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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1921
Page
2
Preparing Incense for Trade on the Lau River
A missionary traveling down Mongolia’s Lau River reports 31 rapids in one day where water mills grind aromatic trees into incense powder. Trees are chopped, ground in siltstone mortars, and incensed into bundles sold locally for about six dollars per 266 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lau River
Mongolia
Poisoned Flour Deaths Near Amoy Report
A Chinese newspaper reports more than forty deaths near Amoy from morphine laced flour. Smuggled drug, hidden in a flour shipment, spilled during handling, then sold to customers causing widespread poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amoy
Woman to Lead Landscape Remodeling for Railroads
A Chicago woman Miss A. E. McCrae is assigned to supervise landscape gardening and architectural remodeling for all main and branch lines of the western railroad. She will implement her own ideas and judgment, travel in a special private car, and oversee work across nine states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Railroad
A. E. McCrae
Chicago
Young Nobility in England Battle to Brace the Nation
The article notes that noble titles earned on battlefields and at the council table are flaunted by many, including pallid men and skirt dancing women. Fortunes seized from peasants by pirates or by industry fade in numerous cases due to inept claimants.
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England
Artificial Propagation Boosts Modern Fisheries Industry
The United States Bureau of Fisheries distributes eggs fry fingerlings and adult fish in one year totaling about 1.5 billion. The growth of these fisheries as an industry is credited entirely to artificial propagation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Empress of Japan Uses Ten Inch Silver Pipe
A silver pipe with a ten inch stem is used by the Empress of Japan. The small bowl holds only enough tobacco for two or three puffs before ashes are knocked out and the pipe cleaned, a routine repeated many times in an afternoon.
Rumors Around Tramway Project Stir Local Natives
The article reports rumors that 500 Chinese heads must be buried under the power house before the tramway can operate. It notes riksha coolies refuse night fares to country districts amid these claims.
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Riksha
Auction Method in Japan Described as Queer
The passage explains a Japanese auction where the object is offered for bids and each bidder writes their top price on paper and places it in a box. The box is opened and the item goes to the highest offeror.
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Japan
Russians Not Cruel Says Moscow Writer
Moscow writer J. Novcow argues Russians are among Europe’s least cruel peoples noting absence of brutal popular sports like cockfighting and lynch law. He cites lack of such practices as evidence of gentler culture.
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Moscow
J. Novcow
Europe
Hindoes Arrive in Vancouver as Mine Laborers
Due to immigration limits on Chinex, many Hindoo workers have entered Canada via Vancouver in recent years and found mining jobs. The note highlights a shift in labor patterns with minority workers taking mining roles in the port city context.
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Canada
Vancouver
Writers Are Not Sincere
An essay discusses sincerity in writing, noting Tolstoy’s view that genuine art must reveal something personal. It argues European and American writers often imitate continental realism, diluting their own gifts, while magazines recycle overused templates and fail to deliver truly fresh stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolstei
Telstoi
England
America
Starch Is Energy in Early History of Agriculture
Ernest D. Clark addresses the Congress of Applied Chemistry on how seeds and tubers formed the staff of life. He notes starch as energy source, cereals as major grain, potatoes as staple foods, and the role of soil, sunlight, and climate in sustaining future harvests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest D. Clark
Congress of Applied Chemistry
Tramp Appeals for Rest by Kindly Farm Wife
A sympathetic tramp near the farmer's wife asks for shelter and rest. The wife responds with empathy inviting him to lie down, noting his weariness from hardship and travel. The scene conveys informal charity between rural neighbors.
Repairing and Maintaining Lawns
Specialists of the U S Department of Agriculture say lawn repair is best in early September south of New England and north of the Potomac and Ohio. For patches, reseed with loam or compost, then roll. use a disk seeder for large bare areas and reseed with care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
New England
Potomac
Ohio
Americans to Aid Tea Industry in Ceylon, Say Plantation Owners
George B. Horsfall and A. T. Noyes of Kandy, who own large tea plantations, announce that Americans will join in developing Ceylon tea this year. They praise Americans as fitting well with Englishmen and welcome increased numbers eager to work in the industry.
