Preservation planned for historic Rappites shrine in New Harmony
New Harmony residents secure the dormitory once used by the Rappites. Mine M. J. Fauntleroy purchased Dormitory No. 2 built in 1817 to restore and convert it into a public shrine and museum. The site once housed the communal band of George Rapp followers and has seen years of commercial use and partial destruction.
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New Harmony
Mike
Mie
M. J. Fauntleroy
Rappite
Jook
Mine Fauntleroy
Ahline
Gertian Pennante
George Mapp
Wahaah River
Fauntleroy
Madame Fretageot
Smuggling Case Leads to Detroit Immigration Bond
Mary Modjeska a 65 year old Windsor resident was arrested in Detroit for illegal entry from Canada claiming to seek false teeth. She admitted paying two men $50 to bring her across to Detroit in a row boat. A board will decide on her future while she remains on bond. Three deserting seamen were also tied to the same case and arrested by border patrol.
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U. S
Detroit
Canada
Wnd
Mary Modjeska
Windsor
Police
United States
Egally
Moedjeska
James H. Jewell
Border Patrol
Mussolini Begged for Job in 15 Years Ago Lausanne
A 15 year old Mussolini, then in poverty, wandered Lausanne streets seeking work to buy food. Petro Nave, a stone mason, wrote to Mussolini asking if he remembered him. Mussolini replied that he remembered well. On a Lausanne bridge in 1911 a thin youth asked a passerby if she was Italian and pleaded for work.
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Mussolini
Bergamo
Lausanne
Petro Nave
Anngawer
Lathanne
Nava
Sho
Ttalian
Bone
Manolini
Town to Arrest Girls on Street After 10 P. M.
Uniontown police were ordered by Mayor BR D Warman to arrest all girls on the street after 10 PM who cannot show a good excuse for being there. Male curfew is 1 AM. Reports note several girls have been arrested recently for loitering around midnight. women with men in cars may be arrested after curfew.
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Uniontows
Uniontown
BR. D. Warman
Few Senators Serve More Than One Term
A historic survey shows the U S Senate shifting toward single term service. Only six percent have two or more full terms and ten are in a second term plus an unfinished term. Senator Prindle Warren of Wyoming stands out with six consecutive terms and seven overall.
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United States
Senute Fh
Senate
Proncle Warren
Wyoming
Airways five years without fatalities highlight army routes
Fairfield Ohio reports five years of model army airways operating without a fatality. Since April 1921 the system logged over a million miles across 4 000 miles of mapped routes under Lt. L J Maitland. Flights averaged 2 000 miles per trip with speed about 115 mph and heights near 2 000 feet.
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Fairield
Ohio
Model Airways
Army
Pamengers
Worthan
Chief of Air Service
Lieut
L. J. Maitland
Wrightford
Here
Sesqui Doorway Opens to Agriculture Building
A photograph captures the ornate entrance to the Agriculture building at the Sesquicentennial exposition in Philadelphia, highlighting its architectural elegance and historic value.
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Philadelphia
Japan Seeks Cheaper Weddings Amid High Costs
Premier Wakatauki leads a thrift campaign to curb Japan wedding costs. expenditures range from $20 for the lower classes to $250,000 for the very rich. The article notes the heavy burden on a poor clerk’s daughter and the costly customs surrounding engagements and dowries.
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Japan
Toyko
Wakatauki
Thrift and Saving Encouragement Board
Handlhlaw
Rides 40 Miles Daily at 94 Then Raises Roses
Albert A. Conant of Topefeld Masa travels 40 miles daily to his Benton office at age 94. A longtime St. John's lodge member since 1867, he is one of the nation’s oldest Masons and remains active in town affairs. He tends a spacious garden with roses as his hobby.
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Topefeld
Masa
Albert A. Conant
Benton
Mr. Conant
United States
St. John's Lodge
Boxton
Angora Surges as New Turkish Capital Expands Rapidly
Angora Turkey grows from a 10 000 population to about 80 000 in a few years. Over 1 million stone and brick houses rise in six months. A stone and concrete parliament building with Sultan palace furnishings dominates the skyline as audits for justice and education ministries advance. The city gains schools hotels museums and opera plans while water and sewer systems lag amid sandstorms and wind exposure.
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Turkey
Inet
Sultin
Constantinople
Department of Justice
Ministry of Education
New Nations
Plang
Giria
Elty
Simmer
London circus heritage fades in modern era
A fragmented account recalls London's circus lineage once led by Philip Astley near Westminster Bridge. It contrasts grand permanent shows with street fairs and notes the decline of the circuses in the spring season and in Dickens era lore.
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London
England
John Bull
Philip Astley
Westminster Bridge
Parliament Buildings
Women Plan Tax Strike Over Pest Infestation
Women in the Northampton neighborhood held meetings and threaten to refuse tax payments until pests are removed. Residents note crickets and insects invade homes, with officials trying to control the infestation but failing so far.
