Blind World War veterans honored in congressional galleries
A group of blind veterans from the navy and European fronts visited the U S Capitol, spoke in support of an incorporation bill proposed by Representative Thomas D Schall to unite ex servicemen. Schall recounted his own wartime experiences aboard the Mount Vernon and praised the soldiers spirit and courage that won the war.
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National House of Representatives
Senate
White House
Navy
Evergreen School For the Blind
Baltimore
Congress
Thomas D. Schall
Minnesota
Kinase House
Mount Vernon
Brest
France
Chateau-Thierry
Fuchs
Cohan
Feild
Schall
Congressional Directory
America
Paris
Big Bertha
Crown Prince
Belléau Wood
Tyiston
Plea for gilding on books prompts publisher critique
A writer laments the shift to cheap colorful covers and bindings after World War I. He suggests a strike by critics and reviewers on books printed without gilt backs to improve perceived quality. The piece mentions Raven trees in England and sable brothers nesting in January and February amid winter snows.
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England
Raven Nesting Tradition In Winter Birds
The Raven species begins nesting in winter, with local lore claiming ravens choose early and establish early territories as cold months set in.
Pleasant home at modest cost design by William A. Radford
William A. Radford offers free advice on building and design for readers, touting a well built home with a pergola feature that can be affordable. The article describes compact living spaces, a 27 by 15 living room, a well planned kitchen, rear bedrooms, ample closets, a rear porch and pergola as popular, money saving elements for comfortable homes.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Man Power in China and a Temple Timber Tale
Robert Dollar recalls heavy labor in China where men move timbers for Ling Ying temple reconstruction. He donated long logs shipped on the M. S. Dollar, hauled by 250 workers along the Grand Canal and bamboo poles. The piece argues for affordable, well built homes and notes design details like curved roof lines.
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China
Robert Dollar
Ling Ying Temple
Hangchow
Marco Polo
Sheng Kung Pao
America
Ameter
Shanghai
Grand Canal
Franklin and Lincoln Boyhood Reflections in Christian Science Monitor
The piece contrasts Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln as boys by candlelight and fireplace, showing Franklin as a voracious reader and apprentice printer who saved money for books. It notes books such as Plutarchs Lives and Defoe’s Essay on Projects shaping his later philosophy and invention. It cites a Franklin maxim about an empty bag not standing upright.
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Benjamin
Franklin
Abraham
Lincoln
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
Ben Franklin
Plutarch
DeFoe
Dr. Mather
Christian Science Monitor
Alphabets Long In Use Through Ages
A catalog notes nearly 200 alphabets from ancient to modern times with about 50 still in use today as part of a linguistic survey highlighting writing systems and historical scripts.
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St. Mihiel
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Meuse- Argonne
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Hell
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Ercola
Franklin and
Abe” Lincoln
Colgate
Rub
Dub
Earth
NU-WAY_ STRECH
Adrian, Mich
Americas
Chicago Tribune
Syria
Leck
W. N.F. Lincoln
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