Interesting world notes from The Express Monticello Iowa
The column surveys varied facts including a Russian empress robe of fur weighing 16 ounces valued at $6000, German exports to the U S at 32 406 metric tons valued $13 250 000, and London parks costing under a quarter of a million sterling yearly. It also reports U S coffee consumption, a Chicago lemon pie analyzed as coal tar starch paste, and European white jet novelty.
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Russia
United States
Chicago
Ingenious sea barrier claims vast iron deposits in England coast
After five years' work and a cost of 2,500,000 dollars, 170 acres of rich iron ore on the Cumberland coast are claimed from the sea by a semicircular barrier nearly 7,000 feet long. The new wall 40 feet high at 83 feet top width 210 feet base widens ore access. an older 1890 wall inland 600 yards yielded 5,000,000 tons of ore.
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Ingland
Cumberland
Buffalo herd grows to world’s largest with Miller Brothers move
A fortune moved through Topeka in two Santa Fe freight cars carrying one tenth of the world’s living buffalo, valued around 16000 dollars, en route to the Miller Brothers 101 ranch at Bliss Oklahoma. The herd numbers 32 plus the Miller herd, forming the largest in existence.
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Topeka
Santa Fe
Miller Brothers
Bliss, O
101 Ranch
Greece enforces license over smoking and buys national emblem
Greece tried to raise revenue by forcing smokers to obtain a license while riots broke out. The government also required purchase of a bronze national emblem shaped as a small flying swallow, selling for a few cents with penalties for non possession.
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Greece
New York Tops in Apple Output Per Tree Says Dawley
Secretary F E Dawley of the New York Fruit Growers association notes New York leads the union in apple production despite not having the most trees. Missouri has 20,040,399 trees to New York's 15,054,832, yet New York averages over three bushels per tree versus Missouri's about one.
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F. E. Dawley
New York Fruit Growers’ Association
Empire State
Missouri
New York
Brooklyn Farmer David Briggs Ends Life at Bridgeport Pond
David Briggs, a Brooklyn farmer and nineteenth in his family to kill himself, was found drowned in a mill pond near Bridgeport, Connecticut. Family records show a pattern of crises with prior suicides, including six years ago when Andrew Briggs, a wealthy farmer, tied a stone to a dog collar and walked into a pond, leaving a stick pointing to the body’s location.
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David Briggs
Brooklyn
Bridgeport
Andrew Briggs
Cosmopolitan New York Newspapers and Languages
The article notes New York City hosts about one hundred non English language newspapers and magazines. German leads, followed by Italian. Hebrew and Spanish publications are also present in multiple daily and weekly formats.
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New York City
Manhattan Island
New York
Germany prepares tariff war and international opposition
Recent cable dispatches indicate Germany plans a tariff war to block American agricultural exports worth millions. A strong syndicate of foreign businessmen in Germany is formed to oppose Mr Chamberlain's policy in Britain, signaling a coordinated effort in the global commercial struggle.
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Germany
United States
Great Britain
Newfoundland's Whale Meat Industry Expands Exports
Newfoundland develops a new industry by selling whale flesh as beef substitute. A firm plans a shipment to England with anticipated retail price from 1 1 4 d to 3 d per pound. Whale meat already ships in large quantities to the West Indies where locals appreciate it.
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Newfoundland
West Indies
Russian Fleet in Korean Straits Falls to Japanese Masters
Tokyo reports Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet nearly annihilated with twelve warships sunk or captured and two transports lost. Japanese commander Togo has not yet confirmed losses of the Russians. Kamimura allegedly aided in the victory with a second battle that sealed the Russian fate near the Korea Strait.
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Tokio
Rojestvensky
Togo
Kamimura
Karimura
Vladivostok
Tsingtau
Straits of Korea
Oki
Japan
Oku
Sea of Japan
Strait of Korea
Washington
State Department
Nagasaki
Port Arthur
London
Korean Straits
Pacific
Woosung
Rojestvensly
Admiralty
Korean
Great Flood Losses North of El Paso
Rio Grande overflow in the Mexilla valley causes up to a half million dollars in damage. Between 5 000 and 10 000 acres of farmland flood under six foot waters. adobe homes in Anthony New Mexico washed away forcing evacuations to El Paso. one family saved from a barn roof after two days without food. dike protection with sand bags active as water rises risking El Paso’s lower city.
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el Paso
Tex
Rio Grande
Mexilla Valley
Anthony
N. M
el1 Paso
Appointed Panama Consul in Colon Panama
James C. Kellogg of Louisiana is named United States consul at Colon Panama, effective May 29, by the Washington appointment.
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Panama
Washington
James C. Kellogg
Louisiana
United States
Colon
Russian Ships Sunk or Disabled by Tojo in Strait Fight
Reported engagement in the straits leaves multiple Russian vessels sunk or disabled. Battlecruisers Borodino class and other battleships are listed with tonnage, armament, and crew counts. torpedo boats said to be destroyed with seven unnamed vessels reportedly destroyed.
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Orel
Borodino
Far East
Japan
Many slain in Armenian Moslem clashes at Nakhichevan
In Nakhichevan near Erivan twenty two Armenians and two Mussulmans were killed as fighting resumed between Armenians and Moslems. Four bodies were found incinerated and Armenian shops were pillaged. Pasakend village and surroundings were destroyed and inhabitants fled. Additional Armenian casualties occurred at Jabri. A Glasgow Traction Expert arrives in New York to advise Chicago on municipal tram ownership.
