Global discoveries and innovations buzz in early 20th century notes
Spain leads world olive oil production while curiosities span from blind penguin chicks to asbestos cement sheets and air powered Italian locomotives. Fascinating items include didymium glass, European luxury buses, one way radio valves, tin wrapped coconut trunks to deter rats, copper oxide hull protection, and a crane for assistive lifting.
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Spain
Italy
Europe
England
Hawaiian
South Sea Islands
Spirit of the Roman Soldier War Memorial Sculpture
New York sculptor Fietro Montana unveils a 16 foot high bronze group to honor Italy’s war effort. The statue uses cannon captured from Austrians by the Italian army and will be installed in Italy as a national memorial.
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Fietro Montana
New York
Italy
Tashi Lama Vanishes Card Image Sparks East Sensation
Photographic copy of a painting by Svintoslaw Roerich, a Russiaun artist newly arrived from Tibet, depicts the Tashi Lama spiritual head of Tibet who has mysteriously disappeared. Roerich says no satisfactory explanation exists and Tibetans deem it a sign of forthcoming change.
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Svintoslaw Roerich
New York
Tibet
East
Roerich
Grandest Grand piano sells at auction in London
The most magnificent grand piano, built for an early Foley, fetched a record price at a London auction of Lord Foley’s house contents. Made by George Henry Blake, it features satinwood casing inlaid with ivory and ornamental woods, with classical figures, musical trophies, landscapes, arabesque foliage, and masks.
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London
England
Lord Foley
Foley
George Henry Blake
Numbers in Heredity and a Shelburne County party
In Nova Scotia a riddle notes three brothers each married years ago. After years, each wife died, leaving widowers with three children per family, two girls and one boy. A New York man sent invitations to a party on phonograph records.
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Shelburne County
Nova Scotia
New York
Architectural Lines of Colonial Type Appeal to Home Owners
William A Radford outlines colonial style homes as practical affordable options. He notes simple lines reduce costly construction while maximizing space, detailing a sample 89 by 26 foot six room house with central entrance, sun porch, sleeping porch and balanced rooms. The article emphasizes durable beauty and coastal look via shingled walls and gray finish.
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New England
Long Island
Tiled Dining Room Coming Into Vogue
Tile use in home interiors expands with dining rooms leading fashionable floors. Tiles offer clean attractive surfaces and ease for homemakers. historic dining rooms across Dutch Flemish French and English styles guide refined, harmonious design in modern homes.
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Miles
Sizing Lumber For Longevity And Care
Sizing lumber may cost a trifle more but lasting qualities improve. Take care to keep lumber properly cared for and from absorbing moisture.
Plan for Winter Building Surge by Architects and Builders
Plan shows a large volume of projects expected to proceed through the winter months. Architects and builders report substantial activity, with new structures and renovations slated as the season begins.
Chimney Height and Caps Requirements for Roofs
The guidance requires chimneys to rise above roof ridges by at least three feet on flat roofs and two feet on peak roofs and to be capped. The flue lining must protrude four inches above the top to allow a two inch wash and projection. Cement mortar wash protects against freezing and water buildup in mortar crevices. Convex wash surface may improve draft where feasible.
Color and design choices for a harmonious room
A guest unexpectedly notices color as the first sensation upon entering a room. The text emphasizes selecting a design and color scheme that will not clash with other articles in the space.
Built-in Beds Expand Room Use and Flexibility
The built-in bed design promises a compact sleeping chamber that folds into daytime use, enabling extra living space. A Liverpool horse reportedly pulled twenty one tons at the Wen bly Empire exhibition, illustrating remarkable feats of strength.
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Liverpool
Footprinting as the Last Word in Criminal Identification
Mary J. Hamilton champions footprinting as a lasting method in police work and personal protection. She cites a single footprint as unchanging, promising accurate IDs from birth records to prevent misidentifications and hospital errors while easing unknown dead counts and missing child cases.
