House of a Lifetime Ends in Wedding Pact
Norma Newton agrees to marry Terry Miller after a whirlwind plan to furnish a tiny six room house. He confesses a shared affection and a playful bout with a rival, revealing a marriage intended for tomorrow with a stolen picture and a gagged contest of hearts.
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Terry Miller
Lin
Shall
Terry
Norma Newton
Norma
Norm Newton
Texas
Newton
Helen Buckingham
Massachusetts
Ren
Pal
Miss Buckingham
West
Straw Kitchen Utensils From Collestrada Orphanage
The Junior Red Cross school at Collestrada Umbria makes colanders sieves and market baskets from ossers and osier. Orphans weave tightly reed receptacles for flour sifting to supply nearby villages as metal utensils are scarce due to wartime shortages. Collestrada’s output reaches about a hundred pieces weekly and is used locally.
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Collestrada
Italy
Red Cross
Statpping
Umbria
Billy’s Bold Rescue and a Love Talk on the Farm
Billy, known as bashful, saves Roberta from a growling dog at the Struthers farm. Roberta, teasing yet fond, admits her affection, while Billy contemplates if his quiet devotion will win her.
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Billy
Roberta
Billie
Bobby
Bobbie
Struthers
Will Struthers
Miss Roberta
Mol
Bosco
Killie
Siberians Up Against Reds in Desolate Siberia
Harbin dispatch reports Tomsk Novo Nikolajevsk and Krasnovorsk towns as dead and deserted after fires. Executions of editors Adrianoff and Fimonoff and local officials noted. Peasants revolt across the region with five regiments near Minusinsk pushing an offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Kokusa
Harbin
Manchuria
Siberia
Tomsk
Novo-Nikolaevsk
Krpasnoversk
M. Adrianoff
Sibirskaya
M. Fimonoff
Svobovnaya Sibir
Wholebak
Reasneyarsk
Minusinsk
First Man-Eating Shark of Year Caught in Potomac
A Potomac fish tale reports an eight and a half foot man eating shark caught at Piney Point Maryland up the river where salt water remains. A doctor in the party removed the shark teeth and kept them as souvenirs for fellow anglers. Piney Point is not a summer resort.
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Potomac
Washington
Potomac River
Toval
Piney Point
Potomar
Back to Nature Fashion Made From Tree Materials
Miss Feapody wears a forest inspired ensemble to combat high living costs. Her tree bark hat, jade green bead outline, acorn trim frock, and wooden shoes showcase a nature driven wardrobe. Silk thread adds a single artificial note while stockings feature trees and waves.
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Feapody
Amsterdam
Holland
Russian women forced into state marriages in Moscow decree
The Soviet regime orders women aged eighteen to forty five to marry immediately under district lists and central offices. Divorces are automatic for four years of marriage without population gain. Some maidens flee abroad or wed and leave husbands to avoid the plan.
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Moscow
Russia
Communist Ice
Gold Production Reduced in World in 1919 1920 Outlook
World gold output fell from 1918 levels with 1919 estimates around 345 to 350 million dollars. US share in 1919 was about 58.25 million, with early 1920 prospects under 50 million. Water shortages hit placer mining and many stamp mills were closed.
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Washington, D. C
United States Geological Survey
United States
Kites Ferrying Men Brought Tahitians Across Bay
Tahiti natives used huge cliffside kites before airplanes, tethered to a rock at Taiarapu. When winds were right, a man could launch as a makeshift airplane and use the kite as a parachute to cross the bay, landing safely on the opposite shore.
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Tahiti
Taiarapu
Vast Gain in Mexican Oil Exports in 1920
Mexico plans export totals for 1920 at about 150 million barrels, vastly surpassing 1919. Statistician George Blardone from Tampico estimates shipments exceed 180 million, with around 100 million heading to the United States as production soars in the first two months of the year.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
George Blardone
Tampicoot! Statistician
Blardone
Greek Cook Rescued From Lost Tug Winthrop Off Cape Heavy
A Greek cook from the tug Winthrop crew, which sank off Cape Heavy on July 15, was rescued at sea and brought to Jacksonville by the steamer Kokomo. Earlier reports said the cook and a mess boy were drowned after another crewman arrival in Norfolk.
