Land of Shocks and Tahiti Tales From Ocean Dispatches
A Philadelphia dispatch summarizes National Geographic Society notes on the Society Islands. Tahiti and Papeete are described with volcanic geology, harbor views, and valleys like Fatauaa. local flora, coconuts, cotyledon fruit, and copra production are noted along with native climbing methods and fresh coconut milk drinks, all reflecting tropical life and trade links.
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Pebutl
W W. Smith
National Geographic Society
Society Islands
Pacific
San Francisco
New Zealand
Wahiti
Papeete
Fatauaa
Axie
Tahiti
Europe
Tabiit
Pere la Chaise vigil amid air raid and ruined city
A fragmented, surreal account places a wounded figure near Pere la Chaise during an air raid. The scene shifts through garbled imagery of streets, sirens, and looming destruction as the man scavenges his pockets for remaining items and mutters a fragmentary name and phrase.
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Maris
Vin Sisters
Pere la Chaisey
Tong
Mister Cole
Vee
Leela Weeteie
Unclear World War I Scene Details Reported
An Extended Tour before the St Mihiel show depicts Cerone Men and Yanks in a hazardous gas shell incident. Explosions cause panic and rapid retreat as Americans rally. one man vanishes then returns. a strained exchange follows amid American Legion Week context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mihiel
San Kiel
American Legion
Honors at a New York dinner for Rabbi Stephen S Wise
Rabbi Stephen S Wise head of the New York Free synagogue attended a dinner at J P Morgan's residence with prominent guests. Humorous stories sparked laughter as Wise shared a dream about choosing heavens, noting a coincidence with Rabbi Wood and recalling his own afterlife vision featuring Christian and Hebrew heavens.
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Stephen S Wise
New York
Hebrew Union College of Cincinnati
J.P Morgan
Wiew
Styx
St. Peter
Cme
Tim Ud
Rabbi Wood
Kiea
Earth
Cincinnati
Times-Star
Right-Hand Page Reading Scheme Proposed by Dr Winslow
Boston inventor Dr I Winslow proposes a patent for printing books so every page is a right-hand page. Readers would progress from right to left, then turn the book upside down to continue, leaving left-hand pages printed upside down and numbered from the back. He argues this reduces eye and neck strain and fatigue when reading heavy volumes.
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Dr. I. Winslow
Boston
Mr. Winslow
Javelves
Jaurt
Royal Etiquette Delays American Car Flag Incident
Report from Murape recounts Queen Marie of Row Wonlaw refusing to ride behind any flag but her own. An American chauffeur offered to drive without a flag, but the queen insisted, delaying the royal procession until the banner was removed. The story highlights strict royal decorum and precedents set by Queen Victoria’s lineage.
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Murape
Rommania
Marie
Row
Elde
Palace
Pascha Par
Victoria
England
Quite Unmoved by a Patient Musician in a Shop
An elderly man entered a fashionable music shop and asked for a tune book. He began playing softly, staying so long that staff grew weary. The proprietor asked if the book suited him, and the man replied that he had only played half the tunes, then quietly turned another page.
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Uimsle
New Scotch Invents Flax Prep Machine in Hours
A Scotch inventor unveils a mechanical device that processes flax for manufacture within hours of harvest, promising rapid preparation and industrial efficiency. The invention aims to streamline fiber production and reduce labor time in textile processing.
Local Odd Fellows Work First Degree at Putnam Lodge Hall
Putnam Lodge No 45 Odd Fellows to perform the first degree Tuesday evening at their hall. Various local visitors include Dan Ruark of Tulsa and Mrs Elizabeth Meltzer whose death notice from San Diego was received. Community groups like Washburn Chapter DAR and Penelope club meet this week with local hosts. Cattle shippers led by A F Lockridge send three carloads to Chicago.
