Salem Derby Wharf to be Restored as National Historic Site
The interior department announces a 110000 dollar public works allotment to restore Derby Wharf and adjacent properties in Salem Massachusetts. The project preserves a key colonial era port area once linked to Richard Derby and Hawthorne’s customs house.
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Washington
Derby Wharf
Salem
Mass
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
Public Works
Ickes
Congress
Central Wharf
Old Salem Courthouse
Richard Derby
Joffre in Bronze Statue to Honor French World War General
A bronze equestrian statue of General Joseph Joffre, victor at the Marne, designed by Maxime Real de Sasarte, will be placed in a Paris square as a memorial.
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The
Marne
Maxime Real de Sarte
Paris
Santa Ana
California
Mistress of Seas Derby Wharf National Historic Site Moves Forward
Labor recruited through the national re employment service with cooperation from Massachusetts Salem Treasury Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities and private donors clears the way for a National Park Service and PWA project. Massachusetts votes fifty thousand dollars and transfers the old custom house to Interior. Richard Derby house donated. locals contribute about seven thousand five hundred dollars for title. The site will honor Salem’s maritime golden era and its colonial naval role. Salem ferried ships and crews to support the revolution and later aided American commerce in the East. The War of 1812 era also figures in its history.
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Derby Wharf
Richard Derby
Nathaniel Hawthorne
New England
Salem
High Seas
National Re-Employment Service
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
City of
United States Treasury
Society For the Preservation of New England Antiquities
National Park Service
PWA
Massachusetts
Treasury Department
Old Custom House
Department of the Interior
Sa Jem
Far East
United States
Boston
New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Orient
Dishwashing linked to family colds say Fargo expert
Dr. O. A. Nelson of North Dakota Agricultural College says dish washing habits affect common colds. He warns that forks and cup rims transmit bacteria and urges washing in hot suds with alkaline soaps for best disinfection, noting coconut and palm oil soaps perform well in hard water.
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Fargo
N. D
O. A. Nelson
North Dakota Agricultural College
Forks
Nelson
Greased Pig Rented For Ashland Contest
A pig was rented in Ashland Oregon for an annual greased pig catching contest as part of a growing Pacific coast rental business expansion.
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Ashland
Ore
Pacific Coast
Indians Favor Dollar Bills Over Silver Change
In Flagstaff Arizona American Indians prefer U.S. one dollar bills as change over silver coins. They request greenbacks instead of silver, stressing only dollar bills for transactions.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Taste for Shrubbery Proves Fatal to Cows
In Healdsburg California a state hospital herd of Holsteins suffered annual deaths each June after cows ingested oleander shrub clippings. Investigations in the current year linked the fatalities to the poisonous plant, confirming the cause of the cattle losses.
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Healdsburg
Calif
State Hospital
Indian Songs Preserved On Records By Penn Expert
Philadelphia reports that Dr. Frank G. Speck of the University of Pennsylvania leads a team to wax record the music dances incantations and war pow wow rites of American Indian tribes including the Iroquois and Delawares. The project aims to preserve their heritage as modern life pressures threaten traditional art and life.
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Philadelphia
America
Frank G. Speck
University of Pennsylvania
Speck
Chicago Man Demonstrates 45 MPH Aerocycle Propeller Bike
Dominick Devincenzi of Chicago speeds his streamlined aerocycle to 45 miles per hour using a 27 inch aluminum propeller that works with the bicycle chain, accelerating like an airplane.
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Dominick Devincenzi
Chicago
3000 Pike Tagged to Trace Wanderings in Minnesota
In Minnesota lakes hare 3,000 wall eye pike were tagged by the University of Minnesota to track travel and fate. Professor Samuel C. Eddy leads with help from state game and fish division and the U S Forestry service. Anglers urged to report catches. female fish excluded.
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Duluth
Minn
Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Samuel C. Eddy
State Game and Fish Division
United States Forestry Service
Eddy
Sixteen Teeth at Birth Reported in Meriden Baby
A Meriden newborn at Crosson hospital reportedly had a full set of teeth. Eight teeth appeared in the upper jaw and eight in the lower jaw beneath a thin skin covering.
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Meriden, Conn
Crosson Hospital
Absent-mindedness Across Notable Figures
The column notes many famous individuals are forgetful. Dwight W. Morrow recalls asking why he is in Philadelphia. Henry A. Wallace ships his passport but forgets its destination. J David Stern hurries for lunch only to discover he had just eaten.
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Dwight W. Morrow
Philadelphia
Henry A. Wallace
Czechoslovakia
London
J. David Stern
New York Post
Philadelphia Record
Stern
Helper of Humanity Quote by Phillips Brooks
A brief reflective note on the unique impact of aiding children, asserting that helping a child provides a distinct and immediate form of humanity unmatched at other life stages.
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Phillips Brooks
Clouds Reveal Friendly Skies Over Fears
A reflective quote by J. H. Jowett describes fears as departing like clouds that became allies, while other imagined clouds dissolved before reaching the speaker. The passage highlights inner strength found through changing perception of worry.
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J. H. Jowett
THINK The motto guiding America's business groups
A five letter word THINK is adopted as a guiding motto by a major business group. The granite inscription sits over a training school entrance and informs daily work and leadership. The piece notes thinkers move progress and warns against lazy minds and careless errors.
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OE of
America
Rodin
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