Teeth and the Diet A Health Lesson From Mayo Clinic
The Mayo Clinic urges thorough mouth examinations for every patient, linking dental infections to systemic disease. Regular six month visits, careful brushing, and dietary choices reduce pyorrhea and tooth decay, with immigrants’ simple diets highlighted as protective against modern refined foods.
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Mayo Clinic
Charles Mayo
Italy
Greece
Balkan States
Poland
Germany
British Dental Association
Places Named for Sleep Draw Laughing Towns Across Nations
An Irish councilman boasts Kells sleeps soundly while contrasting sleepy place names in England and beyond. Feather Bed Snoring Sheet Nap Botster and Sleepy E in Minnesota appear as tongue in cheek contrasts to Norway’s Hell attracting tourists with a return ticket quip.
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Kells
Meath
Ireland
Old England
England
Feather Bed
Sheet
Hampshire
Nap
Yorkshire
Botster
Minnesota
Poland
Norway
Hell
Bergen
Census Debate Over Housewives Occupation Label
A page discusses disputes over census appointments and questionnaire forms. A National Woman's Party representative denounces classifying housewives as having no occupation, arguing that busy mothers work long hours and contribute to the family economy though they earn no wage.
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Citzens
Natonal Women’s Party
Department of Agriculture
Canadian Poultry For the World's Congress
Live bird exhibit for the World's Poultry Congress to be held in London next July is assured. The Live Bids exhibit Committee chaired by Geo. Robertson Ottawa limits Canada’s entries to 1000 birds and requires entries via provincial secretaries by February 21. Provincial departments insure inspection and transport to Ottawa, while the Federal Department covers arrival, entry fees, and transport to the Congress and back. L F Burrows Ottawa is secretary of the Congress for prospective exhibitors.
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London
England
Geo. Robertson
Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Canada
Robertson
Federal Department
Congress
L. F. Burrows
Tree Owns Itself in Athens Georgia Declares Self Ownership
A historic white oak in Athens Georgia is declared to own itself and the land within eight feet of its trunk. The owner’s will stipulates that no person may buy or sell the tree or land, asserting the tree’s sovereign possession and perpetuity.
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United States
Athens
Rock of Gibraltar’s Moorish Rule Extends to Fifteenth Century
Historical note records that the Rock of Gibraltar remained under Moorish dominion until the fifteenth century, marking a long period of Islamic rule prior to later European influence.
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Rock of Gibraltar
Trade With U S Growing Favorable Says Phillips
Former minister to Canada William Phillips, who recently resigned as under secretary of state, praised President Hoover and the trade relations between the United States and Canada. He predicted rises in exports and imports and said stronger ties would boost international goodwill before departing Washington for a vacation in Egypt.
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United States
Canada
Hoover
William Philips
Mr. Hoover
Washington
Egypt
Phillips
Electrically Driven Pliers and Mirror Display Sign
A cabinet mounted display features a flexible metal mirror that bends as eccentrics on a shaft rotate, driven by a small electric motor. The mechanism produces opening and closing pliers, bottles changing height, and dolls dancing as part of an attractive window display.
The Ladder Of Life And The Red Cross
A devotional-style reflection uses the ladder of life to praise Red Cross work from prenatal care to elder support. It extols education for expectant mothers, school health lessons, care for the sick and underprivileged, and community members volunteering to keep mercy wheels turning.
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Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Origin Of Word Sundae From Virginia Blue Laws Tale
The London Sunday Times recounts how Virginia Blue Laws banning soda on Sundays led a Norfolk drugstore to serve ice cream with chocolate syrup. The impulse to avoid the word soda yielded "sundae," popularized after a man and patrons requested more. The Norfolk shop is proudly cited as the origin site.
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London Sunday Times
Virginia
Norfolk
How awkward when they make pinheads Pages Gales Yverdon
Fragmentary line from Pages Gales at Yverdon reflecting a critical remark about pinhead figures. The readable text offers no clear event or context to establish a full news item.
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Gales
Yverdon
Most Popular Coin in Canada in 1929
The humble cent remains the leading coin in Canada with 12,330,000 one cent pieces minted in 1929. Other coins minted include five cent pieces 5,340,000 ten cent pieces 3,250,000 twenty five cent pieces 2,688,000 and fifty cent pieces 168,000 according to a Finance Department statement.
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Canada
Royal Mint
Department of Finance
Fred True Poultry Farm Embraces Labor Saving Devices
Model chicken ranch in Jefferson County Kansas uses labor saving devices to manage a 2000 bird flock. The farm feeds and waters its birds in 20 minutes daily. Equipment handles feed water litter and eggs, making it one of the most completely equipped in the state.
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Fred True
Jefferson County
Kansas
Wisdom Of The Bee Sparks Debate On Intelligence
The Duluth Herald notes bee expert Frank C. Pellett questions whether the six sided honeycomb reflects intelligent design or natural instinct. It cites Reaumur’s view that bees may imply an infinite intelligence behind their engineering.
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Frank C. Pellett
Reaumur
Duluth Herald
Calendar Forecast For 1930 Adds One Friday The 13th
Superstitious readers note 1930 contains only one Friday the 13th occurring in June. The almanac lists Golden Number 12, Roman indiction 13, dominical letter E, four eclipses, late Easter, and nine bank holidays with varied religious observances. The Jewish year 5691 is also recorded as Anna Mundi.
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Quebec
Germany Coming Back Says Rev. Dr. Wilson at Victoria
In a Rotary Kiwanis Club address at Victoria British Columbia Rev. Dr. W G Wilson described his Germany trip. He said Germany is returning swiftly on land and sea and will dominate the world with its factory produced goods if current trends continue.
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Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs
Victoria
B.C
W. G. Wilson
Vvid
Germany
One Man Submarine Built for Quiet Sea Excursions
A Milan Italy designed one man submarine measures 53 feet in length and 10 feet in width. It provides oxygen tanks for up to 60 hours underwater enabling an individual to dive solo to the sea bottom.
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Milan
Italy
School question from a mother and child exchange
A mother asks how the child likes school and the child replies that school is fine but wonders why they must attend since there are many other kids.
Sea Ked Earthquakes Prompt Cable Ships Survey
Cable ships of the Western Union Telegraph Company, including the Dominia Lord Calvin and Cyrus Field, repair the New York Azores and New York Newfoundland cables after quakes in the Atlantic. They will gather oceanographic data on the return voyage, with no noted deep sea topography changes since the November quakes. The deepest break occurred near three and a half miles, with one-inch wire fished from depth and splicing slowed by storms.
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Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic
Western Union Telegraph Company
Dominia
Lord Calvin
Cyrus Field
New York
Newfoundland
Domin
Calvin
Azores
Poi
Bishop to preach while troops march with ammo in parade
In India a battalion orders that the Bishop of Lucknow preach at the parade service on Sunday while all men carry twenty rounds of ammunition. Since the mutiny troops in northern India have attended church with arms, and the timing of the order following the bishop’s church appearance was seen as unfortunate.
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India
Lucknow
A Brass Band Visit Tricked Village Clerk Cyrus Haywire
The village enjoyed a brass band visit though the trombone bemused them. Cyrus Haywire investigated and dismissed the player, noting a trick and that the musician does not swallow it every time.
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Old Cyrus
First Seaplane Arrives Punctually in Antigua
The West Indies island of Antigua welcomed its first aircraft as a seaplane, announced by the bellman. Onlookers were surprised by the perfect punctuality with many exclaiming that it came exactly at four o'clock as announced.
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Antigua
West Indies
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W. R. Motherwell
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Nebelepalter
Zurich
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