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Associated Press
Evening Star Publishing Company
August Enters Like A Nurse With Fevered Brow
The 1921 New York Herald notes August arrives with heat and high humidity. A July lull gives way to a cool dawn and a noonday 66 degree spell, while the city contends with the strain on nerves and the summer routine as postcards from Broadway echo travel and vacation talk.
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York
Broadway
The Greatest Man in the World Debate Fragment
A World News piece reports a debate among scholars at Williams College about who is the greatest man in history. Figures named include Mazaryk, Venizelos, Smuts, Lenine, Debs, and Woodrow Wilson, with a claim that John Smith, who produced war materiel, would be the greatest man for shaping modern conflict and society.
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Williams Courge
Lord Bryce
Mazaryk
Venizelos
Smuts
Baron Korff
Lenine
Russia
Woodrow Wiles
Debs
Woodrow Wilson
Ww York Herald
John Smith
H. C
Mazaryks
Veniz
Smith
Louis Meyers Home Looted in Hagerstown Break-In
Wille Lewis Meyers, a former liquor dealer, and family were away over the weekend when thieves looted the residence. Jewelry, liquor, and valuables valued under 300 dollars were taken, and police conducted a thorough investigation with clues gathered after lights were seen flashing Saturday night.
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Wille Lewis Meyers
Hagerstown
Farmers Plan Joint Buying in Augusta County
Staunton Virginia August meeting of the Augusta County Farmers Union discussed cooperative buying to lower fertilizer prices and reduce freight rates. Plans include a membership drive and supplying members with western clover and alfalfa seeds at cost.
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Staunton
Augusta
Augusta County Farmers’ Union
State Agricultural Department
Thug Strikes Luray Chief During Attempted Robbery
In Luray Virginia at about 3 AM Chief G W Slhusher rushed to a reported grocery robbery by Robert L Printz. He was struck with a black jack and fell, the assailant firing as he dropped. The chief was treated for a terrible temple wound. The attacker fled toward a southbound train. identity remains unknown. Prohibition arrests in the area are noted as possible motive.
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Luray
Robert L. Printz
G. W. Slhusher
Se Point
Main Street
Death Summons Miss Dove Feagan
Miss Dove Feagan daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Feagan of Jefferson county West Virginia died yesterday morning at her parents home near Charles Town after a lingering tuberculosis illness aged about 30 She leaves three sisters and four brothers and a nephew of Ridgeway She will be mourned by many Funeral services will be held at 2 o clock Thursday afternoon in the Charles Town Presbyterian Church with Rev Dr Sidney officiating and interment in the local cemetery.
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Dove Feagan
W. C. Feagan
Jefferson County
W. Va
Charles Town
Wheatland
Vivian
Ruby
Gladys Feagan
Messrs
Calvin
Chambersburg
Stary
Alexandria
Cecil
Briggs
Preston Feagan
Joseph Feagan
Ridgeway
Presbyterian Church
Sidney
Mary Anne Early to wed Bledsoe Buford Parrott
Senator and Mrs N B Early of Ruckersville Greene announce the September 1 wedding of their daughter Mary Anne Early to Bledsoe Buford Parrott of Stanardsville. The ceremony will be at Westover Methodist Church Ruckersville.
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N. B. Early
Ruckersville
Greene County
Mary Anne
Bledsoe Buford Parrott
Stanardsville
Westover Methodist Church
Hawaii Talks Shows Many Tongues Over Honolulu Lines
At a public utilities commission hearing on Mutual Telephone's rate increase, speakers cited sixty eight languages and dialects used over Honolulu telephone lines. The mix includes eleven occupational languages, forty nine Japanese dialects, seven Chinese dialects, and English. Officials said they could not verify the volume of business versus social calls due to the multitude of tongues.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
Public Utilities Commission
Mutual Telephone Company
Nova Scotia’s frost fish sparks ice cream tale
A Newfoundland–Nova Scotia tale describes a fresh water frost fish that can freeze solid, then thaw and swim. Natives allegedly use it in ice cream making, freezing the cream as the fish thaws and stirs the mixture to a smooth, fluffy texture amid a salty twist.
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Nova Scotia
Moonlit Streets Prompt Nighttime Power Joke
A town joked about turning on the moon instead of street lights during a bright noon. The exchange recalls the council delaying electric lights and a son shouting that they had switched on the moon.
Energy needs in calories per day for a five person family
The United States Department of Agriculture states a family of father mother and three children requires about 12 000 calories daily. A balanced diet uses 120 units of 100 calories each distributed as fruits and vegetables 24 units milk eggs and meat 36 units cereals and legumes 30 units sugar and starchy foods 12 units and fats and fatty foods 18 units.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Johns Hopkins Walks to Office For Carfare Lesson
A tale credits Johns Hopkins with walking to his office to save carfare, noting he never forgot that a carfare equals a year's interest on a dollar and that the interest on a dollar is worth saving. The anecdote emphasizes frugality and long term financial prudence.
