Burlis to Have New Post Office
Postmaster Avery Constant reports the government accepted B M Tomlinson’s offer to rent part of a two story building on Main Street near Broadway for a new post office. The fireproof, steel fixtures include mahogany faced boxes from Keyless Lock. Commissioned by Dec 1, 1920, with lease over to cover Christmas demand. current office to be retained until completion.
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Vath
Avery Constant
B. M. Tomlinson
Broadway Avenue
Main Street
Fredern
Postoffice
Keyless Lock Company
Indianapolis
Ind
Postoffice Department
Pidstmaster
Finance Department
Uncle Sam
Constant
Canning Fruit Without Sugar Proves Safe and Practical
Practical guidance shows fruit can be preserved without sugar by sterilizing and sealing in air tight jars filled with boiling water. Flavor can be added later with syrup, and prices may rise for sugar with beet crop harvests. Home canners can save costs by avoiding sugar now and sweetening servings later.
Minesweepers and dangers of naval mine clearing code
Men describe mine sweeping operations as trawlers watch for buried explosives. Vessels left harbor at daylight to sweep at depth using towed kites and wires, sinking mines with rifle fire or allowing water to flood buoyancy chambers to drop them. If detonation occurs forward, bow damage endangers ships. stern detonations threaten the crew in engine rooms.
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Ridyteh
Sheya
Berroon
Syater
Crould
The Tiny Web Weavers of Ta Tohoken
A historical survey describes 200 spiders used in an instrument factory to spin crosshair threads. Four trained girls coax the spiders to work by gentle tapping, producing valuable fiber during August and September. The piece contrasts material success with personal standards, citing Robert Louis Stevenson and Milwaukee Journal reflections on earned wealth and inner happiness.
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Ta Tohoken
N. J
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevensan
Milwaukee Journal
Digger Welcome for Birdwood Returns to Melbourne
General Birdwood holds a special place in Australian hearts with Gallipoli and Western Front memories. A digger greeted him with the iconic raised hat on arrival in Melbourne, while he recalled a Western Australia welcome cartoon. A rain-soaked digger added the Melbourne reply.
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General Birdwood
Gallincl
France
Melbourne
Birdwood
Victoria
Western Australia
Twenty Eighth Battalion
Wonderful Swinging Monument at Green Mountain
A gigantic granite monolith north of Canon City Colorado is described as a swinging monument. The 100 foot shaft stands on a 12 foot base, center granite slabs 50 feet thick tapering to similar widths top and bottom, and it sways two to three feet at the apex under light winds. The shaft rests in a hollow and is isolated from surrounding rock.
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Green Mountain
Canon City
Colo
Strong Wind at High Altitude Reveals Flight Facts
High altitude flights by onarmny aviators show a strong west wind above six thousand feet with speeds around 175 mph. The tests indicate no continuous temperature rise with height and confirm a useful supercharger for military and commercial aviation enabling lighter engines to lift heavy loads and reach high mountains.
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Onarmny
Surprised a Stranger on the Train
A narrator recalls an awkward moment aboard a train as he confronted a lone stranger with a bouquet of flowers. The scene unfolds during a night journey when he unexpectedly surprised the man, revealing his own embarrassment in a bustling car. The memory centers on mistaken assumptions and a tense, humorous exchange.
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Chum
Hours of Labor Speech Fragments On Day's Work
A fragment from a speech argues that long hours fail to exhaust effort, claiming all hours in a day can be used productively. The source shows phrases about fatigue and a speaker asserting the sufficiency of continuous labor.
Flame throwers eyed to kill crop pests in 1918 19
French Academy report by M Vayssiere describes using war flame throwers to sweep fields of the Morocco cricket swarms. A 12 st er petroleum apparatus could clear 200 square meters, burning larvae while chloropicrin powder and poisoned bait offer safer alternatives in fire risk or livestock-free meadows.
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Rhone
Morocco
French Academy of Sciences
M. Vayssiere
M. Vaysslere
Italy
United States
Prodigious display of Princess Lobanoff gowns at sale
The Continental Edition reports a vast sale of Princess Lobanoff’s wardrobe at the Hotel Droyot. Three hundred gowns and evening frocks span from her wedding trousseau to later fashions. Body linen, rare house linens, and abundant furs drew eager buyers, signaling a broad range of styles from early Victorian to Parisian modern.
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Princess Lobanoff
Hotel Droyot
Parising
Astrakhan
Retired farmer finds solace in quiet routine
A Kansas City Star passage recalls a former farmer who felt lost after leaving his old place. He describes missing familiar tasks, adjusting to new noises, and gradually finding calm by filing a saw on the back porch, which made the neighborhood sounds tolerable again.
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Kansas City Star
An Officer Orders Cocktail From Wearied Reserve
An unnamed officer after a long day orders a cocktail. He recalls the breach of discipline in serving a drink to a uniformed man, and the server returns with the drink presented oddly, in a cap and orange juice. The officer sternly questions whether the waiter knows better than to defy a uniformed officer.
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Dem Sousa
Topiary Revives in England at Staines Gate Court Yard
Travelera notes two ancient yew trees trained into newcocks beside the Belfont church wicket gate near Staines. The Royal Kew collection near Richmond holds nearly 3,000 trimmed trees forming animals and architectural shapes. The piece observes topiary as a patient British industry, with full maturity decades away for future generations.
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Staines
Belfont
Smany
Royal Kew
Richmond Town
London Daily Telegraph
Trees vie for hall of fame status in American Forestry notes
The American Forestry association curates a hall of fame for big trees including Boston Common’s great tree blown down in 1918 and the Green Tree hotel at LeClatre on the Mississippi river. Other nominees include the De Soto Oak in Florida and the octopus tree in Virginia among several historic candidates.
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Boston Common
le Claire
Mississippi River
American Forestry Association
Lexington
LeClatre
Hall of Fame
de Soto
Tampa
Fla
Mississippi
West
Charles City County
Virginia
Markinotown
W. Va
Andrew Lewis
Podgoritza
Red Cross
Music as Medicine of the Mind in Wartime Spirit
A Chicago News excerpt extols music as vital to society and healing. It argues music’s role beyond luxury, citing shell shock recovery, patriotism, religion, and church and amusement settings as its chief influences.
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Chicago News
Nothing So Cheap as That Jewelry Store Opener
A new high end jewelry shop on Path Avenue opened with extravagant pricing and a strict no display policy. Clerks dressed like MPs in white silk ties refuse to sell below ten thousand dollars. A shopper seeking an emerald ring faced a ten thousand plus price while a jeweler disparaged cheaper outlets.
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Path Avenue
Blank 3
Ely
New York
Import patterns show US share in Dutch East Indies fish trade
The article notes that since 1918 the first year with enstame statistics for imports to the Dutch East Indies, the United States has held a fair market share. Before the war most salmon came from the Pacific coast, and in recent years with other sources closed, sardines and herring were also imported from the United States.
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Dutch East Indies
United States
Pacific
United, States
These Girls Leap Year Reminiscence in Boston Trail
A fragmentary Boston item recalls girls and a note about warning "him" that it was leap year. The garbled line hints at social chatter and a reminder moment, though context is missing and details are unclear.
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Boston
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