Red Leaders Heads in Bolshevik Army Confusion
A Berlin Vossische Zeitung report quotes a 21 year old Bolshevik soldier captured by Poles. He lacks discipline due to conscience, notes abolition of military ranks, and cites Trotzky as chief with Lennin as a second. He speaks of Jew status and mutual hatred with Poles, ending with a grim view of Bolsheviks’ fate.
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Russia
Gora
Genere
Trotzky
Lennie
Treteky
Enlvide
Wade Prizapera
Vossische Zeitung
Berlin
Poindexter Son Skips Onions to Swim with Father
Senator Miles Poindexter of Washington once farmed a ranch family tale recalls his son Gale idling on the porch reading a book while his father toiled in the hot fields. Gale later joins his father at a swimming hole, his mother recalling his lively philosophy about trimming onions.
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Miles Poindexter
Washington
Gile
Gelerk
Poindexter
Valuable Counterfeit Platinum Coin Found at Washington Bank
A strange counterfeit platinum coin, valued at about eight times the genuine piece, surfaced at a Washington bank. The 50 year old specimen, labeled 1909, was traced to Maine and linked to a private family’s safety box. Treasury and Secret Service seized all known copies. the case is recorded as closed.
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Washington Bank
Morty
Maine
Treasury Department
Oceon
Secret Service
Great Baby Shrinkage In Birth Rates Across Regions
A fragment from a Cambridge University Press commentary discusses Doctor Johnson's birth proportion claim, noting a historical report by G. Codny Yule MA. The text suggests birth rates in England and Wales fell over 40 years, with London and Montreal cited among regions in a world postwar population comparison.
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Johnson
Cambridge University Press
G. Codny Yule
Soniversity
Engingd
Wales
Lomitan
Mir
Berhis
Mia
Australia
Regiand
Montreal Hernia
The Average Hale Crop
The article explains an experiment from Popular Science Monthly about counting hairs on a head to estimate weight support. It notes average hair count per head and links it to the idea that four balers would weigh about one pound, illustrating an early scientific curiosity in everyday biology.
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Gar
Taunted youth leads to fatal shooting in Yonkers feud
In Yonkers a feud between two gangs of small boys culminates in the shooting death of 12 year old William Berrigan. Frank Ostrofsky, also 12, fired a revolver at point blank range after a taunt to shoot for real. The weapon was recovered later. Ostrofsky is jailed on juvenile delinquency charges.
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New York
Yonkers
Whch
Wiliam Berrigan
Sepperiam Avenue
Frank Ostrofeky
Walnut Street
Ostrofaky
Twen
Berrigan
Ostrofsky
Rumsey Road
John
Raymond Dyndekt
Helen Ostrofsky
William Berrigan
Joan
Joseph
Frank Ostrotsky
Ostroteky
Safety Pins Removed From Child's Throat After Two Years
Four year old Clare Kucher of New York City had three safety pins in her throat, one opened, lodged for two years. The pins were coughed up during an exam two days ago when fever prompted a check. An examining doctor removed them without incision.
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Clare Kucher
New York City
Anna Kucher
Thirsty Camel Raiders Fair in Indianapolis Scene
Police on special duty responded to a camel roaming during a state sale in Indianapolis. The animal wandered from its enclosure into a soft drink stand, drank beverages, and had to be corralled back into the Garden of Allan after causing a disruption.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Pitty
Indianano
Allan
Electric welding ends rivets in shipbuilding revolution
The Fullagar, a 500 ton oil driven cargo steamer, slides down the Liverpool Ways fully welded from stem to stern with no rivets. Experts predict the method will transform shipbuilding by saving labor and speeding production while enabling ships to be built quicker and as ocean carriers.
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Pullegar
Liverpool
Fullagar
Tomato Seed Waste Recovered by Farm Research
United States Department of Agriculture investigators report that northern tomato canning plants discard over a thousand tons of seed with potential value. Seed could be shipped, processed into edible oil and stock food, worth about $26,000 for the season. Costs of collection, preparation, and equipment are estimated at $35,000 and up to $10,000, with a five month operation window. The plant could also process grape and pumpkin seeds to help offset costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Enme
Endurance Ride of Cavalryman Ezra Fuller in 1877
Colonel Ezra B. Fuller, author of a riding anthology, boasts a notable 1877 Nez Perces campaign feat. As second lieutenant with the 7th Cavalry, he carried dispatches for Sherman at Fort Ellis, Montana, marching on horseback beside horses across rugged terrain. The journey surpassed 100 miles in four days and nineteen hours without changing mounts.
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Ezra BR. Fuller
Sies
Nez Perces
Fuller
Heutenant
Seventh Cavalry
Forth
Tellowstone River
Mars City
Miles
Sherman
Fort Bllis
Mant
Comectle Optimist at Work Reveals Domestic Tribulations
An item from Life quotes a wife praising her husband and daughter while lightly critiquing domestic routines. The dialogue touches on envy of colleagues, matinee plans, and devotion to current employers, hinting at everyday marital tensions and social expectations.
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Mott
Calhoar: A Candid, Risque Guide to Cat Charm
Excerpted line from W L George's Calhoar uses crude humor to describe seduction with a cat metaphor. It depicts manipulation to trap a cat by luring it with milk then capturing it, ending with a boastful line about control and purring. This reflects provocative humor of the era.
