Quick Facts From Prewar Global Survey
A compilation of figures and curiosities outlines wide ranges in nature and history. It notes ship dimensions, camel lifespans, El Paso trade, Moscow fares, devil fish sizes, camels, typewriter music invention, 1918 gasoline output, billiard ball reuse, Beethoven’s deaf composition, vessel displacement, Gibraltar tunnels, British parliamentary access, Aztec documents, wood paving in Russia, ancient cities, Eskimo honesty, shoes’ origins, Fahrenheit, ostrich brain, ancient banknotes in China, falconry origins, Colorado River region, US auto dominance, Hawaii’s volcanism, coast erosion, sparrow insect consumption, Chinese literature loss, Irish language speakers, papal letters, Inflexible battleship, Vancouver Island fuels, German presidential salary, Buenos Aires’ drug and perfume shops, Lough Neagh.
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el Paso
Mexico
Moscow
Prague
Beethoven
Rock of Gibraltar
Russia
Damascus
Benares
Constantinople
Fahrenheit
China
B. C
Colorado River
Asia Minor
America
United States
Canada
Hawaii
Ireland
Vancouver Island
Germany
Buenos Aires
British Isles
Lough Neagh
World of Curiosities and Advances Across the Era
Geologists claim thirty one million animal forms once existed. Bolivia debates free import rules. German ex soldiers get caretakers with dogs. West Point requires daily paper study. New York housing could hold Ohio population. London offers four hour gilded youth waving for fifteen dollars. Mexican sombreros costly beyond a year’s wage. Lloyds premium income tops 1.5 billion. Horses scarce for artillery. trials with motor tractors. Electric battery locomotive shows promise in European mine. Tuskegee Institute notes seventy seven sweet potato varieties. Valparaiso aims to raise sunken steamers damaged in recent years. Washington bureau finds chloroform from waste natural gas. Stamps sold outside closed post offices across England. Beards once a prerogative of royalty. servants shaved. Nations’ holidays range Germany Italy India. London scientists link bat flight to sound. Theatrical superstition links plays with gold in title to failure. Pipe seasoning via electric device. Edinburgh doctor links insanity to microbes after decades of study.
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la Paz
Bolivia
Germany
West Point
Military Academy
New York
Ohio
London
Lloyds
Europe
Tuskegee Institute
Valparaiso
Chile
Wales
Bureau of Mines
Washington
England
Argentina
Italy
Roumania
India
Edinburgh
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertises Local and Internal Cure
The ad argues catarrh worsens when health is poor and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a local ointment and an internal tonic to improve overall health. It claims forty years of sales by F. J. Cheney Co. of Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Lessons From Enemies Whitman Question
A reflective Whitman quotation contrasts learning from friends with lessons earned from those who reject, oppose, or challenge you, asking if harsh critics provide deeper insight than supportive allies.
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Walt Whitman
Eggplant Growth Notes and Nutritional Value
The eggplant is a tropical vegetable related to the potato. It can be grown in the United States up to latitude 42 north. It is as nutritious as cabbage or cauliflower.
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United States
Boxing Day Gifts In England Marked By Tradition
Boxing Day on December 26 is a legal bank holiday in England. Historically it was when the gentry gave Christmas boxes of money and goods to servants and dependents, a charitable and customary practice noted in old times.
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England
Postal Improvement Week Observed Across Nation
The article proclaims Postal Improvement Week set for May 1 by the Postmaster General. It describes the postal system as vital to broad society and urges business leaders and the public to support the campaign, properly address mail, include return addresses, and report any poor service to the postmaster for investigation.
Postal Improvement Week Promotes Courtesy by Postmasters
The Post Office Department urges courtesy in public dealings with patrons as part of Postal Improvement Week starting May 16, 1922. Postmasters and employees are to use the program to improve relations with the public.
