Stromboli the Lighthouse of the Mediterranean
The constantly active Stromboli volcano on Stromboli Island in the Lipari group keeps fires burning day and night casting a rosy glow over the Mediterranean horizon. Ancient lore tied the mountain to Vulcan and Purgatory while modern observers note irregular flashes from one to twenty per second as lava and steam push to escape. Nearby San Vincenzo village sits sixteen miles from the Straits of Messina amid fertile lands producing cotton wine and figs.
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Stromboli
Vulcan
Jove
Mediterranean
Lipari
Vesuvius
Italy
Etna
Sicily
Messina
National Geographic Society
Washington
Valeri
Aeolus
Strombeli
Purgatory
Enilors
San Vincenzo
Strombali
Straits of Messina
Woman sentenced for acid assault in Prescott
In Superior Court at Prescott Arizona Mrs Anna Irene Hopkus was convicted of throwing acid at Misa La cille Gallagher a school teacher in Jerome Arizona. She received a prison sentence ranging from five to fourteen years.
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Misa Lacille Gallagher
Jerome, Ariz
Mra
Anna Irene Hopkus
Prescott
Ariz
Indian Women Fight Battle With Wolves Near Fort William
Indian trappers report a fierce fight between Indian women and a timber wolf pack near a camp 40 miles north of Fort William Ontario. Women fired from camp as wolves halted by fires, then advanced. Dynamite explosion later scattered wolves, with 72 ears collected as proof of losses.
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Winnipeg
Fort William
Ontario
Doctor Mary Stout Returns From Balkans Mission
Dr. Mary Stout, an eye specialist from Washington, has returned after 15 months in the Balkans serving with the American Women’s Hospital. She restored sight to more than 1,700 blind Serbians and brought back an eight-year-old Serbian boy named Boris, son of a general who died in the war, who expresses a wish to return to America.
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Mary
Stout
Washington
Balkans
American Women's Hospital
Boris
America
LIST ROOMS IN VIENNA DEMANDS FORCED HOMES
Vienna seekers organized to secure housing confront a powerless government bureau. They appoint agents to locate vacant premises and properties with space for more occupants, threatening force to obtain lodgings. A ten room home of a lone elderly woman is cited among many examples.
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Vienna
Bearoness
Man Survives Squeezed Head at East Altoona Roundhouse
Charles Blackford, fifty, a tender repairman at Pennsylvania Railroad East Altoona roundhouse, endured thousands of pounds pressure as his head was caught between engine and tender during an attempted coupling. He has a fractured skull and is in serious condition at Altoona Hospital.
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Charles Blackford
Pennsylvania Railroad
East Altoona
Altoona Hospital
Sneothe
Mollie the Traitress Ends in Mountain Cabin Rescue
Ben, an escaped convict, hides near Mollie Stark’s Bear mountain cabin. A confrontation with Sheriff Frank Merriman ends in Mollie revealing a pardon and offering Ben freedom to marry her, while Merriman’s nephew helps save him. The tale blends romance and pursuit as Ben learns Mollie’s loyalty and gains release.
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Penitentiary
Bear Mountain
Mollie Stark
Seth Baldwin
Wild Glen
Mollie
Molle
Frank Merriman
Ben
Merriman
Take Good Care of Car Battery Care Tips
Owners should inspect storage batteries every two weeks in winter to ensure the liquid level is correct and prevent under charging or overheating. Use only distilled water, avoid acid additions unless by an expert, keep connectors coated with vaseline, wipe spills, and remove tools from the top. If the engine lacks start power, check ignition, carburetor, and priming, and consider professional inspection or removing the battery for long idle periods.
Car Owners Warned Against Unneeded Adjustments
Many motorists seek trouble and create more by indiscriminate adjustments. The heat of the message is to identify the real cause first before attempting any fixes to avoid steering away from the actual problem.
Adjusting headlights to reduce driver annoyance
The article explains how modern electric lights incorporate adjustment to direct a clear beam. It notes that headlight tilt can occur and that built in adjustments help correct it, while lacking adjustment may require bending lamp supports with a wrench.
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W. V. Relma
Changing tires aid longevity and even wear
The article urges using a spare to rotate tires weekly across positions starting at the right front, giving each tire a one week rest. It notes during rest the tire should be inspected and any cuts and abrasions vulcanized to maintain mileage during wartime requirements.
Automobile Gossip Across Nations and Industries
Automobile dealers in the United States exceed twenty five thousand. A transmission grease overload may cause a humming noise. Boston postal chauffeurs face dismissal for speeds over twelve miles per hour. Belgium has twenty three thousand passenger cars trucks and tractors in use, fewer than Wyoming’s motor vehicle registrations. Uruguayan consumer autos gain popularity for gasoline oil speed and self starting. New York University adds automobile transportation to its industrial engineering course the first of its kind.
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Belgium
Wyoming
New York University
Well-Bred Poultry Interest Grows in Nebraska Study
Nebraska livestock owners joined a Better Lives-Better Stock drive, revealing 65 of 75 Webster county participants keeping standard-bred poultry. Plymouth Rocks and Leghorns lead, with White Leghorns and Wyandottes common among whites. Buff Orpingtons rare. Most flocks average four birds. emphasis on breeding females shows broad interest in improved stock.
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Nebraska
Plymouth Rocks
United States Department of Agriculture
Webster
County
Farm Chimneys Need Study for Safe, Efficient Heating
Experts from the United States Department of Agriculture advise farm chimneys be built from the ground with solid foundations. Use one or two chimneys with multiple flues, ensure adequate drafts for each stove, and provide proper brick or stone walls. Where pipes cross partitions or pass through walls, install terra cotta thimbles and ventilated protection.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Plan to Wean Calves Early From Their Mothers
A cow owner neglecting to wean his calf creates ten times the trouble by allowing it to nurse. Calves can be taught to drink from a bucket quickly, and avoiding a hungry young bull a few weeks later saves effort, as the freedom from constant chagrin is valuable.
Cover or Blanket for Cow Milking Sack Aid
A farmer describes making a cover for the milking cow from a large ripped gunny sack. The cover uses strings under forelegs and across the back to hold in place over the rump. The note warns that if both cows are unprotected, there will be very little switching.
How the Foreman Beat Ep
Riffkin confrontsEp over a $900 injury claim from Marla Spalz. Ep blocks debt with a stock swap and arson to cover losses. Riffkin, foreseeing Ep's plan, exposes the fraud by torching the store, forcing Ep to settle with a cheque for nine hundred, while the old insured gowns survive.
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Riffkin
Salt Emporium
Emporius
Marla Spalz
Mebbe
Maria Sparza
Maria
Louis
Rifkin
Mr. Ep
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William Fall
Western Newspaper Union
Tie
Frank
Walt
United States
Boston
Uruguay
Plymouth Rock
How the Foreman
Harold Sinclaire
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