The Gondor Book The Condor Foretells South American Fall
The article reviews a sensational novel portraying South America as rapidly yielding to U S dominance. It describes Uruguay’s revolution, American naval actions in Montevideo, European mediation, and a broader war scenario with Brazil Argentina Chile and Japan shaping a global crisis. The German publisher touts the timely warning of U S political and economic domination over Latin America.
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Berlin
Amerie
Dhe
Germany
Gondor
United States
Mexico
Hyal
Arwearing
Chile
Howe
South America
Uruguay
Washington
Montevideo
Mic
Dera
Montevidia
Roosevelt
Regation
Urisguays
Joli
Buenos Ayres
Santiago
Deglare
Brazil
Argentina
Peru
Europe
Japan
Traiver McKinley
Valparaiso
Wilmington
Rio Janeiro
Leonard Wood
Atalaya
la Plata
Wood
Wood Bnaily
Concha River
Vienna
Philippines
Manila
Ita
Cow Eats Upcamers Clothes in Delware Incident
Victor Allen junior partner in the Arco company was swimming when a cow snatched and ate his clothes. After a brief chase the cow relinquished the trousers, ending the odd event in Beaford Delaware.
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Cow
Upcamers
Beaford
Del
Victor Allen
Arco Company
Goasy
Smile
Local street fray and cons at Grant building scene
A tense exchange on Market Street ends with a crowd gathering as two youths duel before the post office and a bogus healer hawks cancer cures at a nearby dry goods bar. The incident culminates in a staged show with a “doctor” offering sleight of hand and fake gold cuffs, drawing in Moodthirsty bystanders.
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Lorton
Grant Building
Upper Market Street
San Francisco
Boston climber Miss Raymond scales Schreckhorn twice
Miss Marion P Raymond of Boston leads a two month expedition with Hana Kaufman as guide to ascend the Schreckhorn amid rope heavy climbs. She has already completed two ascents this season via routes including the northeast ridge and ordinary path. Her father Mike Raymond remains behind, trusting her skill as other Boston climbers pursue Wetterhorn and Eiger routes with Bohren and Thugwalder.
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Grindelwald
Marion P. Raymond
Boston
Hana Kaufman
Mike Raymond
Alps
Contrexeville
Eiger
Knox
Raymond
Mr. Raymond
Miss Raymond
Dr. Freeman
Messrs
Baron von Berlepech Turns Thuringia Estate Into Bird Sanctuary
A Pall Mall Magazine writer says Baron von Berlepech has transformed his Thuringia estate into a bird sanctuary by planting trees and installing 3000 nesting boxes, with 95 of every 100 occupied last spring. A jow hedge and wild roses shield the nesting grounds from children and prowling predators.
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Ava
Baron von Berlepech
Thuringia
Pall Mall
Working Nurses Wanted in New York Families
A New York woman notes a high demand for nurses in ordinary families able to pay 10 to 15 dollars weekly. She argues for a working nurse who assists the sick and handles extra household tasks, aiding those who cannot afford traditional nurses or servants.
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New York
Sterilizing Books With New Oven For Damaged Works
A French inventor M. Ber Moz unveils a sterilizing oven designed to treat books and similarly fragile items without harming paper or bindings. It uses aldehyde evaporation at low pressure to sterilize enclosed volumes, protecting bindings with wrappers, as shown when a 1300 page volume soiled with pus and fecal matter was sterilized in two hours at under 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
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M. Ber Moz
Red Eyed Chickens Baffle Dover News Readers
The Dover News reports a chicken with strikingly crystal red eyes. The eyes are transparent enough to light the head when held against the sun, yet the chick remains healthy and sees clearly. George Ladenburger noted the curiosity in this unusual characteristic.
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Ahicken
George Ladenburger
Dover
Del
Good Times In Turkey Excerpt Remains Curio
A Kansas City Times short that captures a quip about winter sports and a Turk in Armenia. The dialogue contrasts New England tourist bravado with Armenian party lore, reflecting cultural stereotypes in a humorous, dated exchange.
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Turkey
New England
Armenia
Kansas City Times
Coal dredging in Susquehanna near Espy Pennsy
Over 100 tons of coal are taken daily from the bed of the Susquehanna River near Espy in Columbia County. Five dredges operate in the area while residents rely on this riverbed coal for fuel.
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Susquehanna
Espy
Columbia County
Palladelphia Record
Lynch Law Tale From Padua Ends In Brutal Retribution
In Padua Italy Francesco Vergani, spurred by a broken promise, killed his sweetheart Eloise Ferrar. A mob dragged him through streets tied to a horse, limbs crushed, as bystanders watched. He was overpowered and bound to the horse, likely to die from the injuries.
