No Room for Terrorism Here in Jersey City
Government urged to launch a sweeping non political probe into Jersey City conditions. Reports from major outlets claim a fascist dictatorship has emerged, with labor leaders barred from speaking and socialist leader Norman Thomas expelled across the New York line. Two congressmen facing bloodshed warnings if they spoke. An anti Semitic movement, likened to Hitlerian methods, is alleged to be growing. The plea calls for defending freedom of speech for all viewpoints.
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United States
Jersey City
Norman Thomas
New York
Relief aid Taxes in Douglas County speech
A Douglas County Kansas Republican criticizes ongoing relief aid rhetoric and defends hundreds of families trying to hold onto property and keep taxes paid while noting sympathy for thrifty, steadier households waning amid suspicion of property owners.
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Douglas County
Kansas
Lint-Doctor Alint-doctor on the calico printing cylinder
A sharp-edged ruler called the lint doctor detains lint and fibers on the delivery side of the calico printing cylinder to ensure clean cloth output.
Quaker Lane Social Roundup Recalls Weekend Visits
Alvin Rosedale returned from Iowa City for a weekend at home. C T Keen and daughter Lora hosted relatives including Cecil Males, Carney Meltvedt, and Walter Keen. Howard Keen and sons along with George Keen attended an Hereford picnic at Ames. Oliver Rosedale and daughter Marie from Los Angeles visited Mrs. Sawyer and Mr. Gideon Watland in Grinnell.
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Alvin Rosedale
Iowa City
C. T. Keen
Lora
Walter Keen
Cecil Males
Carney Meltvedt
Oliver Rosedale
Howard Keen
George Keen
Leland Keen and Son
Hereford
Ames
Marie
Los Angeles
Calif
Sawyer
Gideon Watland
Grinnell
Neighbors Share Visits and Local Gatherings
Next door neighbors Frank Price visited at the L. C. Blodgett home. The Gibsons and their son Leland spent Sunday at the Eugene Gibson home. Mrs. Harrah of Melbourne visits her daughter Mrs. Ward Dobson. Mrs. Larson and Mrs. Dobson spent Wednesday with Mrs. Miles. The Dobsons and family visited south of Tama. Mrs. Hines spent Sunday in Marshalltown with her brother Noble Bryant, who is ill after an operation. The Helping Hand Club met with Mrs. Miles with refreshments by Mrs. Dobson and Mrs. Hames. A group from Garwin joined a birthday dinner for Mrs. Coffin and others. Jesse and Sievert Tow returned from a trip to Duluth. The writer met Guy Way of Pittman and cousin W. H. Hazard, with a note of a longer story to come. Mrs. Rosa Richards brought in Farm and Fireside with a Geronimo photo in an auto.
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Harry Gibson
Leland
Eugene Gibson
L. L. Harrah
Melbourne
Ward Dobson
Harry Larson
Harry Miles
Margaret Hines
Marshalltown
Noble Bryant
Bryant
Deaconess Hospital
Lewis Hames
George Coffin
George Jr
Fern
Jerry Thatcher
Albert Rohner
Garwin
Ruth Young
Alice Kerr
Conrad
Howard Antle
Rosa Richards
Geronimo
Sewing Machine Most Popular Device Worldwide
The domestic sewing machine is considered the most popular mechanical device. It is used across civilizations and by millions in remote regions from the South Sea islands to Siberia.
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South Sea Islands
Siberia
Adrian the Brave Name Through Ages and Arts
Florence A. Cowles notes Adrian as an ancient name likely Greek for brave or Latin from Adria. Six popes bore it. St Adrian, a Pretorian guard martyred in the fourth century, is honored September 8. Hadrian the emperor built notable landmarks and figures named Adrian span Hadrian Turnebus to Brouwer and Legendre.
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Adrian
Adria
Adriatic Sea
Florence A. Cowles
Cleveland Plain Dealer
St. Adrian
Hadrian
Rome
Empire
Britain
Solway
Tyne
Athens
Castel Santa Angelo
Adrian Turnebus
Beginning of Tariffs and Customs Houses
The article traces tariffs and customs houses to ancient river tolls levied by fort builders along European rivers. It explains how private predation led to early customs, how kings and later governments adopted the system, and how reform reduced evils while preserving revenue. It notes ongoing pressure from covetous interests to keep rates high.
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Europe
Rhine
Danube
Left-Handed Children And The Odd Reading Challenge
A strange but not altogether uncommon phenomenon among school children is the left handed child forced to live in a world made for right handed persons. In right handed people the left brain lobe directs reading and writing left to right. In left handed individuals scientists suspect the opposite, and about one in twenty children writes backwards and misreads reversible words like saw and was.
English Garden Munich Park: A 600 Acre European Rarity
The English Garden in Munich spans 600 acres and is famed for its strange history. Built over 150 years ago by an American born in Massachusetts in 1753, who fled the Revolution, served as an English officer, was knighted, became Count Rumford in Germany, and later pursued science in Paris. The park remains a public space with fine old trees and river landscapes.
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Germany
Munich
Massachusetts
England
Count Rumford
Paris
Mizpah Meaning Watch Tower in Hebrew Tradition
Mizpah or Mizpeh signifies watch tower and named many Palestine places. The term later appears as a farewell blessing and talisman on rings and inscribed items. It recalls the covenant between Jacob and Laban, and the memorial stones at Galeed with the words The Lord watch between me and thee when we are absent one from another.
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Palestine
Jacob
Laban
Galeed
Dollar Mark Used Abroad for Decimal Signage
The text notes that over 25 countries besides the United States use the dollar sign to denote monetary amounts. In Brazil the $ sign replaces the decimal point, so 100 reis reads as $100 and 1000 reis as 15000, illustrating varied value representations across nations.
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United States
Brazil
Collier’s Weekly
Porcelains From China in Seventeenth Century Trade Rise
The article traces the pioneer role of potters in ceramic art from early crafts to modern revival, notes the 17th century rise of Chinese porcelain in Europe via Dutch and English traders, and details Bow works origins near Bow Stratford and subsequent moves to Derby by 1776 under Duesbury.
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China
Europe
Alice R. Rollins
Los Angeles Times
Bow Works
Egan Mew
St. Leonards
Stratford-by-Bow
Derby
Death Valley: World’s Deep Basin and Extreme Heat
Death Valley spans about 559 square miles below sea level with Badwater 280 feet below that datum. Telescope Peak rises 11325 feet, possibly higher than any nearby peak in the 48 states. Once held a heat record at 134 F in shade. long dry climate, low humidity, about 351 clear days per year and annual precipitation around 1.4 inches.
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Death Valley
Telescope Peak
Furnace Creek
Badwater
The Philosopher's Stone and Alchemical Myths
The article explains the philosopher's stone as a legendary substance sought by alchemists to transmute base metals into gold. It traces origins to ancient Greeks in Alexandria and notes medieval beliefs that it could also cure many bodily ills.
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Alexandria
Rabbits Suffer From Coccidiosis
Coccidiosis is a serious disease in rabbits with two main forms liver and intestinal. It causes weak anemic animals with a staggering gait and convulsions, and diagnosis can be made from symptoms but should be confirmed by microscopic examination.
Countys with Double County Seats Across the United States
The article notes there are 3 072 counties in the United States and explains that historic growth left unorganized counties with no seats. Now every county has at least one seat, while a few states maintain more than one seat, creating a divided county government with parts in different towns.
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United States
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