Cherokee Phoenix: First Native Cherokee Newspaper Emerges
In 1828 the Cherokee Nation published the Cherokee Phoenix, a bilingual paper printed in Cherokee and English. Funded in 1826 at New Echota, it sparked literacy among full-blood Indians and drew subscribers from nearby states before suspension amid removal pressure. Elias Boudinot became the first editor.
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Georgia
New Echota
The
Phoenix
Europe
London ‘Times
Tve
Elias Boudinot
Feisal's Witty Retorts Stir Paris in Asia Magazine
The piece portrays Emir Feisal in Paris as caustically witty with sharp retorts to eminent statesmen. It recalls his quips on modern statesmen like paintings to be viewed from afar and a Crusades remark to M. Pictor, plus a caravan metaphor about Britain.
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Bial Feisal
Paris
Council of Ten
M. Pictor
France
Syria
Emir Fetsa
Hiu
Mr. Balfour
Emir Feisal
Asia Magazine
Beavers Threaten Adirondack Beauty and Timber Value
Adirondack property owners worry as beaver populations rise from about 18 000 with annual increases of 3 000. Beavers built dams flooded 8 681 acres and destroyed roughly 51 000 dollars worth of merchantable timber. Rangers warn scenery and shorelines are altered, while state protection may fuel future overpopulation.
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Adirondacks
Forest Rangers
The
Conservation Commission
Albany
Ini
Adirondack
Forest Lumber Potential In British East Africa
The report notes 2 to 3 million acres of woodland in British East Africa to supply a growing lumber industry. Best wood serves wheel makers wagon builders and block paving while also becoming sleepers bridges and tool handles. Harbor improvements are considered to export forests as demand rises.
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British East Africa
Woodlands
Ancient Chinese Wood Figure Joins British Museum Collection
A 45 piece carved wooden Chinese figure stands five feet eight inches tall in wrting posture and dates from 1126 to 1270 A D. This is the first such specimen added to Britain’s national collections and scholars urge further study of this branch of art. A Burlington Magazine writer notes that a scholar may be sent to China to study and acquire suitable treasures for the museum.
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British Museum
Britain
Burlington
Clayvetnit
Museum
China
Cultivating Edible Bamboo in the Southern United States
The Department of Agriculture has introduced Japanese edible bamboo to the U S south, with plantations in Georgia and Louisiana. The giant grass grows a foot daily, reaching 50-foot stalks suitable for frames and trellises. The edible shoots taste like asparagus and are prepared similarly, aimed at boosting home grown timber and food supply for industry.
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Unite States
Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Louisiana
Must Have Been to Movie Show
Officers in an eastern city rescued a woman from a fourth story window after a man, in a nightmare state, swung her while she screamed. The man was apprehended and the doctor called at headquarters concluded he was unaware of his actions.
Aerial Postal Service Begins Between Bombay and Karachi
Shipping and Engineering reports the Bombay Karachi aerial postal line now operating with three passenger De Havilland craft. Each flight carries 1000 pounds of mail and baggage, delivering mall cargo in Karachi the same day and dispatching outbound mail on the day due.
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India
Shipping and Engineering
Bombay-Karachi
de Haviland
Karachi
Meir Arylyst Tis Bombay
Autwirr
Sien Fm
Nick the young Machiavelli avoids chores to save money
In a Chicago News excerpt a boy nicknamed Machiavelli explains to his mother that he avoids polishing shoes and brushing clothes to stay unseen and economical. He argues cleanliness would spoil his look and force purchase of new clothes, promising to tidy up only when told.
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Nick
Machiavelli
Chicago News
Rats Overrun English Town in Abertillery
An English town of Abertillery in Monmouthshire faces a rat invasion with two varieties brown and black. Rats swarm streets and sewers, even interrupting churchgoers on Sundays. The medical officer of health notes their persistence and cites limited success of local staff over experts.
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English
Abertillery
Monmouth
England
Tillery Street
Battle Smith
Abertilleryistrict Council
Play Ground in Tiers in Prague Aims for Public Help
Prague opens the first municipal playground in Czecho Slovakia the Nighti terrace holds tennis courts and ball grounds a pavilion band stand and open air theater a running track and children's area with sand pool and swings Mothers rest pavilions sit and sew A cooperative effort by the Czech government and American groups with the city supplying the site YMCA funding equipment and YWCA leadership in place Charts for smaller playgrounds across the city are planned.
