Seal Spotter Caldwell Brings Arctic Flight to Newfoundland
Toronto Colin and Caldwell, Ottawa aviator, heads to Newfoundland and Labrador to spot seals from air. He has flown in northern Ontario and Quebec, Alaska, and Canada’s wilds, aiding sealing fleets by locating seals from base telegraph stations. He wires positions to St John’s and guides ships, while ice conditions and competition drive a rapid, perilous race.
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Toronto
Colin & Caldwell
Ottawa
Newfoundland and
Labrador
Newfoundland
Caldwell
Alabama
Royal Plying Corps
Cawphorden
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfounisland
St. John’s
Caldweill
Hie
Shackleton
South Pole
Oldest piano in the United States located in Portsmouth
Charles W. Gray of Portsmouth claims ownership of the nation’s oldest piano. Built in London in 1763 by Johann Zampe, it traveled to the United States for John Jacob Astor in 1784. After a long voyage and wood craquelure, the instrument remained in the Astor and Emery families before Gray acquired it more than 25 years ago and kept it well preserved.
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New Hampshire
Portsmouth
Charles W. Gray
United
Skires
London
Johann Zampe
United States
John Jacob Astor
New York
Craels
Astor
G. Alexander Emery
Boston
Mr. Emery, Sr
Emery
Three Nations Citizen Becomes Italian American
In New Orleans a naturalization session admitted Asadore Reisfeld, born to Austrian parents with ties to Turkey and Italy, as an Italian citizen after a judge asked which nation he renounces. Reisfeld traced birth in Constantinople and wartime allegiance shifts, noting he entered the U.S. on a Turkish passport and had Austrian roots.
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New Orleans
Wien
Wayne Borah
Asadore Reisfeld
Austria
Turkey
Italy
Teisfeld
Reisfeld
Constantinople
Ottoman Empire
Americe
New York
Iine
Ont
Co-Eds Adopt Ten Commandments of Popwarity at UW
University of Washington co-eds publish ten commandments for popwarity with rules on manners, dress, sport, conversation, necking and kissing. They stress acting as ladies, reading newspapers, avoiding promiscuous kissing, and maintaining feminine presentation.
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Seattle
University of Washington
Tyne
Giant Airships To Carry Fifty Passengers
D. J. McNally of the Universal Aviation Corporation in Chicago says giant airships with capacity for 50 or more passengers will be built within five years. He notes wingspan of 300 to 400 feet and predicts normal speeds above 300 mph as engines grow larger.
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Dallas
Lexus
D. J. McNally
General Trafic Mapazer
Universal Aviation Corporation of Chicago
Southwestern Trafic Department
McNally
Barber records fall as Secko shaves in 45 seconds
Ladislaus Secko wins an international barber competition by shaving a client in 45 seconds, setting a new world record. The event highlights a flawless performance with a clean, quick technique.
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Budapest
Ladislaus Secko
Secko
Ims
Multilingual Traveler Among States Seeks Matrimony
A person described as a versatile speaker of French German Turkish Spanish Greek Russian Italian and more has lived in many states since arriving in America but remains unmarried. The note implies a roaming lifestyle and social interest without detailing a specific event or identity.
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Versity
Vienna
América
Grasshopper Carving Found in Stone Age Cave
A crude grasshopper carved from bison bone is discovered in the Three Brothers cave at Montesquieu-Avantes. Comte Begouer, father of the two youths who found the cave, says it is among the oldest insect representations in Paleolithic art and puzzles archaeologists due to the Magdalenian cold climate.
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Paris
Three Brothers
Montesquieu-Avantes
Comte Begouer
France
The Deferred Excuse The Visitor and the Kitten
John Stuart endures a breakfastless morning as a kitten slips in through a blown door. He returns the feline to its owner after a moment of comic misadventure, then sees the brown eyed newcomer and later helps her when she falls. Their meet cute ends with a claim of affection for the kitten and each other.
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John Stuart
Dove
Lerhone
John
Grnoon
Treg
Control Focus Over Distance In Golf Swing
The article argues control matters more than distance when driving. It notes young players chase length and risk accuracy, while experienced golfers prioritize straight, timed swings. It warns against excessive dipping and emphasizes compact, well grooved action to maintain balance and footwork.
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Jong
Timing the Shift of Weight for a Long Golf Drive
A vintage golf note explains syncing hip rotation with arm speed to power drives. It warns against moving hips too early and stresses unwinding the body before hips assist the swing, then highlights follow‑through and explosion shots from sand traps.
Praise and Criticism in Worker Performance
A quotation discusses how praise can mislead workers into believing they cannot improve and how criticism can imply they are permanently flawed, suggesting balanced feedback fosters growth rather than stagnation. It cites Donald A. Laing as the source of the idea.
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Donald A. Laing
Notable Adage From Lasker On Effective Copy
Former shipping board head Albert D. Lasker shares practical advertising guidance at a Chicago luncheon. He urges writers to craft pull quotes without becoming absurd and cites a lawyer misstep about a lunch absence notice as a cautionary example.
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Albert D. Lasker
The
Shipping Board
Chicago
Wie
Deen
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