Aland Sailfleet of Mariehamn Built From Baltic Trade
The Aland islands near Finland host the world s last great sailing fleet. Gustaf Erikson rebuilt a merchant marine after 1920, buying vessels like Herzog in Cecilie and L Avenir. Young Aland boys sail as apprentices aboard these ships, while a free nautical academy trains second mates in Mariehamn.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
Baltic Sea
Finland
Aland
Sweden
Finand
Government House
Tthe Islands
Ahvenanmaa
Mariehamn
Maryport
Maarianhamina
Mariehanin
Mariehamn Quay
Societetshuset
Stockholm
Godby
Baltic
Gulf of Bothnia
Bomargund
Russia
Sels
Suez
Down East
Gustaf Erikson
Viking
Erikson
Turku
North Sea
Cape Horn
Australia
Lights of New York dining lore by L L Stevenson
Fred G. Walther of the McAlpin preserves a scrap book revealing eating habits of famous rulers. Louis XIV dined eight hours daily, Napoleon ate fast and others followed suit. The piece notes nobles hiring tutors for dining, early banqueting charges, and wine corks as cues to taste. It also mentions pre prohibition corks and a move of New York Municipal Court to Lafayette Street with 100,000 cases yearly.
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Fred G. Walther
the McAlpin
Louis XIV
Charles Snagne
Napoleon
Municipal Court
City of
New York
Lafayette Street
Vancouver Man Sets Long Distance Call Record
A Vancouver businessman unknowingly set a new world record for the longest commercial telephone call. He aimed to reach a friend in Sydney but Perth, Australia connected the two. After five minutes of talk covering over 19,000 miles, the pair hung up. the Vancouver call was later confirmed as a world record.
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Vancouver
B. C
Sydney
Australia
Perth
Vanecouver
Unearth Reptile Bones Fort Peek Mont
Fragments of jaws teeth and other bones of a prehistoric skeleton unearthed at Fort Peek Mont have been identified as belonging to a long extinct marine reptile the Mosasaur.
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Fort Peek
Mont
Marie
Montana May Boast Gold Plated Road
In Malta Montana reports say Fort Peck Dam dirt contains about 5 million dollars in gold per cubic yard estimates, while a proposed Phillips county highway would hold about 30 cents per yard. Residents stay unmoved as plans move toward a gold plated road that could rival the dam in value.
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Malta
Mont
Fort Peck
Phillipps County
Phillips County
Action in Every Line of This One Frock Pattern 9368
A lively youth oriented dress pattern description highlights an action pleat bodice and fluttering sleeves suitable for street office or sports wear. Details include striped shirting and pastel sports silk options, available in sizes 14 to 42. Order by sending 15 cents and writing name address style number and size to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New York.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Highteenth Street
New York
Fur So Far Away From Here
A child recites spelling and learns the concept of distance in a concise classroom exchange. The teacher confirms the word fur is spelled f u r and asks for its meaning, prompting a reply that fur is far away.
Twin boys born with unequal weights spark grim joke
A Detroit News snippet notes a doctor’s remark about twin boys weighing five and six pounds. The quip “and I thought that all men were born equal” adds dark humor to the short report.
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Detroit News
Open Wide Why do they call it a dental parlor
Answers Magazine explains the term parlor as drawing room origin and how the phrase enters dental parlors. The note links the name to historical room designations and practice contexts.
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Answers Magazine
Getting Along Father You Have Been Courting My Daughter
A brief humorous exchange depicts a father confronting a suitor over three years of courtship and a youth reacting with a cheeky question about proposing a kiss. The dialogue captures social norms and wit in a compact domestic scene.
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Lights of
L. L. Stevenson
Louis Phillippe
Walther
King Monroe
Monroe
Nebuchadnezzar
Nineveh
Bell Syndicate
Montana
OUR Comic
Ti Hane
Jane
Osborne
Western
Unico
Finney
H ‘Lo
Slick
Ted O'Loughlin
Western Newspaper Union
Ocac
Tommy
Iatte
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