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St. Petersburg
Nakhichevan
Erivan
Pasakend
Jabri
New York
James Dalrymple
Glasgow
Scotland
Dunne
Chicago
Campania
Vesuvius Entering New Phase Of Activity
Mount Vesuvius near Naples shows a new phase of unrest with explosions heard ten miles away and lava stones tossed about a thousand feet above the crater creating spectacular night views.
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Vesuvius
Naples
Mount Vesuvius
Ex Governor Wilson Dies in Charleston West Virginia
Former West Virginia governor E. W. Wilson died in Charleston after over a year of tuberculosis.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
E. W. Wilson
Hog killed by fast auto in Long Island village
A New York lawyer recalls a summer incident in a Long Island village where a hog owned by a villager was struck and killed by a car near the post office. The owner says the hog’s worth is a matter for the law, while expressing personal conflict at home.
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Long Island
New York
Cleveland
Telephone as Reformer
Congressman Bingham told the Philadelphia Clover Club that modern life grows cleaner and better. He cited the telephone as a reforming force giving a moral example, recounting a breakfast scene where a man forgot a telephone link between his office and home shown by a wife saying good night over the line.
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Congressman Bingham
Philadelphia
Dodd's Kidney Pills Cured Rheumatism in Two Days
Piney Flats Tennessee May 29. Special D S Hilton reports cure from two years of rheumatism in two days with Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says the pills restored mobility and relieved back hip and leg pain, praising the remedy highly. The ad notes rheumatism stems from uric acid, and healthy kidneys remove it. Uncle Eben adds a dialectal quip about missed opportunities.
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Piney Flats
Tenn
D. S. Hilton
Dodd
Mr.Hilton
Agricultural Colonies Open for Settlement on KC Southern
Lockesburg Colony in Sevier County Arkansas and Loring Colony in Sabine Parish Louisiana offer about 30 000 and 24 000 acres respectively for settlement. Prices range 7 to 15 dollars an acre with easy terms for actual settlers. Colonies emphasize farming stock raising fruit growing corn and cotton in a healthy water rich region.
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Lockesburg
Sevier
Arkansas
Loring
Sabine Parish
Louisiana
G. Warner
Kk. C
Kansas City
F. E. Roesler
Immigration Agt
KX. C
Kansas. City
Reduced Rates to Buffalo for Annual Meeting Travel
The Nickel Plate Road offers low fares with extended limits and a stopover at Chautauqua Lake New York for B P O Ellis annual meeting travel July 11 to 18. Full agent information or address J Y Calahan general agent 111 Adams Chicago. Hit makes no distance to me says Brother Dickey Atlanta Constitution.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Ellis
Chautauqua Lake
J. Y. Calahan
Adams &J
Chicago
Dickey
Atlanta Constitution
Shake Into Your Shoes With Allen's Foot-Ease
An old advertising column notes Allen's Foot-Ease relieves painful swollen feet and sweating, promises easier shedding of shoes, and urges buying only the genuine product from Druggists and Shoe Stores with a free sample offer addressed to A. 8. Olmsted Le Roy NY. It includes brief testimonials and a miscellaneous note comparing age wear to looks and a reminiscence about Niagara Falls savings and a sentiment on honeymoon power.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
The Truth Breaks Out Dialogue Over a Five Minute Eye Op
A man questions a physician on charging five dollars for a five minute eye operation. The oculist defends the fee, arguing the skill comes from years of practice and labor, likening it to spoiling two bushels of rye to gain proficiency.
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N. Y
Botany class teases meaning of sprig and spring
A teacher explains trunk and branch to a botany class and asks for sprig meaning. Tommy answers with a playful pun about catching a cold when trying to say spring, reflecting classroom humor in Philadelphia.
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Vve
Tommy
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Setting the Example by Sliptung Commentary
Mr Sliptung states he values plain speech over circumlocution in a Chicago Tribune observation. He emphasizes directness and clarity as the measure of a man’s meaning.
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Mr. Sliptung
Chicago Tribune
Excursion Fares From Chi Cago To Regional Destinations
Excursion fares from Chicago include Asbury Park $21.35 round trip for June 29 to July 2 and 22 23 24 25 for $20. Buffalo $12.25 on July 8 9 10. Detroit $6.50 on August 6 and 15. Niagara Falls $12.25 on June 18 19 20. Philadelphia $19.00 on September 15 16 17. Toronto $12.65 on June 19 20 22 23 with liberal limits and stopovers. Full particulars at city ticket office corner Clar k St and Jackson Blvd Chicago. Telephone Harrison 1757.
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Asbury
Toronto
Clarik St
Jackson Blvd
Chicago
Harrison
Who is Pusheck
Questioning the figure Dr. Pushecki and his cures, the piece notes his 25 years in Chicago practice and nationwide outreach. It mentions his Euro-elixir remedy for weakness and rheumatism and offers free books, citing a Boston Globe quote about the German emperor.
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Pushecki
Pusheck
Chicago
Boston Globe
Two Open Letters From Our Columns About Mrs
Open letters published in this paper claim to support longstanding statements about Mrs. involvement and reputation. The writings present personal opinions and persuasive anecdotes to reinforce the editor’s stance.
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