Monument of the Nations by Antonio Sciortino to be shown in Rome
An article recalls Antonio Sciortino’s plan for an International Monument to the fallen, a three gallery complex with bells and an organ, to serve as a memorial and museum. The Rome studio unveiling and past competition wins highlight his role as a leading British sculptor.
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Imperial
Rome
Westminster Abbey
Antonio Sciortino
British Academy
Paris
Leo Textonius
Sciortino
Rodin
Duma Committee
Kieff
Russia
Moscow
Bolshevists
Paid $20 to Hear Dog Bark Over the Telephone
An American businessman in Murdoch's restaurant Havana tried to hear his bulldog by telephone. A guest heard a faint woof from the receiver after a $20 charge. The man reportedly asked to speak to his bulldog, noting a ten dollar per bark rate.
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Murdoch’s
Columbus Bones to Rest in Pan American Memorial Plan
A War Department report by William E. Pilliam urges Pan-American nations to fund a grand memorial for Christopher Columbus in Santo Domingo. The plan calls for a massive tomb modeled after Paris’s Les Invalides with a 300 foot beacon tower to aid navigation.
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Washington
Columbus
War Department
William E. Pilliam
Dominican
Santo Domingo
Spain
Island Republic
Stimson
Knox
Caribbean
Twenty One
North
South America
Canada
America
Les Invalides
Paris
Grant
New York
Biso the Buffalo Displaced for Exile to Uruguay
The Wichita National Forest faces a deportation order for Biso the famous buffalo. Secretary Wallace Fa decreed exile to Uruguay with the U S forest service arranging transport. Biso, a longtime favorite for visitors, resists leaving his Oklahoma habitat as younger bulls envy his status.
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Wichita National Forest
Washington
Biso
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace Fa
For
Wichita
National’‘Forest
Oklahoma
Montevideo
Uruguay
Zoological’ ‘Garden
Forest - Service
Spain Ousts Postal Staff After General Strike
A government decree dissolves the entire Spanish postal service staff after a days long strike that halted business nationwide. The decree orders reorganization and new rules for recruitment and staffing as workers abstain and other branches carried out a passive work stoppage.
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Spain
Pfhhe
Islands of Scotland Number About Eight Hundred
A fragment notes that Scotland possesses about 800 islands in total. It mentions multiple islands and the general count, with emphasis on the archipelago. No specific names or locations are provided in the readable text.
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Scottlard's
Scotland
Sam and Mose Dispute Over Mule Running Blind Claim
In a rustic tale Judge describes Sam and Mose arguing over a mule. The mule wildy bolts after a vigorous kick and collides with a tree, prompting Sam to declare the animal blind while Mose defends its vigor.
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Mosé
Sambo
Mose
Sam
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises Happy Laundry Day
A laundress sings O Happy Day while hanging snowy wash on the line praising Red Cross Ball Blue as the reason for her happiness in this vintage advertisement style scene.
Stand Like a Man Vote Demand Sparks Heated Embargo
On a crowded streetcar commute time a woman hails a seat from a man who refuses. She laments he will not yield to his grandmother. He retorts about voting and equality asking her to stand like a man. The exchange ends with a challenge on civic roles.
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Indianapolis News
Journalist’s Courage In Londonderry Riots
A Times reporter covering the Londonderry riots was arrested by both sides and later freed. When pressed by both camps about his faith he answered that he was neither Catholic nor Protestant, claiming he was a journalist, and thus spared.
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Londonderry
Times
Carl W. Ackerman
Atlantic Monthly
Horse thief scare reaches Mrs Peckem's home
Mrs. Peckem questions William about risk of being stolen while he is away. William recalls a nearby horse thief last week who allegedly carried off two or three nags in the district.
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Mr. Peckem
William
Mrs. Peckem
Mr Peenany
Vienna lad thanks Red Cross for gift package
A Vienna boy wrote to the Red Cross praising the gift packages from Europe. He noted with pleasure the lead pencils and other items but said he had no sister to accept the splendid hair nets, expressing appreciation in a concise, polite note.
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Red Cross
Europe
Vienna
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Helped Women
Testimonial notices from multiple women describe relief from nervousness back pain and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Elmer Heasley Mrs L E Wiese and Mrs Elizabeth Reinbold share improved energy sleep and daily function after several bottles and urge others to try the remedy.
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Daily Paper
Lydia E. Pinkham
Youngstown
Ohio
Elmer Heasley
S. Jackson St
L. E. Wiese
Louisa St
New Orleans
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Lydia FE
Elizabeth Reinbold
N. Pine St
Indianapolis
Indiana
Briton’s Jailhouse Treadmill Tale Ends In Timed Turmoil
A cleric visiting a county jail extols treadmill use as gentle exercise and asks the warden for a turn. The wheel runs for 15 minutes and cannot be stopped, leaving the clergyman stuck until the timer runs out.
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Itound
Movie Star’s Quip Sparks Witty Wife Exchange
A movie star and his wife share a playful exchange after a stunt leaves him temporarily exhausted. He asks if she would marry again if he died, and she replies with a surprised retort referencing a famed vampire.
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Kansas City
Star
Modern Dance Summed Up by Irene Castle
Irene Castle described a luncheon remark about men dancing. A farm hands joke contrasts a vague story with a new dancin class at the Elks hall in the village, highlighting the ease of learning by turning and wiping feet.
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Irene Castle
Palm Beach
Josh
Elks’ Hall
Confession Earns Lighter Fine In Court Case
A motorist admits speeding and offers an excuse about a rattling flivver behind him. The judge, recounting the admission, lets him off with the minimum fine after noting the frank confession in this Birmingham Age-Herald item.
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Birmingham Age. Herald
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Bureau of Chemistry of
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Great’ Plains
Mexico
Lydia E. Pinksham
Putnam
Mama
Life Partners
Nature
Science
Postum Cores Company
Inc
Battle, Tla
Crook Mich
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