Things to Think About and Odd Facts Worldwide
A collection of trivia notes cites Damascus as possibly the oldest city, electric lighting for Istanbul, and Uniontown police restrictions on facial hair. Other items note Indiana as a long time population center, 1000 aircraft in North America, and 40000 British civil service disabled veterans employed. It also mentions Cabot’s Newfoundland, Orangemen origin, Naples lava coin tricks, and a domestic quip on marital spending.
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Indiana
United States
Canada
Ashland Wheat Harvest Sets Kentucky Yield Record
More than 500 acres of Ashland wheat, a pedigreed strain from the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station, were harvested across 32 farms in 16 counties. The crop is expected to yield 8 000 to 10 000 bushels for seed this fall, with Ashland averaging 33.6 bushels per acre from 1915 to 1920, the highest among rival varieties.
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Ashland
Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station
Kentucky
Experiment Station
Fultz
Half of U S Farms Operated by Owners in 1920 Census
The census counts 6 488 farms surveyed in the United States in 1920, showing 3 925 09 farms operated by owners and 2 445 745 by tenants. Manager run farms total 68 530, up by about 10 000 since the thirteenth census, with 1910 figures cited for comparison.
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United States
Census Bureau
Jackie Coogan Loses a Tooth in New York Incident
Jackie Coogan, six year old star of Peck’s Bad Boy, bit into an apple at the Ritz Carlton in New York and lost a tooth. Mrs Coogan had the tooth set in a gond pendant and showed it during a visit to Fox Hills Hospital Staten Island where veterans watched as he posed for cameras.
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Peck
Table Theatre
Ritz-Carlton
New York
Why the President’s Pension Is Considered
The article argues the President’s $75,000 salary is dwarfed by expenses such as residence yacht car physician and travel totaling about $200,000 yearly. It questions why Congress debates a pension claiming the president’s unique status frees him from normal financial constraints. It notes presidents often save substantial sums.
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Congress
United States
Presidential Pension Stance Cited Against Office Conflicts
The text argues that holding a pension while in office does not justify or excuse presidents from participating in gainful work. It condemns the idea that the presidency could be degraded by such arrangements and asserts no one should use necessity as an excuse for employment.
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Aei
Damascus
Grand Bazar
Stamboul
Uniontown
Newfoundland
Tory
Cabot
William III
Prince of Orange
Naples
Vesuvius
West Main Street
Palm Beach
Eiing
the Man
U. S
Vanarsdell’s
Jackie Coogan
Charlie Chaplin
Film Land
Jackie
MT. Sterling
Lax
Goodyear
THE
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Mr. Sterling Garage
Strother Motors Co
Thos. H. Greenwade
Camargo, Ky
Goodyear Tires
Sharpsburg
E. D. Smathers
Prop
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