Proposal for an International fixed calendar reform
An article discusses evolving the Gregorian calendar toward an international fixed system. It cites defects like unequal month lengths and shifting week names, proposes a standard 28 day month with a new Sol month, and suggests fixing weekday names to dates to stabilize business and social life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Government Conference of All Nations
Pan American Union
Moses B. Cotsworth
Pas
Lhas
Stonehenge
England
Norman Lockyear
Egypt
Nile Valley
Silk Stockings History Hits Royal Roots and French Industry
The account traces silk stockings from Henry IV planning a marriage in 155 to a later English and French industry rise. It notes M. F. Bradford as early wearer, Hindres establishing France’s first stocking factory in Bois de Boulogne, its protection and profitability, a 1666 company formation, and the growth of a stocking makers society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry IV
M. F
Bradford
Hindres
Bois de Boulogne
France
Society of
The Worthy Amateur and the Spirit of Work
A reflection on amateurism by Samuel Butler. The text questions what amateurs love and why their work is judged, arguing that genuine spirit can excuse defects like poor spelling or grammar.
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Samuel Butler
Moonshiner Home Reveals Camouflaged Mountain Life
A Catlettsburg correspondent visits a Kentucky moonshiner deep in the mountains. He finds a log cabin hidden by rough timber and stone, a religious interior, a revolver and a pistol, a small still and white mule liquor. News comes from a distant post, read by lamp, with oxen hauling timber to sustain daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catlettsburg
Kentucky
Dea Dempsey
Goat Locked Eight Days in Car Without Water
A harmless billy goat rode in a carload of lime from Caupe Girardeau to Doniphan Missouri and was locked inside for eight days. The door opened, the thirsty animal drank Mountain Dew from a spring nearby and appeared none the worse for its alleged Volstead era feat.
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Poplar Bluff
Billy Goat
Caupe Girardeau
Goat
Doniphan
Mr. Goat
Wife Jumps From Car After Car Refusal
Mrs. John Philips of Hartford leapt from a moving car in Waterford after demanding to drive. Her husband refused, she jumped, and her skull was fractured in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterford
Conn
John Phillips
Hartford
U. S. Explains $108 Wardrobe
A Department of Agriculture pamphlet promotes a $108 wardrobe made by a government employee who sewed dresses and coats at lower costs. She describes a do it yourself dress form from pasting paper over a vest, enabling affordable garments and attendance at many affairs.
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Department of Agriculture
Legend of Pele and Kama Pua in Hawaii Volcano Lore
The article recounts an ancient legend where Pele vows never to allow lava to reach Hilo or Puna after a clash with Kama Pua the pig god. It notes a 1880 intervention by Princess Ruth preventing disaster near Hilo, and describes recent changes near Halemaumau with Makappuhi activity, while observers say Pele is not dead, only sleeping.
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Kama Puaa
Pele
Hilo
Puna
Kana Puaa
Halemaumau
Ruth
Honolulu
Makappuhi
Kilauea
Young Japan Takes to Jazz
In Tokyo a lively newspaper debate centers on whether western dancing is immoral. Western dance has grown popular among Japanese women who have lived abroad, though many older and less modernized Japanese still frown on the trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Cobbler Finds $100 in a Shoe
Warsaw Indiana resident Thomas Ross left $100 in bills and several checks in a shoe for safekeeping before traveling to Florida. A Warsaw cobbler, while repairing Ross shoes, found the money and checks and returned them to the owner.
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Warsaw
Ind
Thomas Ross
Winona Lake
Florida
Ross
Roll Butter
A Baltimore woman competes with a housekeeper over a butter purchase. The housekeeper asks for eels and jokingly answers “About two yards and a half” when asked for quantity. The butter buyer replies “Roll butter, maam” and clarifies they want butter to eat on toast, noting they seldom have rolls.
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Baltimore
Conversation on marriage prospects in a tired tone
Maude laments being tired of it and questions how a lady can marry a man. Jack replies that there is little else to marry, reflecting a simple dialogue about marriage options.
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Maude
Jack
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Stone Henge
Poe
Seramgers
Eh World Magazines
U. S
Bureau
Washington
Sam
Talon
J. Borden, Harriman
National Council For Reduction of Armaments
All Nations
Council
Whichele
Halemaumaw
Kalapana
Panau
Pua
Auburntown
Tenn
Stearns Electric Paste Co
Chicago
Robert T. Donnell
Stearns
Kennedy Brothers
Drug and
Western Canada
United States
Canada
Obi Rey
Diesen
Anada
Pendence
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
C. J. Broughton
W. Adams St
J. M. Maclachlan
Jefferson Avenue E
Detroit
Mich
Stirling-Lok
Boyce
Boyce Universal
Ford
Dodge
Axwell
Chevrolet
East Chicago Manufacturing CO
Olcott Avenue
East Chicago
Indiana
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