Janitor Invites Soviet Russia to Boston Tercentenary
William A. Ryan a janitor invited Soviet Russia to participate in Boston’s tercentenary celebration without officials’ knowledge. The Russians, upon learning the truth, took it in stride and treated it as a good natured joke.
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Ready to Do Her Duty Mary Volunteers for Harmony
A fifth grade teacher prompts two part music for harmony. A boy volunteers but the girls hesitate. Mary then offers to sing, declaring she is a girl scout and not afraid of anything.
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Indianapolis News
Washington’s Quiz of 20 Quick Questions
A list of twenty trivia items covering literature science history and geography. Questions include Water Babies Lewis Carroll the largest New England river the painter who paired wit with no school the first woman to swim the English Channel and other notable queries across topics.
Big sum spent to maintain health
Washington reports Uncle Sam pays about 20 million dollars yearly for scientific research and affiliated stations. Dr. A F Woods, head of USDA research, says such spending protects farms, crops, livestock and public life, yielding vast economic returns and safeguarding a 60 billion dollar industry.
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Notable Definitions and Historical References List
A compiled index of diverse figures and terms including Vicente Blasco Ibanez Jack Delaney John Rolfe Gen Henry Hamilton Cyrus McCormick the Drews and Barrymores a group of three mountain ranges water rats immigration emigration a Greek Roman English festival Whitsunday the common fox Pedro Calderon Rene La Coste Battle of the Thames San Jacinto Richard J Gattling Grieg Whitsunday note about Lent and worship posture and the Congo.
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Historic Flag of Napoleon’s Grenadiers in French Army Museum
A priceless Napoleon era flag from the First Regiment of Grenadiers has been presented to the Invalides museum. The 33 inch square standard, embroidered with Imperial eagles and bees, flew at Waterloo and accompanied Napoleon through Germany and Flanders.
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Great Lover of Books Richard Heber and His Library
Richard Heber, a famed English book collector who died nearly a century ago, owned about 150 000 volumes. His London library occupied eight houses and the auction spanned over six months, yielding more than $250 000. Heber urged every gentleman to own three copies of a good book.
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Heber
Fly Eat Fly Slogan in Fight on Blow-Fly
London designed strategy to curb blow-fly in New South Wales and the UK. Entomologists plan to release 15 000 English blue bottle chrysalises from Great Britain to Australia and Falkland Islands. Chrysalises travel in moss layers, hatch after arrival to combat fly damage. Doctor Marshall cites millions in annual losses and prior successes with transported chrysalises.
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Duel in Rome Involving Italian Noblemen Sparks Road Pact
The New York American reports Count Carlo Dentice di Frasso wife’s kin in New York won a duel in Rome with Count Pantaleone after a motorists dispute on a narrow highway near Rome. Pantaleone was wounded. the victory sparked further enmity.
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Bertrand L. Taylor
Rome
Alexander Pantaleone
Panteleone
di Frasso
Pantaleone
Man Pays Forty Dollars For Four Dollar Debt After 45 Years
In Peekskill New York David Nightingale returned from California to settle a forty five year old debt with John Dyckman a retired shoe dealer. Nightingale paid four dollars plus accumulated interest bringing the total to forty dollars for a pair of shoes bought two weeks before Nightingale left in 1882.
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California
John Dyckman
Nightingale
Healthier Stronger Girl Endorses Vegetable Compound
Julia Schmidt of 113 Willow St Silverton Oregon recounts how five years of weakness while working in a canning plant ended after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She now feels healthier and stronger and recommends it to others, especially factory girls.
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Willow St
Silverton
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