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W. L. George
Treasure in Vigo Bay draws explorers and investors
A 300 year old sunken treasure tale centers on Vigo bay where the Spanish plate fleet and 23 warships were sunk by English and Dutch forces. Official records claim about 140 million in treasure originally, with most still resting on the seabed and complex salvage ventures ongoing under royal concession.
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Cotto Nf
Vigo Bay
Spellderes
Spain
Silks Bred To 18 Colors By Silk Farmer near New Orleans
Dr Vartn K Osigian son of Jong Hine leads a silkworm enterprise near New Orleans testing leaf diets to yield 18 distinct silk colors. The process produces non fading hues in water and sun, enlarges cocoon size, and yields about 1800 yards per strand with two strands per cocoon.
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Vartn K. Osigian
Jong Hine
New Orland
Osigian
Bolsheviet Cocktail Prompts Riga Bulletin Note
The American Red Cross bulletin from Riga mocks prohibition era drinks in Helsingtors Finland and describes a Soviet vodka mix called the Bolsheviet cocktail. It notes vodka with ether and kerosene in a harmful rebalance used to fuel gas or vehicles, and mentions chauffeurs in Soviet Russia.
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American Red Cross Bulletin
Riga
Helsingtors
Finland
Red Cross
Russia
Paper Umbrella Out Boon Novelty Marketed
The New York Sun reports a paper umbrella as a novelty substitute for silk umbrellas. It will sell for 50 cents, offering a cheaper rain shelter with a black paper composition, waterproof, and a knobbed wooden handle.
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New York Sun
Aristocratic hostess feigns signature to pay dinner bill
A dinner party during a waiters drought in New York ends with a theatre of humor when the aristocrat hostess theatrically signs the bill as Mrs. Blank and quips her handwriting is not strong. A buxom young waitress, quiet and efficient, exposes the ruse with a sly grin.
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New York
Buxom
Waltress
Blank
Sunday Sabbath in Western New York Fifty Years Ago
A reminiscence recalls a rural Western New York village where Sundays began at sunset Saturday. The family read the Bible and studied Sunday School, then attended church with the hired help, limited chores, and restrained recreation. The mother remembers strict Sunday rules.
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New York
Fesson
Mate Village
Pax
Christian Gerald
Royal King Augustus II of Poland and His Lavish Wardrobe
A historical note details Augustus II of Poland in grand attire and numerous accessories. He favored hundreds of outfits and a 1,600 wig collection, with five painters cataloging miniatures for daily selection. He married Countess Corelle, presenting a bag of crowns and a broken horseshoe to show wealth and strength, leading to her divorce and remarriage. Historians wonder if the horseshoe was damaged prior to the display.
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Augustus 2
Poland
Carnegie Autobiography Details First Financial Bargain
Andrew Carnegie in his autobiography from Houghton Mifflin describes his early financial deal with neighborhood children to tend rabbits. He recounts trading the rabbits’ names for their labor gathering dandelions and clover, a bargain he now deems his poorest return for work.
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Andrew Carnegie
Houghton Mittin Company
Old American Glass and the Wistar Glass Works
The Pennsylvania museum announces an exhibit on old American glass with specimens found near Alloway New Jersey in a field once the site of the Wistar Glass works founded nearly two hundred years ago by Caapar Wistar. The fragments include bottle and window glass as the scholar studies early Pennsylvania and New Jersey glass types. The first American glass was made by a Virginia company in Jamestown, but the successful industry began at Alloway, then Wistarburg.
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Pennsylvania Museum
Alloway
N. J
Old
Wistar Glass Works
Caapar Wistar
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Virginia
Jamestom
Wistarburg
Daring Girls Row 200 Ties Across Lake Winnipeg
Two young women from eastern Canada rowed 200 ties in an open boat toward the east shore of Lake Winnipeg Manitoba. They built a camp every eight miles and gathered fossils as they traveled, relying on their own resources during the long voyage.
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Lake Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Mile Jolroey
Perens
Japan Excursion: Nikko Temples and Kyoto Shrines Explored
A National Geographic inspired tour to Japan describes travelers visiting Nikko tombs of the shoguns and Tokyo landmarks including the imperial palace. It notes pilgrims to shrines, temple rituals, and cultural sights in Kyoto, Nikko, and sacred mountains, with vivid detail on dress, travel gear, and temple life.
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Japan
National Agraphic Society
Orient
Tokyo
Kyoto
Noe
Atute
Eaton
Nikko
Nieawa
The
Hee
Blwa
Machine Digs Trees at Nursery Based on Edgar A Jackson
An improvised treedigger system by Edgar A Jackson ofCep pertino California uses a gas engine geared to cables and a cutter device to dig trees quickly. The mechanism applies strong pull to lift and release the roots, allowing rapid row-to-row movement and efficient spring work at the nursery.
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Edgar A. Jackson
Cepertino
Cal
Misheard Invention Tale From Old Paper
A fragmentary dialogue recalls an inventor describing a mishap that led to a facial injury and a safety mask idea. The informal exchange mentions Miss Gashmore and a Mr Pitt, with a humorous tone about how the accident sparked the invention.
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Miss Gashmore
Mr Pitt
Fragmentary Rubberying Store Scene Sparks Confusing Exchange
A damaged OCR snippet shows a man entering a store and a puzzling exchange with phrases like a very fine of op er ginesea. The readable words hint at a store interaction but lack clear names, places, or outcomes.
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Louisiana
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Carnegie
Aum Dipean
Royal Murticultural Society
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