Your Share of the Nation’s Wealth Across 1912 Census Figures
An excerpt notes a 1785.98 per person share from a 1912 wealth estimate, total US wealth at 187,789,071,050 and population 105,118,467 in 1918. It argues the sum could not support luxury and would need to fund utilities and care. It cites censorship data from Treves showing German letters to New York firms daily.
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United States
World Almanac
Lowing
New York
Treves
War End Reflections on German Attitude Toward Conflict
A fragment notes the end of war as a moment illustrating German view of the conflict as an artificial disruption to trade and commerce. It hints at national mood and economic concerns shaping opinion after hostilities ceased.
Snails Help French Airman Fly Plane In Flight Test
French aviator Georges Dombrival used eight pounds of snails on the Maurice-Farman aircraft to maintain level flight. On reaching about 1500 feet the pilot could release controls as the snails’ instinct drove the craft to the highest plane, restoring equilibrium during dips and keeping the plane on course for two hours.
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Georges Dombrival
M. Dombrival
Maurice-Farman
Bourgogne
Epicures
Loneliest Men Claim Remote Island Habitats
On a Paumotu Archipelago island, Englishman EF Davies claims to be among the loneliest men, with only three other white residents who are French. Hundreds of miles south, Macquarie Island hosts two men running a wireless link to Australia, a tree-free, bleak outpost where penguins are their only companions.
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Paumotu Archipelago
mid-Pacific
Inventors Develop Devices From History and Industry
An inventor combines a calendar and savings bank into a single device where each date holds a coin and removal destroys the container. Austria builds a Danube hydroelectric plant to power Vienna with 70 000 to 170 000 horsepower. A New York inventor creates an instrument to test aeroplane propeller balance and detect blade differences.
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Austria
Danube
Vienna
Aegen
New York
Observance of Safety Rules Might Have Reduced These Auto Accidents
Local reports note continuing auto crashes and deaths amid heavy Sunday traffic. Police in Lexington and Winchester report many violators halted as efforts to curb reckless driving show early results.
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Lexington
Winchester
Save minutes and seconds through daily efficient habits
The text argues that saving small movements boosts earnings and efficiency. It cites folding cloth, bricklaying, and everyday tasks like handling a fountain pen or arranging wool as examples. By analyzing and eliminating needless motions, workers increase output and wages, with five minutes saved equaling five minutes gained.
Airplane Replaces Dogs as Ranch Herding Aid
A Montana rancher buys an airplane to herd sheep. Flying at about 1000 feet, he watches every flock, locates lost sheep, and summons shepherds with smoke bombs. The aircraft covers the ranch in about 30 minutes, far faster than a horseman four days’ ride.
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Montana
Girl's hair could support village of 400 people
A lavish description touts a fair-haired girl’s hair as a strength source. It claims about 160,000 hairs could lift 18 tons, with four-foot-long hair totaling over 120 miles in length and enough length to link Boston and Portland. It envisions 210 girls weaving hair into a golden thread around the earth.
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Boston
Portland
Grafting and Seedlings Change Fruits Across Regions
An Italian lemon tree in Egypt yielded orange like fruit, likely a seedling sport rather than grafted stock. The piece explains grafting yields true fruit, cites vine grafting saving European vineyards, and describes grafting small trees into a damaged trunk to rescue diseased roots.
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Italy
Egypt
Europe
France
Spain
Fenway Theatre Week Schedule With Several New Films
At Fenway Theatre this week Bessie Barriscale appears in Josselyn's Wife on the first three days. Billie Burke stars in Peggy. Mrs and Mr Sidney Drew perform in Squared. Corinne Griffith leads Thin Toe with Dorothy Dalton in The Lady from Red Butte. Frank Siple provides vocal numbers. Evening concert at 7:00.
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Fenway Theatre
Bessie Barriscale
Josselyn
Billie Burke
Paramount
Peggy
Sidney Drew
Squared
Corrine Griffith
Vitagraph
Silent Screen Stars Highlight Two Stellar Attractions
The program features Gladys Leslie in The Mating and Mae Marsh in Glorious Adventure as the two stellar attractions. Both performances are billed as major draws for the theater.
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Gladys Leslie
Mae Marsh
Oh Boy opens Plymouth Theatre season under Carl Hunt
June 9 marks the start of a summer schedule at the Plymouth Theatre with Oh, Boy! a tuneful comedy featuring Dorothy Maynard. The show, written by Boston, Wodehouse and Inkpen, has been a favorite in Boston and signals Manager Stunt's smart choice to begin the season.
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Plymouth Theatre
Carl Hunt
Boston
Dorothy Maynard
Wodehouse and
Inkern
Stunt
Why Women Fear Mice in Modern Times
The piece argues that athletic women fear mice due to hereditary and vermin association. It notes rats carry disease, mice may be less dangerous yet still spread dirt and illness to babies. It suggests maternal instinct has shaped public fear, inspiring comic depictions.
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How Snails
Ecuador
Signal Motor Truck Company of Detroit
the Automotive Corporation
New England
Commonwealth Avenue
Brighton
South Shore
Albert Il. Moore
Victory
Squantum
John Jesse
Manuel Bocardo
Kingston
Jacob P. Pollock
Albert V. Easton
Robert J. Gallagher
Walter E. Parmenter
Everett
Klaxon
Jersey St
Back Bay
Branch
United Motors Service Incorporated
Detroit
Michigan
Rao
Interstate Grocery Company
Joplin
Indiana
America
F. C. B. Marion
The
Indiana Treck Carine
TT Seers
Ewe
Pia 2
Corps of Transportation Engineers
Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge
Eastern
Ees
Indiana Truck “Corporation
Dept
Marion
Federal Rubber Co. of
Illinois
Cudahy
Wisconsin
Federal
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