The Red Mist and Civil Strife Continues
In a brutal church siege, a small group fights for survival as gunfire and bloodshed erupt. The narrator, gravely wounded, escapes through a hidden passage and plans to ambush Lt Raymond while the guerrilla danger and pursuit linger.
Cloudy Vista Gave Glimpse Along Plateau
A brief note describes a cloud filled scene where a level plateau offers a glimpse of distant features. The passage emphasizes quiet scenery and a calm landscape impression without a defined event or outcome.
World Is Unsympathetic Advice Apr 1928 Style
A terse moral admonition counsels bearing personal troubles privately and not exposing them to a cold public. The speaker urges hiding pain like a dog buries bones and growling if others pry.
Survivals of Old Styles in Dress History
The London Times reports Mr. Wilfred M Webb on ethnology describing dress survivals across eras. Hat bands, linen wraps, and tails echo ancient Egyptian headgear. stockings seams, glove braids, and servant dress link past fashions to present attire.
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London Times
Wilfred M. Webbs
Ethnological Society
Rats Destroy Sugar Cane In Jamaica Worth Almost One Million
Rats ruin every year at least one twentieth of Jamaica sugar cane causing losses near one million dollars in value. The damage impacts growers and the island's sugar industry as authorities seek remedies.
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Jamaica
Women Streetcar Drivers Common in Chile
The article notes that it is a common sight to see women operating streetcars in Chile, highlighting social norms and gender roles in urban transportation.
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Chile
Race Mark in the Face and Family Signatures
An excerpt from Elizabeth Robins in Harper's Magazine explores how facial features reveal lineage and race. It argues the face marks convey ancestral identity beyond spoken words and endure across generations as a silent signature of heritage.
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Noreen
Cowan
Kelly
Dean
Devil's Glen
Hapsburg
You
Elizabeth Robins
Harper’s Magazine
Reasons for the Dentist's Bill Rise in Costs
The London Chronicle notes higher dental costs as material prices surge. It cites a former income claim of £10,000 yearly and details price jumps from platinum to dental chairs drills and sterilizers, affecting patient charges and practice expenses.
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Old Bailey
London Chronicle
Boxing association orders title defenses for lightweights and more
The American Boxing association issued a heightening push for active title defenses. Wil lie Ritchie must defend the lightweight crown within a reasonable time or face a challengers’ tournament. Promoters classify Ritchie Britton Lewis as welters and list contenders across light, middle, and new flyweight divisions.
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Willie Ritchie
Ritchie
Kid Graves
Mike O'Dowd
Soldier Bartfield
Packey McFarland
Jack Britton
Ted Lewis
Britton
Lewis
Young Ahearn
Mike Gibbons
Jeff Smith
George Chip
Jimmy Clabby
Eddie McGoorty
Frankie Izzo
Last English Final Plate ends in dead heat at Newmarket
The final flat race of the year in England at Newmarket produced a dead heat between Khedive III, a six-year-old gelding owned by M de St Alary, and Hesta, a three-year-old filly owned by Lord Derby. Ry tland finished third for Duke of Portland. Racing resumes in spring.
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England
Newmarket
M. de St. Alary
Khedive III
Lord Derby
Hesta
Duke of Portland
Rytland
Intercity Ten Pin League Proposed by D J Sweeney
D J Sweeney a veteran bowler from St Louis hopes to organize an intercity ten pin league. He envisions weekly contests among St Louis Omaha Kansas City Mo Chicago Peoria Des Moines St Joseph or Sioux City.
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D. J. Sweeney
St. Louis
Omaha
Kansas City
Chicago
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Sioux City
Sports Snapshots Show Varsity News And Local Dramas
A collage of athletic notes covers hockey backstops for the Braves Hank Gowdy and Whaling’s release in baseball. Polo ventures in Kansas City and a senior crop of freshmen at Cornell. England golf hit by wartime holes as players go to war. Harvard scouts All Americans and Courtney kin to the Cornell boat. Yale graduation blows to Yale Cleven. Quigley rests in Kansas after umpiring twenty football games. Harvard rowing doubles and various coaches move, retire, or train.
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Harwood
Wharton
Gunner of
Fox
Kentucky
Rose Cowan
Herzog
Conan
Western Canada’s Great Harvest Report Sparks Prosperity
The Northwest harvest boosts Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with a record high yield and an estimated grain crop value over 400 million dollars. Banks report optimism, rail earnings rise, and immigration may follow as trade improves and farm credit aids farming districts.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
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Montreal
Europe
United States
China Moves Toward Absolute Monarchy Cited
A quoted observer warns that China is returning to an absolute monarchy while another figure predicts imminent upheaval. The debate frames China as potentially consolidating power and facing rapid political change.
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China
Pape's Diapepsin touted as fast stomach relief
Ad boasts Pape's Diapepsin cures dyspepsia gas and indigestion in five minutes. Claims include rapid relief from belching sour undigested food and acid, with safety and value of a fifty cent case. Calls it the quickest and safest stomach doctor for home use.
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Pape
Piles Relieved by First Application of PAZO OINTMENT
Universal remedy claim for piles and related conditions. States rapid relief after initial use and curing in 6 to 14 days. Offers money refund if it fails. Includes admonition to consult druggists for refund policy.
Nature Leaves Work for the Dressmaker to Finish
A concise note describes how natural forms impose unfinished business for tailors and designers, leaving garments to be completed by human craft.
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