William Walker the Gray-Eyed Man of Destiny in Nicaragua
The piece chronicles William Walker's filibuster career in Central America, from his Tennessee origins and medical schooling to leading American mercenaries, seizing Granada, and ruling Nicaragua. It details his clashes with Costa Rica, Honduras, and Britain, his failed attempts to regain power, and his execution in 1860, framing him as a controversial but influential figure.
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Tennessee
William Walker
Man
Destiny
Cortez
Central America
Pierce
Buchanan
Queen Victoria
New York City
Walker
Nashville
Tenn
University of Nashville
University of Pennsylvania
Edinburgh
Paris
Seon
New Orleans
the Crescent
Leon
Castellon
Honduras
Granada
Nivaragua
Nicaragua
Corral
Legitimists
Don Patricio
Central American
Costa Rica
Salvador
Guatemala
United States
Great Britain
England
France
Spain
Britain
William L. Marcy
North
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
von Bulow
Rivas
Danto
St.Mary's
Davis
St. Mary’s
Panama
New York
Washington
San Juan del Norte
Castle Viejo
Paulding
Mobile
Trujillo
Icarus
Salmon
Alvarez
Rio Negro
Joaquin Miller
Sierras
Off in the Mountains a Brisbane Column on World News
Arthur Brisbane writes from McCloud California about Jack Adams and Percy Thomas routing messages by telegraph for newspapers across the coast. He mocks Congress amid a global view of Mussolini’s actions in Ethiopia and vigilante unrest in California near Mount Shasta.
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Mccloud
Calif
Jack Adams
Percy Thomas
Universal Service Office
San Francisco
Ethiopia
Hollywood
Jack
Different Amounts Of Light Needed For Eyes
A survey shows 22 percent of children finishing grade school have damaged eyesight. By college age 40 percent and at age 60 ninety five percent are affected. The guide explains foot candles and lamp distance, recommending 5 to 30 foot candles for tasks and noting 275 candle power for a three foot stand. It also advises bulbs and timing for wired homes and the use of kerosene lamps when not wired.
Stop and Rest Advice From TB Patient in Sanatorium
John Chapman Hilder, former magazine editor, reveals in Good Housekeeping that he has been a tuberculosis patient in a Connecticut sanatorium for two years. He warns that TB can strike any size or class, remains a leading death cause for ages fifteen to forty five, and may go undetected by doctors for a long time.
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John Chapman Hilder
Good Housekeeping
Connecticut
Rats Stop Radio In Large Towns Cause Power Loss
Electrical workers fight a ceaseless war on rats entering house cellars and ducts. They bite low tension cables and sometimes the lead encasing is eaten before the rodent is electrocuted. Dead bodies rarely found as other rats drag them away. Rats reaching switch boards have caused blackouts and radio programs to be interrupted in thousands of homes. Telephone operators in one exchange faced electric shocks when a cable was bitten through by a rat.
Beggars' School Found in Brno Moravia Teachers Take Fees
Police uncovered a complete beggars school in Brno Moravia with 14 male pupils. Lessons covered makeup and deformity taking, plus heart touching patter. Two teachers claimed half of the daily collections as tuition fees.
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Brno
Moravia
Cutiura Soap and Ointment Advertised for Pimples
A 1935 testimonial from Joseph Paradis claims severe facial pimples improved after using Cutiura Soap and Ointment. He notes two and a half months of use cleared his complexion and lists soap and ointment prices with sample offers.
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Joseph Paradis
Blvd
New York City
Cutieura Laboratories
Dept. A
Maiden, Mass
Milnesia Wafers Promise Quick Pleasant Elimination
An ad touts Milnesia Wafers as an easy pleasant laxative to relieve acidity gas headaches and bloating. It claims the wafers mix pure milk of magnesia with each tablet and warns they come in bottles for 35¢ and 60c or tins for 20c with physician approval and wide pharmacist availability.
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Elmo Scott Watson
California
Daily Herald
General Castellon
Democrats
Realejo
Atlantic
Pacific
Western Newspaper Union
Republic OF Nicaragua
Brisbane
Congress
Lenin
Kremlin
San Francisco Examiner
Senate
Mussolini
Europe
Africa
Trance
American Civil Liberties Union
Oregon Border
Mount Shasta
King Seer
Gluer 0 Manufacturing Co
T. Louis
Chicago
Ontiannia
Louis
Orlando
South Shore Drive
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