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Czecho-Slovakia
Prague
Artificial Silk Improves Through New Wood Cellulose Process
A new method converts wood cellulose into samba tou silk, yielding brighter durable cloth with a feel like real silk. It is waterproof and as non inflammable as osturet silk. The silk can be drawn into longer threads, enhancing velvet quality.
Disputed Coal Corridor Ties Up German Trade Route
A fragmented OCR fragment shows a dispute over coal trade involving Germany and a related route. It hints at tension between nations over coal terms and maritime access, with unclear dates or parties other than Germany and a coal context.
The Beams of Barclay Farm Lights Up Boarders
In a boarding house, Beth Barclay reveals a photo of a thriving farm left to him by his father. Barclay helps a troubled cousin, cleans up the mortgage, and donates farm products as he pursues an engineering career. Mary Willard, the landlady, grows close and ultimately marries Barclay after the farm is saved.
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Beth Barclay
Mary Willard
Barclay
Barelay
Ephraim Dorkins
John Smith
Mr. Wilfird
Mrs. Willard
Indy
Seth Barclay
Willard
Ses Barclay
Pine Cliff Inheritance Sparks a Wilderness Romance
Wil bur Deane inherits a parcels of Peter Groll estate and travels to Pine Cliff Wisconsin where he meets Erna Dayton, a young woman who crafts trout lures from wild feathers. He stays as a boarder, aids her growing business, and plans marriage as they settle at Pine Cliff with her father.
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Wastere Neape
Wilbur Deane
Peter Groll
Wisconsin
Sportsraun
Deane
Pine Cliff
Dayton
Bascombe River
Erna Dayton
Father
Chicago
Ig Tam Hia
Erna
Pine Chit
Numbers in East and West
A summary contrasts cultural superstitions on unlucky and lucky numbers. It notes thirteen is unlucky in London A n swers but four is unlucky in Japan and even numbers in Burmah are seen as less lucky than odd ones. Three and seven are favored as lucky, with biblical references to three and seven and examples of progression from childhood to adulthood linked to seven and three.
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London
Japan
Burmah
Noah
Daniel
Car meeting with cattle harms Ontario hotel owner
George Thibault of Outlet near Preton Ontario drove home when a herd of cattle blocked the road. A roan bull charged the auto, bending a fender twisting the axle and smashing a headlight while Thibault praised the animal’s pride but lamented its judgment.
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George Thibault
Outlet
Preton
Ont
Ice Cutting Device Uses Auto Plant To Slice Ice
A portable ice cutting system was devised to speed winter work. It uses a mobile power plant driven circular saw at the end of an adjustable arm, raised and lowered by a double lever over the handle. The saw cuts ice into 20 foot squares guided to four more saws that shape the cakes.
Airplane canvass in Cootamundra election clash
Former New South Wales premier Mr Holman plans to use an airplane to campaign across Cootamundra, a large electorate with 18 centers, as his Labor opponent vows to drop propaganda by air over his route.
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Holman
New South Wales
Cootamundra
Norwegian engineer discovers cork clay for heat insulation
A Norwegian engineer develops a heat insulating material by burning a mixture of special clay and cork. The resulting light substance proves highly suitable for insulation purposes.
Salvation Army in the Fight Against Crime in New York
A plea for awakened conscience amid nationwide bank robberies and urban unrest. The Salvation Army, called the Poor Man's Church, reports reaching 6,000,000 people with the gospel of love hope and salvation last year, aiming to curb violence and despair.
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New York City
New York
Salvation Army
Salvation Army Sunday Call to Aid in North Dakota
The Salvation Army is praised for aiding 800 000 men and women and urged to expand efforts against lawlessness poverty and despair. Governor Lynn J. Frazier proclaims Sunday October 3 as Salvation Army Sunday and asks North Dakota ministers to dedicate sermons to the organization.
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Salvation Army
Republic
Lynn J. Frazier
North Dakota
Salvation Army Outreach in North Dakota Seeks 252,444
The Salvation Army reports preaching Divine Love Hope and Salvation to 6,000,000 for street level souls last year. It plans an October 4 to 11 budget appeal seeking 25,252,444 to support its work amid rising costs and efficient management.
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Salvastion Army
Salvation Army
North Dakota
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