Revenue Cutter 17 to Sink Derelicts and Strengthen Service
Washington officials announce the derelict destroyer revenue cutter 17 will join the service next year. The ship will be the first of its kind, with a 2000 mile steaming radius, extensive cruising provisions, and powerful derricks. It aims to relieve current cutters from derelict salvage tasks and enhance readiness.
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Revenue Cutter No. 17
Washington
Revenue Cutter Service
Revenue Cutter 17
Treasury Department
Revenue Cutters
Secretary of the Treasury
Maeterlinck Argues Plants Have Souls Stir Vegetarian Diet Debate
Paris observers discuss Maurice Maeterlinck's book claiming plants are purposeful and conscious, challenging vegetarians who avoid flesh. Prince Troubetskoi, also vegetarian, asks how to eat without harming beings as Maeterlinck offers only the line Never fear, prince. He must seek sustenance that spares life.
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Paris
Maurice Materlinck
Maeterlinck
Prince Troubetskoi
Troubetskoi
Board Walk to Try Tile Paving on Atlantic City Boardwalk
Atlantic City plans a summer test with Holland tile paving to replace wooden blocks and concrete on the boardwalk. The aim is a durable footway that withstands heavy travel and reduces frequent lumber costs as boards wear and splinter.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Holland
Revenue Cutter 17 Aims at Derelicts and Storm Relief
Describes life saving use of a new revenue cutter designated No 17 to target derelict ships and protect transoceanic routes. Missions include rescuing passengers during storms and patrolling Nova Scotia, the Bahamas, and mid Atlantic, with Britain and continental powers patrolling the opposite side. Officials stress urgency and expected strong performance in emergencies.
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Nova Scotia
Bahamas
mid-Atlantic
Great Britain
Seaboard
Revenue Cutter 17
Revenue Cutter
English Lords Buy 2000 Prairie Dogs for Sport
English lords contract to purchase 2000 prairie dogs at three dollars each from Nellia Madden of Waukon Wisconsin. The dogs, described as rat sized and live in connected colonies, are prized for sport but may be misrepresented by sellers. The purchase hints at a quirky, controversial hunt on English preserves.
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Huron
England
Nellia Madden
Waukon
Wis
University of Chicago Professor to Live on Tortugas Isle
Professor John B. Watson of the University of Chicago sails to a desolate Dry Tortugas island off Florida to study a possibly extinct bird species. He will reside with a servant, conducting long term zoological observations and experiments for the Carnegie Institute.
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University of Chicago
Carnegie Institute
Chicago
Robinson- Crusoe
Pacific
John B. Watson
Psychology
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Key West
Watson
Watesim
Prof. Watson
The Parting of the Ways by Julia Lee Logan
Jane faces a love triangle involving Grace Ralph and Mr Grayson as she plans an engagement to Grayson while Ralph confesses a hidden truth. Tense choices and unspoken feelings drive a decisive moment between the two lovers leaving Jane alone with loneliness and uncertainty.
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Parting OF the Ways
Julia Lee Logan
Jane
Mr. Canfield
Mary
Grace
Ralph
Mr. Grayson
Indiana People in Western Canada Letter Highlights Prairie Prosperity
A Tipton Indiana group reports travel to Western Canada on land offer terms. They describe Winnipeg and prairie provinces, wheat yields, modern towns, railways, and growing prosperity. The letter notes they formed a two thousand acre partnership and later faced grain logistics as wheat output surged.
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Tipton
Indiana
Ind
Western Canada
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railway
Calgary
Edmonton
Canadian Northern Railway
Tipton County
Kansas
A. G. Burkhart
J. Treloar-Tresidder
Record Year for Queensland Crops and Industry Growth
The passage notes slow development in Northeast Australia with maize farming, a record maize crop in Queensland, growing pineapple canning, and expanding coal mining. It also advertises Defiance Starch for stiff collars with gloss or domestic finish, pricing 1, 16 oz for 10c, sold by grocers.
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Australia
Queensland
Canning
The Way of the Transgressor Is a Well Beaten Path
A pithy maxim notes that wrongdoing often follows familiar routes. The phrase cautions readers about habitual misdeeds and the ease of slipping into illicit behavior. It underscores the persistence of transgressive habits across contexts.
Knew It by Heart and Herbal Remedies Parade
A quirky mix of tongue in cheek lines about learning love and a pitch for Garfield Tea a mild herbal laxative promoted for constipation liver and kidney drainage hiccups and digestion Also mentions Lewis' Single Binder cigar and a note on the velocipede invented by Drajs in 1847
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Jamaica
Sydney Oliver
Sir Alexander Swettenham
Corpus Christi College
Oxford University
Colonial Office
British Honduras
Leeward Islands
Earl of Sirborne
West India Royal Commission
Atlantic
Mystic Maeterlinck
National Military Cemetery
Arlington
Lone Isle
Joseph B. Bowles
Canada
National Lead Company
Harold
The
Rolling Stone
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Til
Drajs
Dodds
Kione Meumat
Winchester
Carters
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