Bird Banding Survey Maps Migrations Across Americas
The U S Department of Agriculture reports on bird banding from Lake Michigan to Colombia and Nova Scotia, showing Caspian terns migrate widely. The program aims to answer how routes vary by season and age, and to locate nesting and wintering connections.
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Washington
Kennebec
Niger
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Lake Michigan
Colombia
South America
Michigan
Nova Scotia
America
Audubon
Ame
Europe
New Monuments Are Set Aside by U S
Washington reports the Statue of Liberty and four other forts Fort Marion Fort Matanzas Castle Pinckney Fort Pulaski are named national monuments in an executive order by President Coolidge In a National Geographic bulletin the monuments are linked to colonial battles and the Colossus of Rhodes to Liberty Enlightening the World
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Liberty
New York Harbor
President Coolidge
Fort Wood
Fort Marion
St. Augustine
Fla
Castle Pinckney
Charleston Harbor
S. C
Fort Pulaski
Savannah
Fort Matanzas
North America
Rhodes
National Geographic Society
Don Pedro Menendez
Adelantado
Florida
Fort Caroline
Spain
Fort Greene
Fort Moultrie
Fort Sumter
Sarajevo
Shutes
Folly Island
Sumter
Charleston
Bedloe’s Island
France
New Amsterdam
Asia Minor
Near East
STARTED THE CRAZE Arthur Wynne sparks crossword craze
Arthur Wynne of Mountain Lakes New Jersey originated the present crossword puzzle craze. He began forming puzzles for his children, neighbors joined, then parents, and soon hundreds of thousands of American homes were invaded by the puzzles. Wynne is pictured at work on a new puzzle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Wynne
Mountain Lakes
N. J
Mr Wynne
Wise Youth Observes Fear and Inaction Among The Worried
An office boy notes that worry often harms few, while many who need to worry show little concern. The reflectively humorous line contrasts anxiety with inaction in everyday life.
Finds Bug Which Makes Vicious Mosquito Flee
Paris reports that Dr Legendre proved to the French Academy of Sciences that disease bearing mosquitoes can be driven from infected areas by nonvenomous insects bred in laboratories from insects brought from Belgium
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Paris
Legendre
French Academy of Sciences
Belgium
Illinois News Roundup Reflects Population Shift and Legal Debates
Joliet may gain more than 10000 residents if December 30 annexation votes pass. Peoria County eyes a new courthouse costing about 1.25 million dollars. The Illinois legislature considers TB herd testing for cattle. A Rondout mail train robber, Herbert Holliday, heads to Leavenworth after failing to surrender 105000 dollars. The DeKalb Poultry show runs January 14 to 17 with an egg exhibit.
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Joliet
Would Honor Illinois Health Monument at Springfield Proposed
Dr. Isaac D. Rawlings, head of Illinois state health, proposes a new building for the health department near the capitol in Springfield. He frames it as a monument to progress and notes the 1925 completion of fifty years since the department's founding. The plan envisions a modern office structure with ample space to relieve capitol overcrowding.
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Peoria County
Board of Supervisors
Oscar Wolff
Cook County Safety Council
Chicago
A. J. Snow
Northwestern University
Illinois
Springfield
State Capitol
Isaac D. Rawlings
State Department of Health
Ilinois
Doctor Rawlings
Capitol
Will bequests fund local Swedish institutions
By the will of the late August Nil son, the Swedish-American hospital at Rockford receives 5000 dollars. The Jenny Lind Society for the Aged, the Swedish Ladies Aid society, and the Rockford Children's home each receive 1000 dollars.
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Nilson
Rockford
Jenny Lind Society For the
Swedish Ladies’ Aid Society
Weather Halts Creal Springs Croquet Championship
Severe weather stops the championship croquet tourney at Creal Springs near Marion where forty Civil War veterans compete. Play will resume once conditions moderate.
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Creal Springs
Marion
Court Orders Hilda Piza to Appear on January 10
Kane county Circuit Court at Geneva orders Miss Hilda Piza of New York to appear January 10 to answer Herbert P. Crane's petition. Crane, a sixty four year old St Charles millionaire, seeks custody of their five year old son Anthony Raphael Crane. They were divorced November 15 1920.
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Kane County
Geneva
William Fulton
Hilda Piza
New York
Herbert P. Crane
St Charles
Woman recovers from illness after Pinkham remedies
Mrs. Harry Ashcroft of Covington Kentucky describes severe back and abdominal pain and weakness. She credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Blood Medicine and Sanative Wash with restoring strength and improving cold sweats. She offers to answer letters from other women seeking advice.
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Covin
Rene
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mea Bers
Harry Ashcroft
Beech Avenue
Covington
Kentucky
Charming furniture query sparks a witty period joke
A quip from Life magazine features a shopper asking about period style furniture and a witty response about “my first marriage” highlighting playful social humor from the era.
Bayer Aspirin Warning Ad Prompts Brand Verification
An advertisement warns buyers to look for the Bayer name on Bayer Aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure authenticity and safety. It claims the product has proven safety by millions and 23 years of physician use, urging customers to say Bayer when purchasing.
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Bayer
Women suspect men who do not cry when in trouble
A concise remark notes that women may distrust men who show no tears during hardship, implying emotion as a social signal. The line casts gender expectations and emotional expression as a social judgment.
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American Bird Banding Association
New York City
U.S
Menendez
Matanzas
San Juan de Pinos
St. Mark
Coquina
Ferdinand IV
War Department
Lady Decies
Gertrude
Haron Decies
East Grintead
England
Illinois State News
General Assembly
Reeves
Champaign
Herbert Holliday
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Holliday
Edward Smith
George Smith
South Dixon
Thomas Dent
John C. King
Mr. Dent
Putnam County
Susan Strawn
State Board of Vocational Agriculture
John W. Schleicher
Pekin
Savings Bank Division
American Bankers’ Association
la Grange
Ted Newberry
Detective Bureau
Homer Finch
One Hundred and Third Street
Ridgeland Avenue
Illinois Health
Mattoon
George W. Plummer
Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs
Knox County
Charles Dickinson
Congress
Robert Maine Tidmarsh
Lord Erle Maine
Oxfordshire
Danville
Elizabeth Wilder
Tidmarsh
Allen Henratty
Frank Harrison
United States District Court
Lindley
Leavenworth
Walier
Whiteside County
Oak Park
Pyott
Lombard Avenue
Lake Street
Percy Owen
Mrs. Ashcroft
Garfield
C. O-Stave
Allenrhu
Allenrho
Teeve
James H. Allen
Forbes St
Rochester
N. Y
Allenrha
Allenrhy
Wolff-Wilson Drug CO
7Th & Wash. Ave
St. Louis
Moy
Hunt
Price Tc
Druggiste
A.B. Richards Medicine Co
Sherman, Tex
Arco
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