Leads in Mineral Wealth Across the World
The Philadelphia Ledger notes the United States leads globally in iron, coal, petroleum, copper, lead, zinc, sulfur and silver production. It details percentages of world output and contrasts them with Britain, highlighting strong domestic metal supplies while acknowledging tin scarcity and potash shifts after Germany loss.
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Great Britain
England
Uncle Sam
Germany
France
Philadelphia Ledger
Adobe as Building Material in California Prospects
A San Barbara architect John W. Chard argues adobe, oldest southern California material, can cut construction costs. He cites low temperature variance, high compressive strength up to 46 pounds per square inch, and durability with proper plaster, cement, and waterproofing. Adobe is weather stable, soundproof, nonconductive, fireproof, cool in summer and warm in winter.
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Southern
California
John W. Chard
Barbara
Los Angeles Times
Thotiorea business lanes and a dry Main Street
Wise statements describe Thotiorea business enterprises lining both sides of the street. Predictions of a future street railway through Main Street or a transformation into a desert-like aridity were once dismissed and would have been sent before the Junacy Commission if voiced.
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Sahara
Gobi
Junacy Commission
Infantry candidates' school sighted by wary battalion
A battalion resting after a 16 mile hike watches an unfamiliar unit perform setting up exercises. Private Hanks questions the infantry candidates school and the initiation process, highlighting reluctance and sarcasm during the Home Sector report.
Sculptors complain war statues delayed by unsettled era
American Art News reports sculptors say there is little work for them as leading men wait. Commemorative war statues and patriotic groups intended for cities towns and cemeteries have not materialized. Unsettled national conditions delaying construction are blamed for the current deadlocks.
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American Art News
No Wonder He's Crazy At the Asylum Ward
A visitor describes a violent patient in the ward while an attendant notes the man’s terrible condition. The man’s mind unraveled as he tried to harness energy wasting in mang porters, illustrating a comical yet grim misunderstanding of science and mental strain.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Indian School Girls Have Queer Names at Pine Ridge
A Pine Ridge Reservation school list of girls with unusual names provokes disbelief. Vietona Holy Rock Jalla Afraid of a Hawk Mary Brown Ears Julia Crazy Ghost Mercy Yellow Shirt Emma No Fat Fila Red Eyes Julia Stands Up appear in a humorous, critical census of local naming. Dissatisfied now.
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Stone City
Pine Ridge Reservation
Vietona
Holy Rock
Jalla
Mary Brown
Julia
Mercy Yellow Shirt
Emma
Fila
Rich Man Returns To Milwaukee To Pay Debts In Full
Charles Glavia, a former Milwaukee grain operator who went bankrupt after a failed corn deal, has returned from Buenos Ayres with enough funds to pay his $171,115.12 debts in full signaling a dramatic turn after years in hardship.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Charles, Glavia
Buenos Ayres
Fewer Figs Reach Market In Meander Valley Rise
The fig yield of the vilayet of Aiden grew from about 9 000 tons on 10 000 acres thirty years ago to about 23 000 tons on 25 000 acres, yet demand outpaces supply and prices climb. Major production areas lie along the Ottoman Railway routes, with orchards largely Turks owned in Meander valley. Best figs come from Inovassi and Ortaxe, packed for Smyrna export. Export output this season drops to about 10 000 tons due to fertilization neglect and poor communications. Exports: United States about 4 000 tons, United Kingdom about 5 500 tons, and European Entente about 1 000 tons.
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Vilayet of
Aiden
Inovassi
Ortaxe
Smyrna
Bright
United States
United Kingdom
Is It Still Coffee in Chestnut Street
Two young men meet two stylish girls on Chestnut Street and invite them to a high class restaurant. After dining the pair are offered a demi tasse but react with humor. They then agree to coffee, revealing the joke in the exchange.
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Chestnut Street
Philadelphia Record
Reproductivity of Pearls in Rice Bags Echoes Ancient Belief
The English press notes a long held idea that pearls placed in a bag with rice multiply over years, a belief tied to Boetius de Bool with references to diamond reproduction. Modern explanations suggest these pearls may be vegetable pearls from Malay states, challenging the old tale.
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Boetius de Bool
College reminiscences in New York assembly debate
In a New York state assembly discussion on personal privilege, Gay and Smith heard members recall alumni affiliations after a Cornell bear race mention in Poughkeepsie. The exchange included a member noting a graduate from RE. F. M. and a quip about "What college is that Fulton With Marken."
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New York State Assembly
Smith
Cornell
Poughkeepsie
Sam
RE. F. M
Fulton
Marken
Fragmentary Quote Reflects Unclear Voter Remarks
A garbled OCR fragment shows unclear quotes about polling and ballots. It mentions names or terms like Por ine Taaltar and Peter, leaving the specific event, date, or organization ambiguous.
