Adobe Homes Return to Favor Across the West and Sun-Dried Walls
A concerted effort to cut building costs brings adobe back into focus in California and the Southwest. Historic mission walls and sun-dried earth mix are studied for durability and beauty, with St Louis testing near home-made clay bricks as a low cost substitute.
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New Mexico
Arizona
California
Louisiana Territory
United States of America
Thomas Crane Yours
St. Louis
St. Jonds
Spain
Californa
Huntington Park
Los Angeles
Assyria
Jubotien
Egypt
Palomar
Temecula
Watts
San Gabriel Mission
Santa Barbara
Don Aguirre
Honolulu
San Diego
Monterey
Senare Aguirre
Wentrel
Western States
Lebe Walla
Architeet Young
Seth
Walla
St Louie
Anecdote Of Captain Schley And A Pocket Package
A group of officers recalls an incident from early service days involving Captain Schley. The tale describes a prank where a package was carried to measure walking distance, revealing how little some steps were traced, and ends with a sly wink from the admiral about youthful cleverness.
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Brest
Annapolis
Curto
Schley
Capt. Seley
New York
Kansas City
French Pipe Lines to Run From Le Havre to Paris
The French undersecretary awards a one year contract to a petroleum company to build two oil conduits from Le Havre to Paris. The larger pipe carries 4 500 tons daily. the smaller 1 000 tons. Cost estimated at 1 000 000 francs.
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Paris
Iself
Noring Exchange
Penguin Cult in Paris Inspires Penguin Themed Tableware
A Paris correspondent notes a growing penguin craze in shops across the city. Penguin shaped coffee sets feature a white porcelain Father penguin coffee pot, a plump beak, and a milk jug styled like a penguin’s egg.
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Paris
China
Penguin
Penguin Junier
Pig Survives 28 Days in Well on Snow
Moerre SPA pig on the Curing ton ranch in Heekeon county fell into a well and lay 28 days. The owner advertised for the missing pig. a dog found it and children drew near. The pig had survived on snow, was weak, and had lost about 80 pounds but was willing to eat once hoisted from the well.
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Moerre
Spa
Curington
Heekeon
Trt
Ancient Spanish Coin Found In Well Near Marysville
Adolph Reuser uncovered a worn silver coin about the size of a half dollar in the bottom of a well on his father's farm in the Brown Valley district near Marysville California. The date reads 177 and the coin is identified as Spanish in origin. Reuser was cleaning out the well when the discovery was made.
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Adolph Reuser
Brown Valley
Marysville
Cal
Reuser
No clear article headline available
The readable fragment discusses clothing and dying, referencing Sir Oliver Godgy and a Boston Transcript line about discarding old suits as akin to dying, though no concrete event, date, or人物 action is established.
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Oliver Godgy
Boston Transcript
Footprint clues at wartime plant aid in capture
A Boston Globe report recalls a wartime sabotage attempt on a munition factory. Deep footprints near the entrance, carrying a heavy load, pointed to a tall suspect wearing English last pointed shoes recently half soled with foreign heel plates. Footwear analysis may identify the criminal and aid arrest.
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Burt
Boston Globe
Herby Ory
John Doe
Old Jersey City Theatre Site Faces Move for New Picture House
The Nana Theater on Bercen Avenue at Newkirk Street in Jersey City, claimed as the oldest local structure, is set to be sold and cleared for a moving picture theater. The site holds colonial ties with a January 2 grant and notes a long, weathered stone construction with historic surrounding oaks.
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Bercen Avenue
Newkirk Street
Jersey City
New York
Mitch
Otros Styvessor
Nichalas Virted
Ttatthavar Bay
Simplified Launching Method Reduces Vessel Risks
A new launch system uses electromagnetically held blades that drop simultaneously to set a ship on water. Previous methods depended on manual timing, causing uneven progress or mishaps when signals lagged or crews misaligned. The design replaces axmen with magneted blades pulled by current, improving efficiency and safety during hull release.
Mines at Lens Begin Postwar Flood Cleanup
In Lens France coal mines flooded by destroyed machinery require completion of water removal in 1920. Electric pumps are being installed and cement shafts to be built. Officials estimate two to three years to pump out the water and restore mining operations.
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Lens
France
Influenza Origin and Spread Urged to Be Targeted at Source
New York reports Dr. Simon Flexner urging eradication at origin to prevent future outbreaks. He traces epidemics to Eastern Europe and border regions, notes rapid spread by transport and waves of reinfection, and argues for centralized control to avert recurrent pandemics and heavier losses than war.
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New York
Simon Flexner
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Congress of ‘American Physicians and Surgeons
American Medical Association
Europe
Russia
Turkestan
Indies
America
United States
Flexner
Erschenrota
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Memphis
Havana
Panam
Viagrenil
Love and Insanity Are Twin Ailments
In New York West Side court Magistrate Sweeter sentences Chase Degenhardt to 80 days in jail after he fired a gun at his wife amid a love obsessed dispute. The judge questions whether love and insanity are same, noting the emotional entanglement and threats.
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New York
Sweeter
West Side
Chase Degenhardt
Bethevue
Fatal Appetite of an Aged Mule in Kentucky
Somerset Kentucky report states Col John Tanhet of Acorn lost a mule claimed to have served in the Civil War. Twenty owners testify the animal was very old and recently died from overeating after showing no second set of teeth.
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Somerset
John Tanhet
Acorn
Mules Save Owensboro Man From Crashing Wagon
In Owensboro Kentucky G W Potts narrowly escaped injury when a giant uprooted mapte toppled onto his wagon seat. His mules reacted quickly stopping and pulling Potts free before the wreck.
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Owensboro
G W. Potts
Potts
Wacen
Obituary for Ol4 Man Jones Printer Found Dead
A Los Angeles Times obituary notes Ol4 Man Jones a printer who lived a simple, contented life. He died last week in obscurity, leaving books and memories of Socrates Homer and other makers of wisdom.
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Ol4 Man Jones
Joo
Old Jones
Germany
Socrates
Homer
Paradise
Los Angeles
No Flirting in Fiji Islands and Social Norms
A Hag papers excerpt recounts Fiji island life focusing on gender separations and male timidity. Sydney Greenbie notes the distance between boys and girls, portraying primitive life as unromantic while describing Fijian hair curling practices and grooming as sanitary and prideful.
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Fiji Islands
Nyblles
Sydney Greenbie
Hag]er's Magazine
Florida's Old Sugar Mill at New Smyrna
The old sugar mill near New Smyrna Florida stands amid moss forests as a relic of the 1769 colonizing venture that brought Minorcans Greeks and Italians to the coast. It once crushed sugar cane and featured iron machinery and stone beds built from shell and coral cement.
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New Scoyrna
Fin
Daytona
Keeping Heroism in Check
Five year old Harry claims his seven year old brother Jin is a hero after skating rescue. The boy explains Jin steadied him on thin ice and carried him to safety, boosting his pride despite a punishment that had already vanished.
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Harry
Jin
Shanghai Mint Policy Under Enterprise Commission Review
The China Press reports the government plans to establish a mint in Shanghai under the enterprise commission. A committee has been authorized to purchase land and arrange the necessary steps for setup.
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Shanghai
China
Ching
Entrene Commission
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