Illiteracy of Immigrants by Nationality
Immigration bureau estimates illiteracy rates by nationality. Scotch and Scandinavian immigrants show about one percent illiterate, English Finns and Moravians two percent, Irish and Welsh three percent, Germans Swiss and French four percent. Higher illiteracy appears among Italians north and Magyars twelve percent, Hebrews eighteen, Russians twenty one, Greeks twenty four, Slovaks twenty six, Romanians twenty nine, Polish thirty two, Dalmatian Bosnian Servian thirty one, Croatian Slavonian thirty seven, Lithuanian forty, Syrian forty four, Ruthenian forty eight, Portuguese and southern Italians forty nine percent. Several states reportedly perform no better.
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Immigration ‘Bureau
Gunton
Fhrst
Italy
Largest Circular Saw Built in Williamsport for Elk County Mill
The world’s largest circular saw, seven feet four inches in diameter and weighing 305 pounds, was produced in Williamsport for Elk County. It is designed to cut pine stumps into shingle bolts, unlocking vast quantities of shingle wood from old stump stands in swampy Elk County plateaus. The machine will operate in a Straits-area mill, consuming massive pine blocks and expanding market opportunities.
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Williamsport
Nee
Elk County
Philadelphia North American
Straits
Choric Thoughts and Trade Notes From The Era Chronicle
A mixed clipping notes a matron’s quip about aging and romance, compares Britain’s global trade share with other nations, reports Pharaoh's chariot discovery near Thebes, hints that long-distance wireless photography may threaten fairy tale markets, and mentions gambling among American workers versus Britain per Moseley commissioners.
Testament in the Holy Land: Birthplace of John the Baptist Found
A claimed discovery in Palestinian digs near Jeraneim identifies the Bethlehem area as John the Baptist birthplace. A domed memorial church ruins near Ain Harrub bears inscriptions naming John and Zachariah, supporting the Madaba map’s site.
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Holy Land
John
Zacharias
New York
Madabin
Dend Sem
Beth Zahar
Zacharian
Ain Karem
Jerusalem
Church
Zacharina
John the Baptist
Jeraniem
Hebron
Ain Harrub
Pontus Pilate
Herbat Beit Shakkar
Heth
Gas meter marvel in America described by Wu and companions
In a humorous dialogue a box-like gas meter is presented as a great American wonder. Wu explains it runs perpetually and silently, powered by unknown mechanics, while Tsi Ann and others react with disbelief and satire about modern progress and consumer recording in the United States.
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America
Tsi Ann
Tribune
O Po
Vale Green Mountains
Enrio
Davis
Curing Epilepsy and Nervous Ailments with Dr Miles Nervine
Testimonials from Mrs Baker of Cleveland and Mrs Bennett of Alma claim Dr Miles Nervine cured epilepsy St Vitus dance and other nervous disorders in four months or less. The ad promises lasting benefits with persistent use and offers money back if no benefit.
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Miles
D. Baker
Cleveland
C. G. Bennett
Alma
Mich
Nercvine
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France
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