Bacon Cipher and Alchemy Hoax Debated at Meeting
William Newbold, Penn professor, argued at a Philadelphia American Philosophical Society gathering that Roger Bacon hid knowledge of alchemy in a cipher. He outlined how letters can be represented by syllables and double forms, suggesting the cipher can still be understood though its complexity makes full reconstruction unlikely.
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Phin
Roger Vier
William Newbold
Intel
Theity of
Pennsylvania
Science
Bacon
Godlll
Mummy 3000 Years Old Revealed in Danish Field Find
A mummified woman, dating about 3000 years, was found buried in a Danish field. The trunk coffin was an oak hollowed form with cowhide skin and a wrapped body showing rank indicators such as short sleeves and a petticoat with two belts and bronze bracelets.
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Denmark
Mseum
Fee
Telephone Gall In Girl's Death Mystery
Montreal lodger Gladys Herland known wife of Lieut Max Hooper disappeared March 20 and body found April 17 in the St Lawrence river. Investigators believe she died by suicide after eloping from white slavers. A midnight telephone call urged her to come and be rescued while a second voice warned her. The call leads to a missing trunk and a cabman named Mack who aided her.
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Mel
Gordon
West Ontario Street
Montreal
Gladys Herland
St. Lawrence River
Max Hooper
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Ontario Street House
Mack
Favor War Hero Naturalization at Bedside
Aaron Anderson, Swedish-born veteran of the A E F, lay seriously ill in a Denver sanitarium as naturalization officers, led by Judge Samuel W. Johnson and examiner N F Lenee, traveled to his bedside to secure his citizenship papers. Physicians said removing worry over dual allegiance might give him a fighting chance to live.
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Sam
Denver
Aaron Anderson
Sweden
Anderson
United States
Littleton
Samuel W. Johnson
N. F. Lenee
Asleep Three Years Nurse Says Patient Arose Then Slipped Back
James Eslinger aged fifty four has slept nearly three years in Fort Smith Arkansas county hospital. He woke briefly one morning yawned and returned to sleep. He entered the hospital in 1914 suffering pellagra and since August 1918 has not spoken or eaten by mouth, fed through a tube and has not lost weight. Doctors say no further waking is expected and are powerless to end the slumber.
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James
Eslinger
Fort Smith
Ark
Eagles In Death Battle Near Invergarry
A boy saw two golden eagles fight by a road in Invergarry Invernessshire. One bird toppled and lay injured while its foe stood over the victim's chest in triumph before the victor barely fled.
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Invergarry
Invernessshire
Plasterer Claims Share in $100 Million Weel Estate
S Mehner a plastering contractor from Aberdeen asserts a right to a share of the New York City Weel estate. Papers left by Mehner’s grandmother are expected to establish his claim to part of the vast inheritance.
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New York City
S. ¥. Mehner
Aberdeen
Mehner
Farmers Ship Cows to Germany Aird North Dakota to Wisconsin
The steamship West Arron arrived at Bremen Germany with 1 718 cows and 70 calves sent by farmers in North Dakota South Dakota Iowa and Wisconsin. The shipment represents a large export of dairy cattle to Germany.
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Germany
West Areron
Bremen
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iown
Supreme Court Rules Illinois Medical Act Unconstitutional
The Illinois medical practice act was ruled unconstitutional as unjust discrimination against chiropractors like Dr. L. J. Love of Danville. Chiropractors need only pass the state exam, ending 40 months of college requirements. The ruling, hailed by chiropractors, cites that chiropractic has earned trust and benefits. In Springfield morning dispatches the decision was announced. In Chicago Peter Sullivan and his family visited St. Luke's hospital for cataract removal on his eyes, hoping to restore his sight after declining vision.
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Supreme Court
L. J. Love
Danville
Illinois
Springfield
Chicago
Peter Sullivan
South Randolph Street
Will
Carthage
Miss Anna
Quit Meat If Your Kidneys Act Badly
An old Brooklyn Eagle ad warns that high meat intake leads to uric acid in blood and kidney strain. It promotes Jad Salts, made from disodium and lemon juice, to flush kidneys and neutralize urine acids, claiming it cleans and stimulates kidney function.
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Uae
Jad Salta
Colchester Man Plans Western Visit With Family Tares
KE R Hoyt of Colchester leaves Saturday for Grand Island Nebraska to visit his son Tarry then travels by car to Denver Colorado to visit relatives. On return he will stop to see a sister in southwestern Kansas and expects to be away about two months. The piece notes a merchant values regular advertising as highly as invoices and show windows.
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KE. R. Hoyt
Colchester
Grand Island
Neb
Tarry
Denver
Colo
Kansas
Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Hair Color Naturally
An old remedy using Sage and Sulphur to darken faded gray hair is sold as Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound. A downtown druggist claims it darkens evenly and naturally when applied with a brush, with rapid results and a youthful appearance.
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Wyeth
Soldier's Tribute Echoes in Uruguay Reference
A Dallas News note expresses sympathy for a soldier and mentions Uruguay in a brief tribute, highlighting a somber international connection.
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Wren
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Salta
Brooklyn Eagle
Gage
iWari
Uruguay
Dallas News
The
Union National Bank
Northeast Corner Square
Macomb
AIKS
Swift Refrigera
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Swift & Company
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