Beard length sparks Washington visit and party talk
Congress responds to beards and wine as Champ Clark returns to Washington. He cites two extraordinary beards in Pike County, one nine and another eleven and a half feet, to illustrate character. Clark jokes about beards worn in silk bags, explains the need to oppose California efforts to label wine made with sugar as adulterated, and previews battling new pure wine legislation.
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Champ Clark
Alo
Washington
New York Times
Mr. Clark
Washington Post
Pike County
Pike
Missouri
Congress
Elijah Gates
Clark
Valentine Tapiey
Tapley
Valentine Tap Jey
California
Discovery of Curious Sepulcher near San Juan Mexico
A sepulcher with the remains of many children was found near the Pyramid of the Sun in San Juan Mexico. A large tombstone shows a woman's face with hieroglyphics. One child’s body is well preserved, nearly petrified. The tomb and body will be sent to the National Museum.
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San Juan
Mexico
City of Mexico
New York Times
National Museum
Thanksgiving Anticipations in Mazie V Caruthers Note
A November Lips pincott's reader Mazie V. Caruthers muses on Thanksgiving foods and appetite. She jokes about apple turnovers nuts candy and the idea of extra helpings after a hearty feast while noting the festive mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mazie V. Caruthers
Pincott’s
Newspapers as future public storehouses of knowledge
John Cotton Dana, librarian of Newark Free Public Library, told the New Jersey Library Association in Trenton that newspapers will increasingly replace libraries as centers of knowledge. He predicted larger type, better paper, digests and indices, and magazine-like departments polishing literature and science. He foresaw newsprint driving education and the daily paper achieving clarity, accuracy, and beauty beyond optimistic forecasts.
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John Cotton Dans
Lbrarian
Newark
N. J
Free Public Library
Trenton
New Jersey Library Association
The
New York Times
Dana
Forgy
Freshman Prank Ends With Father Wearing Son Shirt
Story from Columbia Missouri details Elmer Van Natta a 44 year old father who after returning to the State University of Missouri incited by his son Earl a sophomore to participate in a class rush. In the scuffle the elder wore a portion of his heir’s shirt as a badge of victory and continues gym work and cross country runs with teen classmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State University of Missouri
Columbia
New York Times
Elmer Ellsworth Vannatta
Earl
Vannatta
Stephens College
Grand Exhibition of Japan to Open in Tokyo in 1922
The China Telegraph reports plans for the Grand Exhibition of Japan to be held in Tokyo from April 1 to October 31, 1922. The event aims to showcase Japanese industry and civilization with facilities for foreign exhibitors and costly new land tracts offered gratis, funded by central and provincial governments.
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Japan
Tokyo
Gold Leaf Placed Inside Brain After Skull Fracture
Richard Swanger survived an eleven day unconscious period after a tree fell on him. Maryland University surgeons removed a brain covering and connected tissue to the dura matter, then inserted a gold leaf insert between the parts, yielding a remarkable recovery.
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Richard Swanger
Baltimore Dispatch
New York Tribune
Maryland University
Missouri Pearls and Lon Palmer Reported Theft
The Kansas City Journal states Missouri resident Lon Palmer of Stotts City has disposed of about $22.00 in pearls to eastern gem cutters this year. The gems were taken from Spring River near Stotts City. Palmer holds sixty four gems, including two weighing 119 and 66 grains.
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Missouri
Lon Palmer
Stotts City
Kansas City Journal
Spring River
Palmer
Jersey Reads to Pay Tax on Main Stem Railroads
Trenton Nov. 13 The state board of assessors completed the assessment of railroad and canal property under the Perkins law requiring railroads to pay taxes to the state on their main stem property at the average rate. The aggregate used valuation of railroad property this year is about 35, with railroads to pay in taxes to the state $5 257 724, an increase from last year. A separate note mentions embargo on potatoes and a market report from Pittsburgh.
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Jersey
Trenton
N. J
State Board of Assessors
Railtais
Gold in Headline Confirms Lusitania Cargo Arrived
Fragmentary report notes a large amount of gold aboard the Lusitania brought to port and awaiting processing in the city. The article mentions plans to move the gold quickly and distribute it as swiftly as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philad Taeae
Bali
Lusitania
Governor Felt Accused as Rican Ruler Heads Here
Report from P or Nov 15 describes Governor Phil llars facing accusations amid political conflict. The piece notes opposition figures and observers in the capital, with tensions rising as parties clash over the alleged purpose of United States senate intervention and debts tied to the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Dellars
United States Senate
Rt & Pespie
Paccinaicg
Local notes from Avery and nearby towns
Community gossip and family visits across Avery Browningsville Flint Hill and surrounding places. Residents, relatives, and travelers share weekend calls, farm work updates, school life, and small town social ties amid crops and weather conditions.
Grace Reformed Church to hold missionary services soon
Local items note visitors to York and Frederick, social calls in Hanover and Brunswick, and a Grace Reformed Church foreign missionary day on Sunday with morning services at 10 and a 7 pm home missionary service. Reverend H A Goff has moved into the Presbyterian parsonage and will preach at the union Thanksgiving service at Grace Reformed Church.
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Harvey Dx10
Brunswick
Lester Dizon
Montgomery County
Grace Reformed Church
Evering
H. A. Goff
Goff
Link
Balurdey
Henover
McBherrystowe
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