East Africa voyage yields rare herbs and ancient fetishes
The Rev John Roscoe reports from Africa a wealth of ethnographic finds for the Royal Society funded by Sir Peter McKie. He describes herbs curing malaria, native poisons fetiches and tools from 2000 B C, plus a six week stay with a Bunyoro king and a 4000 year ceremonial pageant. He notes tribes living on milk or bamboo tips and stark marriage laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Rosce
Thetford
Norfolk
Daily Mall
B. C
Roscoe
Royal “Society
Peter McKie
Bunyoro
Home ownership and building push national well being
The piece argues growing home building and ownership boost savings and stability, citing Roosevelt on thrift. It links housing growth to reduced overcrowding and disease risks in cities, urging continued support for the movement as essential to a stronger, healthier nation.
Typhus Sweeps Soviet Russia Report Heightens Fatality Warnings
A report by Dr Henry Plots head of a Jewish medical unit operating in Poland and backed by the American Jewish relief committee says typhus has infected over 8 million people in Soviet Russia with mortality up to fifty percent in some communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Russia
New York
Henry Plots
Poland
American Jewish Relief Committee
Local youth recalls unwanted attention during work day
A historical report notes a boy recounting men who pinched his cheeks and used terms like sweetie, inviting him to lunch repeatedly, to the point his father told him to leave the job. The incident highlights concerns about inappropriate behavior toward a child at work.
Jury Adaptation Alters Prohibition Liquor Proof Tests
In Louisville Judge Evans says jurors cannot taste liquor to prove identity but may only smell it. The by jury service in prohibition cases has fallen out of favor because jurors are not expert tasters of liquor. The ruling notes smell alone is insufficient to judge authenticity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Katherine Zoeblein
Louisville
Evans
Wymore
Burlington Railroad
Grand Island
Polk’ County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
W. F. Crozier
C. B. Barber
Harmony
Valentine
Liberty
Beatrice Power Company
Barnston Dam
Ansley
Madison County
Stewart
Madow Grove
Witch Doctors Sentenced For Grave Robbery Near Swaziland
Two native witch doctors receive 18 month prison terms after pleading guilty to stealing the body of a European woman from a grave on the Swaziland border to make charms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
Swaziland
Tooth of Wild Horse Found in Torrence Lime Pits
In Torrence lime pits the latest excavation yields a wild horse tooth four inches long one and a half inches thick with eight rings indicating the animal’s age. The find comes from Los Angeles area excavations conducted by local workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Torrence
Drops 30 Feet From 180 Foot Smokestack Fall
Theodore Hobush a Custodis Chimney worker at Public Service Corp became unable to brake his descent after cramps while sliding from a 180 foot smokestack. He fell 30 feet but suffered no broken bones and returned to work 40 minutes later.
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Middletown
Public Service Corporation
Theodore Hobush
Custodis Chimney Company
New York
Hobush
Treasure hunters plan 1812 Napoleonic cache recovery
Warsaw reports that French and Polish engineers will begin work to recover gold and silver said to be hidden by French troops in a lake near Vilna during Napoleon's 1812 retreat. The treasure, valued at up to 50 million gold rubles, includes guns flags carriages and other emperor items. Initial recovery was halted by the 1914 war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Vilna
Russia
5000 Reindeer Heading to U S Markets from Nome
About 5,000 dressed reindeer will be shipped to U S markets on the first steamship after spring breakup in the Bering Sea. A Nome firm has spent winter slaughtering and preparing reindeer for outside shipment. Dressed meat is stored cold awaiting the Seattle boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nome
Alaska
United States
Bering Sea
Seattle
Masons plan new temple as Nebraska notes roll in
A Nebraskan roundup reports on plans for a Masonic temple in Columbus, Anna Rapp’s 100th birthday in Aurora, a new airfield at Cherry County fairgrounds in Valentine, and ongoing civic projects. The items cover city halls nearing completion, fishing in lakes, a state holiness camp meeting, and multiple county developments from Genoa to Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masons
Colmbus
Anna Rapp
Aurora
Cherry County Fair
Valentine
Nebraska
Nebraska State Holiness Association
Lincoln
Oshkosh Boosters
Garden County
Union Pacifics
Haig
Goshen County
Wyoming
C. C. Flansburg
Frank Zehring
Tekamah
Omaha
Glenville
Adams County
Emerson
Loup City
Howard County
Sidney Methodists
Chambers
State Board of Equalization
North Platte
York County
State Department of Agriculture
Charles W. Bryan
Lincoln City
Bryan
John Stark, Jr
Greeley
Northwestern Roundup Association
Sidney General Hospital
Cheyenne County
Ruskin
Superior
Cadams
Oak
Nora
Beatrice
Fairbury
Big Springs
Platte River
St. Louis
Missouri River
de Soto
Murdock
Box’ Butte
Ogallala
Stockville
Oxford
H. V. Bender
Alvah Heche
Dawson County
Scottsbluff
Holt
Boyd County
Chadron
Cook Ranch
Harrison
Des Moines
C. M. Gruenthers
Federal Farm Loan Bank
Rockville
Central Power Company
Boelus
Scotts Bluff
Navy Club
New York
Margaret Carns
Osborne
State Agricultural Department
Two-Story Stucco Home Highlights Comfort and Economy
Feature on a two story seven room house with stucco over hollow tile walls and a broad screened front porch. Details include a living room with brick fireplace, a dining room, four upstairs bedrooms, and potential attic space for extra rooms. Emphasizes cost efficiency and ample ventilation.
Bride and Groom Enter Church Amidst Stolen March Incident
An odd theft occurs as a march is taken during a church wedding procession. The groom and bride proceed to the ceremony while the stolen piece disrupts the moment, with no injuries reported and authorities alerted.
Oyster Shell Scale On Lilac Plants Described And Treated
The oyster shell scale, a common cosmopolitan pest on lilacs and other plants, resembles a small curved shell and lays eggs under its cover. Eggs hatch in early June, nymphs crawl about, and females remain fixed as scales expand. Control includes lime sulfur applications and Black Leaf 40 spray with soap from June 1 to 15.
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C. R. Jones
Colorado Agricultural College
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East Africa
Roscoe Iwho
Theodore Roosevelt
Harding
Htoror
Miss
Samuel Darno
Michael J. Egle
Ooman
Napoleon
U. S
Crete
Curtis
Union Pacific
Burlington
Seward
Pawnee City
Crab Orchard
John Stockwalter
William A. Radford
Willam A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Agricultural College
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