Capitol Guide Can Give the Answer
Washington. A seven year old girl from Massachusetts meets her grandfather as they exit Union Station and spots the Capitol. Captain B. J. Cady, long time chief guide, recalls fifty years guiding visitors and answering all kinds of questions with humor and patience. He notes tourists often ask weight, how Congress meets, and he even spots couples on honeymoons.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Union Station
National Capitol
Capitol
B. J. Cady
Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
United States
Captain Cady
Capitol Building
America
Trumbull
Goats Proposed to Restore North Carolina Land
Kinston resident D Eugene Wood urges the North Carolina General Assembly to spend 10000 dollars to buy 10000 goats and release them across the state. He predicts the herd could grow to 100000 in ten years and that goats would weed out undergrowth, deter snakes, reduce mosquitoes, beautify parks, and provide new game. He asserts that goats will roam freely even when pursued by humans.
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Kinston
N. C
D. Eugene Wood
Kinston Sportsman
General Assembly of
North Carolina
Mr. Wood
Atwater Kent Radio Promoted as Dependable Family Choice
Advertising copy touts Atwater Kent radios as reliable and easy to use for rural households. It markets two power options. all electric from home current and battery operation, with models featuring the Fullyvision Dial and long range, urging local dealer guidance. Prices vary by region, with higher costs west of the Rockies.
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Atwater Kent Radio
Atwater Kent
Blue Star Soap and Remedy Ad Promotes Skin Treatment
An advertisement promotes Blue Star Soap and Blue Star Remedy for eczema itch tetter ringworm poison oak dandruff and various skin conditions. The soap sells for 25 cents and the remedy for one dollar with a call to ask a druggist. The ad ends with a quip about married men who are not wise but shrewd.
Discovery of Buthrotum in Albania Unearths Bronze Age Relics
Italian scholars locate ancient Buthrotum in northern Albania revealing Baths statues mosaics and evidence of Greek and Roman activity. Elaborate decorations indicate Neptune worship.
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Buthrotum
Vergil
Albania
Buthoretum
Neptune
Good Reasons Mugwump-Why does a stork stand up one leg
A humorous quip explains that a stork balances on one leg to avoid toppling if the other leg is raised. The line leverages a simple physical joke about balance and stability.
French Rush to Defend the Innocent Oyster
Paris reports France defending the oyster against British scientists who downplay its value. Oyster magnate Fr. Borde argues the republic that oysters contain substantial vitamine C. American tests reportedly confirm vitamins A and B.
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Paris
France
Fr. Borde
Republic
M. Berde
Madame Randuin
Doctor Portier
Sorbonne
Ancient Tombs Revealed During Italian Playground Work
In Sesto Calende near Varese workers unearth Gallo Celtic tombs during sports ground preparations for the balillas. Funeral urns and rudimentary cases are found along with a notable trove of bronze weapons, shields, bucklers and other warlike implements, plus finely worked bronze ornaments.
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Varese
Italy
Sesto Calende
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