California's 18-pound Baby Robert Embry Born in Terra Bella
Terrified by a colossal birth, the Embry family welcomed an 18 pound 3 ounce boy in Terra Bella near Porterville California on March 2. Dr. C A Curl confirms he is the largest newborn seen in state records. Parents Robert and Mrs. Embry, longtime Californians from Jennings Oklahoma, name him Robert Luther after his father.
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Porterville
Cal
California
Robert Embry
Terra Bella
Portersville
Embry
United States
Robert
Hillery
John Gibe
Tulare
Jennings
Oklahoma
Unrest Rumors From Mexico
Reports from Washington indicate official policy toward Obregon’s government remains unsettled and recognition is unlikely soon. Disquieting rumors over a month describe revolutionary activity against Obregon, prompting concern in official and unofficial circles. The piece then shifts to a Scientific American note on mounting prints, advising flat mounts, dampening edges, thin paste, and careful smoothing to avoid buckling.
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International News
Washington
Baw
Obregon
Scientific American
Baboons Lured by Water Jars in Asia and Africa
The text describes baboons in Asia and Africa being coaxed to drink sweetened water from jars placed by natives. After sampling the water they become drowsy, allowing the locals to capture them. The Ugquid is noted to contain a certain herb, contributing to the effect.
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Asia
Africa
Spring blood tonic claims vitality and vigor for 1910s readers
An advertisement touts Gude's Pepto Mangan as the best spring blood tonic to renew energy, improve color, and boost appetite. It notes physicians’ long use, gives tablet or liquid options, and urges readers to choose the genuine product from druggists. An inserted Maple Sugar Industry piece cites Quebec maple yields in 1919 and the value of syrup and sugar, with playful math about griddle cakes.
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Gude
Quebec
Parents Caprice Reflections on Childhood Rules
A brief meditation on how infancy and early childhood adapt to the arbitrary nature of grown up rules. The author argues that what seems just or unjust to a child depends on the caprice or knowledge of the adult enforcing those laws.
Allied invasion photo shows Belgian troops in Dusseldorf
A historic photo, among the first to arrive in the country, depicts Belgian troops marching past the statue of Frederick the Great in Dusseldorf during occupation after the Allied command ordered the invasion following the London reparations conference failure.
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Germany
Frederick the Great
Dus
Seldorf
London
Bay of Biscay Log In Rhyme From Andra’s Journey
Captain Pendleton writes a rhymed log from the freighter Andra’s Bay of Biscay crossing. The verse lampoons the rough sea voyage with jokes about salt, coal supply, and fear of the lifeboats as five passengers endure hardship aboard the ship.
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Frank Rufus Pendleton
Andra
Ipetter
Belfast
Bay of Biscay
Bangor
New York World
Biscay
Gil
Stout
Biscay Ballad From a Shipping Voyage on a Trapped Ship
A nautical verse recounts days aboard a sturdy iron ore carrier in Biscay seas. The crew jokes through rough weather as the ship endures rolling swells and constant motion while the engineer and cook teams provide humor and survival notes. The piece ends with a furniture dent repair tip pasted among the verses.
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Biscay
Bay of Biscay
Old Biscay
Bats Not Birds say Biological Survey
The Biological Survey clarifies bats are mammals, not birds. They fly by a wing membrane stretched between elongated arm and hand bones.
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Bureau of Iological Survey
Horse Chestnut Leaves Shape Scar Like Horseshoe
A note explains the origin of the name horse chestnut. When the leaves fall a scar on the twig resembles a horseshoe with nail marks, a feature cited as the source of the tree's common name.
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Potomac Street
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Dusseldorf
Gallad
Saturday Evening Post
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Country Gentleman
Ladies Home Journal
Albert C. Hoover
North Mulberry Street
California Associated Raisin CO
Fresno
J. Hi. Kellogg
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Caliti
Srnted Raisin Co
Freano
Ams
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