Five World Wonders Worth Seeing and Remembering
A Metropolitan feature lists five man made wonders as top travel targets: the Taj Mahal in India, the Vatican in Rome, Mount Wilson Observatory near Los Angeles with the Hooker telescope, Shakespeare’s Stratford, and the Panama Canal. It praises engineering and art, notes other grand sights, and urges readers to explore or read about these treasures.
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Metropolitan
China
Canton
Peking
Bank of the Nile
Calro
Moses
Orient
Taj Mahal
Agra
Mast Taedia
Shabdela
Vatican
Stonte
Mount Wilson Observatory
Los Angeles
Cal
Hooker
Pierces
Shakespeare
Stratford
Changuage Oor
Min
Thieme Canal
Niagara
Grand
The Blackguard Word Through Royal and Common Usage
An exploration of the term blackguard from royal and noble circles to its evolution. The word shifted from denoting kitchen attendants to a general epithet for rogues, with Dryden and Fielding using it in stage and narrative contexts.
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Dryden
Don Sebastian
Water
Filer
Italy
Sardine Hors d Oeuvre and Coffee Tapioca Trifle
Digestive dishes include Sardine Hors d Oeuvre with sardines paprika and capers on Boston brown bread rounds and a Coffee and Tapioca Trifle made with strained coffee tapioca sugar and whipped cream. Green Peppers Stuffed With Mutton follows, using cold mutton and its gravy as stuffing.
Meaning of Idaho Origin as Shoshone Word
Jud Tunkins explains Idaho derives from a Shoshone phrase meaning brightness of the sun on mountain tops. He notes the phrase likely refers to the state’s clear high country. Tunkins warns that universal agreement on opinions would be dangerous and serious consequences could follow.
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Idaho
Latin American Shaft Unveiled at Palais Royal Gardens
A 20 foot white stone shaft by French sculptor M. Magrou was unveiled in the Palais Royal gardens Paris as a tribute to Latin America and its cultures.
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M. Magrou
Palais Royal
Paris
Policewoman directs traffic in Trafalgar Square
A photo from Lon- Sa shows a policewoman directing traffic in Trafalgar Square reflecting a shift to include female officers in patrol and crowd control roles in the city.
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Lon- Sa
Trafalgar Square
Sugar From Maguey Plant Nears Commercial Sugar
Mexico reports success in experiments to extract sugar from the maguey plant, a development that could shift production from pulque and syrup to refined sugar. The maguey estates span thousands of acres in the southern republic, and earlier outputs were limited to alcohol and syrup. A separate note mentions Charles Vo’s early pocket watch of 27 pounds as a curious compare.
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Mexico
Republic
Charles Vo
Purity Bolts and Pervasive News From The Era
A mixed bag of curiosities and facts: threefold purification of winter bulk. 15 000 film supers in Los Angeles. ancient Greek shorthand secrecy. oak roots lifting six ton granite. 5000 churches showing moving pictures. tar road origins. Dr W T Brooks at Smith Observatory dies. blue decor keeps flies away. hollow rocking horses used for smuggling in India. portable two person seat for crowded streets. elder duck nesting grounds in Iceland protected by law. College of Surgeons of England chartered first by Henry V in 1400s and strengthened by later grants.
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Los Angeles
India
Costumes of Wales Inspire Tea on the Lawn
Two beautiful Welsh women in traditional old style garments enjoy afternoon tea on a lawn. The piece notes that the Welsh still wear their distinctive costumes in their homeland.
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Wales
Gluttony past pleasures noted in a fifteenth century table
The article notes that centuries ago men ate heartier meals with meats like crane heron peacock seal swan and porpoise common on tables. Tongues of larks and peacocks were not considered extravagant for the prosperous. Hedgehog was regarded as a delicacy then and is said to be valued by gypsies today.
That Ended That
Louisville Courier-Townhall reports a candid exchange on remedies and introductions. The column captures a skeptical tone about new offerings and a reluctant acceptance of an unfamiliar sequence in a dated dialogue.
