Missionary push converts Americans to Buddhism in Boston area
Japanese monk Yekun Furukawa heads a five year drive to spread Buddhism across the United States. In San Francisco Margaret Ledson becomes the first white Buddhist nun, renames Ga-Kan, and plans to sail to Japan with her son as she joins the temple tale of emigration.
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Boston
Yekun Furukawa
Rinzai Sect of
Japan
America
Yukun
San Francisco
Margaret Ledson
Nyagen Senzaki
Margaret
Budda
Robert
Glutton and the Trapper
Glutton the Wolverine outsmarted a Far North trapper by pulling and avoiding traps while the hunter renewed his efforts. Glutton ignored meat bait and hunted every trap, then ruined remaining baits. The trapper, furious, searched for Glutton with a gun as Glutton slipped away toward safety.
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Honker
Goose
Glutton
Wolverine
Peter
Buster Bear
Buster
Big Base Stealer Ben Chapman Leads Steals
A fragment notes Ben Chapman of the New York Yankees as a prolific base stealer. It mentions his long-standing record and a joking line about lovers quarrels. The text then shifts to a separate tale about a trapper and a glutton, with limited readable context.
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Ben Chapman
New York Yankees
Pact With Spirit on West Africa Child Bonded by Taboo
A West African coast practice sees newborns bound by their parents to an unseen spirit. The child agrees by proxy to keep taboos such as not eating on water or abstaining from certain meats, while the spirit promises to protect and care for the child.
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Africa
Dishes from 1931: Squaw Dish Codfish a la Mode and More
A 1931 Western Newspaper Union item lists old fashioned dishes under the Squaw Dish name and variations. Recipes cover Squaw Dish with vegetables and salt pork, Codfish a la Mode with mashed potatoes and eggs, Eggs In Peppers baked eggs on toast, a cold luncheon with orange juice and eggs, and Tongue and Spinach Salad with cooked tongue celery and mayonnaise dressing.
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Western Newspaper Union
Dixie Tie About Liked by Majority of Women
In Leyden 1740 a local item notes a controversial topic called the Dixie Tie About, claimed to be favored by a majority of women in civic discourse.
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Dixie
City of
Leyden
Intermountain News Builds Dredge Plan New Reservoir
A compilation from Utah Idaho towns notes major projects and developments. Dredge work near Warren Idaho boosts the area while Caldwell Idaho eyes highway improvements and water conservation.
Crops in Southeastern Idaho Favorable With Adequate Water
The United States department of agriculture bureau at Boise reports southeastern Idaho crops thriving where water is available. Strong yields noted across the region, reflecting favorable growing conditions and sufficient irrigation.
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Idaio Falls
Ida
Idaho
United States Department of Agriculture Bureau
Boise
Dream Fulfilled In Belmont Fatal Child Tragedy
W D Kennedy dreamed his child was killed and wrote to his wife. She replied with a postal note saying all children were safe. Four year old Charlie Kennedy was struck and killed by a truck while crossing the street to mail the reply.
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Belmont
N. C
W. D. Kennedy
Quartet Singing On Wharf Quits Harmony After One Falls In Bay
A quartet on the waterfront sang Sweet Adeline on a moonlit night when the tenor slipped from the dock into the bay. The leader failed to notice the fall until the bass declared Jack is off quay.
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Adeline
Jack
Ibsen Quote Sparks Debate on Deep Thinking
A literary scene centers on a character insisting only thinking is feasible while another urges the play requires deep reflection. The exchange highlights themes of intellect and restraint within modern drama.
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Trapper
Trapa
Polly
Bell Syndicate
WNU Bervica
Livya
Girligags
Georgia
United States
Great Briain
Vickers Armstrong
Baltimore
Intermountain News
Provo
Out
Warren
California Dredging Company
Caldwell
California
Laramie River
Manti
Qhallis
George Z. Bilackman
Washington Basin
East Fork
Chicago
Logan
Sugar City
Grand On Reservoir Company
Snake River
Teton River
Ogden
Ogden Chamber of Commerce
Mexico City
American Packing & Provision Company
Union Pacific
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Soth Omaha
Nebr
Interstate Commerce Commission
Manti Canyon
Salt Lake City
Spanish Fork
Strawberry Water Users’ Association
Utah Power and Light Company
Brigham Young University
Aspen Grove
Rock Springs
Wyo
Henry Robinson
Moscow
Ida—Klatah
Latah County
Moran
Teton National Park
Polytechnic College of Engineering
Madioea Sb
Ashlind
Calorala
Vateeriy
W. B. Gibbon
W. I. Wood
Paraguay
Paraguayan
Chaco
South America
Prussia
Russia
Canada
HOTEL
Newhouse
Utah
W. E. Sutton
Sea Story
Ibsen
Rho
Caren
Wighta
Bane
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