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Padua
Italy
Francesco Verguni
Vergani
Eloise Ferrar
Monselice
Here
Constancy
America
Boston
Montellce
Big Eater Breaks Banana Record at Parnell Mo
John Lyle, a farmer and stock raiser, hungry for feats, ate 48 bananas in ten minutes and topped them with a gallon of ice cream and three quarts of water. He once devoured half a bushel of peanuts and lived to tell the tale. When fruit is scarce he turns to beefsteak and liver, maintaining a 180 pound frame.
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Parnell
John Lyle
Lyle
Dag Howls Owner's Requiem in Pitteton Death
In Upper Pittston Mrs. John Donko found her brother George Wallo age 47 dead after sleeping on the grass behind the Donko home to escape heat. He fell from a cliff onto a pile of stones and his head was crushed according to the report.
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Pittaton
John Donko
Upper Pittston
George Wallo
Wallo
Donko
Thrift and Economy in a Quiet Evening Plan
Mrs. Compton brims with thrift as she reveals a small act of conservation. She describes sitting in a dark library to save a lantern battery until vacation, pressing the lantern button with numb fingers and ending with a clear conscience about recharging it tomorrow.
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Mrs. Compton
Yoo
Lim Jo
Henry
Mr. Compton
Jost
Does His Work in Private John Sargent Portrait Genius
John Sargent the famed painter works in private settings and resurfaces from London after short disappearances. He aims to capture the sitter’s mind and feeling, not just external likeness, yielding lifelike portraits. Dooley praised his ability to reveal manliness in those he paints. Sargent is also a skilled musician and a captivating conversationalist.
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John Sargent
Ife
London
Sarrent
Dooley
Sargent
Costly Necklaces Across Royal Circles
A London and Paris society tale notes the world’s most expensive necklace owned by Countess Henckel at about 250000 dollars. It comprises three historic pieces: ex queen of Naples, a Spanish grandee, and Empress Eugénie’s former neckwear. Other jewels include the late duchess of Montrose sale at 60000, Empress Frederick’s 3% pearl necklace valued around 200000, and Lady Hester’s black pearl collar about 125000.
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Countess Henckel
London
Paris
Naples
Eugente
Duchess of Montrose
Frederick
Germany
Hchester
One Industry of the Pesky Ant in Burma
In Burma the sandalwood trade is aided by ants that strip sapwood from felled trees, exposing the valuable heartwood. The soft sapwood is drawn to by the ants, who remove it, leaving the heartwood ready for logs. The process begins soon after felling, with largest butt ends taking under a month.
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Burma
Enat
New Illuminating System from German Professor Blau
A liquid illumination method offers delivery to homes on a regular schedule like coal oil. A 22 pound gas cylinder can supply a 10 candle power light for four months at four hours daily. Connection between burner and reservoir uses a fine flexible tube thicker than a light wire.
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Prof
Blau
Germany
Hard Worked and Poorly Paid Clergy Salaries
The text contrasts Ribera's best paid clergy at about 600 yearly with poorer clergy who often beg for bread. Clergy duties are extensive with services from four to five in the morning and two more daily. Blessings are required for births, deaths, new buildings, and school terms, plus continual prayer in pestilence or peril.
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Riberia
Costly English Tunnel opens under Thames in Britain
The Rotherhithe tunnel under the Thames to Brepney cost about 10 million dollars to build and is the world’s largest tube boring project. The overall length with approaches totals roughly 118 miles, while the river tunnel itself runs about a third of a mile.
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Rotherhithe
Thames
Brepney
Art of Dancing in Modern Times Draws Cautionary Note
M Lefort chair of the French Choreographic Association laments current dance style citing stiff joints and grotesque gesticulation. He advocates deportment as essential for all pupils and notes the waltz and Boston dance gain prominence, praising Boston as a vigorous physical exercise. A 15-year-old spell winner at Cleveland is discussed in a debate over racial intelligence. Navy and mercantile training are contrasted with a four-year shipboard course for future officers aboard a White Star liner. RB Wilson plans to turn Baggs cemetery land over to the city after title. a glass-encased telephone instrument showcases manufacturing skill as a teaching tool.
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M. Lefort
French Choregraphic Association
Boston Herald
Europe
America
Boston
Cleveland
White Star Line
F. Wilson
Gages, Col
Baggs
Wilson
Rumors Flurry Over Roosevelt London Visit Next Year
A spread of items notes a possible Roosevelt visit to England for six months to study navy organization and dockyard management. Other quick items mention a one armed church collector in Topeka, a Boston woman claiming airship prowess, hat bans in Switzerland, and odd musings on telegraph poles and longevity.
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Mra. Roosevelt
England
London
For sale north half of Williston land parcel
For sale the southeast quarter of section 10 township 159 range 81. For particulars write Williston State Bank Williston N D 27 48.
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Township 159
Williston State Bank
Williston N. D
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