Human Life and a Rajah's Death in Indian Secret Ceremonies
Katherine Mayo in Cosmopolitan details a seven year old boy sacrificed in a covert royal murder connected to an aging Indian prince. The ritual, aided by a sorcerer, ends with the rajah's death days later as English authority fails to halt similar buried practices.
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New York
Katherine Mayo
Cosmopolitan
India
Miss Mayo
Rani
Hheir
Cajah
Love at Seventeen and Dickensian Passion
A reflection on Charles Dickens early life and his intense seventeen year old romance with Maria Beadner. The piece argues that youthful love can dominate thought, hinder studies, and even rival moral instruction, then notes Gouverneur Morris shaping the Constitution with Madison and Hamilton.
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Charles Dickens
Dickens
Maria Beadner
Hume
Mill Town Abolishes Blue Monday in Two Mills
In Greenwood two cotton mills under James C. Self end the traditional blue Monday by introducing in plant laundries that offer free wet wash to employed families. Modern humidity control, cleaner cottages, garden plots, and a local golf course accompany the reform while a mill store remains absent, prompting workers to trade with town merchants.
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Greenwood
James C. Self
Self
Be Company
Pearls Found in Oysters and Mussels Described
A short note from 1928 explains pearls form in oysters and mussels. It describes a baby pearl attaching to fish with two hooks inside the shell as it travels until it can fend for itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Newspaper Union
Declare Natural Gas Gives More Heat Units
New Orleans report from the Louisiana conservation department finds natural gas from the Monroe field provides higher heating value than artificial gas in New Orleans. It notes natural gas typically contains methane and other hydrocarbons, with methane contributing about 1,000 British thermal units per cubic foot.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Conservation Department
Monroe
Washington-Center Market Faces Demolition for DOJ Building
A 1929 bill aims to tear down the Washington-Center Market on Pennsylvania Avenue to clear space for a Department of Justice structure. Jacob West, a 77 year old stallholder at No. 143 since opening, recalls a serving life from apprentice to master butcher and the market’s social buzz with presidents’ wives and lawmakers.
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Washington — Center
Pennsylvania Avenue
Catros
Department of Justice
Jacob West
Jacob
Olympic Coaches Named To Assist Head Coach Lawson Robertson
The American Olympic committee has chosen ten men to assist Head Coach Lawson Robertson in preparing the American team for the gruelling Olympic rounds. The photo features Dean Croomwells of the University of Southern California among the selections.
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American Olympic Committee
Lawson Robertson
Dean Croomwells
University of Southern California
Market figures and attendees at the White House event
The passage notes Mort Wren organizing purchases for a big White House party with a supervising woman and her staff. Secretary Jardine appears as a frequent visitor in an official role, while his wife and two daughters are regular Saturday customers at the market.
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Smoot
Borah
Davises
Do. H. Walleigh
Roosevelt
Garfield
Cleveland
White House
Department of Agriculture
Mort Wren
Jardine
Labor Queen Senorita Lu Crowned in Mexico City Celebration
Senorita Lu was named Labor Queen of Mexico by representatives of multiple labor groups at a grand Mex city celebration. Ciztan Gavina was also noted among attendees as the Mexican beauty honored at the event.
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Senorita Lu
Ciztan Gavina
Pop Dhe
Atexica
Mexica City
Evansville Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Mrs Victor N Luciensxer of Evansville Indiana says she was run down and nervous before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports taking 13 bottles, improving appearance and strength, and plans to continue use while hoping others benefit from the medicine.
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Evaneville
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Victor N. Lcuiensxer
Hazel Avenue
Evansville
Indiana
End to bunion pains with Moone's Emerald Oil
An inexpensive remedy claims to reduce swollen toe joint inflammation by applying Moone's Emerald Oil twice daily. The ad promises full strength two ounce bottles from druggists with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. It also claims quick improvements for swollen veins when used as directed.
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Moone
Baird Advances Toying With Face Sound TV Method
J L Baird claims a method to mark phonograph records of faces and transmit images by television so that certain sounds accompany the image. He says some faces sound like gurgle and others like a shout when heard in a wireless receiver.
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J. Ll. Baird
Associated Press
Baird
Fragmentary Rummage Banter and Tiny Identities
A jagged piece of prose mentions a gift ring and a playful exchange with a girl named Phyllis asking for crackerjack. It shifts to laundry tips and Red Cross Ball Blue, then observes bric-a-brac and rummage sales. The text muses on talent, mood, and a lighthearted line about the moon in its last quarter.
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Ady
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Thomas Johnson
Rufus King
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Junior
Ando
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Labor
Deep
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Navy Gard
Washington
Phonograph Records
Harold
Phyllis
Warner
Wavsner’s Safe Remedies Co
Rochester,n.y
Warner's
Carter
Parker
Hicox Chem
Wks
Patchogue
Hiscox Chemical Works
Thacher
FBI
Martin CO
West 14Th
Kansas City
S. B
Harry Wick
P. O
Bertrand, Ma
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