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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1920
Page
2
Eleanor Maddock recounts India's royal glitter from Taj Mahal relics to Baroda's pearl carpets and the Delhi loot. Descriptions cover jeweled thrones, diamond coronets, Garland of Delight, and Maharajas Baroda Indore wealth, with lore of Gul Saffa and Aurangzeb. vivid portraits of pearl scarfs and peacock turbans.
Immigration trends show women and children predominate as new laws tighten checks. Analysts note shifting destinations from New York to Pittsburgh Detroit and Ohio coal regions with many returning reservists among arrivals. Monthly tallies rise despite stricter literacy and medical exams plus required proof of relations for dependents.
Mrs George Mead of Susquehanna Pennsylvania located her two children in a nearby field. The children were playing with a large blacks snake more than three feet long. The snake frightened the kids. the mother said the reptile could be dangerous but the children laughed and teased it until the animal slithered away.
Federal agents in New England report seizures of more than 3 gallons of beer and liquor valued at $1,000.08. The operation, led by William J. McCardy, recovered several brands of beer with over half a percent alcohol. The liquor stock is being held at eight warehouses awaiting removal in Washington.
In Constantinople and other Turkish cities veiled women appear without seals of seclusion as streets show heads unveiled and fashions shift. Educated Turkish women lead reform, using war service to push for greater freedoms, with foreign influence fueling interest in sports and public life.
Washington reports a Secret Service uncovering of a conspiracy within the war risk insurance bureau to defraud disabled veterans. Three men were arrested as they offered soldiers larger compensation than justified, promising a cut of the excess and guiding claims for bigger awards. The scheme aimed to skim funds from ex soldiers’ benefits.
Cherokee Bill, a veteran of the plains and a participant in the War of 1812, has just celebrated his 123rd birthday at the county home in Grand Junction, Colorado. Born June 1707, he is noted as the oldest native American in census records. He recalls bow and arrow days with indigenous peoples and service in early battles, later enlisting at fifteen. He crafts a cap from cattalla dawn and walks with a cane he has owned since the Civil War era.
An unreadable fragment touts Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure. The garbled text mentions relief from pain and claims benefit for multiple unspecified ailments. No clear dates or identifiable entities are readable.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin editorial notes honorary praise for many war participants while implying the common coal eel and minor items may be overlooked. An advertisement advises Cuticura products for soothing itchy scalp and improving skin and nails.
Mina Mildred Johnson, a student at Oregon Agricultural College, is the first woman recorded to apply for the civil service examination for a forestry position as grazing assistant in the United States. The role requires practical range stock handling experience.
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