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Ceylon
George B. Horsfall
A.T. Noyes
Kandy
England
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Feats of Photography and Blooming Flower Time Lapse
The Philadelphia Ledger praises cinematography showing a bud's growth in sixteen days captured every fifteen minutes. When assembled, viewers see the bud bloom over a minute or two, with leaves expanding and stamens appearing before a full flower state.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Women Break Barriers in Architecture Prize Win
Miss Ida Ryan, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate, won the Boston Society of Architects prize for best architectural design. She is the first woman to receive the award and attended the society banquet this year, marking the first such honor for a female architect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Society of Architects
Masachusetts Institute of Technology
Ida Ryan
Paris Council Plans Beautified Streets Fronts
The Paris municipal council adopts a plan to ornament building fronts. A city committee inspected structures erected last year and chose six with the handsomest facades. Each winning architect will receive a medal and property owners gain tax exemptions.
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Paris
Children cherish books more than toys say Mrs Van Oppen and Buzzert
In a chat over blanc mange Mrs Van Oppen and Buzzert extol the lasting value of books for children. They recall a well kept book titled Harry Bradford's Crusade with lively pictures of a buried bird and a boy with a bat. The talk laments fragile toys and praises enduring reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. van Oppen
Buazzert
Buzzert
Todiy
Harry Bradford
Nobleman Raises Mules for Profitable Texas Ranch Trade
William Anson nephew of Lord Landsdowne and cousin to the Duke of Marl borough runs a horse mule and cattle operation in the San Angels district of Texas. He bought mules at 25 dollars each during the South African War acted as a British agent here and ships trained polo ponies to England for high prices while adopting Western rancher attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ansen
Lord Landsdowne
Waeglish
Duke of Marlborough
Duke of Portland
San Angels
Texas
Anson
England
Mr. Anson
King Edward's Clock Collection Noted for Historic Pieces
Royal collection highlights include about 2000 clocks. A Henry VIII gift clock to Queen Anne Boleyn remains functional after nearly four centuries. A Negress Head clock attracts attention with eyes as hour and minute numerals.
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Oéward
Edward
England
Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn
Ballet by Belgian Nobility Delights Brussels Aristocracy
Sixty titled ladies formed a remarkable amateur ballet at the Nobles Club in Rue Duarlon Brussels. The performance drew all Brussels aristocracy with every participant bearing a tithe, marking a rare social spectacle in the capital.
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Nobles Club
Rue Duarlon
Brussels
Scotland's sole woman factory inspector paterson profile
Scotland's busiest official is Miss Paterson the only woman factory inspector. She oversees all Scottish factories, travels 23000 miles annually to inspect workplaces where women are employed, while 140 male inspectors work alongside.
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Scotland
Miss Paterson
Mayor's Breach Case Upheld Over TB Discovery Defense
In a breach of promise suit against an American mayor the defense claimed that after engagement the bride-to-be had tuberculosis. The judge ruled the TB discovery claim a valid defense, upholding the defense.
Value of One Fir Tree in Oregon Logs
A fir tree in Oregon yielded nine sawlogs averaging 14 feet for a total of 21 483 feet board measure. The single tree is valued at more than 1000 dollars.
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Oregon
Eve’s Apple Tree of Ceylon Bears Bite Marks on Fake Fruit
A description from Ceylon notes a tree known as Eve's apple tree whose orange red fruits are visually appealing yet each appears bitten. The bitten look is said to be perfect in imitation. The fruit is described as poisonous.
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Ceylon
Flies Invade Cardiff Docks District Impeding Daily Life
The London Chronicle reports millions of foreign insects infest Cardiff Docks a main thoroughfare driving pedestrians away. Police and gatesmen at the pier head retreated behind water-house doors as shopkeepers and dock workers complain of serious disruption. The insects, described as long bodied and slow crawling, first appeared Sunday and are blamed on southerly winds rather than new fishing ships.
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Cardiff Docks
London Chronicle
Pier Head
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