Blind 57 Years Yet Built City Without Sight
Gen A R Johnson of Burnet Texas, blinded in 1864, founded Marble Falls after the Civil War. He lost both eyes in Kentucky, built a water power plant a school the shoe factory a cotton mill and helped secure a railroad for the town. He fought Indians raised six children and remained active in Texas politics and civic work at age eighty three.
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Tex
A. R. Johnson
Burnet
Marble Falls
Texas
Johnson
Kentucky
Butterfield
New York
San Francisco
Forrest
Stovepipe
Newberg
Ind
Ohio River
Grubbs Crossroads
Ken
South
Boston Harbor
Lee
Colorado River
Blind Mak
Statue of Jay Cooke Unveiled in Duluth Park
The statue honoring Jay Cooke known as the Father of Duluth was unveiled in Duluth Minnesota. The monument, a work by Henry M. Shrady, was presented to the city by J Horace Harding of New York.
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Superior Street
London Road
Duluth
Minn
Jay Cooke
J. Horace Harding
New York
Stenry M. Shrady
Japanese Stop DISCARD SANDALS FOR SHOES Population Rise in Japan Slows Smoking Trend
Honolulu reports on Japan's female influence growing as women increasingly abandon smoking, a shift noted amid concerns over rising smoking in the West. Dr. T. H. Haden discusses changes at the Pan American educational conference, reflecting Japan's evolving social role.
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Honolulu
T. H
Japan
America
England
T. H. Haden
Kwansen Gakuin
Pan-American Educational Conference
Japan’s Home Life and Women’s Changing Roles
Doctor Haden describes a new word hatel for home life in Occident style as Japan moves from agrarian to manufacturing industry. He notes rising urban population, by age and gender, with women adopting Western dress and shoes, shifting divorce norms, and Americans influencing Japanese homes and schools.
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Haden
Japan
Hatel
Has Bout With An Elephant Dowsett Survives Harrowing Charge
London reports J Morewood Dowsett a famed hunter returned from South Africa recounting a Africa elephant encounter in Uganda. After shooting a herd leader, a large bull charged him trapping him. Dowsett dodged under the beast and it rolled him several times before the hunter escaped.
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London
J. Morewood Dowsett
South Africa
Uganda
Dowsett
Iceland Leads in Farming Exports and Dairy
Iceland lists farming as a leading industry with strong sheep raising and dairying. The country exports about $270000 worth of butter per year.
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Iceland
Four Women Diners Spare Time with Guinea Hen Dinner
Middletown New York four women with a combined age of 300 years enjoyed a guinea hen dinner at Bloomingburg Sullivan County They were Mrs Salter sixty one Mrs Evans eighty Mrs France seventy and Mrs Mills seventy nine The meal included guinea hen spinach boiled onions cabbage salad apple pie cheese and tea.
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Middletown
N. Y
Bloomingburg
Sullivan County
Salter
Evans
France
Mills
Hawthorne
N. J
Hunter Surprises Furious Beast Driving It Off
A hunter moved behind the animal and rose to his feet to rush for cover. The beast then turned and fled in the opposite direction, leaving the hunter relieved and surprised.
Celery and tea lore in a 1921 kitchen page
The article offers practical celery dishes from cream of celery soup to fritters and garnishes, plus tips on crisp presentation and salads. It then surveys tea making including water quality, steeping times, and cultural variations from Russia to India, noting tea components and effects of cream.
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Persia
India
Hotel steward claims American women forget how to cook
The Chicago Journal of Commerce rebuts a hotel steward who said American women have forgotten how to cook. It argues he cites no facts, favors home cooking, and notes that good home meals feed about 80 percent of the population. public dining cannot compare.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Quote and quip over film labeling sparks debate
Trilman quips that a film deemed too bad should be labeled as education al while a critic argues it remains unsuitable. The remark reflects tensions over curation and the burdens of judgment in media.
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Trilman
Dad and son quiz on baseball names on streetcar
A father and boy discuss baseball figures as they ride on Est Tenth street. The boy clarifies Babe Ruth is a Yankees heavy hitter, while the father struggles with the names McGraw and Yankees versus mascots, hoping to learn who the “birds” are before going home.
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Senavas
Ruths
Babe
John McGraws
McGraws
Indianapolis News
Correct Physics. Teacher Johnny and Steam Curious
An issue of American Legion Weekly offers a humorous note about learning physics with the question what steam is. It suggests that many men are labeled hustlers while they are simply nervous, reflecting light, ironic commentary on competence and mood.
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Johny
Johnny
American Legion Weekly
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