Famine Relief Decree Seizes Russian Church Treasures
The Soviet government empowered the justice minister to seize church wealth for famine relief, drawing into focus disputes over looted crown jewels and the fate of Russia's vast treasure in mosques and synagogues. Officials cite shipping and transport hurdles as hampering aid to starving Russians, while experts warn of deeper mismanagement and possible misappropriation of sacred riches.
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Yevdokim
Novgorod
Russia
America
Black Sea
Baltic
Volga
Reval
Libau
Novoros- Rissk
Theodosia
Odessa
Windau
Danzig
Ufa
Orenburg
Tzaritzan
Samar
Saratov
Kazan
Simbirsk
United States
Fridtjof Nansen
International Commission of Investigation
American Relief Commission
International Commission For the Relief of
American Relief Administration
Novorossilsk
Baltic Sea
Walter Lyman Brown
American Organization
Kremlin
Moscow
Royal Treasury
Europe
Holy Occidental Orthodox Catholic Apostolic Church
Solomon
Golconda
Sheba
Chivalry Debate Sparks Lunch Party Remarks
Cortlandt Bleecker criticizes chivalry during a Piping Rock luncheon scene. He cites overheard maidservants in a New England hotel and questions whether modern etiquette fits a great capitalist and public spaces. A tale of a hands-on automobilist contrasts old manners with supposed courtesy.
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Cortlandt Bleecker
Piping Rock
New England
Hannah
Lasting Dutch Bricks: Griffis on Lost Arts in Holland
William Eliot Griffis notes in Brave Little Holland that after Roman withdrawal and barbarian triumph, brick making faded as a craft, a vanished art in early Dutch history.
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William Eliot Griffis
Holland
Dutch Bricks Keep Rhine Delta Roads In Use For Ages
In the Rhine delta the Dutch revived clay molding to create oblong bricks baked into stone. They used bricks for houses walls pavements and road beds with clinker as the common name. Napoleon era brick roads remain in good condition.
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Rhine
Charming small bungalow home five rooms described
The piece highlights a five room bungalow with a large 17 by 25 foot living area, two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a bath, built for affordability. It notes rising rents, building costs, and a home building show’s appeal to families seeking ownership.
African Lungfish Builds Protective Mud House
A description of the African lungfish including its habitat in African lakes and marshes, its limb structure, and its ability to breathe air. It hibernates in a mud chamber during dry seasons, secreting slime to fill the shelter, then reemerges hungry and sometimes cannibalistic. The piece notes historical shipments of mud blocks to England and America. It also mentions Fiji's shark god Daquwaqa and offerings of yanggona and kava.
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Africa
Fiji
Daquwaqa
Dakawonga
Dakuwaga
Jail Delivery Up to Date
A tongue in cheek mock escape tale from the Birmingham Age Herald describes a polite crook berating a guard, grabbing keys, and strolling toward the exit claiming a Christmas holiday date with his moll. The piece carries a humorous newspaper voice.
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Top
Birmingham Age-Herald
Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Ad Claims Healing Power
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root as a premier cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It describes the product as a gentle healing vegetable compound with quick, noticeable effects and offers sample bottles for ten cents.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
The Crepe Hanger Joke From Birmingham Paper
A short humorous exchange appears in the Birmingham Age-Herald about a visitor to a hospital who fails to cheer a patient. The tactless guest admits being unable to converse and jokes that he praised a real estate firm selling cemetery lots to fill the quiet room.
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Bibbles
Birmingham Age-Herald
Red Cross Ball Blue promises rust-free laundry
If you use Red Cross Ball Blue you will not be troubled by rust spots often caused by inferior bluing. Try it and see.
Armour joke during ride with Jim Hill praised cattle
Millionaire P. D. Armour, founder of Armour and Company, rode with the late Jim Hill, admiring a herd of cattle. Armour remarked that a hearty bite would be his next meal, reflecting a lighthearted moment in their country travel.
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P. D. Armour
Packer
Armour and Company
Jim” Hill
Armour
Witty thought saves a lost item with glittering value
A sharp remark turns a discarded object into a surprisingly valued find. The thinker’s wit boosts its appeal and allure, transforming a simple item into a treasured keepsake.
No occasion for suspicion, no suspicion will arise
A maxim states that when no grounds for doubt exist, scrutiny remains absent, implying trust based on observed conduct. The adage warns against unnecessarily inviting scrutiny by harboring uncertain or questionable actions.
Pest Infestation Ad Promotes Steares Electric Paste
An old advertisement touts Steares Electric Paste as a long standing exterminator for rats mice cockroaches waterbugs and ants. It claims a single night kill and a money back guarantee with 2 oz and 15 oz size options and directions in 15 languages.
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Gtidebood Laerwood
John Dickinson Sherman
Kubla Khan
Ghengis Khan
Genghis Khan
Peter the Great
Orient
Constantine
Uspensky Cathedral
Nikon
Julius Caesar
Perez
Persia
Caesar
Cleopatra
Marc Antony
Anastasia
Ivan the Terrible
Looscow
Catedral OF
Altar LY Tel
Walter
William ‘A. Radford
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Phonograph
England
Bellas Ini
Bevan
Bellans
Martin
Martin Varnishco
Leds
AU AB Life Insurance
Central West
Omaha, Nebraska
Nebraska
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