Trade Journals for Every Trade A World of Niche Press
A London writer notes that nearly every trade and profession has its own periodical from Placard and Service Billposter to Undertakers Journal. Laundry workers and pawnbrokers publish several titles while niche titles cover ring bells racing pigeons beekeeping and music. Even burglars and marble players have niche notices on the horizon.
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London
Hatters
Gamekeeper
Postman’s Gazette
Undertakers
Waste Trades
Talking Machine News
Flute Players
Magellan Anniversary Projections For Philippines 400th Parade
A 1921 plan envisions marking 400 years since Ferdinand Magellan first reached the Philippines. The article notes a pageant style celebration to showcase Pacific investment, trade, and American capital interests while recalling Magellan’s voyage and discovery along the straits that bear his name.
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Philippines
Fernando de Magalhaés
Ferdinand Magellan
Spain
Orient
Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Columbus
Magellan
Atlantic
Balboa
Straits of Magellan
Moluccas
Spice Islands
Ponce de Leon’s Quest and Florida Discovery Tale
An 1518 voyage by Ponce de Leon led to sighting land and Easter Sunday claim of Pascua Florida. He battled indigenous peoples, explored the coast, and established a later voyage in 1521 to found a colony before dying of wounds near Porto Rico.
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de Bimini
Ponce de Leon
de Soto
Porto Rico
DANGER IN ELECTRIC CURRENT
Doctor A Zimmern warns in Presse Medicale that touching any wet surface or object near electrical devices is deadly. Cases include deaths from wet hands with electric lights and damp fixtures, plus shocks from changing bulbs.
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A. Zimmern
Presse Medicale
Paris
Doctor Zimmern
Ingenious sludge depth method used at Fitchburg works
A Canadian writer notes a DIY measurement technique at Fitchburg Massachusetts sewage works. A pitcher pump with 28 feet of 1 inch hose is used to gauge sludge depth by lowering the hose from a plank across a gas vent and recording the hose length below the chimney top as sludge rises.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Mexicans Fear Snowstorm Reach From Mexico City
Residents in Mexico City confronted unexpected snow from a sudden temperature drop during light rain. Mountain peaks Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl remain snow clad about sixty miles away, while many locals, barefoot or lightly shod, ventured outside then stayed indoors to avoid the cold.
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Mexico City
Valley of
Mexico
Popocatepet
Iztaccihuatl
His Predicament and the Talking Points of Uncle Riley
A traveling salesman questions Riley Rezzidew as the Petunia tavern landlord explains Uncle Riley has ruined the peach crop for next season and stirred up the League of Nations, leaving him with no current topics to argue about.
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Riley Rezzidew
Petunia
Riley
League of Nations
Marc
Kansas City Star
Packing Cases for Rubber
Before the war Japan supplied most packing cases for rubber shipped from Burma. Increased costs and shipping scarcity led the Burma forest department to take over the business, producing new boxes that held a fair profit and benefited a local industry.
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Japan
Burma
Burma Forest Department
Topiary Revival in England Shapes Birds and Fantasy Trees
The London Daily Telegraph notes ancient yew figures near Staines and vast topiary at Kew near Richmond. It describes peacock forms, bird and animal shapes, and garden fantasies shaped over generations, with full maturity taking decades and grandchildren witnessing perfection.
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Staines
Belfont
Akil
Royal Kew Nurseries
Richmond Town
London Daily Telegraph
Hall of Fame for Big Trees Nominations Announced
The American Forestry Association lists notable trees for a national hall of fame. The Boston Common tree fell in 1918, the Green Tree hotel at LeClaire serves river sailors, and other nominees include the De Soto Oak in Tampa and two Martin town oaks in West Virginia.
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Boston Common
LeClaire
Mississippi River
Hall of Fame
American Forestry Association
Lexington
Tampa
Fla
de Soto
Mississippi
West
Charles City
Virginia
Martintown
W. Va
Andrew Lewis
Balkane
Podgoritza
Red Cross
Foreign Advertising Representative The American Press Association
A brief notice identifies an opening for a Foreign Advertising Representative at The American Press Association. The role seeks experienced sales staff to handle international clients and expand overseas advertisements.
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Eee Foreign Advertising
THE
American Press Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States National Bank
Newberg
Oregon
S_L PARRETT
J. C. Colcord
J. L. Hoskins
HM. Hoskins
Cannery Office
A. Rupert Company
Creamere
Fountain of Youth
Coats
Nayberger’s
McMinnville, Oregon
D. M. Nayberger
McMinnville, Or
Yamhill County
England
Newberg Bakery
D. R. Smith
Prop
Oretown
Follett & Gage
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