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Jacksonville
Tfla
Winthrop
Cape Heavy
Kokomo
Norfolk
Six-Legged Toad Highlights Crivitz Collector
Henry Mermans of Pioneer, Crivitz in Marinette county, owns one of the state’s largest mounted collections of fur bearing animals and fish. All specimens were killed or caught within five miles of Crivitz. He expects to add new specimens this year, including a six legged toad.
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Marinette
Wis
Henry Mermans
Crivitz
Marinette County
There’s Always a Song for the Smile
A Baltimore Sun excerpt counsels facing life with cheer and song. It urges meeting the world with a smile and hopeful trust, dancing through trials, and believing kindness returns, promising inner wealth and resilience.
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Baltimore Sun
Nan and Jimmie Snaps Spark Violet's Suspicion
In 1920 era snapshots drive a tangle among Jimmie, Violet, and Nan. Jimmie doubts Violet’s love after a compromising photo with another girl surfaces. Nan’s prank backfires as Violet reveals the truth and seeks reconciliation. Nan’s brother figures in the caper, but Jimmie’s faith endures.
Swiss Dam Creates Wide Aar Lake Near Berne
A dam across the Aar below Berne at Muhleberg forms a lake nearly twenty miles long and over eighty square miles in area. Tourists visit the site as pleasure boats will soon operate. The power plant will supply electricity district wide and an 8 device lift will move boats between Berne and Lake Biel. A tunnel will allow rapid lake drainage if needed.
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Aar
Berne
Muhleberg
Aumatten
Lake of Bienne
Dead Penn Sons Fail To Answer In Philadelphia Court
In a Philadelphia court, judges ruled by legal fiction that heirs of William Penn have not paid ground rents for 21 years. The estate of Charles F. Beck, tied to Water Spruce and Pine streets, was awarded after John Penn Thomas Penn and Richard Penn did not appear. The judge declared them in default and ruled for the Beck estate.
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William Penn
Philadelphia
Charles F. Beck
Pin- Jester
Penns
John Penn
Thomas Penn
Richard Penn
Philadelphiia
Beck Estate
Depended on Direction
A little girl on the sidewalk guides an old man to Mr. James Ordway's house by noting that turning back would shorten the journey. The tale ends with a stray joke about the man’s son’s weight and rising food prices.
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James Ordway
Misa
Never Again After Cat Dashes Across Slippery Road
Rain flooded the road as a car skidded off into a ditch after a black cat darted from a ditch. The driver steered to avoid it, but the vehicle slid and ended in a ditch. The cat meowed and the travelers vowed not to drive on slick roads again.
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Black Cat
Traffic Boom Shapes Road Movement This Year
This year over 9,000,000 vehicles will travel the nation’s highways alongside horses and carts as motor power expands. Most life centers on main travel lines with about 90 percent using a small portion of the roads for mobility.
Homely Nose, One Dance and a Quiet Romance
Ruth, a plain girl in a factory social, is drawn into a dance with a mysterious newcomer. A former coworker helps her bravely reveal her plain looks and a gentle romance unfolds as a poised, hopeful kiss ends a day of doubt. He declares love, finding deep affection beyond appearances.
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Ruth
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Dorothy Lawrence
McClure
Billy J
REDS
Geological Survey
Cook
Unio
Jimmie
Nan
Alwas
Jim
Violet
Cheejy
Fredericks
Lake Shore
Dan Fredericks
Kansas City
Dan
Violet Ward
Noa
Swiss
W. A. Peach
McClure Nowapapye
Pesta
Reg
Ian
Kennedy
Adam
Ruty
Mary
Fred
Tim
le Sten
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