Ancient St Louis Cathedral and Redwood Grove Featured
In a 1923 Western Newspaper Union piece, the history of New Orleans highlighted the St Louis Cathedral built by a Spanish nobleman after early frame and brick churches were destroyed by fire and tornado. The article also describes Muir Woods redwood groves near Mount Tamalpais, noting towering trees, dramatic canyon life, and a remarkable fire healed by sap transfer between two trees.
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United States of America
Sieur du Bienville
New Orleans
Jackson Square
Louisiana
St Louis Cathedral
Andrew Jackson
DIR Woods
Mount Tamalpais
Golden Gate
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Western
Uslon
Death from heart disease rises in modern life
London physician Dr. J Strickland Goodall warned that modern life emotional strain and self indulgent pleasures drive a 400 percent rise in heart disease deaths across Britain and other nations. He linked early sudden deaths to arteriosclerosis caused by hard work and stress, noting examples from the United States during the Tunney Lempsey bout.
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London
Lfe
Great Britain
J. Strickland
Goodall
Institute of Hygiene
Doctor Goodall
United States
Tunney-Lempsey
Chicago
Tunney
British bask ets best the osier industry faces decline
The oster industry is an old handicraft and no machine can replace it. England’s basket and cane workers are not encouraged and shops rely on German and Japanese basketry, which looks novel but is of inferior quality. London Mail reports concerns over the craft’s future.
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England
London Mail
Unclear Patient Mumbles to Doctor in Fragmented Exchange
A Cincinnati Enquirer snippet portrays a confused dialogue where a patient speaks in garbled phrases about feelings and health. The doctor hands a vague prescription with little clarity on dosage or purpose, reflecting a strained, uncertain medical exchange.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Ixion Myth: Insane King of Thessaly and Fiery Wheel
Ixion, king of a Thessalian tribe, murdered his father in law and was driven insane. Zeus forgave him and granted Olympus residence, but he fell for Zeus wife Hera. Hera exposed the affair, and Zeus condemned Ixion to spin on a fiery wheel for eternity.
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Ision
Thessaly
Zeus
Olympus
Bera
Political party conventions in early United States history
The text notes that formal state conventions began around 1825 while party leaders had caucused earlier. It cites the Federalists as having prior conventions and the Republicans as holding their last legislative caucus in 1824.
Past Offense and Forgiveness in Recovering Wrongdoers
The saying notes that forgiveness hinges on faith, allowing those who have erred and repented to return to the right path and grant forgiveness to others as part of their spiritual renewal.
Snails Probe Evolution on South Sea Expedition
Henry 4 H Grampton a Bar nard zoology professor sails from Vancouver on his 14th South Sea voyage to study land snails in high mountain valleys of the oriental and American tropics. He serves as Carnegie Institution research associate. He insists the study reveals evolution through snail distribution across valleys and islands.
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South Sea
New York
Henry
H. Grampton
Barnard College
Vancouver
B. C
South Sea Islands
Crampton
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Dust to Gold: Moroccan Souks Looted for Treasure
In Algiers and Morocco, centuries of gold and silver dust trodden into shop floors are eyed as fortunes. A new French company plans to extract and smelt the sweepings from jewelry trades, believing rich returns lie in the dirt of native souks where jewelers work in crowded, squalid shops.
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Algiers
Morocco
Mexico Palace Addition Cost Lives of 80 Workmen
In Mexico City the fourth floor addition to the National palace has cost lives as eighty workmen have died in falls and other accidents during upper extension construction.
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Mexico Palace
Mexico City
National Palace
Mex To
American collector reports tiger crabs as lawless troops
Not New Species Canton China. An American malacologist sent a native to gather specimens of the tiger crabs whose ravages worried villagers. The collector returned to report the tiger crabs were actually lawless soldiers.
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Canton
China
U S Breaks Up Gang of Alien Smugglers
Brownsville authorities report the arrest, trial, and conviction of Isaac Amram and Juan Samano for smuggling aliens into the United States. The case suggests a wider gang with roots in Reynosa and possible links to New York Europe and Mexican locales, charging $100 per person.
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U.S
Brownsville
Texas
Isaac Amram
Juan Samano
United States
New York
Europe
Mexico
Rio Grande
Amram
Samano
Asia
Spanish America
Turkey
Mediterranean
Juan Sawance
Reynosa
Feymosa
Hidalgo
Preacher by Day Is Cab Driver at Night
Rev Thomas H Whelpley of Chelsea Presbyterian masks a second life as Tom Whelpiey cab driver. He notes the nightlife intrigue, performs a wedding in clerical garb, then returns to service at the wheel, driving the newlyweds through the rain to their home in Woodside Long Island.
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New York
Thomas H. Whelples
Chelsea Presbyterian Church
Tom Whelpiey
Whelpley
Jekyl-Hyde
Woodside
L. J
Lonely After Release Convict Kills Self in Sing Sing
James Brackett, released on parole after a death row sentence was commuted by reprieve, killed himself in his Sing Sing cell. He cited loneliness from freedom and said all his pals are up there. Cant Stanley Shepard, Salvation Army parole officer, arranged burial from Potter's field.
