Saint Patrick Aided Porto Rico Against Ants and Worms
A Pensacola style legend from San Juan recalls Saint Patrick credited with saving Porto Rico in 1506 by ending an ant and worm infestation. Regulations of the hellish pests led clerics to appeal to Ireland’s patron saint, whose intervention allegedly brought rain to wash away the pests and revive grass, sparking celebrations.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Sainti Patrick
Ireland
New World
Chinec
Porto Rite
St. Patrick
Patric
Colegicals
Saint Patrick
Naina
Cor
Saint Rates
Former Iowa Congressman Names 1928 Presidential Pick
Former Iowa representative Kirkpatrick of North Carolina and Iowa spends winter in Washington D C with Mrs Kirkpatrick. He chats with Democratic leaders and says his party will nominate a president in 1928. He recalls hearing a floor speech that made him think the speaker should be president. Kirkpatrick predicts the northern states of the South and North will determine the next president.
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Emmett Dougherty
Washington
D. C
Mareh St
Sanford .Kirkpatrick
North Carolina
Iowa
National House
Kirkpatrick
Jie
United States
Manist
J. Garrett
Tenneysea
House
Fouthland
Prohibition
Ore
National campaign promises tax bill and bonds idea arise
The speaker predicts the tax bill and spiritual issues will dominate the next national campaign while proposing government bonds carry space for owner names on reverse sides to curb speculation and add holder accountability.
Bonds and Retaining This Form of Security
The text discusses the purpose of bonds and argues that they serve to make the owner want to retain this form of security. It suggests the stability and value of bonds as a financial instrument for continued ownership.
Doctor Ruskin’s Eskimo Transplant Failure Told
Dr Julia W Ruskin, explorer, discusses a failed attempt to transplant an Eskimo boy to the United States. The boy, educated in New York, regressed after bronchial illness and was returned to St Johns Greenland. Ruskin recounts three years in Eskimo life and aims to lecture at Waterloo Theatre under Izaak Walton League. Special school matinees planned.
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Waterloo
United States
New York
St. Johns
Dr. Ruskin
Izaak Walton League
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Tennessee
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Cedar Falls
West Motor Sales Co
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