Goddard's new rocket opens the path to lunar travel
Smithsonian announces Prof. Robert H. Goddard of Clark College has tested a multi chamber rocket using smokeless powder to reach beyond the atmosphere. The device features a steel nozzle and staged discharges to push through vacuum and toward the moon, with calculations for flash signals and telescope visibility from Earth.
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Smithsonian Institution
Robert H. Goddard
Clark College
Jules Verne
Maj
R. W. Schroeder
Chicago
McCookfield
Earth
Moon
Godeard
Prof
Goddard
Luna
Exper
Iment
Professor Goddard
Isaac Newton
Italla Battleship in Welsh Coal Service
The Italla, a former 1880 battleship of 100 guns and 18.5 knots, reappears as a coal carrier between Cardiff and Genoa. Requisitioned by Italy to transport Welsh coal, she carries 7,000 tons, with 2,000 wasted to her voyage.
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Cardiff
Genoa
Pall Mall Gazette
London
Italla
Italy
Crack Drive Distances Highlight Golf and Track Feats
The article compares golf drives with cricket throws and athletic records. It notes 200 yards as a solid drive and 250 yards as exceptional, with cricket ball throws around 140 yards and javelin at 211 feet. It also mentions milk drinking as a growing-up tactic and a boy’s concern about rivals doing the same.
Two Could Play at That
A Sunday school tale describes a boy observing another child push his son and knocking him to the floor, prompting indignation and a report to his family about the incident.
Foolish pride or wealth? A proverb warns about greed
A concise saying contrasts foolishness with hoarding wealth and spiritual loss. It emphasizes that generosity matters more than accumulating money, urging readers to consider moral value over material gain.
To Have a Clear Sweet Skin With Cuticura
Advertises Cuticura Ointment Soap and Talcum for facial skin care. Recommends touching pimples redness roughness or itching with ointment, bathing with soap and hot water, rinsing drying and dusting talcum for fragrance. Priced 25 cents each.
Teacher Short of Supplies in Village War Saving Effort
A village schoolmaster raised funds through a war savings association and pupils paid weekly. Tommy Oates hides a missing penny saying the ink ran out as the teacher’s card shows only two pence. The tale, from London Answers, highlights temptation and honesty.
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War Saving Association
London
Extravagance of Japan's New Rich Moves to Colleges and Arts
The newly rich in Japan largely spent on endowing colleges and collecting literature and art. They ministered to refined senses to nourish the soul, signaling a cultural shift toward philanthropy and aesthetic patronage.
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Japan
Guardian Angel Calls Twelve O Clock
A ceremonial phrase echoes to mark noon as crucial signals align. The phrase “Twelve o Clock, and All Is Well” guides a vigil, suggesting a formal moment of reassurance and order amid tense events.
Music of Ancient Greece and its instruments
Ancient Greek music paired poetry with the cithara and lyre while flutes were used by men and women in military tunes. Harp and lyre favored for private use, flutes and pipes linked to frenzy. Large mixed choirs sung at religious festivals and public events. Allman circa 650 B C wrote a girls choir song.
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Greece
Allman
B. C
Grace by Jeanie After Naughty Pudding
A mother punishes a girl with bread and butter while others eat jam pudding. At dinner end the child says grace with arms folded and eyes closed, thanking for what others received. The moment highlights gratitude despite a mild correction.
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Jeanie
Grace
Literary Objection Doubts Marrying Daughter
The passage presents a dialogue where a man doubts the elder's consent to the wedding and the lover confirms the objection has been raised. It captures a wary moment of family approval and romantic resolve in terse, period dialogue.
Castoria Ad Promotes Safe Infant Remedy
A vintage ad urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the signature of Sears and note the remedy has been in use for over 30 years. It highlights Fletcher's Castoria as a trusted infant and child medicine and ends with a prompt for children to cry for Castoria.
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Fletcher
Nothing to Do But Work We Must Find Time
The piece laments constant overwork and endless tasks. It argues against the galley slave pace and urges breaking the cycle to reclaim time for worthwhile endeavors. It frames the life as a single limited lifetime and questions how to escape perpetual fatigue.
Goats Boost Wartime Milk Supply in Germany
German agricultural data show 3,600,000 goats, about 10 percent more than in 1914, making goat milk a major substitute for cow milk. The Omaha Bee notes goats as the sole stock item to rise during the war, with widespread use of goat milk as a satisfactory alternative.
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Germany
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