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New York
James Brackett
Sing Sing
Brackett
Cant Stanley Shepard
Salvation Army
Potter's Field
Galluses Trend Hits Tulare County Courthouse
In Visalia, girl employees at the Tulare county courthouse began wearing red suspenders. Deputy county recorder Mrs Edita Dewer Watkins started the trend, and soon more young women clerks and deputies were seen in galluses, creating a courthouse fashion craze.
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Visalia
Califi
Tulare County
Edita Dewer Watkins
Famous Bell Returns to San Francisco Chamber
The 1,100 pound bronze Viegilante bell, once used to summon San Francisco residents and mark Civil War tensions, has been hung in the Marine Department of the Chamber of Commerce as a gift from Petaluma First Baptist Church. Purchased in 1856 by the Vigilante committee, it traveled from Fort Gunnybags to Petaluma church, then back to San Francisco where it chimes at 6, noon, and 6.
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San Francisco
Fort Guonybegs
Marine Department
Chamber of Commerce
First Baptist Church of
Petaluma
Robert Newton Lynch
Vigilante Committee
W. T. Coleman
Boston
Conroy & Connors
Old Fort
First Baptist
Future Seaplanes to Be Less Cumbersome
Langley TField reports on a National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics minute examination of seaplane floats. Experts conclude postions enabling water landings currently impose 15 pounds per square inch stress, while tests show only seven pounds actual. Reducing pontoon strength could cut weight, improve air performance, and extend endurance without compromising safety.
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Langley Tfield
Vva
Ag Tase
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Navy
Wants Typist Job But Has Only One Hand
Detroit widow Flora Parker, once Flora Warker, seeks work as typist or stenographer in Detroit. Born in London with one arm after a childhood accident, she later taught in London and moved to Canada with a former suitor. She vows to prove speed and efficiency despite the missing limb.
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Detroit
Mich
Flora Warker
London
Seung Chap
Canada
Parker
Flora
Riots Over Sacred Cow Killings Near Simla
Six people died and nine were wounded near Simla when three groups of pilgrims clashed attempting to stop the slaughter of a cow deemed sacred. The cow was killed and violence followed.
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Simla
India
Old Timepieces Record Ages in Hollywood Wardrobe Drawers
Paramount studios in Hollywood houses four drawers of antique watches used in film making. Over 15 years 121 pieces have been collected from across the nation, including 43 silver men’s watches and 20 gold men’s watches, plus 42 silver and 16 gold for women. The collection features a 150 year old Swiss chatelaine belt watch and other pieces aged from 70 to 150 years.
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Paramount Studios
Hollywood
Mude
Gentle Tips for Baby Habits and Castoria Use
Thumb sucking in toddlers and young children is discussed as undesirable and potentially harmful. The excerpt advises methods to stop the habit and warns of bowel irregularities in babies. It promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a safe, vegetable remedy for colic, diarrhea, constipation, and related discomfort, claiming 30 years of physician endorsement and a motherhood booklet with each package.
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Fletcher
Chas. A. Fletcher
Local Family Gaffes Spark Odd Name Game
A humorous exchange describes a young man mocked as the black sheep. His father designs pillman cars while his mother is a subtitle writer. The twist is the son’s habit of renaming new nickel bars with quirky labels.
Never Worry Becomes Better With Others Motto
A brief note suggests the motto Never worry improves when you add others. The idea emphasizes communal support and shared effort to ease personal concerns. The fragment hints at a broader message about cooperation and mutual aid.
Diphtheria Deaths Fade in Cambridge and Typhoid Honor Roll
Cambridge leads cities over 100000 in diphtheria prevention with no deaths in a year, one of only two such recent records. The American Medical Association notes seven large cities reported zero typhoid deaths, including New Haven Springfield Yonkers Paterson Richmond Canton and Kansas City, the widest typhoid year since 1913.
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Potn
Cambridge
Mass
United States
American Medical Association
Duiuth
Minn
The
Medical Association
New Haven
Conn
Springfield
Yonkers
N. J
Paterson
Richmond
No Place for Him In Job With Sharks
A fragment novel or column parodies bias and language about a Black man offered work feeding sharks. The speaker refuses, joking that sharks do not eat black meat and that luck affects encounters with a blind shark. A separate line notes praising a girl who becomes a good cook. The piece critiques social attitudes and communication style of the era.
Varicose Vein Treatment Claim From Emerald Oil Ad
An old advertising notice promises to shrink varicose veins by nightly and morning use of Macone's Emerald Oil. It urges immediate purchase from any dispensing pharmacist and claims rapid improvement for eczema ulcers and piles, noting a small bottle lasts long. The misspelled signature cites Des Moines No. 28 1928.
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Macone
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Ixion
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Okla
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Monarch
WerWael
Rees St Hitage
Edward Pomeloville
Wisconsin
Rapioe
Wie
le Manse
Watertown
Altht- Monsy Makar
Supreme Products Co
Randolph
Chi
W.N.A
Des Moines
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Wolgamor
Ohio
Cuticura
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