Ontong Java Copra Trade and Native Life Described
The Ontong Java natives use copra as currency with five tobacco pieces representing one hundred copra and trade via ships from Tulagi to Sydney. The article details copra production, trepang gathering, shell buttons from trochus, and ivory nut products, plus daily life such as housing, attire, tattooing, and the coconut palm's many uses.
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Ontong
Java
New Guinea
Tulagi
Florida Island
Solomon Group
Sydney
Ontong Java
Japan
Belgium
Reefa
Mathie Patoga
Soya
When to doubt refrain from Russia and other lands
A fragmented period piece recounts shifting money flows from West to East and West to cotton regions, with references to gold sovereign wagers and stock skepticism. It contrasts rural progress with looming global military movements, Byrd expedition mineral finds, and farm innovation amid dust storms and wind erosion concerns.
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Middle West
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountains
Jin
Origin of OK Declared Unknown Despite Beloved Legend
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note surveys multiple proposed origins for OK, classing Urbana 1840 rally as popular but incorrect. It traces likely roots to Choctaw okeh and other theories, while recounting Leffel tavern’s O Korrect sign in Springfield and media uplift before the rally was held. The piece notes Samuel Medary used the term earlier, leaving the true source unresolved.
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Ohioana
Carr
Cleveland
Wilson
New Standard Dictionary
Webster
New International
Andrew Jackson
Josh Billings
Jacob Astor
Old
Urbana
Ohio
W. B H. Harrison
Harrison
Samuel Medary
The
Statesman
Daniel Leffel
Springfeld
O. K
Great West
O. K. Leffel
Ohio State Masonic Home
Champaign County
Springfield
Crocheted Edges and Insertions Offer Edging Ideas
A Home Craft Company notice promotes Book No 26 Crocheted Edgings and Insertions with 72 patterns for narrow handkerchief edges and wide borders for spreads and scarves. It notes corners for napkins and tablecloths, requests 16 cents for the book, and provides the department address in St Louis Missouri for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Craft Company
Dept. B
Nineteenth
St. Louis Ave
St. Louis
Hocloss
Wise and Smart Defined in Everyday Usage
The terms Wise and Smart are contrasted by discernment and prudent judgement versus cleverness and mental alertness. Wise implies sound dodging of falsehoods while Smart denotes quick learning and sharp wit in casual speech.
Amialbe Child memorial near Grant's tomb in Riverside Drive
A century old grave known as the Amialbe Child lies within an iron fenced enclosure along Riverside Drive near Grant's tomb. The tombstone for St. Clair Pollock, died 1787, notes a biblical blessing and references the child as a nephew of merchant George Pollock. The grave is seldom visited yet draws curiosity from passersby and out of town visitors.
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Riverside Drive
Grant
Fifth Avenue
St. Clair Pollock
George Pollock
Monumental Farewell Echoes in Marble White
A fragment from the New York Sun speaks of a white marble funeral art prepared to adorn a monument, underscoring the lasting beauty and sanctity of the piece, though the passage remains tightly framed within the sacred context.
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Leosen
New York Sun
Spare the Spinach Nutrition Does Not Require Spinach
Dr Walter H Eddy notes in Good Housekeeping that spinach offers iron minerals and vitamins A and B as well as other greens. But other vegetables contain similar nutrients, so variety reduces monotony and helps you tailor iron and vitamin intake for children without relying solely on spinach.
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Walter H. Eddy
Good Housekeeping
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Gtrla
Lenantua
Mailer Igignole
Copraia
Father Mime
Rustofa
Blang
Lake Superior
Hother Lake
London Bridge
Mel Smith
Lucky" Smith
Los Angeles
Lucky” Smith
George W. Rosewell
Ireland
Oriental
Pacific Ocean
Avia
Tokyo
Russia
Vladivostok
Pacific
South Pole
Marie Byrd II
Hansas
Agetcultural Department
Moscow
Sergei Stroy
Vna
O.K
Weller
Troney
Croomiile
Pere Almeet
Metropolitan Grand Opera
New York Stage
Geraldine Farrar
NBC
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