Epitome of the Week's News Roundup in Brief
A selection of dramatic incidents and notable events across locations. A Japanese air crash kills five. Amel ia Earhart begins world flight leg in Puerto Rico. royal title decisions stir London politics. Baldwin resigns as PM, Chamberlain becomes PM. Miss Billie De Vere crashes on solo flight in San Diego. fires devastate Arbuckle. Kern county sports and local quarantine news. a bus crash near Del Mar. couples wed in June. Bakersfield Holstein named national champion. Kern soil survey advances mapping.
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Wally
London
Stanley Baldwin
Neville Chamberlain
Amelia Earhart
Puerto Rico
Santa Maria
Billie de Vere
San Diego
Arbuckle
Kern County
Bob Nestell
Bob Pastor
Los Angeles
Bob Burns
Arkansas
Philospher
Harriet Foster
del Mar
Bakersfield
Kern
Williams S L K Formula for Stomach Trouble Ad
An ex army doctor’s formula promotes quick relief for indigestion and gas. The ad claims the Williams S L K Formula cleanses bowels, flushes poisons, improves liver bile, relieves nocturia, and offers a money back guarantee if users do not feel great after use.
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Williams S.L.K
S.L.K
Torrow
Bird Skeleton Shows Extreme Rigidity and Flight Power
The skeleton of a bird is the most rigid among animals as bones fuse and overlap. The wish bone forms from fused collar bones to strengthen wing attachment. The breastbone bears a large ridge for flight muscle attachment, with muscles hundreds of times stronger than humans and, in some birds, comprising up to half the bird’s weight.
Best Man in Hungary A dubious modern service
The article notes that Hungary offers a paid professional best man to handle wedding details. It contrasts this with the traditional role, where the best man was the groom’s faithful friend and acted to ensure the bride’s safety during the ceremony.
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Hungary
North Pole
Inexpensive Civil War Hospital Built in 1812 Cleveland
During the War of 1812 Captain Stanton Sholes ordered soldiers to build a log hospital in Cleveland. The 30 by 20 foot structure had bunks and a bark floor, requiring no nails or iron hardware. It cost only a few extra rations to the government.
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Cleveland
The
Plain Dealer
Stanton Sholes
Hailee Ballad Tied to Founding Signer Joseph of Philadelphia
The poem Hailee Columbia was written by Joseph of Francis a signer of the Declaration. A Philadelphia jurist born November 12 1770 he died January 15 1642. He wrote it in 1708 for actor Fox after The President's March by German Teyles noted for General Washington’s first New York theater visit in 1789.
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Haili Columbia
Hailee
Joseph
Francis
Philadelphia
Fox
Teyles
General Washington
New York
Early Ohio houses used blankets and greased paper for walls and windows
The article notes that pioneer shelters in early Ohio relied on a blanket or animal skin for a door opening and greased paper or an old garment as a makeshift window instead of solid panes.
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Ohio
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