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Putnam Lodge No. 45
Odd Fellows
Elizabeth Meltzer
San Diego
Cal
A. F. Lockridge
Putnam County
Chicago
Colfax Lodge Guests in Bloomington Tonight
Colfax chapter of the Crescent Rebecca Lodge of Bloomington visits the city this evening as guests of local chapter No 763. The Colfax degree team will confer the degree on a number of candidates. Rev A M Hootman travels from Terre Haute to Vincennes for Welfare Loan Society meeting and director selection, then to Portland for a salesmanship class on November 18 19, returning for Fillmore homecoming at the Christian church. Mrs Josephine Lewis returns from two weeks at Home Lawn Sanitarium Martinsville, and accompanies by Mrs FE Snyder of Virginia to Greencastle before journeying back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Lewis
Martinsville
Colfax Chapter
Crescent
Rebecca Lodge
Bloomington
Colfax
A. M. Hootman
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Welfare Loan Society of
Home Lawn Sanitarium
Greencastle
FE. Snyder
Virginia
Lewis
Rev and Mrs A T Riley to Celebrate Anniversary
Rev and Mrs A T Riley will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on Wednesday November 17. Due to Rev Riley’s health there will be no formal celebration. friends are invited to call in the afternoon. Mrs Thomas Nicholson of Chicago and Miss Ida Riley are in town for the occasion.
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Thomas Nicholson
Miss Ida Riley
Chicago
Rev
A. T. Riley
Rev Riley
Ida Riley
Sebastopol Occupied by Bolsheviks Reported
Sebastopol has fallen to Russian Bolsheviks according to unofficial French foreign office reports. General Wrangel and staff, plus French high commissioner M Martel, were taken to the French warship Waldeck Rousseau and expected to reach Constantinople within twenty four hours.
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Varis
Sebastopol
Foreign Office
Crimean Peninsula
Wrangel
M. Martel
Waldeck Rousseau
Constantinople
Half the Becker freighter Widlar crew rescued near Superior
A portion of the crew from the Becker line steel freighter Francis J. Widlar has been taken off the wrecked vessel near Superior Wisconsin. The status of the remaining crew is unclear as rescue efforts continue.
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Superior
Wis
Becker Line
Francis J. Widlar
Obituary: Lydia J Wolf 1846 1920 Huntington resident
Lydia J Wolf born Jamestown North Carolina September 17 1846 died November 6 1920 She moved with family to Huntington Indiana in 1853 lived a devoted Christian life joined the Methodist Episcopal Church at age 16 Married William H Wolf November 7 1867 who died 13 years before her She leaves three children Eunice A and two sons SS Wolf and J P Wolf, three grandchildren, a sister and three brothers and many friends in mourning.
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Lydia J. Wolf
Jamestown
North Carolina
Huntington
Indiana
Methodist Episcopal Church
William H. Wolf
Eunice A
SS. Wolf
Portland
Oregon
J P. Wolf
New Market
Alberta G
Lydia
William Henry Wolf
Joseph Lininger
Levi Couneh
Anderson
Ind
Bartlett Couch
Fowler
Finley Couch
Memphis
Classified Ads for Sale and Help Wanted Items
Classified listings include an Underwood typewriter for sale at 304 EF Hanna Street and contact Red 537. ads note alcohol for radiators at $1.40 per gallon and references Christie-Thom as auto sales. Laborers wanted by Indiana Portland Cement Co and a permanent position at the Herald Office seeking a diligent worker to learn. There are also notices seeking a girl or young man for the Herald Office reporting and other work.
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Underwood
Hanna Street
Christie-Thom
Auto Sales Co
Herald Office
Christie-Thomas Auto Sales CO
Ship Crew Reaches Safety Near Whitefish Bay
A message received by Superior agents reports the crew of the vessel near Pancake Shoals just outside Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior, will be taken off the ship later today.
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Whitefish Bay
Lake Superior
Superior
Fatal gunshot in Anderson hunting trip near Westport
William Smith a forty year old laborer of Anderson died from a shotgun discharge while riding in a car with Ora Blackwell three miles west of Westport Decatur county on a hunting trip. Blackwell stated a hunting dog struck the shotgun causing the discharge. Smith died en route to Westport. He leaves a sister Mrs Ella Boone in Illinois and a niece Mrs Gladys Southard of Anderson.
