Old Testament Theorist Upsets California History Theories
The piece critiques L B Larsen of Portland for denying prehistoric cliff dwellings and claiming the Cabrillo monument region and Pacific coast were biblical Israel. It recounts Larsen’s book The Key to the Bible and Heaven and parodies his ideas about Noah, Eden, and Jerusalam on the Utah and California landscape. The column notes this as a Sunbelt booster stance amid broader debates on science and faith.
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Ase
Peleeor
Albert Winstein
Marconi
Mars
Venus
Earth
J. B. Larsen
Portland
Ore
Wwell
California
Pacific
Cabrillo National Monument
Wilson
United States
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
Pacific Coast
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Panama
Cabrillo
Hernando de Alcaron
Colorado
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Arizona
New Mexico
Kansas
Columbus
Watling Island
American Southwest
Mesa Verde National Park
Bandelier National Monument
L. B. Larsen
Port
Land
Cabrio National Monument
Mr. Larsen
Heaven
Larsen
Startem
Golden West
Missouri
Noah
Paul Bunyan
Saturday Evening Post
Paul
Cascade Mountains
Sierra Nevadas
Rockies
Bunyan
Finland Sea
Pacific Ocean
Cascades
Columbia River
Los Angeles
Jerusalem
Sodom
Gomorrah
Utah
Mount Whitney
Mt. Sinai
Moses
Tulare County
Roosevelt National Park
Sequoia National Park
Grand Canyon
Casa Grande
Great Building
Israel
Simeon
San Diego
Mexico
Gulf of Lower California
Judah
Santa Barbara
Lev
Bakersfield
Benjamin
San Francisco
Ephraim
Eureka
Ruben
God
Nevada
Asher
Issachar
Zebulun
Manasseh
Nupttall
Dan Lved
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Paso Robles
Dan
Beersheba
Tre
Coeur d’Alene
Colorado River
Golden State
America
Towns first free school celebrated in Dedham Mass
Dedham marks 275 years since establishing a free public school begun in 1645 after citizens voted taxes to found it. The event noted as a foundational Puritan achievement, with a tablet placed in 1898 and past jubilees in 1895 and anticipated 1945.
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Dedham
Mass
Constitutional Convention advances multiple reform proposals
In Lincoln a convention committee merged five proposals into one plan creating an industrial commission and state trade board with court appeals to the supreme court. The body also approved district-based legislative apportionment and irrigation water rights, while voting down use of fines for general funds and debating call of the house.
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Lincoln
State Trade Commission
Heasty
Peterson
Supreme Court
Game and Fish Departments
General Fund
Weaver
Jad Salts Promoted to Flush and Support Kidneys
A newspaper ad touts Jad Salts as a harmless, inexpensive kidney cleaner made from grape and lemon acids with lithia. It claims four ounces in water before breakfast for a few days improves kidney function, neutralizes urine acids, and prevents bladder disorders.
Best regards require thoughtfulness within family ties
Sending best regards to family members calls for consideration and tact. even simple gestures reflect affection and clan bonds. The piece notes how small courtesies strengthen kinship and reinforce support across generations.
Boschee's Syrup Advertises For Colds And Flu
An advertisement promotes Boschee's Syrup as effective for coughs bronchitis colds throat irritation and lung troubles. It claims it aids restful sleep and easy morning expectoration and notes the product is made in America and widely used in homes worldwide.
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America
Doctoron fee dispute after misdiagnosis gripes
A Greencastle physician treated a poor patient who couldn’t pay immediately. The patient improved and planned to work again before facing the fee discussion. The patient claimed another doctor warned he had been treated for the wrong disease and refused payment.
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Greencastle
Indianapolis News
United States Leads World in Cocoa Consumption in 1918
The United States consumed about half of global crude cocoa in 1918, with total world production around 386000 tons. Imports for the year ending June 20, 1919 reached 313 million pounds valued at 35.05 million dollars, down 21.6 percent in quantity and 12.9 percent in value from 1918.
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United States
A Plea Over Alcohol as Food in Stranger Exchange
A brief, reflective exchange shows two men debating whether alcohol can be considered food. One argues alcohol sustains life, while the other seeks help for a starving man in a hopeful but ambiguous moment.
Census Shows More Men Than Women In United States
A census fact confirms men outnumber women across the United States. The data highlight gender balance differences by region and age groups, influencing demographic and policy considerations.
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The
United States
Doctor Pierce's Invalids Hotel and Medical Outreach
A Chicago advertisement extols Doctor Pierce's Invalids Hotel in Buffalo as a modern sanatorium with diagnostic and treatment services. It notes the inventor's Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription, plus a Medical Adviser book and a free medical correspondence service offering at home diagnosis and mailed medicines. Letters are kept confidential.
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America
Doctor Pierce
Invalids
Hotel An
Buffalo
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
N. Y
Teacher’s cooperative approach meets stubborn boy in tale
A teacher who favored parent collaboration tries to fetch a boy from the yard after catching him lying to his mother. The mother, insisting on honesty, sends a younger sister to summon him, while the boy flatly refuses, prompting the grandmother with candy to coax him inside.
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John
Annie
The Fuel Supply
A man and woman discuss balance between home life and time spent at the fireside. The woman argues excessive time at home reduces the family warmth and progress. The dialogue frames a broader theme of work life versus domestic happiness.
I Don’t Believe I Have a Friend in the World
Spratt laments his loneliness in a gloomily drawn moment. Sponger offers a cynical fix requesting five dollars to remedy the isolation. The brief exchange underscores a gruff, gritty street dynamic and a dash of comedy.
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Spratt
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