A Tragedy to Grow Up in a Harsh World
A long reflection on childhood to adulthood and growing up. The essay contrasts the carefree boyhood of playgrounds with the grim future many will face as adults. It argues society must change to make growing up less tragic and more hopeful for all children.
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Library of
Mark Twain
Peter Pan
Billy
Izzy
George
Frank
Johnnie
Hal
Peter
Ralph
Ike
Berts
Christmas trees seen as forestry asset says Cornell professor
Ralph S. Hosmer of Cornell University argues against a federal ban on using Christmas trees, stating they are a legitimate forest by product. He notes that careful cutting aids reforestation and reduces forest strain, easing public worry about resource depletion.
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Ralph S. Hosmer
Cornell University
About Color and Marriage Across Racial Lines in Seattle
A white Seattle woman marries a Chinaman and must seek police help to defend the union from racist pressure. The piece critiques the color line, noting how a white man who is flawed might escape scrutiny while a Chinese husband provokes hostility.
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Seattle
Undauntable Macready Aims To Reach Eight Miles High
The article portrays Lieutenant John Macready attempting a record eight mile ascent, praising the adventurer’s spirit and the bold pursuit of dangerous science, while hoping he lands safely if he succeeds.
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John Macready
Macready
Fatigue Limit of Metals Defined by Engineering Foundation
Washington reports that six years of investigations by the Engineering Foundation and allied bodies established a fatigue limit for most metals, indicating they can endure many revolutions without failure. The work, involving tests on steels and nonferrous alloys, aims to reduce disasters in aircraft and structures and urges further harmonization of results.
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Washington, D. C
al D. Flinn
Soundation
J. Flinn
Engineering Foundation
American Societies of Civil, Mining
National Research Council
General Electric Company
Allis-Chambers Manufacturing Company
The
Copper and Brass Association
Western Electric Company
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Andather
Flinn
Herbert Hoover
Engineering Corporation
White man praises own race as jury rules for woman
The text notes a long history creating a white man who values his race and wishes to remain white. It mentions bets of 5 to 1 predicting a biased jury verdict against the woman, but the jury ruled in her favor, making the bettors wrong.
Wings and Wires Shrink The World Across Ages
A reflective column notes how air travel covers the distance once walked by Moses and how telephone lines now trace the ancient journey. The piece marvels at rapid global shrinking and wonders at the miracles of modern connectivity.
Entertainers and football stars mix in New York gossip
In New York, Benny Friedman and Benny Osterman, famed Michigan players, mingle with Louise Blackburne and other Broadway crowds. The piece notes their Cleveland roots, unlikely boyhood ties, and a quirky national quartet contest moving through city venues toward Keith Circuit engagements while each night’s losers head home.
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Louise Blackburne
America
Benny Friedman
Benny Osterman
University of Michigan
Middle West
Cleveland
Benny
Louise
Pennsylvania
Brooklyn Adelphians
Criterions
Knickerbocker Quartet
Boston
Genessee Singers
Rochester
Questions and Answers on Weather, Agriculture and Storage
A reader asks about the technical name for the whereas clause and about humidity. The article explains that warm air holds more moisture than cold air, with summer air near saturation. It lists leading states in cotton, wheat, and rice production and outlines foods carried by Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, plus later Colonial foods. It also calculates that about one million silver dollars would fit in 250 cubic feet in a Ford on the South Side.
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Weather Bureau
J. F
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Mississippi
Georgia
Kansas
North Dakota
Louisiana
Colorado
Red Rain Mystery ends in confessions and arrests in London
Samuel Honeybun and his son scheme to kill Sir Francis Lathrop over a family feud. Inspector Roake and detective Adrian Klyne uncover the motive linking a toy horse, a rain gauge story, and a yellow car. Wilmot is captured and executed, while Samuel Honeybun dies of paralysis as justice closes on the case.
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Samuel Honeybun
Samuel Jessick
Francis Lathrop
Francis
Lathrop
Margaret
Guy Lathrop
Honeybuns
Wilmot
Monkey Face
James Honeybun
Honeybun
Klyne
Sir Francis
Mr. Honeybun
Roake
Rooke
Monkey-Face
Inspector Roake
Adrian Klyne
Sir Guy
Jove
Scotland Yard
Frank
Latchfield Inn
Brendon Mews
Kensington
James Jessick
Honeymun
Symes
Long Pass O' Manor
Jessick
Jessicks
Miss Margaret
Putney
Mr. Larkin
Cheverel
Old Honeybun
London
Ruxton
Suffolk
Stampage
Larkin
Adela Larkin
Adrian Klyne & Co
Fragmentary Voice on Moses and A Three Minute Call
A whimsically phrased fragment imagines Moses using a booth to make a long distance call to Egypt and insult Pharaoh for a three minute duration before resuming his wanderings.
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Moses
Egypt
Pharaoh
Sir Oliver Lodge Describes Massive Star Mass
In a recent lecture Sir Oliver Lodge discussed a star accompanying Sirius with extraordinary mass. He claimed a surface match would weigh fifty pounds and a five dollar gold piece a ton.
