Eldredge Free Museum Curator Keeps Record-Setting Collection
Charlies Q Eldredge aged 91 runs the Eldredge free museum at Old Mystic Connecticut with more than 7000 items gathered over 81 years. He opened the museum in 1917 and has guided 25612 visitors. His collection features a 90 foot whale skeleton gifts, a penguin from Cape Horn, a cannon ball said to be first fired on Fort Sumter, a petrified cocoanut from 437 A D, a ship model in a bottle and other rare items.
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Charlies Q. Eldredge
Eldredge
Old Mystic
Connecticut
Qld Mystic
Riverview
John C. Spicer
Groton
Fort Sumter
Edmund Ruffin
Merrimac
Requisites For Safe Driving
A 1920s discussion on auto accidents in the three prairie provinces stresses human error as the main cause. It calls for driver training and licensing tests, noting that experience and road sense, learned through practice, reduce crashes. Oliver Stewart’s London Observer perspective is cited on intuitive signs becoming interpretable with training.
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Prairie Provinces
United States
Oliver Stewart
The
Observer
London
England
Mr. Stewart
Coronation Goods Hit With Higher Import Duties
Britain eyes increased duties on foreign made flags pictures of the King and coronation souvenirs bearing royal emblems or depicting royal family members. Other coronation articles may face added import charges as royalty symbols rise in value.
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British Empire
New Paper Claim Lasts 1000 Years From Leningrad Lab
Scientists at the Leningrad preservation and restoration laboratory say a new paper, derived from ancient Egyptian materials, will endure 1000 years. Director Professor Tikhonov notes production costs match ordinary paper.
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Leningrad Laboratory of
Tikhonov
Brighten Silver With Hot Polishing And Boiled Water
The article shares tips for silver care. Polishing hot silver halves the work and doubles brightness. Wash silver last, use fresh hot water, and dry before cooling. An extra sparkle comes from soaking in potato boiling water and drying while hot.
Selected Recipes for Shortening and Muffins
A recipe excerpt explains creaming shortening with egg, then mixing in sifted flour with baking powder and salt, milk and chopped dates, baking about 25 minutes in greased gem pans at 400 degrees. Sugar can be added to dry ingredients for muffins.
Women Bankers Form Association in United States
The United States sees a growing number of women in banking prompting the formation of the Association of Bank Women. The group will meet mid October ahead of the American Bankers Association convention. Members hold roles from president to branch manager across offices in cashiers, trust, statistics, and publicity.
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Canada
United States
Association of
Bank Women
American Bankers’ Association
Association
Sees Better Times Secretary of League Of Nations Paints Optimistic Picture
Secretary Joseph A. C. Avenol reports a turning point in the world economy with improved prospects. He says solving international economic problems has become easier and will ease political apprehension, while agriculture lags due to protection in industrial nations. Officials note theeconomic committee favors early discussions among powers.
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League of Nations
League of Nation
Joseph A. C. Avenol
Avenol
League
Economic Committee
Taking More Medicine In England Costs Rise
Sir Kingsley Wood warns in the House of Commons that England is becoming a nation of medicine drinkers as per head costs are said to be double those in Scotland.
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England
Kingsley Wood
Minster
House of Commons
Scotland
Market For Feeder Cattle Seen In Old Country
Ontario Agricultural Minister Duncan Marshall reports a brisk feeder cattle market in England and Scotland during his visit. He predicts continued demand this fall, noting British beef bonuses bolster the market. Fellow farmer William Henderson backs the view as Canadian cattle qualify after three months on British pasture, and Marshall adds Canadian horses also fetch strong prices in the Old Country. Scotland reportedly lacks horses to meet local work needs.
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Duncan Marshall
England
Scotland
Ontario
William Henderson
Marshall
One Of Royal Pets Returns To Sandringham
Jock the favorite pony of King George has returned to Sandringham after the Windsor Castle mews closed. He becomes a royal pet under the King's Privy Purse as groom Mr. French also goes to Sandringham. King Edward gifts a cottage for the royal pensioner to care for the pony.
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King George
Sandringham
Jock
George
Windsor
Mr. French
Edward
Campaign Urgently Needed To Sell Canadian Wheat
Lieut.-Col. H. Barra Canadian Trade Commissioner to France spoke in Winnipeg urging a campaign to persuade Continental countries to import hard Canadian wheat. He argued French bakers need blending with Canadian wheat to make good bread and that Canada’s wheat enjoys a strong reputation with French millers. He warned market loss to Russia is unlikely and education could recover European demand. A. Espinov of the Soviet Commissariat tours Canada seeking hybrids for Russia and notes the aim to supply a vast domestic market.
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Europe
Col. H. Barra
France
Winnipeg
Canada
Russia
A. Espinov
Soviet Commissariat of Agriculture
Language reach and animal names in common usage
The text notes that 45 million people speak French while at least 75 million others understand it. It explains the groundhog and woodchuck are the same animal, with the eastern states giving the former its home. It adds that more people visited Canada than lived here last year.
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Canada
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