Ginkgo Tree From Japan Sparks Park Debate in England and America
A fragmented report discusses the ginkgo tree as a hardy, favored import from Japan in Europe and America. It notes public park authorities in England and district plans in Washington DC considering planting it, and mentions its distinctive long leaves and cone-bearing core.
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Japan
Europe
Amrica
England
Staundhys Washington, D'strict
Columia
Eliney
Pete
Aimerican Woods
Old Castle Town Turns 700 Amid Gothic Cathedral Pride
The Spanish city of Barges, diminished yet tradition rich, marks its 700th birthday. Its allure centers on the legend of El Cid and the Gothic cathedral housing his reputed remains, as described by Charlotte Jorden in the New York Times.
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Perianes
Pleviresarte
Fi Cid
Reberton
Tivel
Charlotte Jorden
New York Times
Eusheining
EF Cid
Aleng
Wind and temperature bend sound waves, scientist explains
A government scientist explains that wind strength differences tilt sound waves, not the wind itself, and that temperature variations deflect sound. He notes sirens may be audible far only in practice, with 2 miles as a practical range, while calculations show greater reach due to atmospheric deflection.
Grace Widow Term Explained Across Decades
The article discusses the term widow in historical usage for divorced or separated women. It traces possible origins to rural English phrases about horses and widows by courtesy, noting its appearance during California gold rush times and its lingering reputation as a label for former mistresses or separated wives.
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California
Rheumatiz in One Reel Rumor
A fragment from the Boston Transcript recounts a street encounter where a former employer asks about rheumatism. The reply uses dialect to describe poor condition and humorously borderlines on caricature.
Dasheen Cultivation Expands in Southern Farms
The dasheen a tropical root crop from Trinidad is increasingly grown in the U S South. It tolerates Florida heat and reaches as far north as South Carolina. Planting occurs from February to April with harvest from September to October. It stores and ships like potatoes and offers a starchy supplement with higher protein and sugar content.
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Trinidad
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Tropics
Florida
South Carolina
Common Cabbage Worm Control Across the Season
Warmers Bulletin 766 outlines early, repeated spraying with arsenate compounds to prevent losses from the common cabbage worm. It notes the moth and caterpillar life cycle, advises fine mist applications, and urges community action among truckers to spray through the season and trap last-generation females with poisoned stalks.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
BP. H. Chittenden
Paris
Gulf Region
Av Deedeo
Red Cross year in disasters reports 850 deaths and 57 communities affected
The American Red Cross details 43 disasters causing 850 deaths and 2,500 injuries in the year ending June 30 1921. Housing 1 871 000 relief expenditures totaled 80 000 000 in property damage across 57 communities with Pueblo flood hardest hit and national fund drives planned.
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United States
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Wall Street
Salem
Ohio
Republic of
Haiti
Tulsa
Oklo
Alaska
North Dakota
Italy
Pueblo
Covernor Shoup
Colorado
Harding
Shoup
Snowe
Red Crocs
Sia Clan
Tulka
Texas
Arkansas
Texarkana
Pecassory
China
Life Saving Corps Enrollment Tops Ten Thousand
Growth of Red Cross Life Saving Corps across the nation continued unabated in the last fiscal year. There are 160 corps with total membership over 10 000 and about 2776 members qualified as examiners. The Navy Academy Annapolis organized what is believed the world’s largest life saving corps.
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Red Cross
Ted Cross
United States
Atuertcan Red Cross
United States Navy Academy
Anoapolis
Time to Run If Your Firm Denies Vacation
A reader urged to quit a firm denying vacations. If the boss cuts vacations, beware pay cuts next year. Stay loyal while possible, but secure two weeks off on your own terms and seek work elsewhere if needed. Keep a clean exit with no bitterness and pursue better opportunities.
Everything Aviating to the Sky Above the Pantry
A playful lyric-like chapter riffs on flying fantasies and skyward abundance. It imagines everything from sugar to meat and dairy lifting into the heavens, a fanciful critique of excess and vanished normalcy with quirky imagery and a vow to keep the house orderly amid chaos.
Children Burn Fathers Savings in Stove Fire
Alex Nedweeky of Kenosha Wisconsin saw $2400 in cash hidden in a handkerchief inside his mattress bank burn after his three children discovered it and burned the money in the stove. The incident ended years of savings in ashes.
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Alex Nedweeky
Kenosha, Wis
Car accident update from Blackstone-Heard and Webster
Blackstone fumbled details of a car accident with no major damage reported. Webster confirms minimal impact with only a fresh coat of paint needed according to the insurance assessment.
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Blackstone
Webster
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Darky
Boston Transcript
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Putnam’s Hoosier Giant
E. R. O'Hair
Fillmore, Indiana
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Greencastle
Kristie’ S
South
Life Saving Corps
Avery
Ham
Halley
Thar
J. E. McCurry
West Side Square
Ind
CKEB
Kuppenheimer
J. F. Cannon & Co
the House of Kuppenheimer
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