Ice Man Ned Darrow Finds Wealth in Ice Machine
Ned Darrow, after a failed invention, drifts to Melbourne and is captured by a royal court in Australia. His ice making machine fascinates King Obi, who enjoys the cooled treat and grants Ned liberty and a diamond payment. A patent lawyer’s skeptical question ends with Ned planning expansion after worrying Nellie.
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Ned Darrow
Yoog Darrow
Ned
Australia
II Nature
Japan
South American
Ned Tarren
Nellie Wyman
Arcturus
Melbourne
Royal Palace
Obl
Obi
Nelije
Highland Center Christmas program and community notes
Highland Center pupils enjoyed a Christmas program before a week long break with a tree and exchange. Santa distributed treats. Local residents shared holiday visits and news including farm sales, radio upgrades, and upcoming church program. Several families traveled, shipped cattle, and prepared moves to California or Chicago.
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Highland Center
Highland Center School
Santa Claus
Robert Cherry
Everette Gates
Oakville
Sara McCreedy
Ainsworth School
G. M. Taylor
Miss Work
North Liberty
Wayne McCreedy
California
George McGinnis
The
Highland Sewing Club
President Coolidge Hosts Scientists at White House
President Coolidge meets delegates to the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the White House. Papers cover improved copper for electricity and hiccough bacteria, with findings from General Electric and Mayo Foundation researchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
White House
D. P. Pavey
General Electric Company
Edward C. Rosenow
Mayo Foundation
Rochester
Minn
Communists in Far East Follow Moscow Program
A Batavia dispatch indicates the governor-general cooperated with the East Indies Council of State to curb Bolshevik agitation. The Barkat Rajat movement, with branches across the Dutch East Indies, reportedly follows the Moscow program and uses secret meetings to influence Javanese villages. Dutch colonial papers note rising communist activity and a parallel fascist movement in Java.
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Hague
Holland
Outey East Indies
Batavia
Council of State of the East Indies
Bolvievik
Barkat Rajat
Inon Archipelago
Batavia Niensblad
Seemea
Bo'shey
Java
War Stock Exits Boost Home Mills Demand
Glasgow reports that large shipmen's sale abroad of final war textiles will lift activity in domestic mills long kept down by war stock. Among items sold were 15 million yards of flannel 5 million yards of suiting linings 4 million yards of berges and tweeds 1.5 million yards of canvas and tens of thousands of men’s suitings.
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Glasgow
Bee
World population at 1.7 billion prompts concern at meeting
At the American Statistical Association gathering in Chicago the projection shows world population doubling every sixty years. Professor A B Wolf notes future centuries would reach 5.1 and 17.1 billion if trends continue, while U S growth could hit 250 million without change. Professor L B Reuter discusses voluntary family planning gains.
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Chicago
A. B. Wolf
Oh'o State University
American Statistical Aceneia
L. B. Reuter
University of Iowa
Cooperative societies prosper in Germany
Germany claims at least 62 209 cooperative societies including consumer and producer groups. Some operate for marketing colors others focus on buying while many extend credit to members on better terms than banks.
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Germany
Berlin
Main Street Goes Deer Hunting
A two point buck deer was captured alive on Main Street Vancouver Washington near the Columbia river as bystanders watched the animal stroll along the street.
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Vancouver
Wash
Pec
Main Street
Columbia River
Buck Dash Fleeing Soldier Standoff Near Vancouver
A buck fleeing pursuers dashed through an alley into a derelict building and leapt a window then scaled a fence toward the river. The wet pavement caused the animal to slip several times before smashing into a fence as its horns became entangled. Four soldiers from Vancouver Bar-
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Vancouver Bar
Deer Taken To Reserve By Racks
A report notes that racks captured or trundled a deer to a reserve area. The exact location and entities are unclear due to fragmented OCR.
Curtain rods extend window width for illusion of size
A small window appears larger when curtain rods extend beyond the window frame on all sides and heavy drapery is used to cover the sides and top creating a roomier look.
Floating Fragments of Odd Facts and Nonsense
A garbled column of quirky statements covers copper origins, vanished math in ancient Egypt, turkey price tricks, a lemon gourd war myth, and dubious claims about a world war. It jumbles animals, genetics, electricity, coconuts, pasta, and Eskimo parenting in a comic, nonsensical style.
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Antoms
Savages
Harry White
Chicarco
Rotenburger Bros
Riverside
Warne McGreedy
John Kahn
Joe Snider
Glenn Beenblossom
A. C. Grain of
President Coolidge
Fiffen
Hiccough
John KR. Murlin
University of Rochester
Far East
Moscow
Constance Ellen Black
John T. Agar
OM “the. Jos
OUR
Deppelin
Gtheer
Lodge
Ogce Oe
Chas, Murphy
Luueyy Gaston Page
Watole
France
Fou Sims
Elon
Here
Daminges
Amsterdam
Canada
Italy
Department of Agriculture
China
Crawfordsville
Freight
Xas
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