements from Japan and China, creating a distinct late night radio pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Regitar
Meaning of Alaskan Totem Poles Explained by Indian Carver
Secretary of the Interior Wilbur asked John Wallace, the carver, to interpret two Alaskan totem poles. One pole centers on the raven, the Creek Spirit, a frog, and the Spirit of the Salmon, with a Creek watchman. The second pole features a daughter riding a bullhead fish, her father with a hat for troubled times, and a killer messenger at the bottom. Washington Star reported the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wibur
Parka
Alaska
John Wallace
Wilbur
Pola
Washington Star
Demand for Dwarfs Met by Inhuman Exploiters
A historical note claims in medieval times dwarfs were commodified by merchants serving the nobility. It alleges rulers such as Marc Antony and emperors like Tiberius Domitian and Heliogabalus paid high prices. It describes methods to create dwarfs, including preventing development and forced marriages at Catherine de Medici’s court to breed a dwarf race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marc Antony
M. R. Warnec
Liberty
Sisyphus
Rome
Tiberius
Domitian
Heliogabalus
Catheterin de Medici
How One Man Lost 22 Pounds
Mr. Herman Ruvkls of Detroit credits Kruschen Salts with easing rheumatic pain and helping him lose 22 pounds after starting a morning hot water dose and diet. The ad promises quick fat loss with a 4 week bottle and urges readers to buy at drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Ruvkls
Detroit
Suefer
Kruschen
Moncey
Publicity Mix Up Over Salary Talk With Tax Official
A humorous exchange unfolds as a show agent confuses a tax department official for a reporter. The moment underscores the clash between promotional chatter and official scrutiny at Pearson's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astor
Income Tax Department
Pearson's
Bridge Benefit Advert Beats Neighbors’ Quiet
A quirky notice, dated era style, mentions Mrs Flubdud organizing a neighbor benefit via a bridge event. It references Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets, pitched as original liver pills from 60 years ago, claiming they regulate life and bowels.
Bush Telegraphy Explained By Aboriginal Educated Leader
An educated Aboriginal, David Unalpon, explains bush telegraphy as a disciplined practice rooted in youth training. He describes fasting and focus to detach from surroundings, then smoke signals to send messages and receivers to clear their minds to perceive telepathic communication. A Sydney writer recalls a personal instance of knowing a wife’s death via message carried by the bush telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Unalpon
Anathon
Sydney
South Australia
Germanium and Arsenic Found in Meteorites
Cornell University chemists report traces of germanium in all six meteorites studied and arsenic in notable amounts in two samples. Using arc spectroscopy and chemical separation, they identified germanium clearly in all specimens and arsenic in two, including meteorites from Mexico and Cana.
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Tacob Ponish
Aidan Mc Haneford
Cornell University
Ifg
Kansas City Star
Science Service
Entertaining a Literary Lion Leaves Her Busy
A social scene unfolds as a woman hurriedly buys a copy of the literary lion's current work rated at 999 percent and cuts leaves, instructing the parlor maid to keep it handy in case he chooses to read.
Ancestral Advice Warns Against Foolish Appetizers
If you have no appetite, do not eat. Our ancestors foolishly used to take appetizers. This caution reflects meals and habits once common in their time.
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National Geographie Hotty
Washtington
2. C
WNU Servis
Zuldersen
Zulderzee
Nederkund
Loeig Aga
Europe
Lecome
Ted Timatabie
Paul Besign
Tudoburger Wald
Germany
Chiuine
Tolland
Anproneh
Dad Pal
Vressark
Norway Grintte
SMS Peers
Gon
Ude
Dutch Damaels Talking Shop
Wild Men OF
Spain
New Homes
Claddagh
Galway
Tree
Orcherg
Orms
Jayne
DR. D. Jayne & Son
Philadelphia
Jaynes Vermifige
United Remedies, Inc
Chicago
Til
Etlee
Tuer
Fellows Syrup
Madde Sy
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