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Anderson
Ind
William Smith
Ora Blackwell
Westport
Decatur County
Blackwell
Smith
Blackewell
Ella Boone
Illinois
Gladys Southard
Primitive South Sea Chart At The American Museum
A sea chart of the South Sea Islands made of sticks serves as an authoritative guide for Marshall Islands navigators. Gifted by Robert Louis Stevenson, it was studied by young chiefs who memorized its details. Distances were measured by hours, not miles, and some say the sticks symbolize currents with four seasonal sets of overtrails.
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South Sea Islands
Marshall Islands
South Sea
The Dickeissel Bird Description and Habits
The dickeissel is a small migratory bird about six and a quarter inches long with a yellow white and gray body and a black throat patch. It frequents dry bushy fields or prairies in the central United States and sings a simple chip, oehip, chea he chee.
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Iiddie
United States
Beads in the Levant and Urban Use Across Cities
Beads are common across Levant cities and beyond as charms to ward off disease. Men women and children wear strands on necks and wrists. horses use bead tassels. In Athens Constantinople Liftis Sioyrne and other cities people from all classes carry and play with beads while walking or riding. Lead shops and market stalls sell them widely and peddlers hawk them in streets.
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Oh del
Athens
Constantinople
Liftis
Sioyrne
Leonot Wien
Wallpaper Borders Refresh Old Rooms Effectively
Old wallpaper can look new with a top border on the ceiling line. Up to date cut out borders let the average person apply it. A paperbanger saves time by cutting the border themselves. Rye flour paste with resin binds heavy papers well. Patching worn areas is practical and discreet.
Lucky Woman Mrs Gasaway Holds Court Over Carpets
Mrs Gasaway enjoys an unusual advantage as her husband the judge sentences every tramp he sees to beat her carpets and help with the cleaning. The public may find humor in the scene as the judge enforces domestic chores with judicial zeal.
Hog Prices Steady to 10 Cents Lower at Opening
Indianapolis receipts show hogs 11 000 cattle 1 100 calves 400 sheep and lambs 300. Prices opened steady to ten cents lower with overall $15, range $13.10 to $13.25. Pigs under $1.25, sows down to $12.60. cattle prospects lower. calves steady at $17.00. lambs 50 cents lower with many around $10.50. sheep at $4.50.
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Indianapolis
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Gabriel
Herrigan
Harrigan
Morvignd
Rabbi Wise
Scotchman
Dan Ruark
Tulsa
Okla
Mary Ruark
The
King, Morrison & Foster Agency
T. E. McGinnitie
Seattle
Washington
Belle M. Carver
M. M. Marhall
Edward Rector
Grafton Longden,Jr
Mrs
Grafton Longden
Robert H. Swintz
South Bend
Swintz
Jessie Gobin
H.A. Gobin
Isis Snider
Charleston, West Va
A. B. Phillips
Ella
Emma Beckwith
Cloyd Cook
Mrs. Alonzo Cook
Phoenix
Arizona
Mr. Cook
Washburn
Charles Barnaby
East Washington Street
Philo O. Cole
Penelope Club
J. Y. Denton
North Madison Street
B.B. Stringer
AT Riley
Serbastopol
REDS
Orlge Iisiseyl
Indiana Loan Co
Donner
W. H. Evans
Indiana Portland Cement Co
Christie Thomas Auto Sales Co
Central Trust
Dickeissel
Levant
Mrs. Gasaway
Opera House
A. Cook, Prop
Mgr
M. H. Hoffman
Grace Davison
Wilmuth Merryl
Warren Cook
Emerald Pictures Presents
Allice Howell
Calumet
U.S
Aod
Indianapolis & Eastern Traction
DePauw
Wabash
T. H. I. & E. Traction Co
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