United States as World Depository in 1923
A Commerce Department survey says the United States strengthened its role as a world depository in 1923. It notes increasing financing of world enterprises, a large invisible trade balance, foreign investments adding to US capital, and a net rise in exports despite higher imports, with several factors shaping future trade and earnings.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Department
Lkely
Farm in Virginia Rented by Family for 96 Years
A Clarke county Virginia farm near Wadesville known as the Bromley place has been tenanted by the Bromley family for 95 years across three generations. Miss Williams of Waterford once owned the land. now it belongs to Mrs. Lewis Pidgeon of Wadesville. Lewis Bromley tended it 20 years, his son John S Bromley 50, and John S’s son William Bromley 26 years before moving to Winchester.
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Winchester
Wadesville
Clarke County
Bromley
William Bromley
Explorers to Chart Arctic Wilderness
A United States Geological Survey party led by Dr. Phillip S. Smith ventures into the Colville river basin in Alaska to map 35 000 square miles of unmapped wilderness and locate oil bearing structures. The expedition relies on dog teams and canoes with no surplus supplies and aims to reach Colville headwaters by May 1 for Arctic summer explorations.
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Alaska
Arctic Circle
United States Geological Survey
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Colville River
Point
Doctor Smith
Colville
Arctic Ocean
Nome
Point Barrow
Alamo
Alaskan
Rockies
J. B. Mertie
R. KK. Lynt
Harry A. Taft
Nebraska News Notes in Brief
York plans an old fashioned Fourth of July celebration. Many Nebraska groups meet in Omaha May 3 to 10, including the State Electric Light association May 8 9 and the Yeomen convention May 5 6. Golf and civic events across Omaha and Blair highlight spring activities as farms report corn planting and stock movements.
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York
State Electric Light Association
Omaha
Yeomen of the Realm of Nebraska
Women’s Benefit Association of the Knights of the Maccabees
Callaway County
Oakland
Blair
Bellevue
Syracuse High School
Hottentot
Henry Howell
Stella
Beaver City
Board of Education
Otto Lische
Arlington
Plate
Loup County
Sturdy Brick and Stucco Home Offers Spacious Layout
Designer William A. Radford presents a brick and stucco residence with ample interior space and a practical layout. Describes a sun porch, two downstairs passages to the dining room, a convenient pantry, and well sized second floor bedrooms with generous closets. Costs vary by region. local architects and builders provide exact figures.
Landscapes and Music Room Paintings Show Musical Nature
Landscapes are advised for the music room as they visually echo rhythm and color. Corot, Lobbeia, Hokusai and Dutch school works illustrate nature and music through motion, design, and instruments. The era’s taste favors rare beauty over portraits, deeming landscapes and genre scenes best for musical spaces.
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Music Room
Corot
Lobbeia
Poplars
Burne-Jones
Watts
Angela
Air Mail Pilot Finds New Alaska Route Adventure
Washington reports Carl B. Elefson, an air mail pilot, flew an experimental Fairbanks to Mc Grath route at night. He became lost for about an hour, described his seeing rivers and bluffs from memory, but found his home field by a distant flare. President Coolidge congratulated him on the record and navigation progress.
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Washington
Carl B. Elefson
Air Mail
Fairbanks
McGrath
Alaska
New
Eielson
Coolidge
Kantishna
Tanana River
Nenana
Mc.Grath
Paul Henderson
New Anchoring System Introduced for Steel Towers
Illinois Power and Light officials announce the Malone anchor system for a 3000 volt Keokuk to Galesburg steel tower line. A 5 8 inch hole is drilled, dyn amite exploded to widen the base, then concrete poured to anchor each tower leg. The blast enlarges the hole to stabilize the structure against wind and hurricane.
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Springfield
Keokuk
Galesburg
Illinois
Illinois Power and Light Corporation
Malone
No wind or hurricane can destroy it officials say
Officials claim the 5-foot space is dense enough to withstand any wind or hurricane, asserting durability against severe weather.
China Berries Prove to Be Knockout for Robins
In Marlin Texas residents report many robins wandering about the ground by the past days. They found the birds were drunk after feasting on china berries. The berries act as a knockout for birds, especially those unaccustomed to them, with effects lasting about thirty minutes.
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Marlin
Tex
Deer Attack Sends Farmer Homebound in Pennsylvania
C C Walters, a farmer from Roadside near Waynesboro, was confined to his home after a buck deer attacked him in his yard as he watched dogs pursue the animal. He fired at the dogs to frighten them.
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Waynesboro
C. C. Walters
Walters
Columbus map found in Paris library linked to discovery voyage
A Christopher Columbus map was found in the National Library by librarian M. De La Ronciere. The document, misfiled as a 16th century Portuguese map, portrays the earth as an island surrounded by four oceans with detailed coastlines of Europe and Africa.
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Columbus
Paris
Christopher Columbus
National Library
M. de la Roncierre
America
Europe
Africa
Deer injures man then dies after fleeing into mountains
A deer attacked a man wounding him in the face before fleeing toward the mountains. The animal was later found dead from exhaustion.
Dogs in Tug of War Block Hartford Road
Two toy dogs in Wallingford Connecticut sparked traffic on Hartford Road as they tugged a meat piece. Police efforts failed to halt them. motorists halted to move the animals to a sidewalk while horns blared. The dogs continued tugging as traffic passed.
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Wallingford
Conn
Hartford
Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday in California
Mrs Elizabeth Goodrich of Slontebello near Los Angeles marks her centennial. Born in Beaver Dam Pennsylvania she traveled west in 1842 and had her hair bobbed in a Los Angeles barbershop in 1924.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Elizabeth Goodrich
Beaver Dam
Her &Slontebello
Here
Coloring Stucco With Portland Cement And Stone Chips
The preferred stucco coloring uses white portland cement and colored sard or stone chips. This method yields durable, permanent color and adds texture that enhances the material blend.
Are Pictures Suitable in a Dining Room Accent
The living needs of the room guide pictures or a mirror on dining room walls. In a Long Island country home a gray wall with hunting prints brightens the space. in a New York apartment grass cloth walls with Japanese prints add beauty. a large mirror boosts light in dim rooms. a single tapestry adds charm. Even inexpensive reproductions in soft tones can lend color and a harmonious mood to a dignified setting.
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Long Island
New York
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