First Complete Health Resort Was Epidaurus on Peloponnesus
A National Geographic note cites Epidaurus as history’s first complete health resort on the eastern Peloponnesus coast in Argolis. It describes open air abata, a vast theater, a 72 000 seat stadium, a hippodrome, bathhouses, tree shaded walks, colonnaded porticos, and landscape gardens with pools and waterfalls used for patient care.
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National Geographic Society
Janes J. Walsh
Balae
Salerno
Naples
Montpelier
France
Spidaurus
Peloponnesus
Argolis
Aesculapius
Epidaurus
Tno
Hay short in Philippines as grass fails cure
The report notes hay cannot be cured in the humid Philippines and is eaten fresh. Imported American hay and oats fetch high prices while local corn thrives. horses and mules feed on Guinea grass and Vermuchi. Oats fail to grow due to rains. corn crops yield three harvests per year. Corn is stored in husks to prevent weevil damage and is husked as needed. Corn mills are expanding in the Visayan Islands where cornmeal dominates.
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Philippines
Anid Gweat
Manila
Islands
Visayan Islands
Really Not Badger at All. Qr. J. Pocock discovery
Curator J Pocock of the London Zoological Society argues an American specimen shown as a badger is in fact not a badger. In a comparative test the British badgers rested while the American slept, and Pocock deems the skull teeth and scent gland mismatched. He calls the animal a totally different tribe.
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J. Pocock
London Zoological Society
London
Doctor Pocock
Opening of Panama Canal Steamer Passage Event
A small steamer named Louise passed the Panama Canal from Atlantic to Pacific on November 17, 1918. Since August 1, 1914, the canal has permitted sea water to sea water transit and has been opened to commerce with about 80 steamers per month on average.
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Panama Canal
Louise
Atlantic
Pacific
Barren Land in Prussia Estimated at Eight Million Acres
The region of barren land in Prussia is estimated at no less than 8,705,000 acres. Between 1850 and 1918 about 1,970,000 acres were cultivated. A further 3,705,000 acres of rich soil await drainage to be obtained.
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Prussia
Sugar-sack cloth inspires new dress materials in Joplin
In Joplin Missouri workers find white cloth from cleaned and dyed sugar sacks can be made into waist and smock garments and even milk strainers and shoe polishers. A stenographer shares a sugar-sack waist embroidered in wool showing on trend.
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Joplin
Ragland Veterans Learn to Dance on Artificial Legs
Ragland’s one leg veterans receive dancing lessons to improve proficiency with their artificial limbs. The program trains balance and mobility, helping veterans adapt to daily activities and social events.
Vibraphones and Vibration as Public Jests
Amarillo News discusses the idea that vibrations could shake buildings and that clever jazz scientists might use bass viols to destroy structures like the Woolworth building. The piece mocks sensational claims, notes the unknowns of vibration, and cites psychologists tuning minds to other vibrations.
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Amarillo News
San Angelo Standard
Woolworth
Nelly
Rane
Theanay
Sone
Uhre
Jericho
Aorem
Sien
CIA
Elis
Jaz
Sit
Menetal O
Dallis News
Governing Language Gaffe at Scottish Dinner
A diplomat recounts a private secretary tour in a high season weekend party. A dispute over pronunciation leads to an awkward moment as a Scots host challenges with the usual Scots usage. A quick escape comes when the guest allies with the pronunciation of gowf to end the debate.
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Satie
Scotland
Restore Old Church Windows After Two Years
After two years of careful work the medieval stained glass windows from oldest parish churches are being re installed in their original frames. The fragile relics, once removed for safety during air raids, required extensive restoration as tiny fragments were damaged. French craft experts aided in preparing the blue stained panes for return to the churches.
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London Daily Mail
The President's Church Debate in Washington Clergy
Washington clergymen debate which church will be the presidents church after March 1921. Central Presbyterian has held the title for eight years as Wilson worshiped there. Harding is Baptist and Cox a United Brethren follower. Cox attends Christ Episcopal in Dayton with Mrs Cox. Coolidge is a Congregationalist and Roosevelt an Episcopalian.