Cleaning Copper and Brass with Salt and Soap Water
A method to clean copper and brass uses a gentle lemon in salt and then rubbing the stained surface with a soft cloth after soaking in soapy water, followed by drying with a soft cloth.
Break Up Boy Robber Gang In New York Juvenile Case
In New York a five boy gang led by Patrick Murphy known as Paddy the Kid was captured after weeks of burglaries near Twenty-second Street. The youths Joseph Agassino Jimmy Valentine Matthew Agostineloo Walter Michaelsky and John Rubsha faced juvenile delinquency charges as detectives Meyers and Gillman testified to the group’s escapades including safe cracking and a small loot of about $1.08 per member.
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Paddy the Kid
Waddy
Twenty-second Street
Patrick Murphy
East Twenty-first Street
Joseph Agassino
Jimmy Valentine
Little Wop
East Twentyfirst Street
Matthew Agostineloo
Skinny
East Nineteenth Street
Walter Michaelsky
the Poluck
First Avenue
John Rubsha
Meyers
Gillman
Joseph
Standard Gas Company
Murphy
Haines
East Twenty-second Street
Pang
Minpire Hat Company
East Twenty-second Sheet
Remodeled Story County Jail After Prisoner Escape
The Story County jail at Nevada is being extensively remodeled following six prisoner escapes weeks earlier. Reports also describe deaths by suicide of Rush Parsons and Mrs. J N Freeman, plus a Sioux City drug raid seizing about $5,000 in narcotics and multiple local accidents and incidents across the state.
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Story County
Nevada
Rush Parsons
Marshalltown
Sioux City
J. N. Freeman
Lake City
W. J. Burbank
Cole
Iowa
James W. Good
House Appropriations Committee
House
Arthur Larson
Gust Larson
Mt. Pleasant
Oakland Mills
Larson
Homan Clothing
Alton
Pointblank
Harry Wooda
Randolph
Hans Aagard
Hamlin
Aagard
Herbert Jennings
Art Jennings
Tipton
Iowa City
Iowa Department For Prohibition Enforcement
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
G. A. Brunson
Ralph Pearson
Charles Pearson
Clarinda
Pearson
Woodbury County
J. R. Hanson
United States
H. W. Mowry
London
Vicinity
Johnson & Donnely
C. J. Lynch
D. D. McGillivray
J. C. France
Bennett
George Murphy
Perry
Milwaukee
James Anderson At
Elizabeth A. Hanson
Gilbert
United States District Court
Hanson
Clarion
Gicott
Humeston
Walter A. Lapham
Lapham
O. J. Hartman
Hartman
Jaaphnam
Prisoner suffocated in refrigerated car escape attempt
In Oshkosh Wisconsin a man believed to be Joseph Kroski suffocated after attempting an escape by setting fire to his prison in a refrigerator car. The remains were discovered when the car was opened. Also a Philadelphia woman burned herself to death while confined in an insane department after building a fire in her room. In Spokane a girl, eight, was suspended by a hook from scales on a wagon during an attempted jump, rescued by playmates.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Joseph Kroski
Philadelphia
Lena Frank
Department For Insane
aPhiladelpha Hospital
Spokane
Wash
Lillian Jones
His own Destroyer alarm clock quip echoes personal peace
A wry remark contrasts self made disruption with personal peace. The speaker questions when a person disturbs their own comfort and answers with the line about setting an alarm clock. The exchange highlights a humorous view on self-imposed disturbance.
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F. A. Walker
Blackguard
Max Wett
Cen
Gabe Fin
Western New Sildier Union
Jud Tunkins
By Jessie Roberts
Douglas Malloch
Ife
Wrie
Ramneo Surse
Ted Cross
Illinois
Len Small
Smois
Fred Sterling
Governor Small
Old State House
Springfield
Ottawa
Canada
Bermuda
Jennie T
Atlantic
New Haven
Hawaii
Wallace Rt. Farrington
Hawaui
Honolulu
James L. Coke
Shaft
Jim
RTCA
Bill
America
W. Tt. Brooks
Smith Observatory
Geneva
N.Y
Pope
Iceland
Loyal College of Surgeons of England
Treney
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