Cape May County Times, 1 July 1921 IIIF issue link — Page 3

CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES, SEA ISLE CITY, N. J.

Biggest Class of Army Nurses Is Graduated

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A new era Ih the army nursing service was established when -HM nurses were graduated from the Walter Reed hospital, Washington. These young women, who received their diplomas from MaJ. Gen. M. W. Ireland, surgeon general of the army, were trained by the government, and constitute the largest class graduated from such an Institution. , ;

President Invited to Cheyenne

NO FRESH AIR FOR HER

The state of Wyoming has sent a unique Invitation to President Harding, asking him to attend the Frontier Pays round-up at Cheyenne during the lust week In July. The Invitation takes the form of a real "four-gallon" cowboy hat. The heavy-rhnsed silver band beam the engraved invitation.

I Mrs. Ellzulietli Dunne of Chicago, i who celebrated her one hundredth I birthday last April, expects to live at ! least 20 years more. Mrs. Dunne Is Interested In politics, and despite her age can sew, darn, and do ordinary housework. She attributes her longevity to the fact that she has always lived Inside, and does not believe that fresh air Is good for the health.

World’s First Electric Locomotive Was American

Conflicting International claims for the honor of the invention of tin- world's flint electric locomotive seem to Save been settled ..y the discovery of ar. American machine opt rated in 1M7 and antedating certain German claims ay .'Hi years. • The first electric car. shown above, was made by Moses G. Farmer of Vermont. Contrast this llttlo ten-foot contraptlou with the powerful 265-ton, :t,000 volt modern engine of today, shown below.

RAISED THE FUR HERSELF

Were These Meant for Ireland?

Velma TIiden of San Francisco, bought a buck and two does of the Himalayan fur-hearing breed of rale, bit for $.'!o. Within a year she bad raised -enough rabbits to make this ‘ mock-ermine fur coat and lint. The Himalayan rabbit fur so resembles ermine, bat for the lack of black tips. ! that only an expert can detect the do-1

-•option.

Weapons and ammunition valued nt $135,060. were seised by the police

on the Hoboken piers. 1: Is sa'.l that the shipment was consigned to Ireland. According to < a-terns officials, the arms had been stored in the hold »f a vessel, but bad I removed and placed on trucks on the piers. Frank Wil-

liams of Hoboken, claims that the arms were stolen from him. Timely Lesson for the Camper

LITTLE FRENCH HEROES

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Cuban Polo Team in Washington