Air mail men set May efficiency record on key routes
United States mail planes logged 54 693 miles in May with New York Washington showing 85 percent efficiency, Chicago Omaha 88 percent, and Cleveland Chicago 76 percent. Only two planes forced landed for mechanical trouble. Newark field delays kept overall rates lower due to late departures.
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New York-Washington
Chicago-Omaha
Newark Field
Washington
United States Mail
Praeger
Cleveland- Chicago
Chicago Omaha
Newark
Air Mail Service
New York
West More Chesty Than Eastern States
The War Department announced that over 100000 army volunteers had their measurements taken to guide better fitting uniforms. The survey, the most comprehensive ever for tailoring, will be shared with the clothing trade and used to adjust stock levels for requisitions. Measurements show western soldiers have the largest chests while eastern troops have the smallest.
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Washington
War Department
War on Cats in New York Crusade Against Rodents
New York plans to rid the city of thousands of cats left by absent owners. The health department, aided by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, will conduct a crusade to exterminate rats on incoming ships to prevent bubonic plague, with cyanide gas not used in ship holds.
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New York
Department of Health
Society For the Prevention of
Paper Renewals and Mourning Notice for Expiring Subscriptions
A warning is issued that papers are expiring with this issue and that nonrenewal will bring a sorrowful lodge and mourning sign on the front door. Separately, Britain plans large scale potato flour mills to curb overproduction as the Ministry of Foods experiments with a new industry following continental practice.
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Nickie
Great Britain
British
Ministry of Foods
Wordsworth's Study Called from Fields to Nature
A maidservant in Wordsworth's home answered a caller seeking the poet's study. She said Wordsworth studied in the fields and that reading his poems shows his debt to nature. The piece extols open air learning over formal diplomas.
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Wordsworth
Artist Declares Dedication to Art in Wry Exchange
A London Mail caption records an exchange where an artist asserts devotion to art, and a patron quips that the artist did not marry for money. The terse dialogue captures a sharp, period tone.
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London Mail
Boy's Brief Essay On Baseball
A young student writes a tiny piece about baseball, summarizing a weather delay with the simple line Rain no game. The note captures a child’s concise, direct view of a game halted by rain.
Burroughs Adding Machine and Typewriter Ribbons For Sale
The Report office offers Burroughs Adding Machine paper and L. Smith typewriter ribbons for sale. Customers may inquire at the office for availability and prices.
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Burroughs
L. ©. Smith
Sale
Polygamy Decline Tied to Education in Mindanao Sulu
Frank W. Carpenter, retiring Mindanao and Sulu governor, says educating girls from prominent families in Manila public schools fosters monogamy. He notes the territorial law and treaty with the sultan of Sulu allow religious freedom but imply abandonment of polygamy, predicting a gradual elimination within years.
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Manila
P. L
Philippine Islands
Frank W. Carpenter
Department of
Mindanao and
Sulu
Carpenter
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Mindanao
Ancient 8000-Year-Old Beauty Unearthed in Egypt Find
London reports a prehistoric girl aged about 8000 years with preserved hair and skin found in ancient Egypt. Prof Flinders Petrie notes plans to bring the mummy to England for the British Museum. He recalls a rock door trick used to conceal a royal tomb entrance dating to around 3000 B.C.
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London
Egypt
Flinders Petrie
University College, London
Petrie
England
British Museum
Yank windmills meet favor in drought years
Drought drives British South African farmers to tap wells and install windmills, many imported from the United States. In 1919 South African farmers spent over $25000 on American windmills as drought worsens water scarcity and prompts prep for future shortages.
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New York
British South Africa
United States
Pritish South Africa
Danger of Dodging a Dream Train
Frank Selfried Jr. plunged twenty four feet from a second story window as a train roared below in Louisville Kentucky. He seized a railing with his fingers but slipped and fell injuring an ankle. The accident interrupted his dream and left him with injuries.
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Louise
Frank Selfried, Jr
Selfried
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