The Suppressed News of an Ambitious Reporter
Sam Davis, a New York reporter, seeks a sensational burial story about a famed bandit. A veiled woman at the grave reveals she is the bandit's sister, begging Sam not to print. The city editor orders him to drop the scoop, citing harm to a respectable family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Davia
New York
Sam
Pete
Daily Press
Arnold
Arnald
Hss
Klft
Davis
Nicely Calculated Weights of Small Everyday Items
The article notes weights for a postage stamp, a common pin, and an average human hair per inch. It states the stamp weighs 0.01297324 ounces, the pin weighs 0.0247975 ounces, and a hair per inch weighs 0.000007668 ounces.
And So Often A Woman Having The Last Word
A wry remark from the Boston Transcript noting that many would not mind a woman finishing first but dislike the length of her final say, reflecting social humor about gender and conversation.
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Boston
Surprising Uses for the Sweet Potato in Washington Post
A catalog lists versatile sweet potato uses from animal fodder to food and industrial products. It notes they can be toasted into caramel for chocolate flavoring ice cream and cannea, make vinegar and starch, yield dyes, roofing paint, and even mend rubber. At 100 bushels per acre and 80 cents per bushel, revenue reaches about $80 per acre.
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Washington Post
Waterfall Gavarnie in the Pyrenees Dominates European Falls
The article describes Gavarnie waterfall in the Pyrenees as Europe’s highest at 1,385 feet, surpassing Niagara during wet seasons and ranking third worldwide. It notes the fall’s dramatic setting in the Circue de Gavarnie amphitheater, with surrounding peaks from 7,000 to 9,000 feet near Pau and Luchon.
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Europe
France
Niagara Falls
Gave de Pau
Gavarnie
Labrador
New Zealand
Circue de
Pyrenees
Pau
Luchon
Bible Linked to Washington Inaugural Found by New York Lodge
St John’s Masonic Lodge No. 1 in New York City holds a prized Bible tied to Washington’s oath at Federal Hall on Wall Street. The Bible reportedly was sourced after it was needed at short notice. Major Robert Morton retrieved it for the regiment of honor. Harding accepted the offered Bible for inaugurations.
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Washington
New York City
St. John’s
General Washington
Wall Street
Robert Morton
Regiment of Honor
St. John's Masonic Lodge
Morton Bethought
Harding
Early Railroads Record Speed Milestones From 1845
Historical notes describe 1845 speeds in England with trains covering 45 miles in 52 minutes and reaching 75 mph. Records from the American Railroad Journal cite 65 mph on London to Birmingham lines and 50 mph express runs with stops. The Antelope engine on the Baltimore & Ohio line reportedly hit 60 mph in 1848.
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England
American Railroad Journal
London & Birmingham
Great Northwestern Railway
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Beggars Guild Formed In Tokyo To Regulate Alms
In Japan beggars organize amid urban competition, forming a beggars guild with beggars law. In Tokyo and other cities hundreds solicit alms publicly, operating up to three hours daily and sharing proceeds communistically.
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Japan
China
Tokyo
Birds That Cannot Walk Flock of Swallow Family Facts
Pathfinder Magazine notes swallows cannot walk or hop, using tiny feet for clinging and perching. They spend most time in flight, feed on insects, and scoop water while on the wing. Barn swallows and purple martins are the most common American species.
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America
Pathfinder Magazine
Built to Defy Time Architectural features praised by the Journal
The Architectural Association Journal notes that many medieval buildings show little aging beyond color changes while some newer structures reveal neglect of solidity, highlighting enduring structural quality versus modern decay.
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Architectural Association
Local Social Notes and Death in Dixonville Area
Mrs Irwin and son Chester visited Dixonville on Tuesday. Forest Somerville and family were guests in Horace Somerville’s home Sunday. Kathryn Jenney and Madden attended the movies at Emeigh Thursday. I S Jones died in Dixonville hospital Tuesday. he worked for the NY Central RR. Rev C Q Anderson visited Cresson Friday. Guy Hunter and children were in Jersey Shore recently. I B E Pounds of Elderton shopped in town Friday evening. Rev J P McCurdy was summoned to Portersdale Friday for I S Jones’ services. Florence Sutton of Hast Ridge visited sister Mrs Jesse Baker last week. T W Munroe called in Indiana Monday evening. J B Wooster and Ben Clayton visited Barnesboro shop one day this week. N G Hawes, recently returned from Texas, back home.
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Forest Somerville
Horace Somerville
Kathryn Jenney
Ty Madden
Emeigh
I. $. Jones
Dixonville Hospital
Jones
N.Y. C. RR
C. QO. Anderson
Indiana
J. B. Wooster
Ben
Clayton
Barnesboro
N. G. Hawes
Texas
Local notes from Nicholtown and nearby homes
Community brief listing visits and calls across Nicholtown and nearby households. Residents including Ettis Mountain, I H Mumau, Frank Keer, Zane Buterbaugh, Mrs Clayton Daugherty, Lynn Buterbaugh, Mrs Hett Brilhart, Dr E E Heilman, Budd Burkey, Mrs Butterbaugh, W C Mumau, W M Walker, M D Brilhart, and Robert Plows are noted visiting or being visited. High spots of a college career quoted from Beacon Journal.
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Akif Beacon-Journal
Local Social Notes From Johnstown Area Towns
Donald Davis and wife visited Altoona over the weekend while Millard Bennett spent Saturday evening in Johnstown. Russell Herlinger toured the county seat Friday and James McElwee and party were Johnstown callers Thursday. Mrs Harry Mikesell and two children of Johnstown visited the Herlingers last week, George and Mary Heag were Hamier city callers last Friday. T and Mrs Mike Zelko were Johnstown callers last Thursday. James McMullen was a Johnstown visitor last Tuesday. A clever Mary Ann headlines Technical Education and a Detroit Free Press quip quotes a witty frying pan joke. Also a New Year prediction notes 1930 outlooks including Alabama reflections.
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Donald Davis
Altoona
Millard Bennett
Johnstown
Russell Herlinger
James McElwee
Boyd
Harry Mikésell
Herlingers
George
Mary Heag
Hamier City
Mike Zelko
James McMullen
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Winter Wardware
A. W. Mabon & Sons
P. R.R. Station
BABY
S. C
Paul B. Hasinger
G. A. Myers & Son
18Th & Phila
Sts. Indiana
Douglass
Indiana, Pa
R. W. Wehrle & Co
Philadelphia
George D. Leydic
Philadelphia Street
Wayne Avenue
Beatrice Vandegrift
First National Bank of Indiana
Penna
Sixth Streets
Fisk
J. S. Hileman
Indiana, Penna
8. L. Irwin and Son
Chester
Dixonville
Nicholtown
Ettis Mountain
I. H. Mumau
Frank Keer
Zane Buterbaugh
Clayton ‘Daugherty
Hast Run
Lynn Buterbaugh
Hett Brilhart
and Burkey
Ray Lowman
Commodore
Nettie Mumnan
Laura Kinnan
Brush Valley
Mary Ann
Detroit Free Press
Nitt
Witt
Epworth Herald
Alabama
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