British Dirigible R-100 To Debut Before September
British trans Atlantic airship R-100 advances toward debut this summer with trials at Howden England in June and planned cross Atlantic service carrying passengers and mail before September. The craft, twice the size of Shenandoah, will carry crew of 43 and freight, aiming for commercial Atlantic passenger service.
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Aspington
Athiotig
Howden
Undere Hye
England
Atlantic
Shenandoal
Los Angeles
Deck Duty Through the Veneered Ship’s Structure
Fragmentary OCR describes ship construction with four decks and veneered fittings. Mentions eight dollars covering modules and five ply veneer with rich cruciation. Details are unclear and scattered across the damaged text.
Old paper reveals tribes and progress myths in early America
The People’s Magazine copy details early flying machines and a discussion of tribal origins and prosperity during a Jazz era issue. It traces the “prohibition Indians” and Seminole War history, noting federal responses and the struggle of Indigenous groups for education and access to national wealth.
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Herae
I Brigis
Tal
Than
Chen
Pault
Houston
Texas
Laway Ami
Calamity Jane and the Drunken Citizen in a Missouri Town
Duncan Aikman recounts sixty years ago in a small Missouri town the apex of comedy when several able-bodied citizens became unconscious after drinking. A critic describes a drunken customer story from Tollerville’s store where groceries and squirrel whisky were sold and drunks were hauled away to a brine vat cellar.
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WII
Duncan Aikman
Tollerilay
Students Poor Judges of Grades Across Courses
A study by Professor Dor at a university examines how students rate their own work. Findings show many under or over estimate, with women tending to underrate and men to overestimate, influenced by frequency of objective testing and instructor quality.
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Dor
Mm Olue University
Daft Aft
Herre
Foumr Wanvien
Anny
Clothier
Dhtw
Marly
Iskil
Janen
Porter
Fences of Limestone Tearing Down in Kentucky Farmland
Farmers in Kentucky uproot miles of limestone fences after 150 years of use as soil acidifies. They remove the old stone fences to recover the quarried material and redirect labor to lime production for soil correction.
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Kentucky
Dewberry and Wild Cherry Among Athens County Wild Fruits
In Athens county wild fruits, the dewberry and wild cherry are edible and relished by people and wildlife. The dewberry climbs on vines in open, moist spaces and fruits in July with marble-sized berries. it tolerates poor soils and shale, soapstone, and barren patches. The wild cherry grows to 40 to 60 feet, blooms pink, yields small dark red fruit late July, and provides food for birds. it favors thin white oak land and old pastures, with the tree valued for shade and landscape.
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Woodwortie
Athens County
Jersth
Tim
Ohio
Chester
Athens
Thi Horhood
Tfa
Tts
Fragmentary 1920s Trade and Travel Snippets From an Era
A garbled OCR fragment references railways hotels and tourism in Atlantic travel, fashion changes in dresses and accessories, shipping activity including oranges and grapes, and early advertising trends. It mentions Becontree in London, Florida ship shipments, and a large 50 million unofficial estimate tied to farm profits, all within a scattered historical panorama.
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Atlantic
Sivelers
Sloan Shdps
Athantic
Tampa
British — Railws Sons
London County
Becontree
Florida
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Storry
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Simur
Coolidge White
Press
British Admiralty
Luu
Connerh
Une
Woman Bring
Vtios
Alec
People’s Magazine
Messenger Voftice
Joe Hatching
Efon
India
Needle
California
Mountain Cave
Virginia
Granada
Torndalis
Woman's Magazine
Earliele
Hobney Specier
SEA Service
Ashington
Perly County
Tex
America
Aleshansktal
Alavaina
Jhad
Etierte France
Selandia
Tor Clartes
Idc
University of Tine
G. O. P. Hostess
Kansas City
Jacob L. Laceslings
Thansion
Loose
Washington
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