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Newspaper
Lander Evening Post
Location
Lander, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1921
Page
4
The notices advertise Christmas gift ideas in a local paper. It mentions photographs, a dress for wives, and gifts from the Lander Furniture and Hardware Co. It also references advertising representation in New York City and subscription rates.
A jumble of property for sale, lost items, wanted rooms, and bargain offers across Landyr and Hudson areas, including a farm stock list, a 45-home Dover, and a new jewelry line promo. Also notices seeking a rooming house, a dog lost, a brown leather notebook, and a Christmas gift shop sale with overcoats.
Berliner Tageblatt Paris correspondent Paul Block reports on the vast American cemetery near Montfaucon in Verdun. 21,400 graves, crosses and stars laid out on a rising hill, a bright, orderly burial site watched over by an American guard and staff. The piece notes the scale of destruction in northern France and the emotional impact of the graves.
A distorted OCR fragment mentions an air service between Pehley and Shanghai with a fleet capacity of 40 planes and references to Orbea and Barron's Weekly, but the text is garbled and lacks coherent details.
A 75 year old Jersey inn renews a nine year contract to board with his wife aged 45, with no complaints and high contentment. The piece notes clear, well run provisions, constant hot water, proper beds, and no delays for baths. It ends by reflecting on sociological experiments like this, judged on merit.
A Morning Post report from Cyrene describes excavations at Tebengasi near the Hesperides gardens uncovering a marble block with a Greek inscription of over one hundred letters. Finds include a sanctuary to Eastern divinities, a well preserved Egyptian goddess statue, and a male cemetery. At Apollonia a fifth century basilica is under excavation and at Merdj Cufic inscriptions are found aiding Arab conquest history.
The Department of Agriculture tightens controls on introducing new plants to the United States. Agencies work to prevent insects and plant diseases from entering the country, using quarantines and strict inspections. Plants are kept in isolation in greenhouses, then propagated for growers after thorough pest removal.
A New York Globe item notes the Author League maintains a fund to aid distressed writers. It reports a young writer once celebrated for direction and promise faced near collapse from hunger and misery. Immediate relief was provided, and members raised a sum to sustain her through a period of inactivity.
A fragmented quote shows Parmer Corton discussing rest and comfort with guests. The overheard snippet hints at an informal exchange about hosting eight people and a humorous edge to the conversation.
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