Modern Ways Unknown To Tory Island Natives
Tory Island lies seven miles off Ireland’s northwest coast, about five miles long and up to a mile and a half wide. With a population around 360 in 60 to 70 families, inhabitants live in an elemental, isolated community often cut off from world events for months. Modern conveniences are scarce as hay is hauled in on wheelless carts made of two poles and a horse, with hay tied on a crude litter.
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Tory Island
Northwet
Ireland
Statue of Buddha Largest Eastern God
The bronze Buddha of Yokohama is recognized as possibly the largest statue of that eastern deity. Local observers note its imposing size and significance in the Buddha sculpture collection.
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Yokohama
Enormous reclining Buddha statue found near Rangoon
Engineers uncover a vast stone Buddha image 190 feet long and over 40 feet high beneath a hill near Pegu while building a Rangoon to Mandalay railway. Buddhists decorate the statue with glass mosaics on the feet and toes. Chicago boasts the world’s largest dance hall with seven thousand possible dancers.
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Burma
Rangoon
Mandalay
Pegu
Yokohama
Chicago
Chamberlain to Receive Order of Merit for Locarno Effort
London reports Austen Chamberlain Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs will be awarded the Order of Merit by the King in recognition of his Locarno work. He reportedly prefers to remain simply Mr. Chamberlain and would receive a non titled honor.
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International News Service
London
Locarno
Austen Chamberlain
Wild Turkeys Dance Around a Large King Snake
A newspaper excerpt describes wild turkeys reacting with exuberant circling and tail fanning when confronted by a large king snake. The flock joins in a slow, revolving dance with quivering calls as individuals dash at the reptile, continuing for an hour or more.
King snake among turkeys in Pennsylvania mountains
From a dawn mist in Southern Pennsylvania a large king snake drew attention as 26 turkeys gathered to watch its dance. The birds followed the snake for half an hour before foraging, leaving the reptile unmolested and dazed but unharmed.
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Pennsylvania
Sleepless Man Forces Midnight Dance Ban in Surrey
In Epsom, near London, a resident complained of noise from dancing, leading to Surrey Council enforcing an 1751 act that bans all public and subscription dances after midnight. The rule, long ignored, shocks promoters and has already cancelled several large county dances.
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International News Service
Ndon
Eng
Epsom
London
Surrey Council
Surgeon Heals Circus Elephant Foot Abscess Intration
A noted surgeon performs a risky foot operation on a circus elephant suffering an abscess. The creature, chained and in great pain, endures the procedure as the doctor warns of brief pain. The trunk grips the doctor's hair in a poignant moment, then relief follows as the elephant calms.
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Circus Elephant
Short Tail Of Sheep In Britain Is Puzzle
The piece discusses the presence of the short tailed sheep in Britain as possibly the sole European sheep when Britain linked to the Continent. It weighs Tarxien temple dating and implications for cross-continental animal distribution and tail evolution in association with climate events.
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Britain
Great Britain
Europe
Asia
Gobi Desert
Zammit
Tarxien
Long tailed sheep traced from Egypt to Rome
The note traces the long tailed sheep from Egypt to Rome and questions its route through Southern Europe via the Mediterranean or across the kingdom of Scandinavia to Britain. The text ponders migration paths across regions.
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Egypt
Rome
Britain
Europe
Mediterranean
Kingdom of
Scandinavia
Elephant Best Tactician Among Animals
The piece argues the elephant is the keenest tactician among animals as a herd crosses a river with the smallest leading and larger following. It notes that smalls crossing first signal safety, while bigs entering first would muddy the river and hinder others. It ends with a jarring aside that taxes are high, nearly as costly as bootleg booze.
Aid For The Stork In Martins Ferry Hospital
In Martins Ferry on December 23 a new delivery room is being added to the City Hospital maternity ward to improve cooperation with the stork. Previously the bird caused frequent calls and lacked proper facilities for entertaining him, prompting the upgrade.
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International News Service
Martins Ferry
Grove City Hi Literary Team Guests Rotary Club
Grove City Pa. December 23. A segment of Grove City High literary team that defeated Farrell spoke at the Rotary Club meeting at the Penn Grove. The team members were luncheon guests. Grove City High won the county championship in 1925.
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Grove City
Grove City Hi
Farrell
Rotary Club
Penn Grove
Twice Divorced Father tood People in Scotland Are Not So Dumb
In Glasgow a doctor was fined for prescribing expensive medicine amid a fragmentary report. The text references a six year old son and jokes about marriage, showing a dialogue style as part of a broader scanned page.
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Willie
Scotland
Glasgow
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