Siberian Provost Guard Fends Off Bolshevik Attack
Samuel C. Taylor of New York City, with a 60 man U S infantry unit in Siberia, defended a railroad station at Uglonaya on January 18. He confronted Bolshevik troops, fired a warning shot, and bluffingly cleared the station, narrowly escaping danger as gunfire and grenades threatened the room full of armed Russians.
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Ello
Siberia
Samuel C. Taylor
New York City
Sam Taylor
Company D
Thirty-first United States Infantry
Siberian
Uglonaya
Vladivostok
Sam
Halifax
Pat Strong
Pat
Kansas
WIN
Active Persons Faced With Colitis Attacks
Health column by Dr. James W. Barton explains colitis as a condition of alternating constipation and diarrhea triggered by emotional stress. Treatment focuses on reducing anxiety and social factors, not just modifying diet. Mayo Clinic doctors note cure lies in correcting life adjustments and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Mayo
E. G. Wakefield
Mayo Clinic
Playful creatures: otters lead among wild animals
The piece notes otters are the most playful wild creatures as they chase balls that float and enjoy games. It describes baby badgers, polecats, stoats, and weasels as less organized in play, and says fish lizards and snakes show little play due to being cold blooded. Foxes are cited for killing fowls and chasing moving targets, a tragic turn for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver G. Pike
London
Foot Defects Should Receive Prompt Care
Article notes that foot problems hinder work and social life, especially in youths and recruits for overseas service. Poor footwear and narrow shoes in youth cause hammer toes corns and other conditions. Proper gait advice and medical assessment are urged, including possible shoe lifts or corrections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah France
Hygeia
WNU
Barbara Bell Spring and Summer Pattern Book Ad
Dress patterns No. 1716 and 1705 for larger and slim figures with sizes and yardage. Pattern book available for 15 cents from Barbara Bell Pattern Dept 211 W. Wacker Dr Chicago Illinois. Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Sleeping on a bed of roses sparks family communism claim
In a large youth group the siblings live without personal property, describing a communal, redistributive state. The remark frames ownership as impossible amid a system of shared goods and collective living.
Pedestrian Fault Cited in 1937 Traffic Deaths
The National Safety Council assigns major share of 1937 traffic fatalities to pedestrians noting 39 5900 deaths. 15 400 were pedestrians. It cites jay walking ignoring signals drunken walking and mid block street crossing as pedestrian faults in fatal and non fatal accidents.
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National Safety Council
ASK ME ANOTHER ASK ME ANOTHER
The questions cover time designation noon, presidential succession, the Spanish Main, tarpon leaping, constitutional amendments, the "Dictator of Letters," the largest horse, money circulation since World War I, number of U S embassies, and the largest grape harvest in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Record of remarkable world facts from early 20th century
The text notes a record horse height of 6 feet 6 inches, U S currency in circulation growing from 4.17 billion in 1917 to 6.79 billion in 1938, the expansion of American embassies to 19 with Colombia and Venezuela, and a California county fair exhibit of a grape cluster weighing 112 pounds in 1934.
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United States
Colombia
Venezuela
Pomona
Calif
Answers to a Miscellaneous Quiz From The Answers
The item lists six Q and A snippets covering topics from the U S Naval Observatory time to a constitutional vacancy, a geographic area near the northeast coast of South America, tarpon leap measurements by Louis L Babcock, and a note about Voltaire and a Belgian stallion named Brooklyn Supreme weighing 3200 pounds.
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U. S. Naval Observatory
South America
Louis L. Babcock
Voltaire
Brooklyn Supreme
Jiffy Knit Skirt and Blouse Pattern 6019
A quick to knit pattern using large needles and Shetland floss to form a sun burst neck detail with raglan sleeves. Includes a plain flared skirt to complete the costume and pattern 6019 provides instructions and material lists for sizes 16–18 and 38–40. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle, Household Arts Dept., 259 West 14th St., New York, NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
West 14Th St
New York
N. Y
Ancient Egyptians Used Steam Power Hidden in Memnon Colossi
Egyptologists uncover a hidden pipe organ in the Colossi of Memnon at Luxor. The device used heat from a sun warmed water pool to create a whistle effect, a relic of steam or hot air currents used by priests for supposed miracles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memnon
Luxor
Did You Know G OME Facts From Test Papers
A compact quip about anachronisms and synonyms as schoolboy lore. It notes that an anachronism is a writing from the past predicting the future, and a synonym is a substitute when spelling the first word is tough.
Truth and Hypocrisy Quote by Dryden
Appears as a literary epigraph noting the contrast between truth speaking softly and hypocrisy shouting. The line reflects Dryden’s critique of moral pretensions in public discourse.
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Adventurers’ Club
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Today’s Health Column
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Parrerin
Uncle Phil
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Dryden
Soris
Ugg Pris
Cliff Baggs
Prince Albert
Adere
Rcacy
R. J. Reynolds
Wicstop-Smem
Carri
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