Army in Need of More Flyers and Regulations
Secretary of War Weeks studies aviation abroad after Brig. Gen. William Mitchell reports two months of conditions in Europe. Mitchell describes a 120 mile thunder cloud near Detroit during a Chicago flight. Weeks advocates strict examination and licensing of airplanes and pilots to boost commercial aviation and national readiness.
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Washington
United States
March of Aviation
Weeks
Great Britain
France
Secretary of War
William Mitchell
Aviation Service
Europe
Bill Mitchell
Detroit
Chicago
Mitchell
General Mitchell
McCookfield
Dayton
Bollingfield
Wife Kills Self After Husband Kicks Kitten
A woman identified as Mrs Rose Sipes died in hospital after an incident in which her husband kicked a kitten. She reportedly suffered a self inflicted wound following the event. The report notes local details but the exact motive remains unclear.
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Teenuse
Kleboedt
Rose Sips Shottereeli
Eva- Land
Sipes
Sipas
Detroit and Cleveland Route Planned by Lake Steamship firm
A liner firm, noted by the secretary of war for high safety on commercial routes, plans a new Lake Erie service between Detroit and Cleveland. The Miami Nassau line, already safe with up to one hundred thousand passengers, backs the venture as it expands to connect Detroit and Cleveland via the lake.
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Secretary of War
Ent Nostin
Detroit
Cleveland
U S Geologists Question Boston Hub and Capital Location
The United States Geological Survey ranks Boston as far from being a national hub or state center. It suggests moving the capital inland, proposes Alaska’s center near Fort Gibbons, and notes centers for states while Washington could be relocated many miles from its current site.
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Alaska
Washington
Boston
Mass
United States Geological Survey
Geological Survey
Massachusetts
Smiths
St. Louis
Denver
Interior Department
Fort Gibbons
Woman Leads Seminole Tribe First Among Indian Women
Mrs Mice Davis is installed as the first woman chief of the Seminole tribe in Muskogee Oklahoma. Alice Robertson, the only woman member of Congress, presents a bouquet to Mrs Davis at the inauguration. Davis, mother of seven daughters and four sons, is from the Ther ean line that has supplied Seminole chiefs. The ceremony drew tribal leaders and spectators, including granddaughters. The report also notes mortality rates across states with District of Columbia high at 176 and Wyoming low at 96 for early 1922.
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Muskogee
Kla
Mice Br. Davis
Wis
Muskager
Alicea
Alice Robertson
Congress
Mice Davis
North Carolina
State of
Washington
District of
Delamima
Wyoming
Births Fever Deaths Gain in First Quarter Stats
Washington reports rising death rate and falling birth rate in early census figures. Data covers the first quarter with limited comparative figures from several states.
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Census Bureau
Washington, D. C
Swordfish Industry Booms in Cape Breton Ports
Montreal reports swordfishing from Cape Breton ports growing into a major industry with Louisburg shipments to Boston last season exceeding 1,000,000 pounds. Locals outnumber steel workers as crews catch, clean, ice, box, and ship fish in a direct refrigerated rail line to Boston.
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Montreal
Cape Breton
Sydney
Boston
Louisburg
Onion strawberry experiment eyed by Indiana farmer
Warsaw Indiana farmer AL E Gunter plans to grow onion strawberries next year after a successful experiment. He fertilized strawberries with onion plant residue and expects strong demand from local buyers and farmers for the new berry variety.
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Indiana
Warsaw
AL E. Gunter
Everest Expedition Planned for Mount Fyorem
A London report in The Geographical Journal notes renewed plans for an expedition aimed at climbing Mount Fyorem next year. The move follows previous attempts and signals continued interest in high altitude exploration by Tackie Everest and associates.
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London
Geographical Journal
Mount
Fyorem
Better Get Some New Ones The Mah Phrase
A garbled note mocks wordplay and expects fresh compound phrases. The fragment hints at humor about mangled terms and a journalist style aside with a stray name.
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Jonmal
Rheumatism and Dyspepsia Are Soon Ended
Advertisement claims Tanine cures rheumatism and dyspepsia by aiding digestion. Testimonial from Robert Trotter of St. Paul, Minnesota describes relief after using Tanine and endorses the medicine. Warns that badly digested food poisons the system and promotes stomach-directed treatment. Get a bottle today at any druggist.
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Mer Robert Trotter
State St. St. Paul, Minn
Shane
Spoils Cats Appetite and Bird Cage Training Trick
An East Orange woman trains cats and birds to coexist by a clever method. A visitor watched a cat stalk a bird cage then escape as the door slammed. The tale comes from the Pittsburgh Dispatch via a humor writer. Claribel, twelve, questions the idea of anonymous poetry.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
Claribel
Train Fare Confusion on a Packed City Train
A Chicago Tribune reader recalls trying to split fares while traveling with a young daughter. The conductor reviews tickets and laughs that a past practice won’t work now, noting the narrator has misused funds and reallocated part of their fare.
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Kathier Thehet
Joandan Sunt
Ile
Chicago
Freedom From Laxatives Promises Gentle Relief
An eminent medical authority warns pills and salts harm long term health, while a natural lubricant like Nujol provides relief without griping. Nujol, not a laxative, uses pure water to mimic Nature’s digestion aid and is prescribed by physicians and used in hospitals. Get a bottle from your druggist today.
Flies and Cold Weather: Refrigerator Experiment Not Feasible
A Boston Transcript excerpt mocks a method to stop flies by freezing them overnight. The piece, from The Little Dipper section, parodies sensational claims and a stray humorous note about a girl slipping at a beach. The fragmentary text reflects playful, nonsensical humor typical of the column.
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Boston Transcript
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Mothers
A Greenville Delaware reader shares how the remedy helped her elder daughter with internal trouble and applauds the product. The ad notes mothers and daughters, past fifty years, recommending Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to women in their communities.
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Greenville
Del
Gome
Lydie E. Pinkham
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Kansas
Coast and Geodetic Survey
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W. Stevens
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Mr. W. S. Hughes
Peres
Americas
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Fletcher
New York
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Putnam
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