Oddities for Traveler to Observe in Hawaii
A Honolulu reader highlights unusual Hawaii facts from a believe it or not contest. Items include giant bananas ripening inside the plant, a tiny ancient kingdom on Kauai, a waterfall water never reaching the ground, and a mock nightingale that is a jackass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Mileli
Napali
Kauai
Wanunua
Moolitini
Maui
Borolulu
Malakaua
Notice to Creditors in Polk County Nebraska Deceased
Notice and deadline for filing claims against the estate of Clare C. Timm, deceased, in Polk County Court Nebraska. Claims must be presented by August 1, 1939, with hearings scheduled August 1, September 1, and November 1, 1930 at 10 AM. county judge W. W. Norton presiding. Also an advertisement for Rexall Orderlie laxative from Crouse Tex Drug Co.
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Polk County
Nebraska
Clarde C. Timm
Said
W. W. Norton
Rexall’ Orderlies
Rexall
Crouse- Tex Drug Co
Institute That Houses Millions of Microbes
The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine in Chelsea England houses the world’s largest microbe collection with about 1500 varieties stored in five inch glass tubes. Though appearing harmless many could cause an epidemic if released and match medieval plague in deadliness. Many microbes threaten humans animals and plants and require constant skilled care, with some grown only in incubators like preserved plants in a garden.
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Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine
Chelsea
England
Isles at a Glance The Scilly Islands overview
The five inhabited Scilly islands are St Marys Tresco St Martins St Agnes and Bryher with Hugh Town as the capital in St Marys. The harbor and roughstead serve Penzance steamers and large vessels. Main industry is power growing. Legends tie them to Atlantis Casri terides and Tin Islands before joining the Duchy of Cornwall.
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Scally Islands
St. Mary’s
Tresco
St. Martin’s
St. Agnes
Bryher
Hugh Town
St. Mary's
Starcastle
Queen Elizabeth
Penzance
Atlantis
Antients
Duchy of Cornwall
Prince of Wales
Frenchmen and their ornate credentials clog Paris business
A Parisian banker receives a visiting card list filled with grand titles and affiliations such as member of the Institute and Municipal Reform, then marks his own card with terse titles including Taricab Using Public and Paris Gas to deflect calls.
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Contrejan
Somme
Association For Municipal Reform
de Gevene
Taricab
Paris Gas Company
Paris Telephone Service
Wicker Whitsuntitlerian Mystery At German Spring Festival
A village festival hides a man under a flowered wooden frame as magistrate and minister sit in mock judgment. The crowd shouts for their guess of the concealed man’s identity and pays off the winner with cheer when revealed.
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Old
Germany
Portrait controversy at Pont Aven in 1889
Breton summer scene at Pont Aven saw Paul Gauguin paint the famed Le Belle Angele portrait. Madame Satre refused to view the work until completion, exclaimed How terrible! after which Decis bought it. After Decis’s death the portrait sold for tens of thousands of francs, much to Mme Satre’s dismay.
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Paul Gaucuin
Pont- Aven
Brittany
REcord Ads Pay Dividends Hesler Cleaning Works
Cleaning and laundry services with price list for cleaning and pressing garments and trouser hems. Advertises pickup and delivery service with contact phone 35. Operates on Monday Thursday and Saturday.
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Hesler
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