Zora the 147 Year Old Weight Carrier
A front page profile portrays Zora the so called human pack horse of Constantinople who claims to be 147 and still lifts heavy weights. He attributes long life to hard work and strict diet including hot tea honey sugar cakes bread and cheese. He lives modestly pays 2.5 dollars monthly for lodging and says idleness would ruin his health while noting four marriages and many children. He served in the Turkish Arsenal and recalls early steamships, while praying for the empire and avoiding modern vices.
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Zora
Galata
Constantinople
Bitlis
Osman
Bitlia
Gouli Hanem
Kurd Khan
Walker Bros. Gro. Co. Sells Shelled Nuts Seasonal Offer
Plenty-shelled pecans walnuts and shelled almonds advertised by Walker Bros. Gro. Co. promoting seasonal nut sale with emphasis on ready-to-use products.
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Walker Bros. Gro. CO
Plan Memorial to Congress to Ban Race News
Baton Rouge June 1 a group of leading constitutional convention figures propose a memorial to Congress urging federal action to ban race information tips odds and related details, arguing only a national move can halt gambling tied to track transmissions.
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Congress
Baton Rouge
Harvey to attend Boulogne council meeting observer role
Ambassador Harvey said he would attend the supreme council meeting in Boulogne as an observer and would not reveal his participation in deliberations. He denied deviating from diplomatic usage due to ties with President Harding and avoided commenting on the American stance on league issues. He also cited no official notice on alleged diversion of Irish White Cross funds for American ammunition.
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London
Harvey
Supreme Council
Boulogne
Harding
League
White Cross
Ireland
Aha Bros. Gro. Co. Offers Cold Beverages for Summer
For hot days the store advertises ginger ale cider and grape juice from top brands. Aha Bros. Gro. Co. promotes a selection of beverages to refresh shoppers.
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Aha Bros. Gro. CO
The Monroe Book and Art Studio Offers Special Handmade Bonnets
Special orders accepted for handmade French bonnets for children and hand painted favors, tally cards, organdy flowers, and photo tinting. Located at 305 Pine Street. Phone 1494. 1-38t.
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Monroe Book and Art Studio
Pine Street
Hints on Storing Flour and Restoring Wicker Furniture
Damp flour yields heavy cakes and puddings. keep flour in a dry place and warm slightly before baking. Wicker and reed furniture can be revived by scrubbing with a stiff brush and laundry soap, then drying thoroughly and applying a thin shellac coat for a like new finish.
Seniors Play At City School Auditorium Friday
The City School seniors present their class play As You Like It at 8 15 p m Friday at the auditorium The cast includes Duke banished in exile Rosalind Celia Olive and other named roles with costumes from Chicago The play ends with reconciliation and happiness for all involved.
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City School
Chicago
Tulsa Race Riot Clashes Leave One Dead
In Tulsa Oklahoma last night a confrontation near the courthouse left one black man dead and several wounded as about 200 armed Black residents faced roughly a score of armed white individuals. The incident followed the arrest of a Black man accused of assaulting a white girl, with shooting continuing past 11 PM.
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Tulsa
Okla
Guardsmen Called to Aid Tulsa Police in Racial Clash
Oklahoma City reports three Oklahoma national guard units were mobilized by Adjutant General Charles F. Barrett to support Tulsa police after an armed clash between whites and negroes following the arrest of a black man charged with attacking a white woman. Governor Robertson authorized Barrett to act at his discretion.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma National Guards
Charles F. Barrett
Tulsa
J. B. A. Robertson
Barrett
Police guard Muskogee to stop armed negroes from leaving
Muskogee Oklahoma June 1 police guard all roads out of the city to prevent armed black residents from joining rioters in Tulsa after word of an organized movement reached officials.
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Muskogee
Okla
Tulsa
Unjust Teacher Faces Lesson Dispute in Infant Class
In a village classroom the teacher reaches B in alphabet lessons when Maggie fails to answer and bursts into tears. The pupil protests she is not touching the other child, highlighting a moment of classroom tension and innocence.
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Maggie
Market Summary for June 1 1921 Spot Prices
The market report shows steady conditions with 360 sales. Cocoa seed and wheel prices moved within narrow ranges as July contracts drifted from 12.80 to 12.47 and 132 to 13.22. New York listings opened quiet with small gains as oats and oats derivatives traded around 18.69 to 18.47 and 13.50 to 12.69.
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Dee
Chicago Wheat and Cotton Outlook From June Reports
L L Smith's Daily Cotton Letter notes New Orleans expects the government crop condition report for June at 10 o clock tomorrow. The 65.1 average condition, 30.8 acre-age drop, and 7.35 to 7.5 million bale yield are eyed, with private reports averaging 65.5 and a cautious view on final crop size given May conditions and late rains. Washington reports generally good progress in Texas, while the belt faces moisture shortages and a risk of drought as June approaches.
