Norman ship Izarra caravel ordered by Dr Noel
In Honfleur France the Argentine Dr Carlos Noel has commissioned Jean Prentout to build Izarra a wooden caravel in Louis XIV style. The 200 ton 1190 foot ship will have a 26 foot beam and 7 foot 4 inch draft powered by a 121 hp motor, with sails as a backup. Crew quarters and owner suites fill the decks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John White
United Press
Honfleur
Normandie
Norman
Carlos Noel
Noel
Jean Prentour
M. Prentout
Iby
Mediterranean
Prentout
Atlantic
Don’t Endure Torturing Piles Use Resinol Ointment
An old advertisement extols Resinol Ointment for piles and itching. It promises immediate relief from itching bleeding and pain and notes safe use on inflamed skin. A sample offer invites readers to write to Resinol Dept. 36 Baltimore Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept
Baltimore
Bones in Vienna House Spark Legends and Doubts
In Perchtoldsdorf a centuries old house reputedly has floors paved with human bones from torture remains. Modern experts say the bones are animal, likely gathered by a huntsman, leaving local historians unable to identify their origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Perchtoldsdorf
Ortiz Rubio Sends Sons to U S the First Train Back to Hungary
Historic note on Ortiz Rubio and the return of his sons to the United States. Details touch on Dr Kolarits supplying blood for a brother, a Budapest arrival, and a physician deciding on a transfusion after two days of treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brother
Budapest
Hungary
Adalbert Kolarits
Denmark
Kolarits
Ortiz Rubio
U. S
Dr. Kolarits
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Mexico
Hso
United States
St. Benedict’s College At
Atchnson
Fernando
Guillermo
Los Angeles
New grain grohoma grows in dry Oklahoma
Oklahoma City reports a farmer Fred Graff has grown grohoma a drought resistant grain for five years. The grain, described as a cross between kafir corn and ribbon cane, has drawn the interest of the U S department of agriculture which is studying its potential value for drought affected midwestern regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Agriculture Department
Oklahoma City
Fred Graff
Grahama
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma farmer Groff develops gro homa crop on drought hit farm
Groff, a former soldier and Oklahoma farmer, pursued sugar cane and kafir corn improvements after moving from Vermont. He cross bred cane and kafir to create gro homa, a drought resistant crop, but the kafir corn failed and his other crops burned in a hot wind season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groif
Alwass
Vermont
Uatt
Groff
Oklahoma
Sears B
Fragmentary OCR Note Teases a Personal Anecdote
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a personal remark about a leg and someone named Mr. Ows. The text is unclear and provides little context or identifiable events or sources.
Washington Veterans Plan National Reunion
A letter notes Army veterans from Washington who served in France during World War I will attend a national reunion. The event runs from October 23 to 25 and gathers former regimental members for commemorations and updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gem P. Semumeral
France
Also Mentioned on This Page
China
Japan
Canton
Joseph Xnaegellen
Coats
Raine
eMen
West Broad St. Elyria
Ohio
Crohoma
New Oklahoma
Chesterfield
Liggett & Myéas Tobacco Co
Ligg
Saop
Ows
Quality Clothes Shop
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!