England to Build Giant Airships for Long Distance Travel
Special writer reports England is producing massive lighter than air ships with 20 000 mile ranges capable of carrying passengers from London to San Francisco and landing in New York. Proponents claim these dirigibles will dominate long distance travel while planes handle faster routes.
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Lloyd Allen
Union
ONDON
England
London
San Francisco
Beeve
Atlantic Ocean
New York
British
Air Ministry
Atlantic
Woolworth
Bay of
Naples
Deadly Ant Army Observed By Naturalist Beebe
Naturalist William Beebe describes a nightmarish ant invasion in the jungle as he watches battalions sweep over twigs and leaves. He recalls his own vulnerability in a hammock and a dramatic defense that scattered scouts, comparing it to a tactical explosion of a mine.
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William Beebe
Atlantic Monthly
America An Ancient Tune Claims in New York Times Letter
Poultney Bigelow argues in a New York Times letter that the tune behind America was adopted by Frederick William II of Prussia in 1792 for Berlin’s Brandenburgthor dedication. He links the anthem to English origins and notes possible older uses by Constantine legions, Wyckliffe, or John Huss.
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America
Poultney Bigelow
New York Times
Frederick William II
England
Berlin
Rhine
Prussia
George I
Constantine
Wyckliffe
John Huss
Relatives Seek Exhumation for Brass Casket Find
Relatives of a Spanish merchant, long deceased and said to be noble, ask the Cuban sanitation department for permission to dig up his body to recover and sell the brass casket containing his burial. The department finds no law against reclaiming the casket, deeming the issue moral rather than legal.
Pickpocketing logic from Seven Dials joke
Superintendent Quinn of Scotland Yard quipped that Seven Dials is a perfect place for pickpockets to operate. If detected and cried Stop thief, the thief vanishes as the crowd runs, making identification impossible.
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Quinn
Scotland Yard
Seven Dials
London
I D K Slang Reported In American Army
English newspapers note a growing American slang trend with I D K meaning I dont know as rookies fill questions in training. The piece mentions the first sergeant being nicknamed the top after changes in style.
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Englang
United States
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Fast Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as instant relief for indigestion and dyspepsia with symptoms like belching gas acids and sourness. The copy claims quick action and low cost at any drug store.
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Pape
Dolittle's Obsession Over Social Form Cited
In a Philadelphia Record clipping Dolittle is described as a stickler for social form who would not go to work without an engraved invitation. Muggins remarks on his meticulous adherence to etiquette.
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Muggins
Dolittle
Buggins
Philadelphia Record
Sage and Sulphur Compound Darkens Gray Hair
Advert says to darken gray faded hair using garden sage tea and sulfur or a ready made Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound. It claims natural even darkening after multiple applications and gloss, with instructions to apply strand by strand.
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Wyeth
Oh mamma, here is another sharp shooter fly
A summer incident recalls Ned’s misadventure with a hornet who he calls a sharp shooter fly. The next day another hornet appears at the window, prompting the same humorous exclamation from Ned about intruding insects in the house.
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Ned
Red Cross Bag Blue Promoted for Home Use
An advertisement touts Red Cross Bag Blue as a household laundry additive. It claims to whiten fabrics without damage and urges purchase from grocers at five cents.
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All Good Grocers
Misunderstanding Sparks Odd Bat Banter
A humorous exchange reveals a bat near the speaker during the night. The other person quips that bats prefer feet, while the first remarks a bat almost reached the head, turning a close call into a light moment.
What kind of wife is Amanda in Her Occupation
A dialogue reveals Amanda described as a mandatory figure by one character, suggesting societal expectations and gender roles influence perceptions of a wife in the narrative.
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Amanda
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promises Vitality
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier from wild roots and barks. It claims to restore vim and vitality, purify the body, and eliminate impurities through natural channels, offering a trial package for 10 cents via Buffalo, New York.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo, N. Y
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