Reddy Fox Leaves Miss Flopears School for Real Hunting
Mr and Mrs Fox debate manners versus nature as Reddy Fox completes a polite lesson at Miss Flopears Rabbit School. Though polite at the pond and table, Reddy learns hunting comes from instinct and later resumes hunting with his father.
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Mrs. Fox
Little Reddy Fox
Miss Flopears Rabbit
Reddy Fox
Mr. Fox
Reddy
Madam Duck
Miss Flopears
Nature
Madam Fox
Dance Night Injury at Local Club Leads to Foot Trouble
The narrator describes a crowded dance at a club where a toe was stepped on, causing a foot injury that worsened after a second day. A tense moment with a man swinging a stick frightened others, and the crowded floor left little room to avoid contact. The speaker questions continuing to dance with persistent foot pain.
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Jack Weelard
Jess Dempsey
Lenine
Plice
Quite Different. A Brave Soldier and His Best Girl Joke
A brisk quip contrasts a brave soldier who faces power with his counterpart who loves to face pleasure, delivering a playful pun on courage and charm.
Don’t you think the world owes you a living
A quippy exchange features Gail Kane and Plodding Pete debating work and hardship. Pete quips that the world is a tough creditor, needing a wallop with a pick and shovel to make it pay. The dialogue reflects hard‑boiled humor and posturing in a wartime mood.
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Pete
Gail Kane
Grave of Four Dynasties Across the Balkans
E Alexander Powell reflects from the Sirlo crate on a Balkan voyage, noting four great empires the Habsburgs, Russia, the German empire, and the Ottoman house, have fallen to ambition and war as his vessel sails toward a wall of mountains and memory.
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Adriatic
Balkan
Austria
Serbia
Hapsburg
Russia
Germany
Turkey
Crescent
House of Osman
Balkans
E. Alexander Powell
Scribner’'s Magazine
Tricky Copp ers Heights Test For Philly Traffic Men
In Philadelphia the traffic cop job is limited to men six feet or taller. To deter height cheating, an electric test uses two metal plates under the candidate’s heels on a platform. when both heels stay on the ground the lamp stays lit, but lifting even a fraction of an inch turns off the lamp and ends the attempt.
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Philadelphia
Russian Art Boom Under Bolshevik Pay Policy
Russian art thrives as the government funds approved works at a fixed rate of 7,000 rubles, regardless of effort or time. A seven member council oversees art, with four Futurist supporters. The policy spurs rising artist numbers across the country.
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Russia
Town Sells for Ten Thousand Dollars in Moneta
The town of Moneta in Wye is sold for 10000 dollars to John Goodman who receives a townsite of forty lots an eighteen room hotel a five room cottage a three room cottage two two room cottages a large livery barn a railroad eating house and various outbuildings. Chicago and Northwestern retains the right of way fronting the town site and a small depot on that right of way.
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Moneta
Wye
John Goodman
A. Kanson
Goodman
Chicago and Northwestern
Christian Science*Monitor
Largest uncut opal discovered in the United States
A huge flawless black opal, claimed as the largest uncut precious stone in the world, was found in this country and is now in a Washington government official's office. The gem weighs 2 572.382 carats, measures about 21 cubic inches, and is valued at £250,000 by its owners. The Viennese opal, 1 658.027 carats, is noted as previous largest but flawed.
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Washington
Less Embarrassment in Public Rail Speak
A farmer voices relief that railroads have returned to private ownership, saying he can speak freely at the station without fearing government scrutiny for his views. The exchange reflects tension over government influence and public commentary on rail policy.
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Countessel
Melit
Pay When Cured Dr Burkhart Remedy Ad
A dated advertise for Dr Burkhart offering his Vegetable Compound for liver kidney stomach trouble constipation catarrh rheumatism and grip prevention. Claims pay when cured and lists 621 Main Street as contact with 25 cent day treatment and availability at drug stores.
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Burkhart
Main Street
Gin'ti
Farm stock for sale including mares cattle sheep and hogs
Heavy work mares and three year old match horses plus a 5 year old grey mare and a yearling mule. Cattle include Jersey cows and calves, two year olds and a seven year old Jersey cow, a Jersey bull calf, and a pure bred white Shosthorn bull. Sheep number sixteen breeding ewes with lambs. Hogs include Duroc sows and a pure bred Duroc boar with 62 head in pens. Tools, harnesses and farming gear offered, cash discounts, credit terms up to six months, notes at eight percent.
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Steves
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