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Washington
Central Presbyterian
Wilson
Senator Harding
Governor Cox
United Brethren
Dayton
Cox
Christ Episcopal Church
Coolidge
Isa
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Public Ledger
Golden Keys Feature at Windsor Castle Opening Ceremonies
The Windsor castle collection of golden keys unfolds during the opening of public buildings. Each key was presented to King George and a royal procession details the ceremony and its significance for the royal museum.
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Windsor Castle
George
Victory From Defeat A Tale of Dance and Deception
In a crowded club the evening unfolds with social cues and a plot of romantic entanglements. Hortense flirts then accepts Billy’s brave move while Olver Simmons oblivious to the snub reveals his engagement, transforming a tense scene into a chain of awkward revelations.
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Ossa
Pelion
Olver Simmons
Billy
Mr. Simmons
Billy West
Joy of Comradeship Rowing Sermon on Life and Service
A reflective meditation on finding purpose through collective effort. The writer argues life’s worth comes from shared struggle, not ease, using rowing as a metaphor for cooperation. The opposing wind tests and binds comrades, forging fellowship and character through mutual effort and service.
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Mir Iner
Mirmboad
Agnath
Hfe
Resented Loss of Mustache at Prague Carnival
A Prague merchant named Ro fel sued Dragone for £250 after scissors cut off his mustache at a carival ball. He boasted of unmatched length in Austria, but the court found no material damage and ruled against compensation, noting his marital status did not hinder a rich wife.
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Anasote
Pally West
Clement
Fle
Prague
Rofel
Dragone
Austria
Samson
Say It with Plowers Sparks Confectioner's Lament
A Louisville Courier Journal item quotes a confectioner lamenting that florists beat them to a slogan with the phrase Say It with Plowers. The witty exchange ponders how to compete and humorously advises collaboration in verse with aandy.
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Folka
Louisville Courier-Journal
Ita Sort Reflects on Egg Prices Profiteering Talk
In a public exchange, Ita Sort questions ongoing egg price hikes, calling it a shell game and profiteering trick aimed at the public. The remark underscores concern over rising costs and market manipulation.
Odds and ends of social quips on gender and life
A humorous roundup of satirical observations on women men and society. Jests about fashion marriage kissing and consumption mix with anecdotes about dairy farming and postage stamps. The tone reflects light moralizing and social commentary typical of a late 19th or early 20th century column.
North Dakota Senate in turmoil over Nonpartisan League clash
Estherville attorney Sullivan faced jail amid near riot scenes as the North Dakota Senate, acting as a kangaroo court, sought to compel testimony from House attorneys John Sullivan and Francis Murphy. Writs of habeas corpus and dismissal motions followed as subpoenas were issued and rejected. The session stretched into the night with sensational disclosures of mismanagement tied to the Towne League and public ownership.
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Estherville
N. P. League
Senate
Townley
House of Representatives
Independent Voters Association
North Dakota
Sullivan
Supreme Court
Birdwell
House
Towney League
John Sullivan
Mandan
Francis Murphy
Minot
Messrs. Murphy
Murphy
Riotous Senate clash over arrests and testimony
Amid a chaotic session the Senate dismissed the arrest warrants for Murphy and Sullivan then faced a riot in the corridor as he fled. The spectacle included brawls, shouted insults, and party feuding led by Lemke and the Nonpartisan league. Sullivan refused to testify, was jailed briefly, and the episode distracted from key state appropriations and investigations while more German propaganda controversy stirred debate in the legislature.
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Senate
Mr. Murphy
Murphy
Townley
Mr. Sullivan
North Dakota
Lemke
Sullivan
Leiderbach
American Legion
Hudson Bay
Hell
Capitol
S. Hendrickson
House Committee
Hendrickson
Opera
House of Representatives
Nonpartisan League
William Lemke
House
Mgr. Murphy
Arthur C. Townley
House Investigating Committee
Minneapolis Morning Tribune
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