The Silent iObserver and Odd Tales From Chicago
A skewed selection of humorous notes and oddities recounts a Chicago divorce tale about age, a man with twelve wives, a hippo pun at school, a bomb scare on a bus, pocketless pants, deep ocean life forms, a shotgun missing in Summer Herald, a faulty anatomy joke, a propagandist quip, a New York claim of ten years for repeated robberies, and the Pacific trench depth of 32 088 feet. Names include Johnny and Nancy Biggers with scattered locations.
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New York
Pacific Ocean
Mount
Everett
World sale of scrap iron boom continues at New Orleans port
New Orleans ferries between 6 000 and 10 000 tons of scrap iron weekly to destinations including Italy Japan Poland Belgium England Germany and Mexico. Prices remain high for iron brass copper and aluminum as junk operators expand into large combines to feed munitions production. Iron fetches about 9 to 12 cents a pound, brass and copper up to 14 cents, with conditioning required before loading.
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New Orleans
Italy
Japan
Poland
Belgium
England
Germany
Mexico
Armanit
Oklahoma
Mobile
Miss
Scrap Iron Trade Sparks Hidden Ocean Freight Boom
Scrap iron and discarded metal form the core of a growing export trade. Barges ship steel rails ships plates and even old ships cut for No 1 iron. Freight rates from New Orleans to Japan reached 89000 dollars per voyage. Tin cans are compressed into cargo packs using a 35000 dollar compressor. Copper and brass fetch prices tied to national demand.
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New Orleans
Japan
Consignes
Consignee
Junker
Rizolet
400 Year Span For University To Be Marked
PARIS The University of Strasbourg prepares to celebrate its 400th anniversary in 1938 inviting world university heads. Established in 1538 as a gymnase, it became a university by 1621 with four faculties. It houses Catholic and Protestant Theology and boasts a large library and diverse institutes.
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Paris
University of
Strasbourg
Ministry of Education
Strasbourg University
Jacob Sturm
John Calvin
Sturm
Calvin
van Wolfgang van Goethe
Goethe
Universie
France
Canberra announces national debt of 1.26 billion pounds
Australia’s public debt totals 1 262 911 646 pounds, about 6 314 558 230 dollars, equating to roughly 900 dollars per person. Officials release the figure to mark the nation’s indebtedness and per capita burden amid economic coverage.
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Canberra
Australia
Self Fed Gas Used Dulls Dental Fears in Toronto
In Toronto Dr. J. B. Greer demonstrates patient controlled nitrous oxide as a “laugh gas” during dental work. He feeds gas via a rubber hood and bulb, reporting exhilaration and no after effects as drilling proceeds and the filling completes.
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Toronto
J. B. Greer
J. M. Shultis
Toledo price drop mirrors national trend
Toledo retail food prices show a decline of one-tenth of one percent, following a period of steady increase. Rome’s 1941 exposition is planned to span about 988 acres.
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H.C. L
Toledo
Rome
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Chep
Chicago
Johnny
London
Tommy
Summer Herald
Nancy Biggers
Fetter
Hell
Food Store
Car
Lodi
West River
Hammond
Bologna
Lum
Marshal Joffre
Alsace
Loula Pasteur
Pasteur
4Th and
East River Sts
Georgia
Jersey
Bailey's
Broad St
Choice Bologna
West
Elyria
Shindle Foods & Ua
London Ham
Libby
Land O’ Lakes
Cross & Blackwell Grange
Atoe
Henkles
Lighthouse Cleanser
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