World facts and figures span geology to scripture
The notes cover Ulm Cathedral’s 530 foot spire completed in 1880, Canada’s vast Labrador Hudson Bay forest, gulls cleaning waste in Green Bay, Northmen in Iceland since 874, wartime factory shifts from three to ninety five, a cannonball tree bearing baseball like fruit, and the word Jewry rendered in biblical texts with Judah and Judea.
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Ulm
Canada
Labrador
Hudson Bay
Health’ Department of
Green Bay
Wis
Iceland
The
Land Service
South America
Judah
Judea
Kerensky appeals to soldiers to defend Russia
Premier Kerensky urges Russian troops to return to duty for the sake of Russia and civilization. He has been granted dictatorial powers and rushed to the front in Galicia to halt Korhiloff's army and check the rout.
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Kerensky
Russia
Galicia
Korhiloff
French Plane Welcomes American Cruiser In Foreign Waters
A French airplane greeted an American cruiser upon its arrival in international waters. The event signals cordial military sparring and quick patrol coordination between the allied forces.
New cook Faces Tough References in Testimony
Mrs. Crosslets recalls the applicant's work history with blunt allusions to past employers while denying any positive references. The exchange implies that the new cook lacks favorable professional endorsements, relying on negative remarks rather than verifiable references.
Fragmented historical notes on mining and industry
A mix of antiquated facts: a Costa Rica manganese mine yielding 300 tons monthly, early dynamite origins, Alaska fishing wheel use, a lamp inventor from 1755, Hawaii public school demographics with Japanese students, Italian canning uses for tomato skins and seeds, and biblical references to stock punishments.
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Costa Rica
Alaska
Territory of
Hawaii
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France
Hiram Bingham
Yale
Division of
Military Aeronautics School
Aviation
Signal Corps
Verdun
Thomas W. Gregory
Food Administration
Paris
the Invalides
Foreign Legion of France
Niox
Lacase
Pershing
Poincare
Ambassador Sharp
Poilu
Quincy
Mass
Adams Academy
Neuilly
General Pershing
National Army
Baker
United States
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