Siberian Provost Guard Fends Off Bolsheviks in Station
Samuel C. Taylor of New York City, with Company D Thirty-first Infantry, acted as provost guard at a Siberian railroad station. When Bolshevik soldiers stormed the station, Taylor fired once, splintering the bar area and scattering the attackers. He bluffing forced a mass retreat, keeping the Americans safe as the Bolsheviks fled.
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Ello
Siberia
Samuel C. Taylor
New York City
Sam Taylor
Company D
Thirty-first United States Infantry
Siberian
Uglonaya
Vladivostok
Sam
Halifax
Pat Strong
Pat
Playful Animals and Their Games Across Wild Life
The piece notes otters love floating balls, baby badgers romp with fur puffing, and polecats show graceful play. It contrasts warm blooded mammals enjoying games with cold blooded fish reptiles, and warns foxes can turn playful acts into farmer troubles by predating fowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver G. Pike
London
Active Persons Prone to Colitis Attacks
The article explains colitis linked to emotional stress and poor adjustment. It notes constipation alternating with diarrhea, the role of soft diets, and paraffin oil. Mayo Clinic doctors say cure lies in correcting social and personal factors rather than diet changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Barton
Charles W. Mayo
E. G. Wakefield
Mayo Clinic
Foot Defects Urge Prompt Care For Growing Feet
Review of recruit examinations shows many young men suffer foot problems from narrow shoes. Experts note improper footwear in childhood leads to deformities like hammer toes and bunions. Doctors may recommend leather heel lifts or other corrections to restore proper gait and stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah France
Hygeia
WNU
Patterned dress designs for larger figures and slim silhouettes
The notice promotes Barbara Bell patterns No. 1716 for sizes 36 to 52 with long or short sleeves and a gathered waist, and No. 1705 for sizes 12 to 40 featuring a bow trimmed bolero, with materials like silk crepe georgette or wool. It invites readers to order the Spring and Summer Pattern Book for 15 cents and provides mailing details in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Hushed tones on family ideals in a rambling reminiscence
A reader quotes a reflective monologue about youth and ownership. The speaker comments on a large family living in a communal state where no member may own anything, recalling enduring memories and poetic musings about life and society.
Pedestrian Faults Cited In 1937 Traffic Deaths
The National Safety Council faults pedestrians for a large share of 1937 traffic fatalities totaling 39 500 with 15 400 deaths among pedestrians. It cites jay-walking ignoring lights drunken walking and other unsafe acts as major factors in both fatal and non fatal crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Ask Men Another Ask Men Another
The questions cover noon designation vice presidential vacancy the Spanish Main tarpon leaps constitutional amendments and the Dictator of Letters. It lists figures for money in circulation as of 1917 and 1938 embassies up to 19 and a 112 pound grape cluster exhibited in Pomona California in 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Colombia
Venezuela
Pomona
Calif
Answers to general knowledge prompts from the period
The extract lists scattered facts: the U S Naval Observatory time at 12:00 m, the Constitution lacks a vacancy filling provision, the northeast coast of South America, tarpon expert Louis L Babcock notes 22 foot leaps, confirmation of a claim, Voltaire, and Brooklyn Supreme a Belgian stallion weighing 3200 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Naval Observatory
South America
Louis L. Babcock
Voltaire
Brooklyn Supreme
Jiffy Knit Skirt and Blouse Pattern Featured for Quick Sewing
Large knitting needles and Shetland floss enable a rapid jiffy knit in stockinette from neck downward. Sunburst neck detail raglan sleeves and snug cuffs. plain flare skirt completes the costume. Pattern 6019 includes blouse and skirt sizes 16-18 and 38-40 with illustration and stitch details. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. 259 West 14th St. New York NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
West 14Th St
New York
N. Y
Ancient Egyptians Used Steam Long Before Christ
Egyptologists uncover a hidden pipe organ at the Colossi of Memnon that whistled on sunny days. The device tapped hot air currents from a sunheated water pool to perform what priests called miracles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memnon
Luxor
Quirky Schoolboy Snippets On Language Oddities
A riddle of words appears in school notes. An anachronism is a thing a man writes about in the past before it happens in the future. A synonym is a word used in place of another when the first spelling comes to mind.
Truth and Hypocrisy Quote Reflects Dryden Paradox
A compact aphorism contrasts truth’s quiet honesty with hypocrisy’s loud pretense, attributed to Dryden. The line emphasizes integrity versus deception in public discourse.
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Dryden
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Adventurers’ Club
Today’s Health Column
Dr. Barton
Tattern Deans Ent
Phil
E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Soris
Cliff Baggs
Prince Albert
R. J. Reynolds Tob. Co
Winston-Saiem
North Corolina
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