Ape Terror in Passaic Standoff with Neighbor’s Child
In Passaic New Jersey on a July day in 1918, Anna Jacob faced a drunk four foot tall ape escaping its cage and prowling the neighborhood. The creature menaced a sleeping two year old, while Jacob wielded a five foot apple picker to keep the animal at bay until the owner returned and the children were saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Allan Poe
Poe
Rue Morgue
Anna Jacob
Woodside
N. Y
Passaic
N. J
Anna
Anna May
Mister Gardener
Anna Jack
Anna Mae
Pée
Union
Cracking and Sealing as Causes of Paint Weathering
Painters identify cracking and sealing as key causes of paint weathering. Excess hard pigments heavy coats improper rubbing out fatty linseed oil cheap paints brittle films, old coats not removed, and unsuitable pigments. Delayed repainting and resin-rich wood worsen deterioration. experts urge avoiding long painting gaps.
Rifle Garand and Europe in the World War era
A portrait of John C. Garand and the rifle that shaped U S Army firepower highlights his career from a Coney Island shooting gallery to Springfield Armory. The piece also surveys European planning figures like Franz von Papen and General Sikorski, foreseeing postwar consolidation and political modernizing efforts in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sen. Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Daniel Boone
Coney Island
Senator Brookhart
Camp Smith
Peekskill
John ©. Garand
United States
Springfield
John C. Garand
Montreal
Putnam, Conn
Springfield Armory
Franz von Papen
Germany
Paul Reynaud
London
Julian Huxley
Wladislas Sikorski
France
Maxime Weygand
Marshal Pilsudski
Consolidated Features
WNY Service
Two Crisp Patterns With Double Values
Two sewing patterns from 1860 offer a Basque Frock with a two way neckline and a slip, designed for sizes 14 16 18 20 40 42 and children ages 6 8 10 12 14. Instructions list yardages for 35 and 36 inch fabrics, with colors and materials suggested including challis wool crepe gingham percale and velveteen. Order by mail from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept in San Francisco for 15 cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
New Montgomery Ave
San Francisco
Calif
Our Nation Is Made Up Of Myriad People
A quotation from Senator If. Soles Bridges extols democracy as humanitys last hope and celebrates its endurance. The note emphasizes unity among diverse creeds religions races and tongues and asserts that democracy has survived and works.
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U. 5
If. Soles Bridges
Also Mentioned on This Page
Adventurers’ Club
Gutches
Chance
U. S
St. Nick
England
B. F. Goodrich Company
Netherlands
Beatrix
Toyland
Rotary
Who’s News
Lemuel F. Parton
Young Garand
Navy Department
Washington
Bureau of Standards
Europe
Dea
Sikorski
Poland
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Orc
Fey
Dean
Tao
Esusea
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