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Johns Hopkins
Dense Table Cloth Cloud Affects Mountain Travel
Dense vapor from the Table mountain cloud appears suddenly mainly with strong southeast winds. It has caused accidents by obscuring the path for wayfarers who become lost in the dense vapor on Table mountain in South Africa.
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Table Mountain
South Africa
Handy Household Tips From A Past Era
A collection of small home ideas includes mounting a narrow rope in a corner for kids to hang cloths with clothespins, loosening tight can lids by twisting a pencil under a twine loop, and marine training stressing rifle care with daily oiling.
France and Scotland Allied Through History
The article notes French influence in Scots vocabulary due to a long standing alliance between France and Scotland from the early 1300s until James VI united the crowns. It emphasizes cultural exchange shaped by political ties across centuries.
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France
Scotland
James VI
Neolithic Wales Engraving Unearthed With Triangles
A 6,000 year old engraving was found in Wales featuring numerous triangular symbols. The plaque is thought to date from Neolithic times and may reflect Iberian influence, with several evidences surviving.
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Wales
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The passage describes Kathryn witnessing her father killing a rooster and laying it on the ground. She watches for a moment and exclaims that the bird is looking for its head.
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Kathryn
Kathhryn
Global Rain and Snow Absence Uneven Across Regions
The text notes that no region is entirely rainless except interior polar areas Armtarctica and Greenland where precipitation is always snow. It emphasizes the variability of rainfall across the globe and the unique snow dominance in extreme interiors.
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Earth
Armtarctica
Greenland
Sounds Like Double Meaning
A Nashville Tennessean line notes irony in courtroom perceptions with remarks about female defendants being homely and some obtaining acquittals, reflecting on attitudes toward justice and appearance in court.
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Nashville
Tennessean
Fewer Babies Born in June Revealed by Monthly Study
A study shows June has the lowest birth count of the year, with births dipping relative to other months. Researchers note seasonal patterns and demographic variations in birth rates across regions.
Springtime Home Planning and Investment Guidance
The piece urges spring as a time to plan a real home and invest money and energy in substantial property. It emphasizes planning beyond blueprints, matching the right house to family needs, and offers expert help from Let. 48 to tailor plans to fit individual requirements.
Canned 600 DS Prices Put Up
Baltimore August 17 Canned goods prices are rising due to strong demand this season predicts Harry P Strassbaugh of Aberdeen Maryland president of the National Canners Association He cites crop shortages loan rate cuts and financing as causes while Maryland which normally supplies 20 percent of the nations tomatoes may produce only about five percent this year
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Baltimore
Harry P. Strassbaughb
Aberdeen
National Canners’ Association
Strassbaugh
Maryland
Akron Women Visit Augusta County Travelers
Mrs. T. Weller Harris of Akron Colorado and Miss Mary Sue Bosserman of Staunton pass through Augusta County on their way to Akron. They are sisters of Mr. W. H. Bosserman of this city.
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T. Weller Harris
Akron, CO
Augusta County
Mary Sue Bosserman
Staunton
Akron
W. H. Bosserman
Winchester and Potomac Railroad Stockholders Meeting Notice
The annual meeting of the Stock holders of the Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company will be held at the office of Mr. R. Gray Williams, Counsel, Winchester Virginia, on Friday September 2 1921 at 12 o'clock noon for the election of a President and Board of Directors and for other business as may come before it. 45-151 CC. W. Woolford Secretary.
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The
Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company
R. Gray Williams
Winchester
CC. W. Woolford
Sec’y
Recital Closes Summer Music School at Fort Loudoun Seminary
Mrs. Harry Cookus presented a pleasing recital at Fort Loudoun Seminary ending the summer music school. Performers included Katharine and Gene Herrell Mary Sartele Johann Kman Genevieve Clevenger Jessie Fletcher Elizabeth Grim Helen Keeler Elensia Clevenger Dorothy Woods Mary Ruth DeWitt Lydia Whitmore Shearman Mary Catherine Kern Edith Harloe Alma Bean and others.
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Harry Cookus
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Katharine and
Gene @ Herrell
Mary Sartele
Johann Kman
Genevieve Clevenger
Jessie Fletcher
Elizabeth Grim
Helen Keeler
Elensia Clevenger
Dorothy Woods
Mary Ruth DeWitt
Lydia Whitmore
Shearman
Mary Catherine Kern
Edith Harloe
Alma Bean
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