30000 Young Men to Train at U S Camps
Washington reports that about 80,000 young citizens will enjoy a month’s vacation at govt expense this summer. Food shelter clothing and transportation will be provided. medical aid also free. About twenty eight training camps will operate nationwide with capacity for 80,000, expecting at least 60,000 applications by June. Completion offers a commission in the reserve officers corps after four years of attendance. The Women’s Overseas League backs the effort with an essay contest on why a young man should attend.
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Washington
United States
Uncle Sam
War Department
Adjutant General's Office
Reserve Officers’ Corps
Women's Overseas League
Unclear Fishing Method In Hyannis Vessel Lorraine
A Hyannis Mass fishing boat named Lorraine uses a unique V shaped net dragging method. The crew on the gasoline boat hauls five or six barrels of flounder per average catch.
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Hyannis
Mass
Fish Sleep Open-Eyed Ready for Quick Action
A Washington bureau notes fish sleep with eyes open in suspended rest. Aquarium fish rest on the tank bottom and may spring to action when water is jarred. Deep sea species like sharks also appear to sleep with eyes open. whales are mammals with lidless eyes underwater.
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Washington
Bureau of Fisheries
Bureau
Fruit With Three Tastes Discovered in Guatemala
Dr Wilson Popenoe of the Department of Agriculture reports a new fruit found in Guatemala that tastes like banana pineapple and strawberry. The fruit is said to grow anywhere and promises wide adaptability for cultivation by farmers.
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Washington
Wilson Popenoe
Department of Agriculture
Guatemala
Popenoe
Jeffersons Law Book Found in Tennessee Library
A 1592 copy of Coke's Commentaries on Littleton, once owned by Thomas Jefferson, was rediscovered in the Tennessee state library after missing for fifty years. The volume, bought in London by Jefferson, was donated to the library in 1871 by former Congressman J M Quarles.
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Jefferson
Nashville
Tenn
Coke
Littleton
Thomas Jefferson
State Library
J. M. Quarles
London
Quarles
New York Woman Serves as Bird Surgeon in City Hospital
A New York woman runs a hospital for birds on the third floor of her facility, performing operations and treating rheumatism indigestion and fevers with several assistants. More than 2000 birds visit in summer as vacationing families board their pets, with cages. Balls beads ribbons and music from a phonograph entertain the birds.
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New York
Albino Partridge Exhibited by Local Sportsmen
An albino partridge shot near the city is mounted and displayed by George Suggs and Albert Rountree. The white bird, from a covey with one others of normal coloration, drew notice from Eugene Wood, a local coroner and hunter, who earlier claimed white crows near Grifton.
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George Suggs
Albert Rountree
Kingston
N. C
New York
Eugene Wood
Grifton
Chickens Dig Gold Near Yreka in Local Tale
Mrs. Robert Rankin of Yreka California keeps chickens that allegedly collect gold nuggets from their claws. Nuggets vary from pinhead to buckshot size and come from placer gold on the Rankin property northwest of Yreka.
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Robert Rankin
Yreka
Cal
Rankin
Years Dont Stop Her Mrs Mary French Sheldon Lecture Active
Mrs Mary French Sheldon, a writer, explorer, artist, hunter, linguist and physician, remains active on the lecture platform at seventy eight. She was the first woman fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
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Mary French Sheldon
Sheldon
The
Royal Geographical Society
No Free Admissions New Domestic from Ireland
In a light domestic scene a visiting card to the mistress creates a small confusion. Two visitors appear, one in the drawing room and another at the door, prompting a practical exchange about inviting them in. The exchange hinges on a single ticket and unspoken rules of entry.
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Ireland
Detroit Judge Fines Three For Reading Subtitles Aloud
A Detroit judge fined three young men five dollars and costs with ten days in the house of correction as an alternative for reading subtitles aloud at a picture theater.
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Detroit
House of Correction
Circumstances as the name of a bike claim
Jack proposes naming his new bike Circumstances to reflect events beyond a man’s control, while Frank critiques the choice as odd. Jack defends it as fitting the idea of uncontrollable circumstances.
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Jack
Frank
He Needed Strong Ones
A woman visits a tobacconist to buy cigars for her ailing husband. She asks for the strongest available, explaining the last ones broke in his pocket, and the clerk notes the choice reflects his condition. The item is presented as a light anecdote with a humorous punchline.
Japanese Women Lead Drive for Foreign Style Schoolwear
After a major earthquake and resulting fire, prominent Japanese women leaders advocate replacing heavy traditional kimonos with foreign style clothing for schoolchildren to ease escape efforts and safety. The movement emphasizes practical dress over cultural norms, aiming to reduce danger in emergencies.
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Japan
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Standard Oil Company
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Standard Oil
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