Sultan and Malay Bride Wedding Ignored by Distant Sultan
A U S consul recounts an accidental wedding when Alus, a rubber plantation house boy, married Canapa, a twelve year old Malay girl, after a casual assurance that she would be twelve at the full moon. The sultan’s entertainment at Sandakan led to the unintended marriage, as the consul learned too late.
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Sandakan
Borneo
Alus
Singapore
Canapa
Samat
North Carolina
Candoa
Canapag
Surinim
Sandgkan
Livi
Tuan
Ganapa
Bankhead cites 12 to 13 cent cotton loan pledge
Senator John Bankhead says the government will lend cotton farmers at least 12 cents and possibly 13 cents per pound on this year’s crop. He notes an official loan figure awaits AAA amendments and warns against expectations of cheaper cotton or cotton goods this season due to market demoralization and court decisions.
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Washington News
John Bankhead
Democrat
Alabama
Bankhead
Tail usefulness explains tail size differences among animals
The article argues that horses and cattle have larger tails to swipe away flies, while elephants and swine with thick hides are less bothered by pests and thus need smaller tails.
Yellow Rivers Named in Various US Locales
The passage notes the Yellowstone River and Yellowstone Lake in Wyoming, describes Yellowstone as the Missouri River’s largest tributary arising in the Rockies, and lists places named Yellow Creek near Altoona Pennsylvania and Yellow House in Berks County near Boyertown.
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Rocky Mountains
Wyoming
Yellowstone Lake
Yellow Creek
Altoona
Pennsylvania
Yellow House
Berks County
Boyertown
How Russia Gained Alaska Through Bering’s Voyages
The voyage of Vitus Bering led to the discovery of north western America and marked Alaska as part of Russia. Thirteen years prior Bering had sailed northward to confirm that Asia and America were not connected.
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Russia
Alaska
Vitus Bering
America
Bering
Asia
Old Name of Tokyo Yedo Changed in 1868
The old city name Yedo became Tokyo after the imperial court moved from Kyoto in 1868. Tokyo means eastern capital.
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Tokyo
Kyoto
Flying frog of Borneo glides between trees
A tree frog from Borneo launches from trunks and sails between trees. Its unusually long toes form a web that, when spread, provides resistance to keep the frog aloft until it reaches its destination.
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Borneo
Egyptians Believe Cats Share Spirits With Humans
The Los Angeles Times notes ancient Egyptian belief that cats possess spirits like humans and a goddess to guide them. It questions modern city burial rules, cites Eleanor Booth Simmons on pet immortality, and says many pets rest in a Los Angeles cemetery near Calabasas including dogs cats and other animals.
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Egypt
Eleanor Booth Simmons
New York
Los Angeles
Calabasas
Los Angeles Times
Sacramento State Line Tax Returns Show Small Gain
Sacramento reports June tax returns totaling 327.44, up slightly from the same period last year. The gain is modest, reflecting a minor year over year increase in state line collections.
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Sacramento
Local Social Notes and Travel Honors
A series of brief items from Shafter residents and visitors. names include Payne Zimmerman Thompson Hart Laughlin Miles Unruh Burrell Camp Stoller Katten horn Peters Isaac Schaffler Backer Karber Isaac, Peters, Richerd, Duerksen and others head to or return from trips to Los Angeles, Pismo Morro Bay Oregon and Oregon. several licenses to wed issued and a recovering resident shown improving.
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Kolbenstetter Ranch
S. A. Camp
Emil Stoller
Los Angeles
E. V. Kattenhorn
Oregon
Jacob J. Peters
P. S. Isaac
Pismo
Morro and Cos
Carl Schaffler
Hitchcock
Oklahoma
Jacob Richerd
P. J. Richerd
E. J. Backer
Backer
J.H. Backer
South of
Shafter
H.W. Karber
Abe Peters
Clearwater
C. J. Siebert
C. Dee Hanson
Bakersfield
Mr. Hanson
R. C. Hanson
Alice Duerksen
St. Helena
Napa County
C. O.duerksen
Miss Duerksen
St. Helena Sanitarium and Hospital
Tulare County Leads Cotton Production in San Joaquin Valley
Official July 1 cotton estimates show Tulare County with 53 000 acres, leading Kern and Fresno in the San Joaquin Valley. State total at 225 000 acres, Valley counties account for about 68 percent, with Madera Kings Merced and San Joaquin Stanislaus adding to the regional total.
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San Joaquin Valley
R. E. Blair
Cot
Californ Co-operative
E. E. Kauf
Sacramento
Eeare County
Kern County
Fresno County
Madera County
Kings County
Merced County
San Joaquin
Stanislaus Counties
Riverside County
Iierian
San Ernardino County
State News Briefs From Santa Maria to Eureka
Santa Maria twins enter America s oldest twins race in Orcutt and Santa Maria. A bull injures a rodeo winner Clay Carr captures top honors and earns the Frito Joe Mora trophy at Susanville. Water shortage warnings issued for local residents. Eureka riot suspects ordered held after timbers clash with police. Vacaville engineer oversees OCC camps across six sites. Agua Caliente orders shut Tijuana, 1400 workers laid off.
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Santa Maria
Joseph Quick
Orcutt
Jonah
Salinas
Clay Carr
Susanville
Eureka
Vacaville
Louis F. Vaile
OCC
California
Lompoc
Joyo Grande
Ruz County
Sebastopol
Agua Caliente
Lane Eemeres
Agua ~Iente
Tijuana
Longshore Leader Harry Bridges Robbed at Home
Harry Bridges, head of the coast longshoremen, was held up and robbed of eighty dollars at his residence. The incident occurred amid a string of local crimes reported in the wake of his prominent labor leadership.
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Harry Bridges
Sacramento
State High Commission
San Francisco
California
United States
Church Meetings Announced by A G Schwidt Minister
Pastor A G Schwidt invites parishioners to Gerrie for morning worship from 9 30 to 10am and Sunday school from 10 to 11am. English morning service runs 11am to noon followed by Endeavor at 7pm and Bible study 8 to 9pm with a faith message from John 14 6.
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A. G. Schwidt
Gerrie
John
Seventh Day Adventist Church Sabbath services notice
Elder D. P. Harder, minister, announces Sabbath services on Saturday July 27. Sabbath school at 9 50 a.m. Morning service at 11 o'clock. All are cordially invited to these meetings.
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D. P. Harder
Kingdom of God Worked by God Says Ref Church Message
Reform church service led by Pastor A Funck centers on Mark 4 26 29 The Kingdom of God grows by God not by human effort The sermon likens seed sowing to gospel preaching noting God provides seed word and Christ crucified and risen is central It emphasizes the ministry's accountability to the message preached and the spread of God’s kingdom through faith and proclamation.
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God
Kingdom of God at hand all growth by spirit not might
The text states the Kingdom of God is near and grows through God's work, not human effort. It emphasizes that spiritual growth occurs by His Spirit, citing Zechariah 4:6, and notes the necessity of dying to self before bearing fruit.
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Kingdom of God
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