Wealthy Wealth Display In Saratoga Spas War Riches
Wealthy visitors fill Saratoga with lavish displays as newly minted fortunes from wartime gains line hotel lobbies and racecourses. Bets rise from five to fifty dollars at small gaming spots while four resorts admit women to the tables, and fashion flourishes amid the town’s exuberant gambling scene.
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Forest
Each Beauty in Harem Demanded a Gold Tooth
Dr. A. 8. Bungerford of Teheran described trials of a toothpuller in the Shah’s palace. He notes fourteen years as royal dentist for Persia and recounts pulling a tooth for one beauty, resulting in a gold bicuspid. The harem demanded gold teeth for all, and the Shah provided a tooth for each while keeping three molars for himself.
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Teheran
Persia
Toledo
Saratoga Chronicle: Money Makes Vanity Seem Cheap
The chronicle notes both men and women enjoying ample funds at Saratoga, where vanity runs high and expenses are abundant. It stresses the era’s view that money buys status and leisure, declaring at the end that the cheapest thing in Saratoga is money.
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Saratoga
Scientists journey to Katmai amid Alaskan eruptions
A National Geographic expedition led by Professor Robert A. Griggs of the University of Ohio sails toward Mount Katmai to study its eruptions and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Reports say Shishaldin and possibly Mount Barloff are erupting as the team prepares observations through September.
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Yap and Its People Food Drink and Clothes All Obtained From Trees
Washington reports on Yap a western Caroline Island possession sought for a cable station. The article describes a stone-money economy, bachelor clubs closed to women, and a polyandrous culture where men wear shell jewelry and leaf skirts. Women’s dress remains a multi-layer leaf skirt despite fashion.
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Yap
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
National Geographic Society
Caroline Islands
Guam
Mindanao
Fslanders
Ninety-Four Year-Old Preacher Seeks Marriage License
Rev Moses Allen, an internet preacher, applies for a marriage license in New York and states his age as ninety four. He quotes being in the golden season of life while his bride-to-be is only half his age.
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Moses Allen
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Walkcrer
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France
Ium
Germany
Service
Butterick Publishing Company Address Notice
The Butterick Publishing Company, located at 406 Butterick Building, New York, presents this record of its corporate address. The entry notes the business presence in the Butterick portfolio city and serves as a locator for readers seeking company information.
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Gaudy art piece sparks claimed wartime tale in KC home
A Kansas City profiteer boasted of a cheap 6 by 9 painting bought at an art shop. A salaried friend contested the dealer’s war attribution, saying the costly frame misattributed and recalling a night Grogan’s bartender kicked a bottle-throwing incident.
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Kanetia
Grogan
Kansas City Star
Somewhat Slighted Interview Refines Longevity Tale
A reworked Methusemah laments a long life felt like a failure. He questions whether his abstinence from strong drink and tobacco has earned him an occasional interview on longevity, insisting his lack of political involvement was not the sole cause.
Burmese graduate Ina Thein hailed as first free Burmese degree earner
Among the successful candidates for a degree in 1918 appears the name Ina Thein the free Burmese lady to obtain the distinction. The heart of a coquet is like a street car. Inasmuch as there is always room for one more.
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Ina Thein
Women Admit to London Royal Astronomical Society
A legal change allowed women to become fellows of the Royal Astronomical Society of London. Previously by law a person meant masculine, so the charter had to be amended. After the alteration, women distinguished in star gazing were admitted to the council.
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England
Royal Astronomical Society of London
An Irish Opinion From the Front in 1918
In March 1918 while stationed in northern France the narrator recalls the rainy season and damp clothing. A tall Irishman jokes that if a man does not get pneumonia there, something must be wrong with his fungal. The piece captures frontline humor amid hardship.
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France
Getting Posted Lord Nocoyne I American Heiress
A witty exchange on courtship and marriage schemes. Reggie explains the adage that declaring love to the woman and a claim on her father’s wealth suffices to catch an heiress.
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Lord Nocoyne
Reggie
Coal In Argentina Found In Andean Foothills
A consular report notes new coal deposits discovered in Argentina’s Andean foothills. The finding adds potential energy resources for the region. A detective subplot and a judge’s remark frame the text as a brief, curious update.
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