Ghostly rising corpses scare soldiers in 1902 grave invasion
Mart Colbert recounts a Boer war memory from June 1902 near Naawport Cape Colony. A grave widening above a mass of soldiers buried there yields a terrifying moment as skeletal bodies emerge, sending two men unconscious and the rest fleeing in fear.
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Martin J. Colbert
Chicago
Matt
Mart Colbert
Mart
South Africa
R. I. Lancers
Naawport
Cape Colony
Lancers
England
Cooper
Kirby
Ned Ten
Taft Heads Strike Mediation Board
Charles P Taft son of a former chief justice is named to a three man mediation board appointed by the Labor Department under President Roosevelts direction to resolve the strike dispute.
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Charles P. Taft
Strike Mediation Board
Supreme Court
U. S. Labor Department
President Roosevelt
Fragmentary note on pure water and safety
A partial text discusses that absolutely pure water cannot be free of all foreign matter and would be harmful to the human body, suggesting a historical view on water purity and safety. The fragment references the impossibility of completely pure water and its potential injury to people.
Geniuses Not Born Eccentric Says New York Scientist
Dr. Harvey Zorbaugh of New York University told Woods School on gifted children that genius is rare and not inherently eccentric. He cited a clinic study of a hundred gifted children showing most are well adjusted and socially stable, though future risk may arise from developmental hazards. He urged equal funding for gifted education to yield rich returns.
Summer Frocks For Carrie At Sew-Yourtown
The notice promotes smart casual dresses for all ages from Carrie to mothers, highlighting a summer frock with a midsection detail and inverted pleat for comfort. It also features a princess dress suitable for golf or dance and a cute young dress easy to sew, with Pattern 1944 from Montgomery Ave Francisco California, 15 cents each.
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Carrie
Milady
Montgomery Ave
Francisco
Calif
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Lloyd K. Garrison
Law School
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University of Wisconsin
Edward McGrady
Gorgas
William L. Drake, Jr
Milwaukee
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White House
Henry L. Doherty
William Drake
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
W. C. Gorgas
Frederick B. Snite
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China
Young Snite
Ling
Frank Kaufhold
Second Air Base
Mitchell Field
N. Y
National Youth Administration
Quoddy Village
Eastport
Maine
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WNY Service
New York
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Cincinnati
H. Landsberg
Pennsylvania State College
Anna Anneinneeneneenennenitineiee
United States Rubber Products, Inc
Broadway
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