Sunday Golf and Royal Revelry Stir London News
Telegraph mistakes sparked a clash over Premier Asquith's Sunday golf claim while King Edward's Marlborough Club visit met a similar mishap. Reports of Sunday play and late night bridge were corrected amid rapid press flurry and swift official corrections.
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Asquith
Edward
Marienhad
Gong
Doncaster
Marlborough Club
Singking
Marlborough
Marienbad
Pleet Street
Japanese irrigation chief praises California system
Lands California Irrigation Los Angeles Calif quote by Taneo Tokumi Formosa chief irrigation engineer touring the area. He lauds California irrigation as the most wonderful in the world and compares its rotation of crape to oriental husbandmen as a marvel of agricultural science.
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California
Los Angeles
Cal
Egypt
Taneo Tokumi
Formosa
The Police Professor Tells Antarctic Politeness Tale
Lieutenant Shackleton recalls an unusual Antarctic anecdote at a Savoy hotel dinner. He recounts a polite exchange with Mawson in a tent where the professor jokes about being down crevasses. The tale illustrates courtesy amid extreme conditions and a member being found hanging by four fingers in a crevasse.
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Lieut. Shackleton
Mawson
Dear Sir Chief Cuspidorian Job Gaffe
An applicant to the treasury writes of seeking a remunerative position and cites chief cuspidorium as the department head role. Assistant Secretary Reynolds replies that no such post exists and he cannot fill the job. The exchange highlights a humorous mix up of a nonexistent title.
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the Treasury
Saturday Evening Post
Treasury Department
Heynolds
Sir
Swordfish weather vane on Block Island delights visitor
A traveler recounts seeing a six foot wooden swordfish weather vane atop a barn on Block Island. The vane, home made and shaped like a swordfish, sits on a cupola facing the south road toward clay bluffs. Fishermen hunt swordfish locally, and the vane remains a striking, wind-facing landmark.
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Block Island
New Congressman's Silence Sparks Local Ribbing
Residents quip that the new congressman from our area does little talking, merely votes and lets others speak. They mock him for not giving a speech and claim they already get plenty of chatter from Congress without his input.
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Stebbins
Congress
Comforting Words Promote Kidney Health Reform
Comical testimonial from Francia Bo Dobensky of Kuimmersburg Iowa lauds Deans Kidney Pills for relief from back pain and rheumatism after a year of trouble. She credits improved kidney function with easing pain and urges readers to ask William & Anderson's drug store about customer reports. Sold nationwide by Koster Milbury Co Buffalo NY, 60 cents a box.
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Wsberville
Francia Bo Dobensky
Kuimmersburg
Iowa
Deans
Estherville
Willian & Anderson
Argentine Ant Invasion Spreads Across Louisiana to Texas
Dr Delos Van Dine of the US Bureau of Entomology tours Texas sugar cane and rice regions seeking the destructive Argentine ant. Officials fear spread from Argentina via shipments, threatening crops. Samples are requested to identify the ant in Galveston and Louisiana, with trials under Louisiana crop pest authorities. The ants resist ordinary poisons and form bridges over water.
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Galveston
Tex
Delos van Dine
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
van Dine
W. D. Hunter
Dallas
Argentina
Louisiana
California
Texas
Sugar-Caine
New Orleans
Government
Sam
William Newell
Crop Pest Commission
South American
Hermit Andrew Hale’s eerie home hides rooms for departed friends
In Lebanon Oregon the hermit Andrew Hale died by self inflicted hanging. His abode housed about twenty extra rooms for spirits of departed friends. The hoard included shoestrings clocks musical instruments and oddities. His collection may have exceeded 2500 dollars. Washington reports show Siam cotton goods imports. in 1907 1908 the U S traded 303 dollars while Great Britain led.
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Lebanon
Ore
Andrew Ale
Hale
Washington
United States
Siam
Carl C. Hansen
Bangkok
Great Britain
Grasshoppers Swarm City Under Night Lights
Swarms of grasshoppers fill the streets of Bernardino Calif attracting by lights. City officials report no major damage yet as counts and areas affected are being assessed. Local residents observe dense outbreaks across several sections of the city at night.
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Ban Bernardino
Cal
Fnmcots
Electric Bitters Restored Health Says New York Man
A.N. Chrisholm of Freadwell New York credits Electric Bitters with curing indigestion torpid liver constipation nervous debility and loss of appetite. After twelve bottles his health and vigor returned and he can work daily. Sold at S H Williams drug store for 60 cents.
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A. Chrisholm
Freadwell
N. Y
S. H. Williams Drug Store
Dr.a.w.chase
Mr. O. Fuller
Willow Street
Gloversville
A. W. Chase
Dr. A. W. Chane
Dr. A. W. Ghase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N.Y
A. W. Onage
M. A
H. Williams
Skeletons and insides out the lesson ends abruptly
The superintendent tasked pupils with physiology questions in class. A girl, pressed for an answer, defined a skeleton as a man with his insides out and his outsides off, ending the line of questioning.
Foley remedies touted in old newspaper clippings
A collage of testimonials extols Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and Foley’s Kidney Remedy for urinary issues. Comic interludes and social spoof dialogue emerge, featuring Jay Johnston & Co. and Mrs Tolker’s clash with Mrs Gadabout, reflecting ad style and idle chatter of the era.
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Louis Boon
Norway
Mich
Foley
Jay Johnaton & Co
Unfortunate Habit in Quiet Conversation
In a brief dialogue, Patience recalls a remembered face while Patrice notes the haunting effect. The pair imply a recurring memory that unsettles Patience, hinting at a lingering personal issue or past encounter. The exchange suggests a subtle tension rooted in memory and perception.
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Patrice
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Gole
King Edward
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Aswoks
Spa
Mra
J.P. Brissell
Tonopah
Nev
Swordfish
Ireland Barn
Koster- Milburry Co
New York
naime—Dusay
Argentine
Oregon
Slam
The
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Farmer Nubbins
Marla
Tha Hawkinges Sa
Bright
Jay Johnston & Co
Mrs. Tolker
Mr. Tolker
Wholesale Center Banking Center Shopping Center Hotel Center Theater Center
la Salle Station
Rock Island Lines
Chicago Terminal
Chicago
Rock Island
W. J. McIlveen
Isbherville
FOREY
Feley & Company
Ayer
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