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London
Realdenita
Monarch Road
Northampton
Ofcera
U. S. Weather Bureau to Fight Forest Fires
Washington announces a special fire weather warning service organized by the Weather Bureau in cooperation with the Forest Service and state and private groups. An appropriation of about 20 000 dollars will fund the project beginning July 1 2020 with travel expenses covered by cooperating associations, mainly in Western states where forest fire risk is high.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Mont Verloua
Milwaukee hotel maid returns $2000 to guest
A hotel maid in Milwaukee received a hurried thanks after returning a package containing $2000 to a guest who had left it in a room.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Woman Fasts in Glass Coffin for 23 Days Demonstration
Mme Henry of Charleroi fasted to challenge male fasting monopolies. She was sealed in April 5 in a glass coffin and remained for 28 days. After examination two physicians found she had lost 17 percent of her weight and drank two and a fifth gallons of water.
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Mme
Henry of
Charleroi
Fred
Ree
Fight Lice and Mites in Summer on the Farm
The article notes kerosene as a common lice and mite killer in poultry houses with rapid evaporation needing fresh spraying. Mixed with waste engine oil or crankcase oil it lasts longer, and some use kerosene with commercially prepared poultry sprays for two to three months. It also mentions using coal tar wood preservative spray to prevent mites or lice for up to a year, with careful full coverage. The timing aligns with spring warmth for easier eradication and flock health.
Complete Machine for Production of Eggs on Range
Article stresses continuous feeding for all stock to form a complete egg production machine. Emphasizes that well grown hens and males yield best breeders and that chicks and adults must be fed steadily through the crowing season for full development and feather quality.
Feeding Ducks on Small Farms and Commercial Units
The article outlines duck feeding practices for small flocks and commercial operations. In the first three weeks a uniform mix of corn meal bran low-grade flour 6 percent meat scrap oyster shell and grit is fed five times daily. After three weeks the ration shifts to two parts corn meal one part bran one part middlings 10 percent meat scraps plus oyster shell and chopped greens.
Poultry Health and Housing Practices
Poultry notes stress sunlight to prevent rickets and clean drinking water. Diseased birds should be burned. For poultry-house construction contact the county agricultural agent. Ensure good feed during summer for strong winter egg production. Add salt to mash, treat lice with fluoride or blue ointment, and use kerosene or crude oil on roosts to kill mites. Store eggs above three days only if temperature exceeds 70 degrees to avoid seconds.
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Egge
Greenland Territory Size Compared to Eastern U S
An analysis compares Greenland’s vast expanse to the eastern United States. It notes Greenland would cover states from the Atlantic to the Mississippi if imposed upon that region. The piece discusses dimensions around 1,400 miles in length and up to 700 miles in width.
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Greenland
United States
Atlantic Coast
Mississippi River
Opera Lovers Clash Over Sleepy Ears
A quarrel over a duets performance ends with a humorous dispute as a wife accuses her husband of sleeping through a beautiful aria while he insists he listened attentively despite noting an overweight soprano and bowlegged tenor in the Washington Star clipping.
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Saleep
Washington Star
Bridal Vow Teased by Humorous Preacher Line
A comical exchange in Arkansas during a wedding ceremony features a solemn vow question from a pastor of a neglected church and a bridegroom who answers with humor about being “taken.” The colorful dialect highlights regional character in a light moment.
Poet Ben Jonson’s Tomb Unmarked in Civil War Era
In the tumult of Charles I’s reign the poet Ben Jonson’s tomb received no marker until a visitor, Sir John Young, had the inscription O Rare Ben Jon son cut on it, creating a notable memorial after neglect.
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Charles I
Ben Jonson
John Young
Tuberculosis Toll on Cattle Industry Estimated at 40 Million
The report states tuberculosis causes a heavy tax on the livestock sector with an annual loss estimated at 40 million dollars. It describes the disease as a major burden on cattle ranching and related industries.
Where Charity Begins
A wife asks her husband to reduce charity funds by fifty dollars to fund a new dress after meeting a poor widow who sews gowns. The exchange appears in the American Legion Weekly.
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American Legion Weekly
Wild Mongolian Asses Reach 40 MPH Across Open Steppe
A Toledo Blade summary notes wild asses in Mongolia can speed across the country at about 40 miles per hour and considers whether they slow at grade crossings.
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Mongolia
Toledo Blade
One Idea of Opportunity Too Many People Think
Milwaukee Leader argues that opportunity is earned through work not mere wealth. The piece challenges the notion that chances to make money exist without effort and urges readers to pursue productive paths with discipline and merit.
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Milwaukee
Table Appointments Guide for Matching Decor Tone
The decorations on a table should match in quality and tone. If a silver bowl is used for flowers, the candle sticks should also be silver. When glows in used, care should be taken to have the pieces of the same material and color.
Month of Thermidor in the French Revolutionary Calendar
Thermidor was the eleventh month chosen by the National Convention in 1793. It lasted 30 days and began on July 12 in some years and July 30 in others.
Portraits of Columbus Painted But Not From Life
More than 80 portraits of Columbus are known, yet none was painted from life or during his lifetime. The remark underscores the long gap between the explorer and his visual likeness.
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Columbus
Birth day query prompts pledge from child
A Boston Transcript item quotes a mother recalling her four year old asking how long until her birth day and then declares it time to start being a good girl. The play on words reflects parental hopes and gentle discipline in a domestic vignette.
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