Garden Flowers We Got From Asia
Eastern Asia has furnished American gardens with azaleas rhododendrons and other shrubs rivaling native beauty Many Asiatic plants fit into American soil and climate proving abundant in eastern United States gardens The flora of China Japan and North America shows close parallels explaining the strong Oriental influence in landscape plantings
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Asia
America
Orient
China
Japan
North America
Far East
United States
Parting Shot on the Platform
A fat man struggles up a steep platform stairs with a heavy bag. A persistent boy asks to help and provokes the man who finally snaps and asks to hold his breath as the lad bolts away.
Dear Anne Hirst Advises on a Shifting Marriage Plan
A wife seeks guidance from Anne Hirst about a five year marriage marked by his job hopping and lack of savings. The advisory notes she retains inheritance for a future home and children while urging the husband to commit to regular savings or risk an end to the marriage.
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Anne Hirst
Eighteenth St
New Toronto
Seoul's many spellings puzzle radio listeners
In a St Louis Post Dispatch piece the Seoul issue is explored as radio announcers cope with multiple pronunciations. Dictionaries vary on the correct form from Sah‑ool to Se‑ool and Sole, leaving broadcasters to navigate the confusion.
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Korea
Seoul
Pyongyang
Seoule
Sule
Webster
New International
Webster’s
Geographical Dictionary
Webster’s Geographical Dictionary
Keijo
Kajo
Teetotaler pocket mouse dies at California university
A teetotaler pocket mouse died of old age at the University of California after six years without drinking any liquid. Caught in San Diego Springs by Dr. Seth B. Benson, the mouse received seed and was offered water but refused. Desert physiology explains its waterless life and nourishment from seed.
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University of California
San Diego Springs
San Joaquin Valley
California
Seth B. Benson
Dr. Benson
Babe Ruth did not point at fence before home run says Charley Root
Charley Root breaks silence in Des Moines Register saying Ruth did not gesture to the outfield fence before a World Series homer. Root recalls the Yankee bench heckling and explains Ruth showed two fingers to signal the count, not point to the fence, dispelling a long-standing myth.
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Babe Ruth
Chicago Cubs
Mr. Root
Charley Root
Chicago
Bill Bryson
Des Moines Register
Ruth
Babe
Charley Ends Trial of a Harrowing Experience
Charley utters a grim vow after a harsh act of cleaning ash from his cigar. He declares the incident closed and vows not to revisit the ordeal.
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Charley
Kingston Hockey Shrine May Be Moved
Residents of Limestone City claim Kingston as the birthplace of hockey and seek a shrine to the sport. Doubts arise as others contest the origin, challenging local belief and faith in the sport’s birthplace.
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Abner Doubleday
Cooperstown
N.Y
James L. Sutherland
Kingston
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Arthur Thorne
J. R
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Erent
Montreal
Quebec
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Nijni Novgorod
Russia
Monte Carlo
George McCullagh
Globe and Mail
O.K
Woodbine
Dufferin
McC
Thorncliffe Raceway
C.P.R
Academies of Learning
Yankees
Irving N. Shoom
Victoria St
Toronto
Guelph
Ontario
Tweddle Chick Hatcheries Limited
Fergus
Fast Daily
Ideal Snapshot Service
Parker’s Dys Works Limited
Yonge Street
Grafton
Long Bros
Port Hope
North Bay
C. BeauHeu
Banfield
Holland
Cockshutt Combine
John Bumstead & Son
Wingham
Leslie & Co, Limited
Harely Davidson
Strand Cycle
King At
Sanford
Hamilton
Garnet Westlake
Beeton
Ont
K.M.M. Strawberry Farms
Kelowna
B.C
P.O
McCormick-Deering
Bechtel Motors
New Dundee
Lor-Beer Laboratories
Granville Street
Vancouver
Dixon
Munro’ S
Elgin
Ottawa
Canada
Marvel
Bloor St. W
King St
Rideau Street
Hotel Reservation Service
San Francisco
Elsie St
Fetherstonhaugr & Company
Bay Street
Yornato
Area No. 2
Belmont
Methuen
F. Steinburgh
Sec
Treas
RB. R
Havelock
Cardiff Township
Highland Grove
Austin Fletcher
Belwood
Onetario
General Daly
Duncan
Victoria
Nanaimo
Vancouver Island
Canid
King's Daughters’ Hospital
Duncan, B.C
Robert Jones Lumber CO
Hamilton, Ont
Ort
Santa Claus
D. D. Dennis
Carter
Staco
Samuel Trees Co., Ltd
Wellington St. E
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