Aeroplanes In War Change World Military Outlook
The article notes Italian aviators bombing Turkish camps in World War I style air warfare, describing reconnaissance value, impacts on natives, and Turkish responses. It highlights notable Italian pilots Mazza Maizo and De Itada and discusses global aviation arms race, U S deficits, French German Russian and British air fleets, and defense experiments at Sandy Hook with mortars against balloons and aircraft.
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Tripoli
Mazza
Maizo
de Itada
RIPOL
United States
Germany
France
Russia
England
Amucal
London
New York City
Brooklyn Bridge
East River
United States Army
Sandy Hook
Englad
Hirnle
Crozier
Ordnance Department
Washington
Crogier
Allen
Signal Service Corps
Birnie
Women Work Roles In Southwestern Tribes
A Wide World Magee article notes a curious practice among some southwestern American Indian tribes where men take on women’s household occupations as a life choice. It describes men in Zuni and nearby groups performing bread making, carrying water, and other feminine tasks, with costume cues signaling their nontraditional roles.
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United States
Magechee
Zuni
N. M
Womme
Weathers Grinding Corp
Walter
Thao Te Amai
Housing problem solved in Ulm temberg city plan
The Boston Globe reports Ulm temberg, a German manufacturing city of 60 000, now owns a large majority of local real estate. From 1891 to 1909 it bought 1 210 acres, built 175 homes, and acquired disused forest and old houses to improve sanitation. The scheme centers on city ownership, low rents, and mortgage terms with options to reclaim property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulmtemberg
Boston Globe
Germany
Bits of Philosophy Passages Reflect on Men and Opportunity
A collection of aphoristic lines on decoration by neighbors, open doors to opportunity, the air of argument, and the value of small hours. It contrasts gloomy poetry with farming tools and cautions against unmendable quarrels and failing to patch lovers’ differences.
Newfoundland Fisher Folk and Heroic Daring Highlighted
The piece extols Newfoundland fishermen for unconscious heroism and self sacrifice. It traces origins to West Country, Irish and English migrations, noting harsh seas, fierce winters, and enduring virtues of courage, industry and resilience shaping the population and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
Philadelphia Inquirer
Stern
Europe
Cabot
Ireland
Great West
Norse Discovery Preceded Cabot by Six Centuries Says Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen argues that Norse explorers reached lands west of Greenland about the year 900 and founded settlements on Greenland's southwest coast. Source notes Icelandic records describe lands such as Markland and Wineland the Good, suggesting Norse journeys to North America before Cabot. Eric the Red and his son Lief are cited as early leaders.
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Nansen
Cabot
Fridtjof Nansen
America
Cal? Nansen
Ocean
Erle the Red
Greenland
Rmidber
New York Sun
Markland
Wineland
Ireland
Hoetramannaland
White Man's Land
North Amert
Eric the Red
Eric
Lief
Norway
Passing of the parlor and the rise of the living room
The New Haven Register laments the decline of the parlor once used to display antiques and knickknacks. It notes the late nineteenth century truck era with wooden fringe and marble fireplaces gave way to the modern living room as tastes changed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
New Haven Register
Mind Reader and Horse Trade Tales in Headlines
A jokey exchange about selling a horse unfolds as Bill recalls selling one yesterday. In another quip a dieting remark exposes a weight joke, while a stray sign prompts a reflexive giggle. The brief snippets echo newspaper wit across cities.
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Bill
Joe Smith
Pittsburgh Press
What’s the matter with Brother Lien
A brief item notes Brother Lien lost all his coin after taking a sure tip. He makes an awful roar about the loss, drawing a New York Mall crowd into the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brother Lien
Bes
New York Mall
Harassed Caller Requests Phone Number Lookup
A Pittsburgh Post item quotes a caller pressuring staff to look up a telephone number in the directory. The exchange highlights irritation as the requester insists on obtaining a number without a prescription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt
Pitteburgh Post
Marriage Costs Cited In Browe-Do Case
Chicago News reports on a marriage dispute involving Mrs Browe accusing another party of an overpriced ceremony. The piece notes the question of whether marriage costs were inflated to secure a divorce settlement.
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Mra. Browe
Chicago News
Ready For Adventure Edward Dining Out
Edward and his parents dine at a restaurant. The waiter asks what he will eat and the child replies he does not know yet but it will be something they cannot afford to eat at home.
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I'ineca
Mleriot
Gargarish
Tagioura
Thia
Worle Lowdied
Tle
P Orsage
Eay
Italy
Edward
Chicago Record-Herald
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Hiram Maxim, Jr
Birule
Hoffer
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Piazza
America’s
New York Evening Journal
Signor Quellino
Eli
Echovnmistress
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