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Post Office Department
Thank You Without Street Address Your Mail Delayed
The Dead Letter Office recalls Ben Franklin's era when names like Ezekiel Smithers were used without street details. Today the Post Office urges adding number and street to ensure delivery.
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Ben Franklin
Ezekiel Smithers
Atlantic Coast
Ben
Zeke
Garret
John Smith
New York
N. Y
Chicago
Sam
Postoffice Department
Spinster meaning explained through spinning wheel history
The term spinster derives from the old practice of unmarried women spinning at the wheel before marriage. It reflected a time when spinning tasks were part of a woman’s expected duties and social status.
Missouri Bee Business Big in State Agricultural Trade
Missouri centers the nations bee and honey industry as beekeepers market about 3 million dollars worth of honey yearly in the state.
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Missouri
No Such Luck Repeats in History Says Transcript
A Boston Transcript quip notes that history may repeat yet arithmetic does not, reflecting a wry take on past events and outcomes. The line juxtaposes inevitability with numbers to imply futility in precise forecasting.
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Boston Transcript
Addressing Confusion for Trinidad Cities in Mail
The clerk must spell out each state in full to avoid mixing Trinidad California with Trinidad Colorado and ensure correct routing. Clear, complete state names curb misdelivery and speed up handling.
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Trinidad
California
Colorado
Notice of Commissioner Sale of Real Estate in Sullivan County
Walter F. Wood as commissioner by Sullivan Circuit Court will sell at private sale on May 18 at 2 PM in Sullivan Indiana land in Section 29 Township 7 North Range 8 West 80 acres more or less excluding coal minerals with mining rights, cash terms, free of liens. Sale of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter the north half of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter and the south half of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter. 1st insertion April 26 1922-3t.
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Sullivan Circuit Court
Aury E. Smith
John O. Smith
Walter J. Wood
Sullivan
Indiana
Sullivan County
Township 7 North
Walter F. Wood
Dewey Samuel Willford
Charles R. Railsback
Postmasters Shaped as Local Managers of Global Biz
President Harding emphasized more business in government in his first message to Congress focusing on postal management. Postmasters are being pressed to run local branches as units of the world’s largest business.
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Harding
Congress
Postal Improvement Week Begins May 14
A call to straighten rural letter boxes and tidy up rural routes as part of Postal Improvement Week starting May 14. Officials urge postmasters farmers and rural carriers to present neat facilities to attract returning customers and benefits.
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Farmer
Stranger
Humanizing the Postal Service by Hubert Work
Postmaster General Hubert Work proclaims there is no unimportant person or part of the service. He says the postal system rests on human units and their cooperation to succeed. Duties are accommodations for neighbors and friends, not merely a service for an absentee employer.
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Hubert Work
Lee F Bays Attorney First Insertion April 19 1922
Legal notice records show the first insertion for attorney Lee F Bays dated April 19 1922 with reference to 2t.
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Lee F. Bays
Local Couple Return Home From Texas Winter
Mr and Mrs John Creager of near Merom have returned home after spending the winter at San Antonio Texas with their son Homer Creager and family
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John Creager
Near
Merom
San Antonio, Tex
Homer Creager
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Columbia
Olumbia Hotshot Battery
Fahnestock
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Willard Battery
Harry Dilley
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THE
American Farm Bureau
Sullivan County Farm Bureau
Wm. C. Jamison
Riggs Clay Product Company Drain Tile Sullivan
OUR
Federal Reserve Service
the National Bank
Sullivan, Indiana
Shelburn
James W. McHugh
Hymera
Walker McHugh
McHugh & Son
Clothiers
H. C. Steel
Prop
W.H. Hill, Jr. Farm Loan Co
Sullivan County Loan & Trust Co
North Side
E. A. Billman
Nora Ellen Willford
John T. Boone
Ellen Boone
S. E. Lindley
H. L. Stratton
I. J. Keys
Carlisle
H. S. Leach
W. K. Frakes
L. A. Stewart
P. A. Barco
Grover Clayton Carlisle
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