Floating Island Sighted in Pacific Near Society Islands
Captain Evans reports on arrival in Hampton Roads that a so called floating island was seen by his Pareora crew in the Pacific near the Society Islands. Birds swarmed the area, island only a few feet above water, water breaking at the shore, and the Yonga of the Friendly Islands was also described as submerged and now 600 feet visible with no life besides birds. The voyage also noted head hunters at Solomon Island and a volcano-smoked Tonga island. another unnamed floating island was sighted near the Society Islands.
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Norfolk
J. O. Byans
Evans
Hampton Roads
Society Islands
Solomon Island
South Seas
England
Pacific
Yonga
Tonga
Drawing Back Pay and the King in Kipling’s India
In a Kipling tale the king survives a dire illness after a brave act that earns back pay in life. The convict notes the king’s recovery as repayment for past good deeds. A later obituary for Frasier, aged eighty six, praises his disciplined life and the enduring vitality it granted him.
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Kipling
India
Mahmud
France
Frasier
Smart Fall Suit in Irish Green Basket Weave
The ensemble features an Irish green basket weave suit with a fitted jacket and snugly fitted top skirt with a graduated circular finish. Accessories include a green corded silk and felt hat, a green and orange scarf, tan bag, matching shoes, and doeskin gloves for a complete fall look.
Captain Eddie Baker Key Player for Pitt Panthers 1930
Capt Eddie Baker of the 1930 Pitt Yanthers grid squad leads with smart thinking and heavy lifting. His precise toe work makes him the team s most valuable asset in booting the pigskin.
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Eddie Baker
Pitt Yanthers
Eiddie
Moscow Red Square Rebuilt Into Permanent Monument
National Geographic reports Moscow’s Red Square is being transformed from a temporary mausoleum into a stone commemorative. Flag stones replace cobbles, permanent reviewing stands rise, and the square’s history from executions to revolutions yields to a new era with Soviet workers and Red Army in the foreground.
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Washington
Russia
Red Square
National Geographic Society
Red Army
Kremlin Wall
America
Woman Sues Post Office Over Delayed Prize News
The Belgrade wife of a chauffeur sues post office authorities claiming delay in conveying news that her husband won a large prize caused his suicide. She alleges the news arriving 14 minutes earlier would have saved him from poverty and unemployment.
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Post Office
Belgrade
Io A Intiers
Lights of New York remember the old Waldorf Astoria
A reminiscence on New York landmarks contrasts the new Empire Trust building at the Waldorf site with the beloved Waldorf Astoria. The piece recalls famous guests and events, the ballroom dances, pre prohibition bar life, and the enduring aura that no other hotel matches. It notes other vanished landmarks in memory.
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Empire Trust
Waldorf
New York
Waldorf Astoria
Colt
Oscar
Astor -House
Lost Etched Echoes of New York Nightlife and Cars
By Walter Trumbull this reminiscence traces old New York haunts where writers and editors met at Churchill and Jacks, noting venues like Delmonico’s and Faunce’s, famed characters, and the once-bustling Motor Parkway on Long Island, now shifted by post-crash times and cigarette brand quests.
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Cafe de la Paix
New York
Thirty-fourth Street
Fifth Avenue
Long Island
Wall Street
Enduring Sacrifice Earns Back Pay for a Mother
A reminiscence recalls Mrs Gordon, left with four children after her husband abandoned them. She toiled to educate the kids from grade school to college, receiving back pay years later as reward for her selflessness. Her late years reveal comfort and family love, while the story invokes the Hindu saying Allah does not forget.
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Gordon
Widow Aids Widows in Utah Garment Work Growth
Mrs John B. Quinn of Ogden Utah widow conceived aid widows left destitute by husbands death. She urged widows to enter her employ ment in making clothes for women. Her establishment has grown and now employs scores of women with clientele across cities in the state.
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John B. Quinn
Ogden
Utah
State
Amazes Mother with California Fig Syrup Cure
Mrs P Sleicher Jr of Los Angeles describes how California fig syrup calmed her son Bobbie’s upset stomach and constipation. She claims the remedy quickly restored energy, digestion, and bowels, endorsing Celiformia labeled straps as the genuine product with a 50 year reputation.
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Bobbie
California
Fragmentary quip hints at crowd size and hope in stage line
The quoted lines read as fragmented wordplay about a man and his influence when joining a crowd. The text suggests a stage or performance setting with hopeful undertones and a reference to Gasenigne.
Ice Well At Rapid City Draws Attention Infirm Discovery
A natural ice well 172 feet underground near Rapid City draws interest as blocks of sweet ice can be eaten in heat. Workers digging gypsum near the site found a shaft with a large hole revealing frozen ice that forms in summer. Meanwhile, the University of Paris Round Losty Institute plans to send French Boy Scouts to live with Indian tribes in Canada for three months to study life and customs.
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Rapid Vily
Roundlosty Institute of the
University of Paris
France
Varios
What A Woman Of 50 Ans Should Weigh
An advice piece claims correct weights for women over fifty with a table showing height and weight figures. It promotes drastic dieting steps and a laxative product Kruschen Salts as the easy way to lose fat in four weeks, urging readers to limit foods and weigh daily.
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Jas
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