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L. L. Smith
New Orleans
New Orleans Times- Picayune
Census Bureau
Belt
Washington
Texas
Corner lot for sale on M and Fourth with southern exposure
Classified ads list multiple items: sale of corner lot 175 by 150 feet, price $1500. sale of eight room house at 711 Oak Street with modern conveniences. lost letters and a Masonic emblem with rewards. found item: gasoline tickets. job inquiry by a high school student. found casing with owner contact. rental offer: furnished rooms. sale of household goods. sale of Shakespeare works. sale of laundry stock with exchange option.
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Fourth Street
T. C. Drew
H. C. Faulkner
Mothers to Meet for Prize Babies on Trades Day
Mothers of prize winning babies from the West Side Trades Day contest are asked to call at the Red Cross office in City Hall to claim prizes before tomorrow afternoon. If unclaimed the money will go to Mr. Millsaps.
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Red Cross
Mr. Millsaps
Funeral Held for C. T. Dixon Jr in City
The funeral for C. T. Dixon Jr who died Monday afternoon was held yesterday from his mother in law Mrs. John M Br eard Sr residence. Rev Frank Tripp led services at the house and cemetery rites were conducted under Stonewall Lodge No 8 of which he was a member.
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C. T. Dixon, Jr
John M. Breard
Frank Tripp
Stonewall Lodge No. 8
Cakes sale by Circle No 2 at Style Shop West Monroe
Notice announces Circle No 2 of The Methodist Missionary will sell cakes at the Style Shop in West Monroe. Everyone is invited. 1-21. Minneapolis, June 1. Five men in an automobile robbed two Millers and Trades Bank messengers and escaped with sixteen thousand dollars. Washington, June 1. Harding discusses downward revision of railroad rates with the Interstate Commerce Commission. subject under review.
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West Monroe
Minneapolis
Millers and Trades Bank
Washington
Harding
Interstate Commerce Commission
Odd and Interesting Translated Fragments
A collection of assorted observations notes and curiosities from various locales and topics. It mentions birth fatalities in sea contexts public school tobacco bans in California Japanese land limits African salt versus sugar eating habits unique spiders in the East Indies and other brief cultural facts.
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Germany
Africa
East Indies
Long Beach
Calif
Japan
Unclear sea water facts and rural mourning customs
The text notes that sea water contains certain matter, describes rural English death customs of placing black cloth on hives, and mentions a customs officer discovering whiskey hidden in a ship pillar. It also asserts a star travels about three hundred miles per second and that this celestial racer is invisible to the naked eye with identifying methods for astronomers.
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England
San Francisco
Australia
Curious World Facts From A Bygone Era
A list of trivia notes spanning employment in British cigar making, wartime population losses in France, a lone white monkey in London, energy cost of stair running, the oldest tree in Ceylon, infant mortality trends in babies, shared development stages in humans and apes, two rare Peruvian Morpho butterflies sold in London, and the Smith family prominence among English nobility and titled orders.
Odd Bits From History And Language Facts
A miscellany notes Latin ceased in Italy by 58 A D. Platinum is worth about four times gold by weight. Fountain pen first mentioned in a 1600 book. Eucalyptus often grows to 400 feet. The letter Q derives from the French queue meaning tail. Britain minted silver coinage using surplus nickel wartime casings.
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Italy
Australia
Britain
Strange Scientific Curiosities and Wartime Rumors
Recent discoveries in fewer astronomy suggest hepias grows and moves faster. Mascots are spreading to guard for at every fort. William Le Quénec English author finished a whale novel in three weeks. France before the war had about 400000 vagrants, over one percent of the population. A French scientist counted germs on a banknote up to 80 million before stopping. The smallest Bible measures about seven tenths by six tenths and half an inch thick, in English, unreadable without a microscope. Faint stars show higher average velocity than bright ones. The League of Nations discussed standardizing road rules. Britain’s Croydon air station features the world’s largest electric sign, a star, nearly a quarter mile across, with lights sunk and glassed for safe airplane landings.
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William le Quenex
France
Stockholm
League of Nations
Britain
Croydon
National Cemeteries and Historic Resting Places
The piece notes Pere La Chaise in Paris dedicated 117 years ago, named for Father La Chaise, and describes the British and U S national mausoleums. It recalls the government purchase for a national cemetery and cites Arlington as the United States’ premier national cemetery with many army and navy heroes buried there.
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Pere la Chaise
Paris
Father la Chaise
Louis XIV
Woking
Surrey
United States Congress
Arlington
Washington
Chase & Sanborn Orange Peel Iced Tea Ad
Vintage ad touts Chase and Sanborn Orange Pekoe iced tea with a bright citrus flavor. Mentions fine large lemons at 25 cents a dozen.
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Chase & Sanborn
Walker Bros. Gro. CO
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