Ruins of Missions Found Along Georgia Coast
Ruins long believed to be sugar mills and English stables are revealed as early seventeenth century Spanish missions. Monks established a mission chain from St Georges Island to St Augustine between 1556 and 1668, shaping Georgia history before English forces pushed Spaniards back to Florida. The tabby structures, later repurposed as stables and mills, are being documented by archives in Madrid Seville and Havana, with sites at San Domingo del Talaje Elizafield and Tolomato near Darien showing fortresses and dungeon remains.
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Brunswick
California
South Atlantic
St. Georges Island
S. C
St. Augustine
Fla
Florida
Oglethorpe
Colony of
Georgia
Madrid
Seville
Havana
San Domingo del Talaje
Elizafield
William du Pont
Tolomato
Darien
Termites Cost U S. $20 Million Yearly, Warns Expert
H Carl Oesterling of the Illinois State Natural Surveys reports small white ants, termites, cause about 20 million dollars in annual US losses. He notes rapid spread in the last 25 years and cites Pasadena and New Orleans infestation rates. The survey studies eradication methods using disinfectants and urges houses built with barriers between wood and soil.
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Urbana
H. Carl Oesterling
Illinois State Natural Surveys
Oesterling
Pasadena
Calif
New Orleans
Europe
Soviet Changes Rename Chess Royalty Men in Play
Helsingfors News from Moscow reports the Soviet government has altered chess piece names for king and queen to avoid royal titles. The curiosity among Soviet and foreign players centers on what the pieces will be called next, as changes echo past shifts like abolishing the queen bee term.
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Helsingfors
Moscow
John de Vigney
Xerxes
Chile
Greece
Gibbon
Persia
Seek Buried Gold At Perry Station Across Niagara River
Dozens of fortune hunters cross the Niagara River into Perry station near Welland Ontario in pursuit of a rumor that a miser buried treasure years ago along a furim.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara River
Perry Station
Welland
Ont
Izaak Walton Cottage at Sampleford Burned to Ground
The Shallow Ford cottage near Stafford, once home 250 years ago to Izaak Walton author of The Complete Angler, was destroyed by fire after a spark lit the thatched roof. The building, restored as a museum three years ago with aid from American subscriptions, was wrecked though all historic objects had been removed.
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London
Shallow Ford
Stafford
Izaak Walton
Walton
Women Workers Seek New Jobs Across Industries
Washington reports Bryn Mawr economics students found a rising trend of women drifting between jobs as part of a U S women's bureau study. Many started work young and left firms for higher pay or better hours, with shifts across domestic service lamp manufacturing noodles glass and other factories. Prof Amy Hewes notes the change reflects rapid specialization and shorter training times, urging broader reforms in employment and industrial relations.
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Washington
Bryn Mawr
Bryn Mawr Summer School
United States Women’s Bureau
Amy Hewes
Hewes
Hungarian scientist touts corn stalk pulp breakthrough
Dr Bela Dorner of the Royal Hungarian railways unveils a commercial method to convert cornstalks into paper rayon and other products, avoiding prior prohibitive chopping. New York capitalists back tests and a consulting chemist endorses the process after large-scale trials.
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New York
America
Bela Dorner
Royal Hungarian Railways
Doctor Dorner
New Anesthetic Trials Reported in Germany
Berlin reports on an experimental anesthetic named E 107 developed by the German Dyestuffs federation. Prof Ernst Unger and colleagues describe its use in clinics after animal testing, noting rapid onset within seven to eight minutes, full unconsciousness, minimal after effects, and rapid absorption with no lingering stomach upset.
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Berlin
Dyestuffs Federation
Ernst Unger
Unger
Lydia B Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound praised by nurses
Letters from patients and nurses across the nation celebrate Lydia B Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash as helpful for weakness and health. Mrs Grrrropp L Stew of Greenfield Mass says it enabled her to work and nurse. Mrs J Pierson of Lancaster Pa endorses its value. Hundreds of grateful women report improvements nationwide.
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Lydia B. Pinkham
J. Pierson
Lancaster
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Pennsylvania
Washington
Texas
Illinois
Rhode Island
Nebraska
Lydia AB
Pinkham
Industrial Phrase On Clothing From Sheep To Silkworm
A quotation attributed to Sir Henry McCardie contrasts historical cloth production with modern textile ease, noting that two sheep once clothed a woman whereas now a single silkworm suffices. The remark reflects on industrial transformation and evolving resources in clothing manufacture.
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Sir Henry Mce Cardie
Bell-Ans Halts Over-Acidity Digestive Relief Ad
An advertisement touts Bell-Ans as harmless relief for gas belching heartburn and digestive disorders. It claims 30 years of use and offers 25 cent and 75 cent packages with free samples from Bell & Co. in Orangeburg New York.
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Bell-Ans
Bell & Co., Inc
Orangeburg
N. Y
Frogskin Apparel Sparks Fashion Debate
Fashion notes describe women snakeskin umbrellas and frogskin raincoats for men as the latest styles. A quirky claim notes that several frogs are needed to produce a single waterproof coat, underscoring the whimsical tone of the piece.
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills Ad
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills contain only vegetable ingredients and act gently as a tonic laxative by stimulation not irritation. 372 Pearl Street New York. Adv.
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Wright
Pearl St
N. Y
West for Water Power
Sixty nine percent of the United States potential waterpower lies in eleven western states. The Columbia and Colorado rivers are cited as major sources of this resource.
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United States
Columbia
Colorado
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