Europe waterway linking Rhine and Danube eyed
A National Geographic bulletin discusses Germany's plan to cut a deep water route from the North Sea to the Black Sea by connecting the Rhine and the Danube. It notes current canalized portions, potential hubs at Mainz Frankfort and Regensburg, and compares the project to the Panama and Suez canals, with an estimated 2,200 mile Rhine to Danube stretch and 3,500 miles to the Missouri headwaters.
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Missouri
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Rhine
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Black Sea
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Turkey
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Czechoslovakia
Jugo-Slavia
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Main
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Regnitz
Ludwig Canal
Altmuhl
Kelheim
Ratisbon
Kelhelm
Frankfort
Wurzburg
Nuremberg
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Neckar
Offingen
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Suez
Amazon
Montana
Gulf of Mexico
Surprised House Cat Hatches Out Chickens
North Baltimore Ohio reports Mrs Pred Loomis Perrysburg owns a house cat that hatched two baby chicks from a cat nest. She heard a noise, found two chicks, and suspects a hen used the nest while the cat incubated. Neighbors call the situation a town wonder.
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Baltimore
Pred Loomis
Perrysburg
Matrimony Ad Fills House in Rome Theater Box Reveal
In Rome an advertising gimmick by Umberto Rota's agent drew female audiences to the Adriano theater. A personal ad sought a marriage proposal from a wealthy, independent man, dowry unnecessary. Spectators found Umberto Rota listed as a debuting tutor in the program, turning the boxes into a lure.
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Rome
Sig
Umberto Rota
Adriano Theater
Umberto Ross
First Bible Printed in U S Emerged from English Fund Drive
In Chicago a report notes that the first Bible printed in the United States arose from a national fundraising effort in England and Wales similar to Liberty loan drives. Librarian George B Utley explains the origin.
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Chicago
United States
England
Wales
George B. Utley
Bible and Parliament Helped Fund New England Indians
The Newberry library recounts how Parliament backed missionary work among New England Indians after 1649. John Eliot, a Puritan exile, led the effort which funded schools for Indian towns and resulted in the first complete Bible printed in the western hemisphere in 1663 at Cambridge Massachusetts.
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Newberry Library
John Eliot
England
New England
Wales
Red Brother
Massachusetts
Eliott
Western Hemisphere
Cambridge
Mass
Eliot
United States
Aiding World War Veterans Budget Ask and Fire Claims
The Director of Veterans' Bureau seeks a 510.5 million budget for seven relief branches to aid former service members and dependents. Funds cover vocational training, medical care, life insurance, and retroactive allowances, with a total 514 million before adding a 5.79 million fire insurance deduction. another section reports mine death rates and accidents across states.
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Veterans’ Bureau
Washington
United States
Col
C. BR. Fortes
United States Veterans’ Koreau
Maid
Forbes
Bureau
Coal Mine Fatalities Drop 26 Percent in January
United States Bureau report shows fatalities at coal mines in January fell about 26 percent from January last year. Washington announced the drop reflecting improved safety or fewer incidents in early year mining operations.
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United States Bureau
Washington
Com
Golden Eagle Captured in Kentucky Displayed at Home
A Leiden eagle seven feet from tie to tip was captured by Wisfrey PL Mackborn Van Baren from Glenshem and Lawrenceburg near Anderson Kentucky. The bird is a splendid pure species and was not injured. It has attracted much attention at Blackburn home where it is exhibited.
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Anderson
Leiden
Wisfrey
Mackborn
van Baren
Glenshem
Lawrenceburg
Blackburn
Easter Dishes and Desserts From Old Cookbook Recipes
A vintage collection of Easter recipes describes yeast rolls with jelly centers, Bavarian Easter cake, White and Gold Havarcise dessert, cottage pudding with vinegar sauce, pear and jam dessert, cake crumb and cocoa pudding, cranberry punch, orange pie, and rhubarb pudding. It preserves historic home cooking methods and ingredients with step by step instructions and measurements.
Improved Weather Map Uses 3D Images for Air Flight
US Weather Bureau advances three dimensional weather maps as flying expands. Wind directions are charted at multiple levels for airmen. A stereo view from two pictures enhances depth of posts and straws. Ads note Cuticura for pimples and wood cleaning tips. London Daily Mirror lauds Balmy climate and fashion.
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United States Weather Bureau
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Women suffer kidney and bladder trouble alarmingly
Thousands of women have kidney and bladder trouble and never suspect it. The ad warns that women’s complaints often stem from money trouble or kidney disease and lists symptoms like back pain, headaches, and nervousness. It promotes Dr Kalmer's Swamp Root as a remedy available at drug stores with a test bottle offer from Dr. Kilmer Co.
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Kalmer
Dr. Mer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
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