Milan Jurors Demand Eternal Monument Over Artsy Beauty
A quarrel over a World War memorial design in Milan ends with the destruction of a beautiful model. Giannino Castiglioni’s "Alla Gloria" was admired but rejected for durability, leading him and allied artists to destroy the model in protest.
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Gutzon Borglum
Stone Mountain
Milan
New York Times
Giannino Castiglioni
Ephesus
Himalaya
Pisa
Misery Loves Company
Asphalt Based Paper Improves Waterproofing Strength
A new process makes heavy paper by macerating and pulping fibrous material then forming sheets. An asphalt layer is inserted between pulp sheets to create waterproof, vermin resistant fiber board claimed to be about 20 percent stronger than standard paper of similar thickness.
Famous Athletic Clerics From Early Cambridge Oxford Rowing
The first Cambridge versus Oxford boat race left a strong clerical imprint as many rowers advanced to church leadership. Oxford included Wordsworth who became bishop of St Andrews, Teogood prebendary of York, Garnier dean of Lincoln, Fremantle dean of Ripon. Cambridge saw Bayford chancellor of Manchester diocese, Merivale dean of Ely, Selwyn bishop of New Zealand and later Lichfield.
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Cambridge
Oxford
Charles Wordsworth
St. Andrews
J. J. Teogood
York
T. F. Garnier
Lincoln
W. R. Fremantle
Ripon
A. F. Bayford
Manchester
Merivale
Ely
G. A. Selwyn
New Zealand
Lichfield
London Mail
Five Year Old Wringing Cloth Leads to Family Lesson
A mother had Thought She Meant It Buddy and Doris wash before dinner. Buddies five and Doris three can not wring the wash cloth dry. He says he was told to wring it dry but cannot. The mother vows not to ask a five year old to wring wash cloth dry again.
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Buddy
Doris
Airplane Deliveries Bring Potatoes To New Jersey Farm
William Jeffries of Cedarville New Jersey planned a large sweet potato planting after rain. He learned plants could be bought in Vineland and had an air delivery: roots flown to his farm in ten minutes. The pilot dropped the sack and circled low, then departed, leaving the field ready before the ground dried.
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William Jeffries
Cedarville
N. J
Vineland
The Railroad President Faces a Grim Health Ultimatum
The head of a major railroad seeks medical advice in New York after nerves and strange sensations. Three top diagnosticians urge strict life changes including a frugal diet, no smoking, rest early, and minimal exertion. They warn the plan may extend life by five years, but the president questions the value.
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New York
Blank
Mr. Blank
A Small Job for the Colored Brother
A Louisiana officeholder explains why Black voters stay small in numbers compared to the larger Black population. He says the test is educational and constitutional, applied differently to White and Black voters. The white applicant faces questions about party loyalty, Confederate service, and tobacco, while the Black applicant is asked to demonstrate the bimedial theorem.
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Louisiana
The Prudent Mr Finnerty Clambers From Excavation Tale
A lawyer informs Michael Finnerty of an inheritance from Aunt Kate in an old country estate. Finnerty, living in an excavation, asks to be told again and reflects on the prospect of inheriting and enduring more hardship.
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Michael Finnerty
Mr. Finnerty
Castlebar
County Mayo
Mary
Owen
Finnerty
Kate
Mr. Y
California 75th anniversary of statehood marked across cities
The piece notes California’s September 9 admission to the Union as its 75th anniversary. It highlights the gold rush, Overland Mail, Pony Express, and rail milestones that shaped the state. It traces missions, secularization, and key historical figures from Junipero Serra to Drake, Sloat, and Vallejo, ending with the Bear Flag and statehood events.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Alifornia
Union
California
United States
Golden State
Mississippi
Pacific
St. Louis
Pacific Coast
California Republic
Monterey
Admiral Seymour
Sloat
Jesuita
Lower
Upper
Father Junipero Serra
Padre Presidente
Camino Real
San Diego
San Francisco
Mexico
Missions
Mount Whitney
Death Valley
Mount Lassen
Cortez
Baja
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
Castile
Leon
Spain
St. George
Alta California
Sir Francis Drake
Drake
Bogland
New Albion
Behring Strait
San
American Pacific
Hawaii
Alaska
Sonoma
Mariano G. Vallejo
Republic of California
Cahuenga
Guadalupe-Hidalgo
James W. Marshall
Coloma
Sacramento Valley
John A. Sutter
Sutter
New Helvetia
Yerba Buena
San Francisco Bay
Telegraph Hill
Sutter's Mill
Earth
Lberty
New Afghan Coinage Introduced by Afghanistan Government
Afghanistan unveils a new coinage system centered on the amania silver coin valued near the Kabuli rupee. The amaita name honors Amanulla the ameer, with half amanta and smaller nickel pieces to follow. Silver sourced via India through a German firm and nickel from an Italian firm, with stamps imported from Europe.
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Afghanistan
India
Europe
Maryland Flag's Emblem Refers to Lord Baltimore Arms
The Maryland state flag depicts the paternal coat of arms of Lord Baltimore with the encutcheon in the center and the first and fourth quarters featuring six vertical bars alternately gold and black.
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Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Described Maryland Coat of Arms Elements On Seal
The text details a black flag with a diagonal band where colors are reversed, and the second and third quarters are a red and white checked field bearing a Greek cross with trefoils. The colors are swapped so red appears on white and white on red, matching Maryland’s official shield.
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Maryland
Beaver as Industry Personified Sleeps Ten Hours Daily
A reflection notes that the beaver, emblematic of industry, supposedly sleeps ten hours each day, contrasting tireless labor with rest. The writer uses the animal to illustrate work ethic and daily rhythms.
The Lesser of Two Evils
Harold Bilberry and Margery Golightly Bilberry celebrate a quiet anniversary at home while he muses on club life and theater. A theater manager, Janus Brutus Bank, arrives with an appointment, hinting at a return to the stage.
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James
Margery
Mrs. Bilberry
Harold Clarence
Margery Golightly
Noah
New Treatment Cuts High Blood Pressure by Liver Extracts
Dr. W. J. MacDonald of St. Catherines Canada reports 88 clinical cases using injections of liver extract to curb hypertension. He notes patients with longstanding pressures over 200 began seeing reductions after treatment, averaging six years of prior high readings.
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W. J. MacDonald
St. Catherines
Canada
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