Pontine marshes to become farms in major Italian project
Washington reports the Pontine marshes near Rome are to be reclaimed and opened for colonization. Vast fertile lands will be sold on easy terms after drainage and road building, transforming a malaria breeding plain into productive farmland with Appian Way access.
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Pontine
Italy
Rome
An An
National Geographic Society
Via Appia
Appius ‘Claudius
Porta San Sebastiano
Naples
Terracina
Monte Sant’ Angelo
Agro Pontino
Florida Community Has Church Without Pews
Haines City Florida Bryan Memorial church uses 300 built rocking chairs instead of pews after former mayor Eugene Bryan approved a rocking chair seating plan proposed by a retired evangelist. The chairs are placed in the auditorium of the small house of worship located about a mile from town center.
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Haines City
Fla
Bryan Memorial Church
Little House of Worship
Eugene Bryan
Bryan
Pye
Clean Pockets Daily Now Are Made Possible
The Lancet urges removable pockets in coats and trousers to keep pockets clean daily. Dr. Percy Edgelow demonstrates a pocket design for coats and trousers that can be removed, boiled or disinfected, then replaced, shaping future men’s fashion and hygiene.
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London
Lancet
British Medical Journal
Bond Street
Percy Edgelow
God Man of India to Break Long Silence
Meher Baba, the Indian mystic known as the Messiah, will return to the United States next February to speak after seven years of silence. The Parsee guru, age 38, has traveled silently through Europe and elsewhere, communicating by an alphabet board, while experts question whether his vocal cords remained functional after years without speech.
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India
New York
Sadguru Meher Baba
Europe
J. G. Phelps Stokes
America
Baba
Beyond
Los Angeles
China
Genoa
Italy
Miss Eleanor Wallace Crowned Mexican Colony Princess
Eleanor Wallace, an American girl, was chosen princess of Mexico City's American colony. Her coronation occurred at the American club before more than 1,500 attendees, including Mexico’s social elite.
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Eleanor Wallace
Mexico City
Mexico
Louvre of Paris Covers Vast 50 Acre Complex
Paris museum claims world’s largest public building by area near 50 acres yet its greater value lies in the art collections begun under Francis I. The Louvre also preserves royal scenes with Catherine de Medici’s residence after Henry II’s death and the historic union of Margaret of Valois and Henry IV.
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Louvre
Francis I
Catherine de Medici
Henry II
Margaret of Valois
Henry of Navarre
Henry IV of France
God Made All Nations One Blood
Lesson outlines Solomon praying for foreigners and Jesus talking with a Samaritan woman show God’s concern for all races. Peter and Cornelius teach that salvation through Christ crosses Jew Gentile lines, since God made of one blood all nations. Paul affirms creation, providence, and humanity as God’s offspring and calls all people to seek Him.
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Jesus
Christ
Paul
Mars’ Hill
Solomon
Samaria
Judea
Galilee
Sychar
Cornelius
Joppa
God
Words of Wisdom on Life and Spirit
A reflection on death as birth into a fuller life. Virtue crowns with love and sympathy. Natural affection is the purest joy. The deepest fact is that the real life is lived in the realm of the Spirit for everyone.
Quicker Relief For Headaches From Bayer Aspirin
Bayer laboratories report instant relief from headaches neuralgia and rheumatic pains due to a unique dissolving process. Genuine Bayer Aspirin starts working in minutes and is marked by a cross with the Bayer name on each tablet. The ad emphasizes safety for the heart and urges buyers to seek the genuine product.
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Bayer Laboratories
Bayer
CROOKED RAIL ROAD CURVES THROUGH NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA
The New York, Ontario & Western is described as one of the longest crooked rail roads in the United States. It traverses central New York into Pennsylvania's coal regions with not a single mile of straight track. The line weaves through crooked alleys between mountain ranges, with rear coaches visible from the front on bends. Young’s Gap, the line’s peak, demands multiple engines to ascend due to steep grades.
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United States
New York, Ontario & Western
New York State
Pennsylvania
Bad Manners Jimmie Takes A Spoon From Sun Preserves
A neighbor catches Jimmie B. dipping into strawberry sun preserves. She scolds him for being bold and he concedes he should have used a spoon. The incident reveals a curious child’s understanding of manners in a domestic scene.
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Jimmie
Jimmie B
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin touted for safe births and child health
A Victorian era advertisement claims Pratt County records of over three thousand births with no maternal or infant loss in Dr. W B Caldwell's fifty years of practice. It extols Syrup Pepsin as a gentle stimulant for stomach, liver and bowels, preventing constipation and boosting health in children and adults, urging readers to ask their druggist for this prescription preparation.
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Pratt County
W. B. Caldwell
Illinois
Dr. Caldwell
Stray Stories: Hobson’s Choice in a Wife’s Dilemma
A brief exchange frames a wife’s doubt about her marriage. The inquisitive person asks who the husband is and the wife confesses she did not marry by choice, but by Hobson's choice. The snippet hints at social judgment and the theme of constrained marriage.
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Hobson
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