Hawaiian Race Reborn by Intermarriage Surprises Study
Honolulu reports a Louis R. Sullivan analysis of 14 550 island marriages showing American and foreign blood infusion rising, with part Hawaiian lines expanding while Korean women rarely marry outsiders. The study notes higher resistance to civilization diseases but a new mixed Hawaiian stock emerging. A separate note from Swanzey N H describes a marshal killing two deer with one bullet.
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Honolulu
T. H
Louis R. Sullivan
New York Museum of Natural History
Bishop Museum
Sullivan
Korea
Islands
Sullivant
Clock of Gen Putnam on Display in Honeoye Falls Hall
A grandfather clock in the Masonic temple at Honeoye Falls is highlighted as a historic relic. Owned by Dr. Harry R. Marlette, its provenance traces to England, then Davis, Israel Putnam and his heirs, with a sale to Marlatte in August 1920 supported by a notary affidavit.
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Rochester
Masonic Temple
Honeoye Falls
Harry R. Marlette
England
Davis
Israel Putnam
Israel Putnam, Jr
James 8. Putnam
Harry B. Marlatte
Teacher Mistakes Pencil Sharpener for Telephone Crank
A country school teacher enters a business and tries the telephone, cranking a pencil sharpener instead. After repeated calls with no reply, she jokes that she avoids home phones due to lack of service. The clerk explains the gizmo was a pencil sharpener beside the bell box.
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Castle
Gold Alchemy Hoax of Bacon Cipher Explained
Philadelphia scholars debunk the Bacon cipher hoax as Old World alchemists chase turning base metals into gold. William Romaine Newbold outlines Bacon's syllable cipher, showing how words could be encoded and decoded with even-letter rules and doubled letters.
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Philadelphia
Roger Bacon
William Romaine Newbold
University of Pennsylvania
American Philosophical Society
Bacon
Doctor Newbold
Takey
Tailor Fined for Pressing Boy During Shoe Shine
Covington Ky tailor Tony Volpona aged twenty two was fined fifty dollars and costs for assault and orderly conduct after a boy named Howard Barber twelve was pressed with a hot iron in Volpona's shop. The judge said no malice but carelessness, and the case was appealed.
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Tony . Volpona
Covington
Munson
Howard Barber
Volpona
Jude Munson
Turkish Women Find New Freedom After War Privations
In Constantinople Turkish women defy the Sheik-ul-Islam ban on appearing on stage. Occupation by German Austrian and allied forces, and loss of family members, trigger a shift in dress and demeanor. Their clothing adopts blue tones and homespun styles, reducing the veil’s prominence. they show more sociability at American college receptions and interact more boldly with foreign guests.
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Constantinople
Sheik-ul-Islam
Halide Hanum
Tender
Constantinople College
Boy Suggestion Keeps Family Safe From Electric Shock
A damp basement and a short circuit in the washing machine motor caused an electric current in the water. Thirteen year old Harry suggested wearing rubbers to block the shock, and the mother followed his advice to safely wring the remaining clothes.
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Harry
Edison
Franklin
Weeks Recollects Bars and a Hog by Name
Former Senator John W Weeks recalls Washington days with Wirbatus Hogg near a bar. After a long night Hogg staggers home and is confronted by Mrs Hogg who scolds him as a hog by nature. He retorts she is a hog by choice.
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John W. Weeks
Washington
Wirbatus Hogg
Oaser
French windmill uses vertical bladed cylinder to power generator
A new French windmill design encases blades in a stationary vertical cylinder that directs wind from any direction to a turbine wheel. The wind exits at the bottom, while a vertical shaft drives gears and a centrifugal regulator to control speed for electric generation.
Medium claims and counter in postwar spiritual debate
In a heated exchange cited by the American Legion Weekly, Dugan doubts mediums revealing messages from the dead while Monahan insists on proof. He recounts a sister who spoke with a medium claiming he wished to return, even as he was aboard a transport at sea during the war.
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Dugan
Monahan
Earth
High Sea
American Legion Weekly
Foolish Question and Quote Reflect on Names and Wealth
A humorous exchange contrasts naming after a father with birth order. A proverb states that without economy none can be rich and with it none need be poor.
Local golfer Tte Handles Sarcasm With Ease on Course
In a casual exchange, players note Tte’s familiarity with taunts as he prepares to drive. They mention his calm approach to addressing the ball and his habit of carving at dinner, where his wife oversees a large family.
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Mr. Hogg
Postum Cereal Co,Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
Red Cross
Allen
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John Hill
Eatonic
Terre Haute
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Macy
Carter
Milwaukee
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Meridian
Indianapolis
New York City
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