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Richard H. Myright
Huge Owl Theomna Brought In After Poultry Toll
Mrs. W. A. Wilson captured a large owl near South Bend Washington reputed for killing poultry and wild game. The bird stretched about 4 feet 6 inches across the wings and was stunned in the process.
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Theomna, Walsh
South Bend
Wash
W. A. Wilson
Scene of Battle Is Now a Museum
A damaged 19th century account notes the Alamo shrine in San Antonio as a city landmark once a mission church. It outlines origins dating to 1708, relocation to San Antonio by 1718, foundation stone in 1744, and subsequent restorations including a new roof while preserving the dirt floor.
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San Antonio
Texas
Alamo
Shrine of Texas
Mission
San Antonio de Valero
Alamo Plaza
Rio Grande
New Spin
Valero
Ge. Santa Anna
Famous Battle at the Alamo in TS66 and its Legacy
The article recalls the Alamo defense led by Col Travis with Bowie and Crockett against Santa Anna on March 6. It details post siege uses of the site, including a quartermaster depot, Civil War occupation, and restoration, with later state purchase and Daughters of the Texas Republic involvement. It notes the site’s grounds, vines, pecan trees, and memorial features in a historic garden.
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Texas
Mextico
Alame
Col West
Travis
Bowie, Crockett and
Bonin
Simte Anne
Col Travis
Tne
Inman
Tris
Bowie
Santa Anna
Ahimno
Tsdo
Maj
Babbitt
United States
Daughters
Texas Republic
Rhine
Char Admuron
Mount
Vernon
Jatpain
ConMnormerite
Tribute from French Face Wounded to Arlington Unknown Hero
A bronze palm tribute from the Union of French Wounded sent by Marshal Petain and Colonel Pleat honors Captain E Brunschwig of the Twenty-seventh battalion Chasseurs Alpins on the Unknown Hero tomb at Arlington on Armistice Day. Brunschwig, badly wounded at the Somme, is a Legion of Honor officer with French and Belgian war crosses.
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E. Brunschwig
Chiasseurs Alpins
Blue Devils
Auguste Vimaera
France
Union
Arlington Cemetery
Marshal Petain
Pleat
Brunschwig
Somme
Legion of Jonor
California to Restore San Jose Mission
California plans restoration of the San Jose mission as the next project after Carmel and San Juan Capistrano. The effort aims to preserve historic records and the graveyard bearing early settlers and padres. The state notes 21 missions span roughly 384 miles apart along the old journey path.
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Oakland
Cal
Mission
San Jose
California
Here
Hoover and Knowland Backed Commerce Policy Debated
The report notes the involvement of Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover and Oakland publisher Joseph K Knowland in backing a commerce policy debate. Their advocacy signals support from federal and press figures in shaping economic policy discussions.
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Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Joseph K. Knowland
Oakland
Cafe Invaded by Rats On Railroad Street
A pack of rats recently invaded John Miehgels cafe on Railroad Street and tied up about 50 cents worth of chewing gum. The rodents passed on cheese, sweets and pastries, while passersby saw rats crawling from a sewer in a bid to reach the gum.
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Tlanever
Pas
John Miehgel
Railroad Street
Detroit pawn broker’s 26 month old Chicago letter found
A 1922 Chicago mailed letter was delivered to Louis St. Grosslight, pawn broker of Monroe avenue, after 26 months. The postmark shows it was mailed at 11 30 a m on September 23, 1922, revealing a long delayed correspondence as cited in court records.
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Detroit
Louis St. Grosslight
Monroe Avenue
Chicago
New Dental Discovery Could End Tooth Abscesses In Toronto
The Royal College of Dentistry announces a century’s greatest advance from the University of Toronto and local dentists. Copper algam is claimed as a permanent root filling that prevents abscesses after nerve destruction, with germicidal effects and proven to stop future root infections.
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Toronto
Ont
Royal College of Dentistry
University of Toronto
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