Factful glimpses of progress and records in 1913
Radio and talking movies popularize English worldwide while Elizabethan England had few dog breeds. Alfred Nobel’s dynamite spurred mining changes. The bongo remains a rare African antelope. The Riverside Church carillon in New York rings eight miles. Rainbow margarine with extra vitamins is marketed. Death Valley, California, hit 134 degrees in July 1913, the highest U S record.
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Riverside Church
New York City
United States
Death Valley
California
Evening dress praise sparks playful chat
Elle asks Kate how she looked in a new gown. Kate replies with charm, noting how a dress can transform appearance and mood, in a light exchange full of flirtatious warmth.
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Elle
Kate
Cat Both Ways An Old Gardener and a Witty Reply
A gardener recalls a bossy instruction to mow the lawn with the line that an inch at the bottom is worth two at the top. Derald finished the job and was offered whisky. she poured some out and he urged to fill it up, quipping that an ich at the top is worth two at the bottom.
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London
Donald
The Schoolmaster’s Curious Question at the Consulate
In Tit Bits Magazine a schoolmaster asks students to imagine being dropped far from home in a foreign country and to identify their first place of search. An eager pupil replies hospital as the immediate need in such a predicament.
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Tit- Bits Magazine
Hardly Worth It: a conceited suitor and a sharp exit
A conceited young man bores a girl with self praise until she seizes a chance to escape. He boasts that it costs much to become a broad minded man of the world, while she quietly exits with a dry remark about saving money.
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Stray Stories Magazine
There, You Are Some Humans Is Stubborn as Mules
A fragment from a conversation notes stubbornness in humans and in a mule, with Uncle Eben remarking that he has never seen a mule as stubborn as some people. The piece rambles through social ideas about wealth, reform, and motives in crime.
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Uncle Eben
Footnote Tale From L N Employee Magazine
A backwoods woman speaks with humor when her husband warns her feet are on a live coal. The anecdote, set at a cabin fire, contrasts practical danger with the woman’s easy reply Which foot paw. This vignette reflects rural life humor.
Mickie Says Give Your Home Paper First Chance
In Our Town the speaker urges loyal readers to support the local paper by sending in all news and notices. The appeal emphasizes fidelity to the hometown press.
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Christian Science Monitor
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