Grave of Four Dynasties: Walls of a Balkan Cemetery
On the Siria we sail at 20 knots toward the Balkans as four empires vanish from the scene. An Italian officer notes that Austria, Russia, Germany, and the Ottoman holdings fall, each buried beyond the Balkans in a looming wall of history.
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Siria
Adriatic
Balkan
Austria
Serbia
Hapsburg
Russia
Germany
Turkey
Balkans
E. Alexander Powell
Scribner's Magazine
Babies Help Pay For War in Postbellum Outlook
The Home Sector chairman William G. Shephard estimates that about 3 000 000 will go to Uncle Sam from soda drinkers in 1820 and 55 000 000 from theatergoers this year. He argues every one of 108 000 000 people will pay an average two cents daily, including babies and parents paying for various pleasures, with internal revenue higher than in the war. He adds the public supported the war then and should now support it.
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William G. Shepherd
Uncle Sam
Trick to test height for Philadelphia cops
In Philadelphia a height rule for traffic police favors men at least six feet tall. Applicants cheat by rising on their heels, so electic sensors under platform plates detect any lift. When a heel leaves ground, circuit breaks and lamp goes out, revealing the fraud.
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Philadelphia
Russian Art Boom Under Bolshevik Council Control
A Russian art boom is driven by state funding for works approved by experts. A seven member council oversees art, with four Futurist sympathizers. All passing paintings receive 7 000 rubles regardless of effort, boosting artist numbers.
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Russia
Town in Wyoming Sells for Ten Thousand Dollars
The entire town of Moneta in Wyoming was sold for 10000 dollars to John Goodman. Title transferred from A Kanson, founder of Moneta twenty years ago, including a townsite of forty lots an eighteen room hotel a five room cottage a three room cottage two two room cottages a large livery barn a railroad eating house and various outbuildings. The Chicago Northwestern owns the right of way fronting the town site and a small depot building on it.
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Moneta
Wyo
John Goodman
A. Kanson
Goodman
Chiago Conch Northwestern
Christian Science Monitor
World’s Largest Nuncut Opal Displayed in Washington Office
A colossal flawless opal, claimed to be the largest in the world, has been found in the country and is now in a Washington official’s office. It measures about 21 cubic inches and weighs 2 572 332 carats, with owners valuing it at 250 000 dollars. The compared Viennese opal weighs 1 658 927 carats and is considered flawed.
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Washington
Lees Embarrassment
Farmer Corntessel praises railroads’ return to private ownership while acknowledging public discomfort with officials. A station agent confrontation reveals tensions between citizens and government figures in a rural setting.
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Lees
Corntessel
Gum market may develop in Mesopotamia under new roads and railways
The piece argues that as law and order improve in northern Kurdish Mesopotamia the gum from Mesopotamia could become a valuable industry. It notes current untapped tapping and trade routes via Suleimanaya and Bagdad and suggests promoters may expand markets beyond Aleppo and Bagdad using new infrastructure and British occupation to promote a national wealth source.
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Mesopotamia
Mosul
Suleimanaya
Bagdad
Aleppo
Lengthening Life of Silk Stockings in Paris Repair Shops
A Parisian stocking mender highlights thrift as silk stockings endure longer through careful darns. Elise notes many pairs survive past war times, patched beyond recognition yet still stylish. Madam’s prices rose from prewar three half-pence to fourpence or fivepence per pair as repair time lengthens, yet she upholds a motto to throw nothing away.
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Parisienne
Elise
Madame
Ambrine Wound Dressing Used in Industry
Industrial plants adopt the Ambrine treatment for burns, scalds and surface wounds. A wax and resin compound, solid when cold, heated to 150 degrees Fahrenheit and applied by atomizer or brush. The plastic dressing is air tight, non adherent, and promotes healing while reducing disfigurement and scarring versus older methods.
Bold Chinese bandits terrorize Tenchuanfu kidnappings
Reports say bands of 30 or more kidnapers in Tenchuanfu Shantung China abduct wealthy Chinese, holding them for ransom with sums up to 350000. Ten villagers were seized in October as torture to extract payments. Troops failed to capture the bandits believed to have sailed from Dalny across the Gulf of Pechili with captives.
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Tenchuanfu
Shantung
China
Bendits
Dalny
Gulf of Pechill
Spanish Licorice Industry Emerges in North America
The article notes a new Heorice industry with extract and paste production. It highlights a shift from exporting the root to manufacturing domestically. In 1918, over 6,000,000 pounds of licorice root were exported and more than 600,000 pounds of extract and paste were produced.
Coat and Suit Department Silk and Wool Sea
Readable text notes a coat and suit department highlighting silk and wool fabrics. (No further readable context available.)
Wonderful Waists In The Sale
Sale ad notes various waists and house dresses at reduced prices. Mentions reg prices from 50 to 60 cents for waists and higher prices for house dresses with sale prices listed. Also advertises silk Georgette Crepe gowns in 40 inch width offered at $2.12.
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Welworth
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AllLie
Balkane
Postbellum
Madras
Kingsbury
D. M. Nayberger
McMinnville, Ore
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