United States Pays Its Rent to Iroquois in Calico Trade
The United States recently paid rent to the Seneca and other Six Nations of the Iroquois in Salamanca, New York. The yearly settlement totals 54 000 dollars in cash and 24 000 yards of red calico, for a 99 year lease that requires renewal. The piece notes this treaty carried by George Washington, calls Salamanca a foreign city within U S borders, and reflects on historic obligations and their sacred authority.
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Salamanaca
N. Y
United States
George Washington
Uncle Sam
American Opportunity of a Georgia Barber Millionaire
A Georgia former slave who became a barber built a thriving enterprise in Atlanta. He left a million dollar estate and employed hundreds, with forty two staff and seven hundred additional workers. His success under discrimination is highlighted as an American achievement.
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Georgia
Atlanta
America
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH WORD USAGE AND PRONUNCIATION
A compact guide notes common word errors and pronunciation quirks. It promotes choosing a daily word such as REVEAL with definitions and usage examples. It cautions on misused terms like reason and misspelled traffic and stresses formal synonyms.
Proper Attention to Business Encourages Youth Progress
The speech extols honesty industry and steady work as keys to success. It asserts America offers more opportunities now than ever as expansion creates new paths for American youth, insisting that even those born in slavery can achieve success.
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America
A Glorious Outing With Family Ups And Downs
Recalls a family road trip in a crowded bus to a country outing with car trouble and a near head on collision. The writer jokes about tire patches, a park mishap, a sick child from dust, a traffic jam, and marital squabbles finally ending with plans to repair a boat and a new suit purchase.
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Uts
Bobby
Speed Street
Jaydrive Avenue
Cross
Omaha World-Herald
Faith and Fortune in a Poignant Verse Page
A collage of poems and quips features Edgar A. Guest urging faith as wealth beyond purse. brief satirical lines critique wealth, politics, and social mores with multiple quoted sources and wry observations from Life, Harper's, and Punch.
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Edgar A. Guest
Washington From the Air and Childhood Vaccinations
Observers describe Washington from the air noting its cemetery as a memorable feature. The piece muses on future vaccination timing for children and ponders television breakthroughs with references to Queen Mary’s hat.
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Queen Mary
Made to Order and Witty Exchanges in a Humorous Column
A playful collage of quips about beauty, family, marriage and chance. Jokes reference Miss Beauty, an uncle in a drugstore, and a pun about steel wool from sheep on the Iron Mountains, keeping a light, satirical tone throughout.
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Iron Mountains
Who's Paying For Your Fun A Village Advice Poem
A short era poem warns readers about spending and credit with light satire. It urges budgeting for groceries and bills, noting grocers and lenders bear the cost of reckless leisure. It ends with a quip about married couples growing alike and a brief sign off from F O B.
Morning Mirth Turns Sour at Office
A man greets everyone with a cheerful good morning then finds fault with his stenographer’s work at the office. The moral suggests most people are human but dislike admitting it.
Speed of new Ford teased by two officers in lead car
Report notes two officers in a high powered Ford testing a speed claim. The article hints at rapid development but provides no official speed numbers or launch date.
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Henry
Ford Truck Tire Damage Sparks Debate on Speed Upgrades
In a fragmentary note, the author argues about sacrificing tires on an old Ford to obtain food, then advocates equipping officers with new faster Fords as soon as possible. The text reflects an informal, unsettled opinion from CC R G.
Robinson Crusoe Island and Dr. Schmitt’s South American survey
Smithsonian scientist Dr Waldo L Schmitt reports from Juan Fernandez where Alexander Selkirk lived four years and four months noting abundant flora and a paradise like scene. He cites cork oak apple cherry and olive trees amid varied resources while recalling Crusoe lore in a lighthearted column.
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Robinson Crusoe
Juan Fernandez Island
Waldo L. Schmitt
Smithsonian Institution
Schmitt
Alexander Selkirk
Spain
Threshing in Dublin Ring Affected by Hail
The Dublin ring threshing on Tuesday afternoon was small as some farmers did not thresh. Yields were low for those who did thresh due to earlier hail. Several visits and gatherings occur around the area including Ethel Jenkins and brother from Ainsworth visiting grandmother Mrs. Wolfe, and various relatives staying with neighbors for threshing duties and social calls. Nearby traffic notes include a cattle shipment to Chicago from Wellston and a visit by Verne Wolfe and family from South Dakota.
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Dublin
Ethel Jenkins
Ainsworth
Wolfe
Doe Engel
Alvin
Andy Blattner
Washington
Nick Tinnes
W. C. Hotle
Nona
Howard Mangold
Floyd Banks
West Chester
Edward Engel
Ernest Strum's
Lexington
Chas. Corpman
Carl Corpman
Ernie Temple
Jake Seethout
H. J. Mangold
Wellston
Rosamond
Nina Johnson
Wesley
Therson Hansen
Lester Macon
A. E. Strum
Doc Engels
F. L. Mangold
J. L. Banks
W. Ek. Augustine
Chicago
Verne Wolfe
South Dakota
HL. E. Wolfe
Famous Clipper Ship Makes Her Screen Debut
The Santa Clara, a famed old clipper once idle since steamers rose, becomes a floating studio for Captain Salvation at Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Lars Hanson stars with Pauline Starke and Marceline Day as the cast travels aboard and in a storm near Mexico. Fox shows the film.
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Santa Clara
California
High Seas
Cosmopolitan
Frederick William Wallace
John S. Robertson
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
Lars Hanson
Pauline Starke
Marceline Day
Sam de Grasse
George Fawecett
Dan Crimmins
Flora Finch
Captain Salvation
the Fox
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Life
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Joe Jones
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