Inlet of Lough Swilley Forms Break Along Donegal Coast
The Kansas City Times notes Lough Swilley as a deep water inlet in north Donegal that provided a vital haven and base for Allied fleets during the war. It sheltered destroyers and merchant ships, blocked by towering cliffs from torpedo threats, with Buncrana and Letterkenny as nearby villages and Donegal lore tracing back to legends of Conall Noigiallach.
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Lough Swilley
Knockalla
Buncrana
Letterkenny
Donegal
Kansas City Times
County Donegal
Scotland
Bloody Foreland
Tory Island
Londonderry
Belfast
Glasgow
Automobiles Prove They Can Run Away Like Horses
A 1900 Chevrolet Review excerpt notes early skeptics claimed autos could not runaway as horses, but actual experiences show automobile runaways are not infrequent in daily press coverage. The item compares the horse and horseless carriage behavior as observed by pioneers and the public.
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Chevrolet Review
New Era Dawns For World
A reflective piece foresees a new epoch of global connectivity and airborne travel. It notes the shrinking world as continents become neighbors and travel speeds collapse days into hours, envisioning peaceful, borderless horizons and swift, serene journeys above a wholesome Earth.
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London Daily Mail
Australia
Greenland
Spitzbergen
Rome
Christiania
Amsterdam
London
Egypt
Japan
Nile
Greece
India’s Coal Resources Seen Vast Yet Underutilized
H Kelway Bamber told the Society of Arts India holds about 79 001 000 000 tons of coal ten times Japan's reserves. Only 18 Indian fields are worked due to remoteness from industry centers. Armstrong noted India could boost output if labor was plentiful and rail traffic expanded. In Mesopotamia the empire’s rail work aided victory. Phrenology is a pseudo science claiming skull features reveal mind and character.
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India
H. Kelway- Bamber
West Indian Railway
Society of Arts
Japan
Europe
Rerson
Charles H. Armstrong
Great India Peninsula Railway
Abor
Indian Railways
Mesopotamia
Origin of Bells in History and Worship
The article explains bells began in superstition in China to dispel evil spirits and drive away storms. Bells were later brought to Europe where tolling kept darkness spirits from worshippers. Only recently were bells used to call people to church.
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China
Europe
Burmese Novels Reflect Modern Life in Vernacular
The article notes a rise in Burmese vernacular novels modeled on English forms. Writers use closer colloquial language, though a fully refined literary medium is still evolving. Critics see clear improvement over earlier efforts.
Reviving Heraldry in the Skies of War
The article notes how airmen revived medieval heraldry to express identity in air combat. Emblems ranged from Bavarian lions to Indian arrows, storks, Lufbery’s Indian head, winged serpents, doves, and comets, reflecting youth’s brave humor rather than hereditary symbols.
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Lufbery
Elegant Woman Cares For Boy As Limousines Halt
A parade of limousines moves past as a police officer clears the way for a khaki-clad escort guiding a gray-haired mother and a boy to safety. In the lead car a refined woman and a Pekinese showcase leisure and emotion on a New York street.
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New York Sun
Some More to Worry About
Smith and Smythe joke about prohibition harming ship building and a secretary’s daughter christening a ship with a bottle of Bevo as quoted from the Indianapolis Star, reflecting national debates on policy and culture.
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Smith
Uncle Sam
Smythe
Secretary of the Interior
Indianapolis Star
Silent Rhine Watch Talk Sparks Home Movement Joke
In the Army of Occupation a light exchange prompts a quip about a watch that would “have a home movement.” The brief humor centers on Bill and a companion during occupation duties along the Rhine.
Board of Review Meeting For Town of Bayview Wisconsin
Notice that the Bayview Town Board of Review will meet June 30 1919 at 9 am at the town clerk office to review the assessment roll for real and personal property bank stock sworn statements and valuations and to correct errors as required by law. Town Clerk Harvey Irisa dated June 14 1919.
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Board of Review
Bayview
Town Down
Harvey Irisa
Not the only one similarly situated in Washburn county
A 1919 foreclosure sale notice in Bayfield County Wisconsin details a judgment entered May 4 1918. The sheriff will auction the lands described in Section 20 Township 50 North Range 4 West totaling 109 acres at the Bayfield County Court House South Front Door on July 3 1919.
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Vs. Co
Bayfield County Court House
Washburn
Bayfield County
Wisconsin
Bayfield
South East
H. Deane
James M. Long
U.S. Land Office
Wausau
Norma H. Ecke
Oshkosh
Merritt
Township
Meridian
C.G. Baumann
Elizabeth MacKinnon
Wis
Ben Vandeventer
Alex Butterfield
Hilmar Schmidt
Register
Department of the Interior
N. Range
4Th P. Meridian
Libery
C. G. Baumann
Time Schedule Changes and Office Opening Notice
The document notes a 1919 timetable for Mary Scott with whistle cues for departures and a warning management may alter the schedule. It also states Capt John E Doherty and Minna Sickert will open a chiropractor office in the Mitchell building on April 23.
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Minna Sickert
Mitchell Building
Dr. Buzzard
Estate of Martin B Peterson probate hearing notice
Wisconsin Bayfield County probate notices announce Reinhart Larson petition to admit the will of Martin B Peterson to probate and appoint an executor. A regular term will hear and adjust all claims October 5 1919 claims must be filed by October 5 1919 to avoid bar. Dated June 5 1919 Judge H P B Axelberg.
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State OF
Wisconsin
Bayfield County
Martin B. Peterson
Washburn
Bayfield
Reinhart Larson
Kelley
Court House
H. PB. Axelberg
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Winston-Salem
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State of Wisconsin
EK. Myers
Fourth St
Doan
Dean
E. Myers
Foster* Milburn Co
Msgrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Henrietta Bach
Wasburn
Mary Scott
John E. Doherty
Bayfild County
T. A. Loveland
Frank P. Pilcher
May Quanstrom
Lo. Ashland
Sv. Washburn
Washurn
State Depository
Edwin Bratley
Bell Phone
du Pont Chemical Co
Barksdale, Wis
Olson and
Olson
Satis
Hanson
F. Tetzner and
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Washburn Meat Market
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