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Oliver Lodge
Size and power of the sun described in a striking lesson
Lodge explains the sun's immense scale noting it ejects about 4,000,000 tons of material per second. Even after 160 billion years at that rate the sun would lose only about one percent of its substance, illustrating its vast size compared with Earth.
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Lodge
Space
Earth
To Meet the Weight of the Sun by Lodge
The passage states a method to weigh the sun by multiplying 4 000 060 tons by the number of seconds in 150 000 000 000 years and adding two zeros. It reflects on the vast universe and humanity’s small yet capable perspective.
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Lodge
Buckner Announces Large Scale Rum Ring Arrests
Federal district attorney in New York announces wholesale arrests that crack a major rum running operation. The roundup includes men from a government boat implicated in halting illicit liquor shipments and broader crackdown.
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Buckner
New York
Government crew implicated in aiding rum runners to land cargo
Government crew confess their real job was aiding rum runners to reach shore and in rough weather even carried the cargo. In one case 300 cases were landed safely. The text notes the difficulty of enforcing the law when criminals hire the very agents charged with upholding it.
Tax Bill Aims To Finance Country For Another Year
The bill seeks to raise 2.426 billion dollars to fund government for another year. It sparks debate over tax visibility with claims of pleasing all, protecting the little earner before taxation and letting the wealthy retain more of their income.
Please Remit Overdue Bill Sparks Local Debate
The Cres cent News in Defiance Ohio notes some respected citizens view overdue bill reminders as blackmail while others defend firm collection. The item highlights public opinion questions and civic norms.
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Defiance
Ohio
Crescent News
Fostoria Woman Says Yes Before Night Fades
A brief society item from the Fostoria Ohio Times notes that as night fell the couple shared a kiss, with the report implying a positive response before darkness fully set in.
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Fostoria
Ohio
Endings and Beginnings in Love: Engagements and Weddings
Cincinnati Times-Star notes that some engagements conclude with happy outcomes while others lead to marriage, reflecting differing paths in romantic plans and unions.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Times-Star
Bird sanctuary noted. call for aid to the poor in North
The Marion Ohio Star argues Florida bird sanctuary is a symbol, urging a sanctuary for the poor in the northern regions. The column frames the contrast as a social critique urging focus on human need.
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Florida
Marion
Ohio
Star
Nightcaps Worn by Nick Longworth and Washington elites
Washington gossip notes that Nick Longworth, speaker-elect, wears a navy blue nightcap with a red stripe and rainbow pom-pom. The piece describes how several officials and elderly Washingtonians use nightcaps for warmth and comfort, noting they are popular on sleeping porches and among the political set.
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England
Longworth
Washington
A Man’s Cooking Consider, now, the married man
A humorous sketch about a husband left solo by his wife out of town. He batches meals for a week or two and his orderly routine turns upside down as he uses a cookbook to plan supper. His clumsy kitchen antics leave the home a chaotic scene despite his best efforts.
Hal Cochran's Daily Poem About A Strained Home Kitchen
The poem humorously describes a wife who plans to leave, while a husband reflects on her return to cook meals properly each night. It plays on domestic friction and the anticipation of restored harmony in the home.
Barbershop Retreats Highlight Akron Village Hardship
In Beaton Journal coverage from Akron Ohio villagers, typically too poor for winter resorts, seek simple comforts at the local barbershop. The piece notes economic hardship and communal resilience in winter.
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Akron
Ohio
Beaton-Journal
Henseleas queries Aren't that bers great fellows for scraping acquaintances
Canton Ohio news item notes Henseleas comments on social behavior and scraping acquaintances in a local context with humorous tone and regional chatter.
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Henseleas
Canton
Ohio
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Cole
Avédit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Oaiien
Wire Report International News
F. W. Bush
Publ
Chas, H. Harris
BY Frederic J. Haskin
O. H. Basquin
Northwestern University
F. P. Gilligan
Henry Souther Engineering Company
Zay Jeffries
Aluminum Company of America
T. R. Lawson
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
J. A. Mathews
Crucible Steel Company
John H. Nelson
Wyman-Gordon Company
W. F. Ryder
H. L. Whittemore
United States Bureau of Standards
Leonard Waldo
W. H. Bassett
American Brass Company
W. R. Webbster
Bridgeport Brass Company
H.C. Snook
R. R. Moore
U. S. Air Service
McCook Field
H. F. Moore
University of Illinois
United States Naval Engineering Experiment Station
Bureau of Standards
Air Service At
Weatinghouse Company
National Physical Laboratory of England
LT Seal
Finn
White Lightts
George la Maize
Brown University
G. I
Youngstown
Vindicator
P. G
Red Rain
Mr. Jessick
Wise Crax
Charles P. Stewart
Messenger
Nicholas Longworth
House of Representatives
Nick Longworth
Stadard
Nick
Hal Cochran
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