Ring Return Reunites WWI Soldier With Lost Jewelry
A letter from Harry G. Young recalls aiding Captain Robert N. Winslow at a first aid station during the 1918 battle near Moullly. Winslow describes losing a gold ring with initials, later found by Brookline clerk Harry Brookins and then returned.
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Robe
Seret
Harty
Hyanston
P. oMeer
France
HG. Young
Winslow
Mr. Young
Chicago
Predericton
St. Miciel
Moullly
Robert N. Winslow
Brookins
Mr. Winslow
American Legion
New York
Adjutant General's Office
Washington
Feet Tell Fortune in Orthopedics Theory
Chicago doctors claim feet reveal character with short thick toes signaling lethargy and lack of imagination, long toes indicating temperament, high arches denoting aristocracy while low arches mean labor, and larger feet supposedly making the woman appear more attractive.
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Chicago
Students Build Plane Backs Federal Approval in School Project
Oklahoma City pupils in Central High School designed an aerodynamics project using recycled materials. Under teacher supervision and aid from a local aviator, they rebuilt an old plane into a flyable craft, earning a Department of Commerce stamp of approval. The effort, though funded privately, faced board funding refusals, with plans for a flying club and instructor hires later.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Central High School
Elngs
Department of Commerce
Board of Education
Lip Reading Coed Excels at Oklahoma College
Mary Elizabeth Scott, a freshman at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, relies on lip reading to pursue higher education after losing hearing from scarlet fever at age three. She completed elementary and high school and earned a B plus average in her first semester while studying to become a librarian.
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Norman
Okla
Mary Elizabeth Scott
Oklahoma University Freacman
Scott
New Deal for Hoboes Is Planned by Conference
Kansas City conference for social welfare studies the hobo issue and reframes it as the local homeless man. It calls on communities to assume definite responsibility for men of this type, noting past partial acceptance and urging improved methods and support.
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Kansas. City
Missouri- Kansas Conference For Social Welfare
Seasonal migratory worker and homeless teen push for a new deal
A debate arises on reforms for vulnerable groups as the community and wider region consider a decisive shift. Proponents urge a humane, uniform policy guiding seasonal workers and homeless youths, seeking equity and long term protection.
Horses Drag Fire Truck To Blaze In Brighton
A dramatic local incident saw volunteer firefighters rush in a bright fire truck to a nocturnal blaze. The ignition system failed due to a crank issue and later a theft of ignition components was suspected, leaving horses to haul the truck to the scene while the chief tried to start the engine.
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Brighton
World War Planes Outdated Yet P-12F Leads Modern Flight
United States army experts say 1922 fighters could wipe out a 10181-strong Spad and Fokker armada, as Boeing P-12F sets record climbs and speeds. New aerial strategy introduces XA-8 dive attack with guns, while airships may yield to gyro observation, marking a shift from WWI designs to fast, versatile warplanes.
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Washington
No Man’s Land
Mlady
United States
Army
Stavlation
Record Run to Quell Romanian Gas Fire in 1920
Myron Kinley, Oklahoma oil expert, led a six month effort to extinguish a giant gas fire in a crater near Moreni Romania that burned for nearly three years after a 200 pound nitroglycerin blast failed. Extensive tunneling, a funneled water attack, and concrete sealing finally stopped the blaze, ending a $750,000 expenditure and the loss of four lives.
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Tolga
Okla
Moren
Rumania
Soya Capper's
Myron, Kinley
Kinley
Queensberry House in Scotland and the 1707 Union Folklore
A fragment recalls Queensberry hereditary holdings in Dumfriesshire. It mentions a tale from June 1707 when the Duke of Queensberry attended the closing session of Parliament and an incident involving his chef and a pageboy, halted before violence occurred.
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Queensberry
Scotland
House of Queensberry
Dumfries
Duke of Queensberry
Convention of Estates
Scota
Saving Fido's Nerves
Dialogue notes a wife worrying that repeated yelling unsettles their dog Fido. The speaker suggests people sometimes sacrifice desires to avoid unwanted outcomes, implying a broader moral about effect versus intention.
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Fido
Big Gold Deposit Found in U S National Forest
A group of Clarksburg and Parsons, West Virginia business men have leased 800 acres in Monongahela National Forest to develop what is described as the eastern states’ largest gold deposit. The find lies about ten feet below the surface near Porterswood, two miles from Parsons. Tests in Washington and Pittsburgh indicate gold and silver content sufficient for profitable mining.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Monongahela National Forest
United
Pittchurgh
First Rocket Maille Carried in Germany Munich
A rocket carried mail for the first time in Austria from the Hoch to Bomblach, covering about eight miles. Designer Pritz Schmiedl oversaw the launch, with the weaponized rocket carrying around 800 letters bound for overseas destinations.
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Germany
Munich
Austria
Hoch
Bomblach
Pritz Schmiedl
Rad Speckel Stampa
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Boston
Harry G. Young
Richard H. Leigh
Prank J. Schofield
Schofeld
General Board
Navy Department
Mra
Angeleg Mk
Gail Borden
Eagle Brand
Mothers of
America
Famous
Borden Company
Cent
Borden Building
Madison Avenue
Nam
Plesse Print
Phialy
Goa
U. S. National Forest
Hector
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