Burlington floods. two operators save townsfolk
A Kansas City Journal-Post photographer reached Burlington on a handcar after rail service stopped, as Neosho River and Rock Creek floodwaters inundate the area. Miss Junie Chubb and Miss Lois Reed, local telephone operators, remained at their posts warning residents as water rose to the first floor of the exchange building.
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Burlington
Kansas
Neosho River
Rock Creek
Kansas City
The
Wight
Junie Chubb
Lois Reed
Deen
Telephone Exchange
First real ironclad ship Le Giolre outlined
The article notes the first fully equipped Francis ship Le Giolre with measurements listed as length about 55 feet breadth and depth. It reads as a wartime naval milestone with subscription nudges from The News.
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le Giolre
Peculiar Medicines in the 3645 Pharmacopoeia
A curious list notes crabs eyes prem s snails vipers thigh bone of a hanged man among other odd ingredients in a historic pharmacopoeia. The article hints at strange elixirs once claimed effective.
Map Hunting Sparks Fresh Interest in Geography
The article describes map hunting as a tool to boost vocabulary and geography interest. It notes how daily news and the map itself prompt learning, with examples showing Chinese place names like Nanking and Peking influencing terms such as nan and nan yan.
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Peking
Pelyaun
Adolph Tuck and the Card Picture Industry Rise
The article recounts Sir Adolph Tuck, son of Miaphael Tuck, expanding a family card business from six to fifty designs yearly as he leveraged oleography, worked with artists and poets, courted royal academicians, and battled postal size rules. His success earned him a baronetcy and financier status.
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Adolph Tuck
Boston
Miaphael Tuck
London
British Islands
Royal Academicians
Tennyson
Popular Russian Solyanka Dish Delicately Prepared
A detailed description of Solyanka as a rich Russian dish. It uses beef or poultry, boiled cabbage, onions, pickles, olives, mushrooms, and butter, layered in a pudding dish with sauces, baked for an hour, and served hot with parsley.
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Russia
Vienna
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Gorsedd
Eisteddfod
National Bardic Congress of Wales
Fist
America
Chicago
Coolidge
President Coolidge
W. P. Drummond
Ielt
American Farm Conference
White House
Lake Osgood
N. Y
Silhon
Madame
C. Thomas Kemp
Frederick
Stora
H. F. Shipley & Sons Victrola Dealers
Shipley Bldg
Maryland
Victrola
Frederick County
North Market St
Guardian
Karpen Furniture
E C. E. Cline
S. Market St. Frederick Md
the Pearce Pharmacy
Building and Loan Club
Central Building and Loan Club
Central Trust Company
Frederick, Md
Price
Quynn’s Hardware Store
Geo. S. Rodock & Son
Uel
Vogue
Bacash
Will Flautt Company
Jeweler's Store
W. Patrick Stopp
Scott Key Motel
Frederic
Brerive
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